Corvette Racing, the longest surviving factory-backed racing effort in the United States, scored its 100th win at Lime Rock Park yesterday at the end of the IMSA Northeast Grand Prix. The result also marks the team’s 60th 1-2 finish, an impressive achievement for a squad that’s been around for some 17 years.
Driven by Gavin/Milner and Garcia/Magnussen, respectively, the No. 4 and No. 3 Corvette C7.Rs of Corvette Racing took the checkered flag in first and second in the GT-LM class at Lime Rock Park, ahead of the Ford GTs of Chip Ganassi, and the Ferrari 488 GTE of Risi Competizione. The achievement brought the Chevy-backed team its 100th victory and 60th 1-2 finish, two feats not many racing squads can brag about.
Their record is also impressive and includes events from all over the U.S., as well as the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since its official inception in 1999, Corvette racing has booked ten manufacturer and team championships in the American Le Mans Series, nine driver titles in the same competition, eight class wins at Le Mans, three class and one overall victory at Daytona, and ten class wins at Sebring.
Corvette Racing also scored nine race wins in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, a record 82 American Le Mans Series race wins, and a Grand-Am Sports Car Series victory. In 2015, the team also claimed endurance racing’s triple crown with wins at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans, becoming the first squad to do so in 15 years.
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