Corvettes have a long and storied history at Daytona International Speedway, including numerous class wins and top 10 overall finishes in the track’s famous 24-hour race. Chevrolet’s factory-sponsored Corvette race team is adding to that history again this year on february 3-4 with two entries that will compete for class honors and, with some luck, maybe even an overall victory.
The C5-R program made its competition debut at the 1999 Rolex 24 at Daytona with a two-car team. Decked out in their original black and silver paint scheme (to accommodate sponsor Mr. Goodwrench), the Corvettes took their place on the starting grid with 81 other cars. Though the C5-Rs had never raced before, a great deal of thought and expertise had gone into their design, so hopes were high for a respectable finish. But alas, it was not to be. Broken transmissions, cracked