History: Chevrolet Corvette Racing Then and Now

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History: Chevrolet Corvette Racing Then and Now

<dt>History: Chevrolet Corvette Racing Then and Now
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<a href="/features/racing/1003_chevrolet_corvette_racing_history_then_and_now/index.html">America's favorite sports car is about to commence another season of road racing.[/url]<p>This June marks a golden anniversary in Corvette lore: fifty years ago, the first Chevy sports cars took on the epic challenge of racing twice around the clock at LeMans. Three privately prepared cars were entered by the wealthy American sportsman Briggs Cunningham and one driven by John Fitch and Bob Grossman scored fifth place in the GT class with an eighth-overall finish and a average speed just under 98 mph. Crashes and an engine failure sidelined two of the Cunningham Team cars but a fourth 1960 Corvette fielded by Lloyd Casner's Camoradi team was tenth overall.inline_mediumwraptextright28425262/features/racing/1003_chevrolet_corvette_racing_history_then_and_now1003_01_z+2010_Corvette_ZR1_and_Corvette_C6R_ALMS_Race_Cars+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue</p>

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