4th of July Corvette Gets 100th Win

July 9, 2020 Off By Mike Vietro

Corvette Racing’s 100th victory in IMSA racing

After shutdown, Pratt & Miller, had just a month to prepare the new C8.R for the 4^th of July race. The Corvette team is known for their tenacity and never letting anything stop them. Working at both the Michigan shop and a North Carolina simulator, the team was ready to hit the track for the first time in months on July 3, just 24 hours before Saturday night’s green flag at the Rolex Daytona 24-Hour race.

Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor Piloted, in their No. 3 Corvette C8.R, their way to a first GTLM-class finish as the Weathertech IMSA Sportscar series returned to the track after being sidelined for months by the coronavirus. The win was made that much sweeter, as they beat the defending WeatherTech Champion No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR-19 by just 1.977 seconds.

But if that was not enough, this was Corvette Racing’s 100th victory in IMSA racing; the last win for the team came 2 years ago at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in 2018.

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