     Adding to the drama was the fact that the potent Team Oreca factory-sponsored Dodge Viper and the Corvette didn’t just finish first and second in class, they also finished first and second overall by beating the normally faster prototype cars. Made possible due to an unusually weak prototype field that fell by the wayside early on.
     Will the 2001 running of Daytona’s famed 24 Hour race provide the same savage competition and the same intense excitement as last year’s rendition? Nobody can predict what will happen, but it surely will be an epic battle and has the potential to be one of the all-time greats.
     Before we delve into what’s happening in the Corvette camp, let’s have a look at the competition. Two of the Dodge-sponsored and owned Team Oreca Vipers (Oreca is the French company that actually