DETROIT (Sept. 16, 2014) – Corvette Racing and Corvette Daytona Prototypes head deep in the heart of
Texas this weekend for the Lone Star Le Mans race and the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship at
Circuit of The Americas. It is the second-to-last round of the TUDOR Championship, and both the Prototype and GT Le Mans (GTLM) standings reflect a heavy Corvette flavor.
The 2013 season was the first time Corvette Racing and Corvette DPs competed at COTA. In the GRAND-AM
Rolex Sports Car Series, the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty
won in Austin. Later in the year, Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won in the American Le Mans Series’ GT class in a fantastic battle.
Fast-forwarding a year, the 51-car grid at COTA will have a strong Corvette flavor – the two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs in GTLM for Corvette Racing and four Corvette DPs in the TUDOR Championship’s Prototype class.Corvette DP: Closing in on Manufacturer Title With victories in five events this season – including four in the last five events – Chevrolet has taken control of the engine manufacturer championship. Consecutive victories by Action Express Racing’s Joao Barbosa and
Christian Fittipaldi in their No. 5 Corvette DP have Chevrolet 19 points clear with 70 points available over the final two races.
Barbosa and Fittipaldi lead the Prototype driver’s championship, and Corvette DP drivers hold the top three positions in points. Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor are second, followed by Richard Westbrook and Michael Valiante from Spirit of Daytona Racing.
All six drivers are separated by 18 points, and the differential is the same between the three entries in the team standings.
At Marsh Racing, Boris Said is set to make his return with Eric Curran in their No. 31 Corvette DP. Said has been out since the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park round in July following a crash and was replaced by Burt Frisselle at Indianapolis and Road America. The latter race saw Curran and Frisselle finish fifth overall for the team’s best result in its first year fielding a Corvette DP.
Corvette Racing: Ready for Redemption A repeat victory at Circuit of The Americas is on the mind of everyone at Corvette Racing. Following four straight GTLM victories for Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, the class championship has tightened with Garcia holding a six-point lead in points. After missing the VIR round three weeks ago as a precaution following a hard crash during practice, Magnussen now stands fourth. Fortunately, the Dane will be back in the Corvette alongside Garcia for the weekend.