CORVETTE GRAND SPORT’S RACING LEGACY ON AND OFF THE TRACK

1960 Corvette at Le Mans © General Motors

1960 – Urged by Zora Arkus-Duntov, Corvette’s first chief engineer, racer Briggs Cunningham entered three mostly stock Corvettes in the 24 Hours of Le Mans – each powered by the innovative 283 “Fuelie” mechanically fuel-injected small block V8 engine. In a race dominated by European factory teams, Cunningham’s No. 3 Corvette, driven by John Fitch and Bob Grossman, won the large-displacement GT class and finished eighth overall. In fact, the top 10 finishers included six Ferraris, two Aston Martins, a Porsche and the privateer Corvette.

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - 2016

The new Spice Red Design Package offered on the 2016 Corvette Stingray and Z06 features a special Spice Red full-color interior, Spice Red brake calipers behind new Blade accessory wheels and, on convertible models, a Spice Red top. It is offered with the new Long beach Red Metallic Tintcoat exterior color, as well as Shark Gray, Blade Silver and Arctic White. © General Motors

Corvette C7.R race car, wearing an updated “Jake” mascot

The new Corvette C7.R race car, wearing an updated “Jake” mascot, will make its competition debut at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 25-26, 2014. Jake, named for the infamous character played by the late John Belushi in The Blues Brothers, first appeared in the early 2000s, when the Corvette Racing team was gaining momentum, winning multiple ALMS championships, the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. © General Motors