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Atlanta – After nine rounds of endurance racing in the American Le Mans Series in 2003, Chevrolet has captured its third consecutive manufacturers’ championship for the production-based GTS class. The factory-backed team secured the championship after Oliver Gavin, Kelly Collins and Andy Pilgrim took a podium finish in their #4 Compuware Corvette C5-R at the 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta. Ron Fellows and Johnny O’Connell, co-drivers of the #3 Compuware Corvette C5-R along with Franck Freon, won the drivers’ championship and Corvette Racing won the team championship.
“It means a great deal to us to win the manufacturers’ championship,” said Harry Turner, GM’s group manager for Road Racing. “When I think about how little time we had to prepare after an on-track accident in Miami, it is a testament to the absolutely top-notch team effort we have had this entire year. Looking to 2004, we are excited for another great season of endurance racing and we expect great challenges from other manufacturers. The engineers at GM Racing are developing every single area of the Corvette C5-R for next year, and we’ll be back ready to fight.” |
