ALTON, Va. – Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the American Le Mans Series GT Drivers Championship with a victory today in the VIR 240 at Virginia International Raceway. Their fourth victory in nine races clinched the GT Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet and wrapped up the GT Team Championship for…
Corvettes Qualify Third and Fourth for ALMS VIR 240
Gavin and Magnussen Claim Second Row in Fast and Furious Qualifying at VIR ALTON, Va – Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Jan Magnussen locked up the second row in GT qualifying for Saturday’s VIR 240 at Virginia International Raceway. Gavin qualified the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R third in…
Second row start for Gavin at VIR for his 100th ALMS start
On its first visit to the scenic Virginia International Raceway, known to all as VIR, the American Le Mans Series GT qualifying session once again had everyone jumping up and down in excitement. Corvette Racing’s Olly Gavin – making his 100th ALMS start tomorrow – will be starting from the…
VIDEO: Woman Crosses High Wire Between Speeding Trucks
Do not try this on the 405! The stunt was done for a new Volvo commercial.
Motorsports Park at the National Corvette Museum
Corvette fans across the country are familiar with the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where America’s greatest sports car has long been built. But the museum is expanding, and part of that expansion includes a motorsports park. A 2.94-mile road course with various available configurations, an autocross site,…
SAN BERNARDINO: Chase leads to fatal crash, freeway closure
“The vehicle hit a pillar to the transition road and caught fire – exploded, basically,” CHP Officer Jaci Parent said from the Traffic Management Center in Fontana. The Corvette crashed before dawn Wednesday, Sept. 12, triggering a 4:44 a.m. Sigalert at I-210 and Highway 330 near the base of the…
Garage falls on Corvette
The garage that Glenn Petten of Paradise built for his 1984 Corvette wound up flying through the air and landing on top of it during the worst part of Tropical Storm Leslie.Glenn Petten says he’s glad no one got hurt when his garage landed on top of his car. (Zach…
Spirit of Daytona Wins At MRLS; Segal, Assentato Clinch GT Title
MONTEREY, Calif. (September 9, 2012) – For Jeff Segal and Emil Assentato, the GRAND-AM Rolex Series Continental Tire Sports Car Festival Powered by Mazda was a battle that enabled them to win the season-long war for the Rolex Series GT championship. For Richard Westbrook and Antonio Garcia, Sunday’s race at…
Corvette Racing at VIR: Very Important Race
Release Date: September 10, 2012 With Championships on the Line, Corvette Team Ventures into Uncharted Territory at Virginia International Raceway ALTON, Va – According to the state slogan, Virginia is for lovers, but Virginia International Raceway is for racers. The manicured circuit in the rolling Virginia countryside will host Saturday’s…
Chevy Grand-Am At Laguna Seca: Spirit Of Daytona And Stevenson Motorsports Win – With Quotes
Antonio Garcia and Richard Westbrook were determined to make a strong statement when they unloaded Friday at Laguna Seca Raceway. They started out by winning the pole for today’s Continental Tire Sports Car Festival GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series (Rolex) race; and ended the weekend standing atop the Victory Podium…