Corvette Racing At Road America: Familiar Surroundings For The Cross Flags - PaddockTalk
Corvette Racing returns to one of North Americas classic tracks this weekend: Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The teams two Chevrolet Corvette C7. Rs are part of the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class field for Sundays Continental Tire Road Race Showcase - the seventh round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship for Corvette Racing. Road America is a familiar place to Corvette Racing. In addition to its racing activities in the American Le Mans Series and now the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the team has routinely used Road America for testing ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team has claimed six victories since that first visit including five straight from 2004-08 in the eras of the Corvette C5-R and Corvette C6. R. It also should come as no surprise that the roster of Corvette Racing drivers have fared well at... Gavin, who drives the No. 4 Corvette C7. R with Tommy Milner, has been part of three Corvette Racing victories at Road America. Jan Magnussen, teammate with Antonio Garcia in the No. 3 Corvette C7. R, has won twice at the track including in 2008 with Corvette Racing. Chevrolet stands third in GTLM Manufacturer points but only six points from first place. Source: paddocktalk.com
