Remarkable Racers: The Ten Best American Race Cars

September 3, 2018

Corvette Racing C5R

Debut Year: 1999

If you want to look at a car that was dominant in the world of GT racing, you need look no further than the Chevy Corvette C5R. If you can name a famous series of racing, this car has probably won it. Le Mans? It’s won it three times. Daytona? Check. The American Le Mans Series? It won in its class a whopping 31 times. What made it so good? Well, GM put their full weight behind this car, something they’d never truly done before, and the results speak for themselves.

The car is based on the Chevy C5, and used a 427 V8. It was built by Pratt and Miller, supervised by GM. The chassis was dramatically different to those used in road-going C5s, with a firewall installed behind the driver, which removed any rear visibility whatsoever. The rear got wings and a diffuser, while at the front, there were splitters and vents installed. A truly phenomenal American racer, this car was pretty much perfect for its time.

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