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New Hudson, MI 11/20/2013 – For the second consecutive year, Pratt Miller Engineering has been named in the Detroit Free Press’ Top 100 Places to Work in the mid-sized business category. The surveys, provided by Workplace Dynamics, are completed by each employee and the feedback is completely anonymous. Employees are asked a series of questions focusing on their overall level of happiness relating to their work environment, including their ability to be heard by management, schedule flexibility, and the company’s support on community involvement and volunteering.

“It is such an honor to be on this list again,” said Dena Callahan, Pratt Miller’s human resources manager. “The survey’s completed by our team provided us with honest, thoughtful insights on what we are doing right and areas that we can improve on. This information is vital to attracting future talent but most importantly it helps us retain the incredible team we currently have place.”

Pratt Miller takes great pride in this recognition because of its ongoing commitment to employee satisfaction. The company’s unique work environment includes providing employees with challenging and exciting projects using state-of-the-art technology and opportunities for advancement.

About Pratt Miller Engineering

Pratt Miller Engineering is an advanced vehicle engineering services firm founded in the highly technical and fast paced world of motorsports. With its design, modeling and simulation, electrical, low volume and prototype manufacturing, and testing and development capabilities among the most sophisticated in the world, Pratt Miller is revolutionizing the way vehicles perform and products behave. Servicing the defense, automotive, powersports, and commercial markets, its client base consistently relies on Pratt Miller to deliver superior and innovative solutions in highly accelerated timeframes.

New Hudson, MI – October 28, 2013 – Pratt Miller was recently named Technology Company of the Year by Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association. The 13th Annual Awards Gala was held last month at The Henry in Dearborn Michigan. Four different award categories were announced that evening, however, this particular award recognizes Pratt Miller as having introduced new products or systems that have made significant impact on Southeast Michigan’s economy. The products and systems submitted by Pratt Miller for the award selection focused on the company’s recent success in global motorsports and product innovations in the automotive, defense, space, powersports, and medical industries.

Pratt Miller’s vice president of engineering services, Lynn Bishop, graciously accepted the award.

“It was a true honor to be selected as the Automation Alley Technology Company of the Year alongside the other candidates and nominees. We would like to thank Automation Alley for all their help and support over the years by assisting us in developing a plan to diversify our business. We also have to thank our loyal customers for giving us the opportunity to work with them in creating these innovative technologies. But, this award is really a tribute to our 200+ team members at Pratt Miller Engineering who come to work every day with such enthusiasm, pride, and passion to deliver technical excellence to our customers.”

The product innovation examples developed over the past year included racing vehicles that have won multiple racing championships around the globe; a motorsports collision avoidance system; a prototype medium assault vehicle for Special Operations Command; advanced survivability and mobility concept vehicles for defense; autonomous vehicle and robotic space technologies; advanced lightweight automotive and space systems; and portable medical devices – innovations that are winning races, helping to save lives on our roads – in our hospitals – and on the battlefield, and helping to discover new frontiers in space.

About Pratt Miller Engineering

Pratt Miller Engineering is a world-class engineering company and a respected industry leader in motorsports, defense, automotive, powersports, aerospace, and commercial industries. Our range of design, engineering, low-volume manufacturing, and testing and development capabilities are among the most sophisticated in the world.

Magnussen voted ALMS’ Most Popular Driver, Chevrolet wins Green Challenge award

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 22, 2013) – Chevrolet and Corvette Racing had ample reason to celebrate at the American Le Mans Series’ annual Night of Champions awards banquet. The two organizations took home seven awards on the evening at Chateau Elan, the night after the ALMS’ finale – Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.

Chevrolet received the GT manufacturers’ championship, and Corvette Racing won the GT team trophy – the second consecutive season for both. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen, drivers of the No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, were the recipients of the GT drivers’ championship – the second for Magnussen and first for Garcia. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner, last year’s GT champions, walked away with third-place championship trophies in the driving category.

It was a doubly special night for Magnussen. The Dane won the ALMS’ Most Popular Driver award for the second time in his career. American Le Mans Series fans voted on the honor through alms.com, the series’ website.

Chevrolet also won the Green Challenge GT championship, which goes to the manufacturer that races the fastest while being the most efficient with its petroleum use combined with cleanest emissions. The No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R won the MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge – an award that goes to leading GT and prototype teams using the same criteria as the manufacturer trophy.

Corvette Racing will open the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship with the Corvette C7.R race car at the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 25-26.

EDITORS: High-resolution images of Corvette Racing are available on the Team Chevy media site for editorial use only. Attached photo is courtesy of Richard Prince.

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 135
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 129
3. 3. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 105
4. 4. Bill Auberlen – 102
5. 5. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 101

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 171
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 140
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 121
4. 4. Risi Competizione – 73
5. 5. CORE autosport – 55

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 174
2. 2. BMW – 154
3. 3. SRT – 137
4. 4. Ferrari – 126
5. 5. Porsche – 119

Ahead of Round 10 of the American Le Mans Series

What: Petit Le Mans, final round of the American Le Mans Series. The race airs live starting at 11 a.m. on FOX Sports 2 with alternating live broadcasts on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2.

No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R – Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Jordan Taylor

• • Starting fourth in GT. Antonio Garcia posted a lap of 1:19.128 (115.560 mph) in qualifying.
• • History at Road Atlanta
• o Antonio Garcia – Three ALMS starts. Best finish: 2nd (2012)
• o Jan Magnussen – 15 ALMS starts. Best finish: 1st (2004, 2005, 2008, 2010). One fastest race lap (2008).
• o Jordan Taylor – One ALMS start. Best finish: 2nd (2012)

No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R – Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook

• • Starting seventh in GT. Oliver Gavin posted a lap of 1:19.440 (115.106 mph) Friday in qualifying.
• • History at Road Atlanta
• o Oliver Gavin – 15 ALMS starts. Best finish: 1st (2002, 2003 – spring race, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010). One pole position (2004) and four fastest race laps (2004-07)
• o Tommy Milner – Two ALMS starts. Best finish: 2nd (2012)
• o Richard Westbrook – Two ALMS starts. Best finish: 4th (2011)

Corvette Racing at Road Atlanta

• • Number of races: 16
• • Victories: 10
• • Podiums: 20
• • Pole positions: 7
• • Fastest race laps: 8
• • First race: 1999 (4th and 5th in GTS)
• • First 1-2 team finish: 2004

EDITORS: High-resolution images of Corvette Racing are available on the Team Chevy media site for editorial use only.

Petit Le Mans (all times ET)

• • Warmup: 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19
• • Race: 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19

Petit Le Mans: Watch It!

Saturday, Oct. 19 (all times ET)

• • Race (TV): 11 a.m.-noon, 2:30-6:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2); 6:30-8 p.m. (FOX Sports 1); 8-9:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2)
• • Race (Web): 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19 (ALMS.com)

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 125
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 109
3. 3. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 100
4. 4. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 93
5. 5. Bill Auberlen – 82

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 161
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 120
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 109
4. 4. Risi Competizione – 56
5. 5. CORE autosport – 48

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 164
2. 2. BMW – 134
3. 3. SRT – 123
4. 4. Ferrari – 109
5. 5. Porsche – 95

Corvette Racing History at Road Atlanta

Year Class Drivers Result Car Notes

1999 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Paul Jr. 5th Corvette C5-R

Pilgrim/Collins/Sharp 4th Corvette C5-R

2000 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Bell 3rd Corvette C5-R Fellows pole

Pilgrim/Collins/Freon 1st Corvette C5-R

2001 GTS Fellows/O’Connell 9th Corvette C5-R

Collins/Pilgrim/Freon 1st Corvette C5-R Pilgrim pole

2002 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin 1st Corvette C5-R

Collins/Pilgrim/Freon 3rd Corvette C5-R Pilgrim fastest race lap

2003* GTS Fellows/O’Connell 3rd Corvette C5-R

Collins/Gavin 1st Corvette C5-R

2003 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Freon 5th Corvette C5-R

Collins/Gavin/Pilgrim 3rd Corvette C5-R

2004 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 2nd Corvette C5-R

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 1st Corvette C5-R Gavin pole, fastest race lap

2005* GT1 Fellows/O’Connell 1st Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole, fastest race lap

Beretta/Gavin 2nd Corvette C6.R

2005 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 6th Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 1st Corvette C6.R Beretta pole, Gavin fastest race lap

2006 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 4th Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 3rd Corvette C6.R Gavin fastest race lap

2007 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows 3rd Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Papis 1st Corvette C6.R Gavin fastest race lap

2008 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows 1st Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole, Magnussen fastest race lap

Beretta/Gavin/Papis 2nd Corvette C6.R

2009 GT2 Magnussen/O’Connell/Garcia 6th Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Fassler 4th Corvette C6.R

2010 GT Beretta/O’Connell/Garcia 6th Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Magnussen/Collard 1st Corvette C6.R Magnussen fastest race lap

2011 GT Beretta/Milner/Garcia 17th Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Magnussen/Westbrook 4th Corvette C6.R

2012 GT Garcia/Magnussen/Taylor 2nd Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Milner/Westbrook 12th Corvette C6.R

* Denotes two-hour, 45-minute race

Six-time ALMS winner at the circuit gives the inside secrets

With six victories in 15 American Le Mans Series starts at Road Atlanta, Oliver Gavin certainly knows his way around the circuit. Corvette Racing’s superstar Englishman has hundreds of laps under his belt around the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit and is immensely qualified to speak on the challenges the track presents as well as keys to quickly getting around. He hopes to taste victory again in the No. 4 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook.

Turn 1: A Thrill

“Turn 1 for me – if you get that right – is a really, really good corner. You come down the frontstraight, are braking on the bumps and go down one gear. Then you try to carry as much speed through the apex. The car tends to slide a little bit just as you apex, but the track starts going uphill and that catches you a bit. It helps with your line and gives the car a little extra grip. Then as you come out of there you have to line yourself up for braking into Turn 3.

“Should you get it right, it builds your confidence for the rest of the lap. If you’re on a qualifying lap, you have to make sure you get that corner right. It’s so important.”

The Esses: Biggest Challenge

“The most difficult section of the track is the combination through turns 3, 4 and 5.

“As you come into Turn 3, you’re braking up and over a blind crest, and you know you have to start turning into the corner before you see the apex. It’s all about repetition and getting that knowledge of where you need to turn in and how much speed you need to carry in there. You need to get over the curb on the inside in a way that the car floats over it. Then when you land on the other side you’re not bottoming out the car and you’re giving it as much speed through there to get down the hill – but not so much that you’re going on the curb at the exit. If you do that, the car gets out of shape and it can be difficult going down the hill.

“Then you’re hugging the curb tightly at Turn 4, and the end of the complex is almost always flat out in our car. Maybe in qualifying we will be flat. But on full tanks and worn tires, it’s harder to do. It’s right on the ragged edge. It’s an area where a lot of prototype cars have caught you out of Turn 1 and they are waiting for you to go through Turn 3 and to go by through 4A. That is a real challenge – either breathe and let them go by or keep them behind you going down the hill.

“It’s difficult then to get the braking point for Turn 5 right. That is a corner where you need to carry speed in and maximize the apex speed. Getting off the corner, you want to be able to use some of the curb on the exit but not too much. If you use too much the car will start leaping and bouncing around and can easily spin or go into the wall. But it’s critical to set up the run to Turn 6.”

Turn 7: Key to the Lap

“Whenever people talk about Road Atlanta, they usually talk about Turn 12, Turn 1 or maybe the Esses. But for me the most important corner is Turn 7 – going to the backstraight. If you get that right, you can make up so much time on everybody. You’re carrying all that speed through and out of the corner and all the way down the backstraight. It’s the longest section of straightaway on the whole circuit. It’s vital to get that right because it can really impact your lap time.”

EDITORS: High-resolution images of Corvette Racing are available on the Team Chevy media site for editorial use only.

Petit Le Mans (all times ET)

Thursday, Oct. 17-Saturday, Oct. 19

• • Practice 1: 10:45 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 17
• • Practice 2: 2:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17
• • Practice 3: 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17
• • Practice 4: 10:20 a.m., Friday, Oct. 18
• • GT Qualifying: 2:05 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18
• • Warmup: 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19
• • Race: 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19

Petit Le Mans: Watch It!

Friday, Oct. 18-Saturday, Oct. 19 (all times ET)

• • Qualifying: 1:50 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18 (ALMS.com)
• • Race (TV): 11 a.m.-noon, 2:30-6:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2); 6:30-8 p.m. (FOX Sports 1); 8-9:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2)
• • Race (Web): 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19 (ALMS.com)

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 125
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 109
3. 3. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 100
4. 4. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 93
5. 5. Bill Auberlen – 82

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 161
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 120
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 109
4. 4. Risi Competizione – 56
5. 5. CORE autosport – 48

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 164
2. 2. BMW – 134
3. 3. SRT – 123
4. 4. Ferrari – 109
5. 5. Porsche – 95

Corvette Racing History at Road Atlanta

Year Class Drivers Result Car Notes

1999 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Paul Jr. 5th Corvette C5-R

Pilgrim/Collins/Sharp 4th Corvette C5-R

2000 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Bell 3rd Corvette C5-R Fellows pole

Pilgrim/Collins/Freon 1st Corvette C5-R

2001 GTS Fellows/O’Connell 9th Corvette C5-R

Collins/Pilgrim/Freon 1st Corvette C5-R Pilgrim pole

2002 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin 1st Corvette C5-R

Collins/Pilgrim/Freon 3rd Corvette C5-R Pilgrim fastest race lap

2003* GTS Fellows/O’Connell 3rd Corvette C5-R

Collins/Gavin 1st Corvette C5-R

2003 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Freon 5th Corvette C5-R

Collins/Gavin/Pilgrim 3rd Corvette C5-R

2004 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 2nd Corvette C5-R

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 1st Corvette C5-R Gavin pole, fastest race lap

2005* GT1 Fellows/O’Connell 1st Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole, fastest race lap

Beretta/Gavin 2nd Corvette C6.R

2005 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 6th Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 1st Corvette C6.R Beretta pole, Gavin fastest race lap

2006 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 4th Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 3rd Corvette C6.R Gavin fastest race lap

2007 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows 3rd Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Papis 1st Corvette C6.R Gavin fastest race lap

2008 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows 1st Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole, Magnussen fastest race lap

Beretta/Gavin/Papis 2nd Corvette C6.R

2009 GT2 Magnussen/O’Connell/Garcia 6th Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Fassler 4th Corvette C6.R

2010 GT Beretta/O’Connell/Garcia 6th Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Magnussen/Collard 1st Corvette C6.R Magnussen fastest race lap

2011 GT Beretta/Milner/Garcia 17th Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Magnussen/Westbrook 4th Corvette C6.R

2012 GT Garcia/Magnussen/Taylor 2nd Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Milner/Westbrook 12th Corvette C6.R

* Denotes two-hour, 45-minute race

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Pratt & Miller Engineering is proud to announce that Brandon Widmer, Director of Business Development, has earned the prestigious Crain’s Business Detroit “40 under 40” award. This award honors 40 of Southeast Michigan’s best and brightest who have launched companies, helped grow established firms, created products, swung international deals, improved health care and aided nonprofits before the age of 40. This year’s honorees were selected from over 300 nominees.

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As Director of Business Development, Brandon helped develop Pratt & Miller’s revenue and customer diversification strategies which facilitated the tremendous growth of its Engineering Services business. As a result, Pratt & Miller has grown its Engineering Services business from just under $1 million in sales in 2007 to over $15 million in sales in 2013 providing innovations to defense, automotive, powersports, and medical industries.

“Brandon was the catalyst in helping us grow our business and achieve our diversification goals during the recession” said Gary Pratt, co-founder of Pratt & Miller Engineering. “The leadership, strategies, and relationships that Brandon brought to Pratt & Miller were instrumental in accelerating our business in the defense industry, which came at a critical time when our motorsports business saw significant reductions during the recession. We congratulate Brandon on this achievement and thank him for the many contributions he has made in helping Pratt & Miller to grow and become the success that it is today”

“This is a great honor to be recognized by Detroit Crain’s for the 40 under 40 award and I am humbled to represent Pratt & Miller in this capacity.”, said award recipient Brandon Widmer, “Pratt & Miller is a company who’s success was built on teamwork. I hope my teammates feel this award is as much theirs as it is mine, as without them none of this success would be possible.”

Last year may have been the first race for the American Le Mans Series at VIR, but it wasn’t the first visit there for Antonio Garcia. Corvette Racing’s speedy Spaniard raced there twice in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports car Series’ Daytona Prototype class, and he parlayed that experience into the fastest GT race lap in the ALMS’ debut last season – 1:47.389 (109.620 mph).

Garcia, who leads the ALMS GT championship with Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, tells you what he looks for during a lap at VIR.

“VIR is a race track that I’ve always liked since I went there for the first time in 2010. Overall, the track has a lot of momentum and flow. The backstraight is the only place where you are not turning and are just going straight. Everywhere else, you need to place the car well – especially in the first bit where there is a little combination of some slow-speed corners. As you go toward the Oak Tree Corner, which sadly is missing the Oak Tree now – and the other side of the track, you have a section of very, very fast corners. The first time you go through there can be a little scary. No matter what car you are driving, you are flat or just breathing a little on the throttle at the last corner. The track is very challenging and very narrow with no room for even little mistakes.

“Braking is very important into Turn 1 and also at the end of the backstraight. You need to be able to brake very late because both of the entries are rather bumpy. You really need to nail the curbing where you shift just to make the line smooth. Through the esses, drivers – like Jan! – run over all the curbing. The esses give you the chance to do that although I’m not really keen on working on the curbs. I have a line through there where I don’t use a lot of curbing. But going through there really is the moment of your lap. Everyone tries to take a line to get through there as flat as possible until the last right-hander before the downhill toward Oak Tree. I don’t think there is much to be gained by going flat versus breathing a little bit. Another point is the Oak Tree corner. In the past, the Oak Tree would not really let you see the apex because it would be right behind the tree. I don’t know how it will be now, but for sure the corner is one where you need to give away the entry a little in order to go back on power early because the backstraight is so long. From Turn 4 up until Oak Tree are the key points of the race track.

“If you’re running in a group or in traffic, for sure the most difficult section would be the esses. Really it’s Turn 3 up until Oak Tree is the most important. If you are in a group, chasing traffic or traffic is catching you, that does give you a chance to make up time on your competition if you get through there cleanly. It’s important that if someone is coming on you that you let him know where you are going to go and where you want to be passed. Otherwise there can be a misunderstanding between drivers and that’s when big crashes happen.”

Saturday’s race is set for 2:15 p.m. ET with live coverage on ESPN3 beginning at 2 p.m. ESPN2’s coverage airs at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

EDITORS: High-resolution images of Corvette Racing are available on the Team Chevy media site for editorial use only.

Oak Tree Grand Prix (all times ET)

• • GT Testing: 3:30-5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3
• • Practice 1: 10:25 a.m., Friday, Oct. 4
• • Practice 2: 2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4
• • GT Qualifying: 4:05 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4
• • Warmup: 9:35 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 5
• • Race: 2:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5

VIR: Watch It!

Friday, Oct. 4-Sunday, Oct. 6 (all times ET)

• • Qualifying: Live – 3:35 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4 (ESPN3)
• • Race (Web): Live – 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5 (ESPN3)
• • Race (TV): 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6 (ESPN2)

Corvette Racing at VIR

Year: 2012

Class: GT

Drivers: Garcia/Magnussen; Gavin/Milner

Result: 8th; 1st

Car: Corvette C6.R

Notes: Garcia fastest race lap; Gavin/Milner clinch ALMS GT title

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 112
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 99
3. 3. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 94
4. 4. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 89
5. 5. Bill Auberlen – 74

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 148
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 110
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 105
4. 4. Paul Miller Racing – 44
5. 5. Risi Competizione – 36

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 151
2. 2. BMW – 124
3. 3. SRT – 115
4. 4. Ferrari – 89
5. 5. Porsche – 79

For Second Consecutive Year, Gold Bowtie Clinches Coveted Award

FONTANA, Calif. (October 19, 2013) – With Will Power’s victory tonight at Auto Club Speedway, Chevrolet has clinched its second consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturers’ championship.

“We are proud of the teamwork and dedicated efforts of our drivers, teams and technical partners that culminated in Chevrolet’s second consecutive IndyCar Series manufacturers’ championship,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “The Chevrolet IndyCar V6 engine gave our teams the right combination of power, fuel economy, and reliability that resulted in winning this prestigious award.

On the way to the coveted title, drivers of the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 twin turbocharged, direct-injected engine tallied a total of 10 wins in the 19-race 2013 IndyCar Series season that included the exciting win by KV Racing Technology Chevrolet driver Tony Kanaan in the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500.

“Clinching the 2013 IndyCar Series manufacturers’ championship with the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 twin turbo-charged direct-injected engine is the result of a collaborative and cooperative effort by our teams and technical partners,” said Mark Kent, Director, Chevrolet Racing. “Chevrolet, Ilmor Engineering, Hitachi, GM Racing Powertrains, Pratt Miller Engineering and our Chevy teams worked tirelessly to put the best combination of performance and reliability that resulted in this title. Congratulations to everyone whose contributions have made this second consecutive championship possible.”

The Chevrolet IndyCar V6 team and driver roster that contributed to Chevrolet capturing the Series’ manufacturers’ title are: Team Penske – Helio Castroneves, Will Power and AJ Allmendinger; Andretti Autosport – Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, EJ Viso and Carlos Munoz; KV Racing Technology – Tony Kanaan and Simona De Silvestro; Panther Racing – Oriol Servia and Ryan Briscoe; Ed Carpenter Racing – Ed Carpenter and Dragon Racing – Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Saavedra.

Chevrolet returned to IndyCar Series competition in 2012 with Ryan Hunter-Reay capturing the driver championship in addition to the manufacturers’ title. Previously Chevrolet competed in Indy-style racing as an engine manufacturer in 1986-93 and 2002-05 with V8 engines that powered Chevrolet to seven Indianapolis 500 victories, and six driver championships.

2013 VICTORIES:

St. Petersburg – James Hinchcliffe

Barber Motorsports Park – Ryan Hunter-Reay

Sao Paulo, Brazil – James Hinchcliffe

Indianapolis – Tony Kanaan

Texas Motor Speedway – Helio Castroneves

The Milwaukee Mile – Ryan Hunter-Reay

Iowa Speedway – James Hinchcliffe

Sonoma Raceway – Will Power

Reliant Park (Streets of Houston) Race No. 2 – Will Power

Auto Club Speedway – Will Power

TOTAL: 10

Sixth-place finish with Taylor enough to take title at Road Atlanta; No. 4 Corvette places 10th

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 19, 2013) – Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen closed the American Le Mans Series era by winning the GT drivers’ championship Saturday at Petit Le Mans. The pairing drove with Jordan Taylor to a sixth-place finish in the No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R at Road Atlanta. Garcia won his first ALMS title, and Magnussen claimed another to go along with his 2008 GT1 championship.

Chevrolet and Corvette Racing clinched the GT manufacturers’ and team championships in the previous ALMS round at Virginia International Raceway two weeks ago. Garcia and Magnussen made it nine drivers’ titles for the manufacturer and team since 2001. The results were fitting ones in the final year of the C6.R in the hands of Corvette Racing.

“Congratulations to Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and the No. 3 Corvette C6.R team on clinching the American Le Mans Series GT driver’s championship,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. Vice President, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “Antonio, Jan and the team raced incredible competition in the GT class and persevered. Preparation, teamwork, efficient pit stops – along with a Chevrolet Powertrain that delivered the right combination of power, fuel efficiency and reliability – were key components of the team’s success.

“It was a total team effort for Chevrolet to win the GT manufacturers’ championship, Corvette Racing to win the GT team championship, and Antonio and Jan to win GT the drivers’ championship in the final season of the American Le Mans Series.”

Garcia and Magnussen led all drivers in the ALMS’ GT class with three victories – Laguna Seca, Baltimore and Circuit of The Americas. They also finished on the class podium six times in 10 races, despite finishing with zero points at Sebring to start the year.

Saturday’s race was not without its dramas for the new champions. Taylor was running second in the race’s sixth hour when he ran over an oil slick and spun the No. 3 out of control. The car ran fifth for most of the final two hours before safety falling back to its eventual finishing position.

“Antonio and Jan are very deserving champions of the ALMS’ GT class,” said Mark Kent, Chevrolet’s Director of Racing. “Their performance, along with that of the team’s crew members and engineers, set the standard in what arguably is the toughest class of sports car racing in North America. Congratulations to Antonio and Jan, everyone at Pratt eMiller and GM Racing Powertrain for a phenomenal end of the season and final race for the Corvette C6.R.”

The No. 4 Compuware Corvette of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook ran in 10th place and six laps down after two lengthy stops to replace a pair of alternator belts. Gavin had moved from seventh to second in the first two laps before the telemetry showed the alternator was not charging the battery at the 30-minute mark. Gavin brought the car in for fuel, tires and driver change to Milner along with a belt replacement. That belt proved faulty, and Milner pitted again on the next lap for another replacement. This time, the belt functioned properly and the car continued with the battery fully charging.

Corvette Racing will open the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship with the Corvette C7.R race car at the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 25-26.

EDITORS: High-resolution images of Corvette Racing are available on the Team Chevy media site for editorial use only.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“For sure this is a great day for us. We had a fantastic season. There is no way we could think about this after no points at Sebring. The Corvette Racing team just kept digging. We went from zero wins last year to three wins this year. It was a very competitive year, and congratulations to all our competitors who raced against us. They were all very good teams. So I am very happy for my first ALMS title. Now we are looking forward to the next era for Corvette Racing.

“It’s a really hard to celebrate anything. I lost a very close friend last week – Maria De Villota – and then Sean Edwards this week. Even when I went by the checkered flag, I didn’t feel like I could celebrate and be happy. I was more thinking about them.”

JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“This is an incredible championship. I could not believe Antonio and I would walk away with this after how the season started for us. We both have to say thank you to the entire Corvette Racing team for their hard work and great pit stops all year. For sure we would have liked to win the race but I will trade that for a championship any day.

“It is a fantastic day. My son Kevin won the World Series by Renault this morning, so that was a good way to start the day. It was nice that he got it over with so I could concentrate on my own championship! I can’t even begin to describe how proud I am of him. I wish I could have been celebrating with him but it’s great we can have a chance to win a big championship on the same day. We will celebrate when we get home.”

JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“Congratulations to Jan and Antonio on a terrific season. The guys really gave it everything they had, and they deserve this championship. The second half of the race didn’t go as smooth as we would have liked. The spin on a fluid leak from another car set us back. But at the end of the day, I’m glad to have helped the team win this championship. Topping this off with the Rolex DP championship makes this an incredible end to the season.”

OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“These last few races have been extremely difficult and tough for us. But today is all about the No. 3 car. Antonio and Jan deserve this championship thoroughly. They bounced back from a heart-breaking Sebring. But since then they have driven brilliantly. They had great strategy and pit stops. They executed every weekend and scored points every time they were allowed to. A full, hearty congratulations to them.

“For Tommy and I, the 2013 season can’t come to an end soon enough. It seemed like every which way we turned, things were not going right for us. Our luck just ran out. I’m just now focused on 2014 with the new car and hitting the ground running at Daytona. We had two really big highlights – winning at Sebring and Canada was fantastic. But the rest of it has been under par to say the least.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“At the end of the day, we obviously would have loved to finish better. But Antonio and Jan got their championship, which is fantastic. We’re team champions and manufacturer champions just like last year. It’s a great send-off for the C6.R and we’re looking forward to the C7.R now. It was a rough day for us –that was our season in a nutshell. There were just little problems that sometimes can be easily fixed and solved. But this year, every little thing cost us a lot of time. All in all, and looking back on the season it was a great one again. The car was fantastic and it’s always a pleasure working with the guys at Corvette Racing. I’m looking forward to a lot more years.”

RICHARD WESTBROOK, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“I’m absolutely for Antonio, Jan and Jordan. They’re part of the Corvette Racing team, but they’re also mates. It’s great to see your mates celebrate like that. From our point of view, we can’t wait to get going on next year. Sebring seems like a long time ago. It was our high of the year. You can’t have good years every year. It will make us stronger and tougher. All of us will work harder over the winter. Today again, we proved we had a great car but Lady Luck was against us.”

DOUG FEHAN, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER

“Today was probably the most important sixth-place finish in Corvette Racing history. As we closed out the 15th season of the American Le Mans Series – a historic run – Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia clinched the GT drivers’ championship. It gives Chevrolet and Corvette Racing a second consecutive sweep of all three ALMS championships. Jan and Antonio’s climb back from scoring zero points at Sebring is emblematic of the never give up fighting spirit at Corvette Racing. I couldn’t be more proud of Jan, Antonio, Jordan Taylor and the entire crew and engineering group on the No. 3 Corvette. As satisfying as this is, we are excited and looking forward to the start of a new era in Corvette Racing – the first race of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship at Daytona in January.”

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 135
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 129
3. 3. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 105
4. 4. Bill Auberlen – 102
5. 5. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 101

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 171
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 140
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 121
4. 4. Risi Competizione – 73
5. 5. CORE autosport – 55

Team Falken Tire – 55

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 174
2. 2. BMW – 154
3. 3. SRT – 137
4. 4. Ferrari – 126
5. 5. Porsche – 119

Garcia, Magnussen need seventh or better for GT title; No. 4 Corvette in 10th

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 19, 2013) – Corvette Racing’s No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R ran second in the GT class after four hours of Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia traded stints in challenging conditions, which has seen the weather go back and forth between dry and wet. At the four-hour mark, a light but steady rain continued to fall and put strategy at a premium in the 1,000-mile/10-hour race.

Garcia and Magnussen, who are teaming with Jordan Taylor this weekend at Road Atlanta, need a seventh-place finish or better to claim the GT drivers’ championship. Magnussen led his nearest title challenger, Dirk Muller, shortly after a restart before the race’s fourth hour.

The No. 4 Compuware Corvette of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook ran in 10th place and six laps down after two lengthy stops to replace a pair of alternator belts. Gavin had moved from seventh to second in the first two laps before the telemetry showed the alternator was not charging the battery at the 30-minute mark. Gavin brought the car in for fuel, tires and driver change to Milner along with a belt replacement. That belt proved faulty, and Milner pitted again on the next lap for another replacement. This time, the belt functioned properly and the car continued with the battery fully charging.

The race continues with live TV coverage alternating between FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. ALMS.com also is streaming the full race broadcast.

EDITORS: High-resolution images of Corvette Racing are available on the Team Chevy media site for editorial use only.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“It is very difficult. It probably is not the situation you want to be in while fighting for a championship. You have to be patient but fast at the same time. In the end, the track was good when it was fully dry. The car was behaving very good before drops began coming down. It is very different from lap to lap. The gaps between the cars are more than 10 seconds, so it is difficult to see how the track is reacting. I was learning a little bit early with a Porsche and then with Tommy (Milner in the No. 4 car). We know we need to keep running and stay on the lead lap. For sure, we aren’t the ones that need to be taking risks. That is the 56. We need to keep following what they do.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“We’re quite aways down now. Getting eight laps back is going to be a tall order. It’s kind of fitting for our year. We had a good car and we have a small issue that puts us behind. We’re pretty bummed. (Helping the 3 car) has been the mindset all along. Anything we can do to help the 3 car is what we will do. We’ll be conscious of what they are doing and make sure our stops don’t mess them up. At this point, we will just run laps and see what we can do.”

Petit Le Mans: Watch It!

• • Race (TV): Now-6:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2); 6:30-8 p.m. (FOX Sports 1); 8-9:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2)
• • Race (Web): 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19 (ALMS.com)

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 125
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 109
3. 3. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 100
4. 4. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 93
5. 5. Bill Auberlen – 82

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 161
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 120
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 109
4. 4. Risi Competizione – 56
5. 5. CORE autosport – 48

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 164
2. 2. BMW – 134
3. 3. SRT – 123
4. 4. Ferrari – 109
5. 5. Porsche – 95

Corvette Racing History at Road Atlanta

Year Class Drivers Result Car Notes

1999 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Paul Jr. 5th Corvette C5-R

Pilgrim/Collins/Sharp 4th Corvette C5-R

2000 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Bell 3rd Corvette C5-R Fellows pole

Pilgrim/Collins/Freon 1st Corvette C5-R

2001 GTS Fellows/O’Connell 9th Corvette C5-R

Collins/Pilgrim/Freon 1st Corvette C5-R Pilgrim pole

2002 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin 1st Corvette C5-R

Collins/Pilgrim/Freon 3rd Corvette C5-R Pilgrim fastest race lap

2003* GTS Fellows/O’Connell 3rd Corvette C5-R

Collins/Gavin 1st Corvette C5-R

2003 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Freon 5th Corvette C5-R

Collins/Gavin/Pilgrim 3rd Corvette C5-R

2004 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 2nd Corvette C5-R

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 1st Corvette C5-R Gavin pole, fastest race lap

2005* GT1 Fellows/O’Connell 1st Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole, fastest race lap

Beretta/Gavin 2nd Corvette C6.R

2005 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 6th Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 1st Corvette C6.R Beretta pole, Gavin fastest race lap

2006 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 4th Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole

Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 3rd Corvette C6.R Gavin fastest race lap

2007 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows 3rd Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Papis 1st Corvette C6.R Gavin fastest race lap

2008 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows 1st Corvette C6.R O’Connell pole, Magnussen fastest race lap

Beretta/Gavin/Papis 2nd Corvette C6.R

2009 GT2 Magnussen/O’Connell/Garcia 6th Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin/Fassler 4th Corvette C6.R

2010 GT Beretta/O’Connell/Garcia 6th Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Magnussen/Collard 1st Corvette C6.R Magnussen fastest race lap

2011 GT Beretta/Milner/Garcia 17th Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Magnussen/Westbrook 4th Corvette C6.R

2012 GT Garcia/Magnussen/Taylor 2nd Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Milner/Westbrook 12th Corvette C6.R

* Denotes two-hour, 45-minute race