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«I've been involved in the ALMS since the beginning.
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Corvette Racing returned to the ALMS winner's circle for the first time since its inaugural GT2 win at Mosport International Raceway in August 2009.
The Maserati MC 12 of Andrea Bertolini ran the quickest qualifying lap, marking the first time since the 2006 ALMS season finale in Monterey, Calif., that a Corvette won't start on the GT1 pole in ALMS competition.
Since the start of the 2012 season, the group has combined to win 16 races in the ALMS, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and Le Mans.
Corvette Racing returns to Road America this weekend with the same formidable combination of small - block V - 8 horsepower, tenacious handling and unrivalled reliability that has propelled the team to six consecutive 1 - 2 finishes in the ALMS and the 24 Hours of Le Mans since April.
It's a bunch of BS that's been going on since the old ALMS series and this family as huge racing fans wants it to end!!!
Oliver Gavin at Mosport in Canada today took his first ALMS victory since Petit Le Mans last year, and the Corvette Racing team's first since the start of the 2011 season.
«Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been the primary objective of the Corvette Racing program since its inception, but of equal importance is winning the ALMS GT manufacturers championship,» Fehan explained.
With the American Le Mans Series and Grand - Am Series seasons barely over — marking the end of the existence of Grand - Am and the ALMS, since they have merged into the Tudor United SportsCar Championship — formal testing is already beginning for the combined field that will take the green flag at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in January, followed by the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring in March.
Magnussen's pole was his first in ALMS competition since October 2009, and the first for Corvette Racing since August 2010.
The Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix — a race Corvette Racing has won nine times since 2001 — takes place on Sunday 21st July, one of only two ALMS races not to be held on a Saturday.
The twin yellow Corvettes have finished first and second in every race since the second round of the ALMS series at Road Atlanta.
For 2006, AMR concentrated their efforts in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and Le Mans since full works teams were not permitted in the FIA GT races.
Since the 2014 Rolex 24 — the first race under the ALMS / GRAND - AM merger — no manufacturer or team has won more often in the WeatherTech Championship than Chevrolet and Corvette Racing.
The Muscle Milk team is already the season champion, but Luhr and Graf fully intend to win the last two races in the season — at Virginia International Raceway, then the Petit Le Mans finale at Road Atlanta — which would be Luhr's 50th ALMS win since joining the series in 2000.
Long Beach Street Race Marks the End of an Era for GT1 Corvettes in ALMS Competition LONG BEACH, Calif. — The streets of Long Beach are a stage where motorsports history has been made since the inaugural race was held on the city's bayside course in 1975.
The Dane is the only ALMS driver to have won a race in every year since the series» inception in 1999.
Corvette Racing drivers have won a total of 13 ALMS class championships since 2002.
Since Corvette Racing made its debut in 1999, Chevrolet's factory team has won 49 races (including five class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, four class wins in the Sebring 12 - hour race and an overall win in the Daytona 24 - hour race), five American Le Mans Series manufacturers championships and four ALMS drivers championships.
Since its debut in 2005, the Corvette C6.R has won 38 races, the most of any GT1 car and second all - time in ALMS history regardless of class.
Magnussen's record streak of at least one victory in every ALMS season since the series» inception in 1999 is also on the line at Petit Le Mans.
Magnussen tallied his 12th ALMS win, becoming only the second driver to score at least one victory in every year since the series» inception in 1999.
After back - to - back podium finishes in the two ALMS races contested since the debut of the GT2 version of the Corvette C6.R, Corvette Racing will continue its testing and development program with the new production - based race cars on the high - speed Mosport circuit.
Since then, 24 Corvettes have scored class or category victories in this legendary endurance race, including seven ALMS class wins by Corvette Racing.
The team is returning to ALMS action this week for the first time since competing in Round 3 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in May.
The pair broke a yearlong drought with their first ALMS win since July 2005 and their first victory at Road America.
The 2012 and 2013 championships build on a long history of success for Corvette Racing that includes eight consecutive ALMS GT1 titles from 2001 to 2008 and seven class victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2001.
Corvette Racing had also used the same oil to win eight ALMS GT1 titles from 2001 to 2008 and seven class victories in the 24 Hours of LeMans since 2001.
O'Connell and Fellows have been co-drivers for the Corvette team since 2001 and have scored 19 wins together in the ALMS, as well as two class wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Romain put on an incredible race with Dido Capello in the 2007 ALMS race at MRLS and makes his first appearance at the famed track since 2008 when he drove the Penske Spyder P2 car.
- With the American Le Mans Series and Grand - Am Series seasons barely over — marking the end of the existence of Grand - Am and the ALMS, since they have merged into the Tudor United SportsCar...