Season’s fourth win extends DP championship lead; Said, Curran Corvette 3rd in GT

MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2013) – Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli continued to show championship form Sunday as they won their second straight race in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. Angelelli started from outside the front row, and Taylor put on a dominating display as Wayne Taylor Racing’s No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Daytona Prototype won the Continental Tire Sports Car Festival at Laguna Seca.

The victory extended the lead of Taylor and Angelelli in the Rolex Series’ DP standings to eight points with one race remaining. Chevrolet also retained its advantage in the class’ engine manufacturer championship, and Wayne Taylor Racing moved to second place and within nine points in the team standings.

Taylor led 72 of the race’s 105 laps. Richard Westbrook in the pole-winning Spirit of Daytona Racing Corvette DP led the first 22 when the yellow flag came out for a full-course caution. Angelelli, running second at the time, pitted and handed over to Taylor, who won the race out of pit lane thanks to quick pit work from the Wayne Taylor Racing crew. Over the next two-plus hours, the young American’s lead grew to nearly a half-minute before late-race caution periods tightened up the field.

He finished 2.692 seconds clear of Scott Pruett, whom Taylor fended off to win at Kansas City in the previous Rolex Series race. IZOD IndyCar Series driver Scott Dixon was third and pressured Jordan in the race’s latter half, as well.

“It was definitely a good race,” Taylor said. “Once we got past that first yellow and had a bunch of green-flag running, we pulled a good lead. I was hoping to stay green and use that buffer to my advantage. But once it went yellow, that went away. Having Pruett and Dixon right on you is intense. I was glad to be able to hold them off and get a win for the guys.”

Corvette DPs took three of the top-five places. Unofficially, Chevrolet leads the engine manufacturer standings by 32 points with 35 available in the final race at Lime Rock Park in on Sept. 28.

“Congratulations to Jordan Taylor, Max Angelelli and everyone at Wayne Taylor Racing on a flawless effort at Laguna Seca,” said Jim Lutz, Chevrolet Program Manager, Rolex Sports Car Series. “Not only was this a tremendous victory in today’s race but an important step toward the Daytona Prototype drivers’, team and engine manufacturers’ championship. The competitive nature of the DP class makes today’s effort even more impressive. This is a great day but no one at Team Chevy will let up with one race remaining.”

In GT, Marsh Racing’s Corvette of Boris Said and Eric Curran placed third after starting second in class. The result matched their season-best at Barber Motorsports Park in the spring, and Curran led for 10 laps late Sunday. Andy Lally and John Potter were the winners.

Stevenson Motorsports’ Robin Liddell and John Edwards placed seventh in their No. 57 Camaro GT.R and stand third in the class drivers’ championship – 13 points behind leaders Lally and Potter.

Earlier in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Matt Bell went from fifth to second in the final four minutes in Stevenson Motorsports’ No. 9 Camaro GS.R. Bell and Edwards were runners-up to Spencer Pumpelly and Jim Norman in GS and extended the class championship to the season finale at Lime Rock Park.

ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES QUOTES

JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 10 WAYNE TAYLOR RACING CORVETTE DP

(Did lessons from holding off Pruett at Kansas help today?) “It definitely helped a lot. But guys in GT also are great drivers. So in my career in GT, I’ve learned a lot from those guys and how to hold them off. Having Pruett on me for an hour-and-a-half (at Kansas) was intense and having Dixon on me here was another good experience. I’m glad to have that one in my book and move on.”

MAX ANGELELLI, NO. 10 WAYNE TAYLOR RACING CORVETTE DP

“Our team is just the best in my opinion. Jordan, as usual, delivered. He always has this year. I’m very proud of him. He did a fantastic job – was very strong, very fast and made no mistakes. This is the way to win championships.”

WAYNE TAYLOR, OWNER, NO. 10 WAYNE TAYLOR RACING CORVETTE DP

“I can’t even talk. The team was flawless. Max did a great start. Everyone did a great job. These boys never cease to amaze me. I’m just so proud of them all.”

ERIC CURRAN, NO. 31 MARSH RACING CORVETTE

“We’ve always been strong here. Today was just a great day. We had a strong car and good pit stops; on the last one, we kind of got hung up on a lug nut (during a tire change). We had a strong car overall and had a car that could have won today but we will take third place and a podium finish. We’ve struggled the last couple races so it’s really good for the team to get some results and have such a strong finish. I’m really happy for all these guys at Marsh Racing. All their efforts and hard work that they’ve put into this program is really paying off now. I couldn’t be happier for them. It’s a good result beginning of a big future for us looking toward our DP program.”

CONTINENTAL SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE QUOTES

JOHN EDWARDS, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS CAMARO GS.R

“It really wasn’t all that crazy of a race until the last couple of laps when people started getting desperate, but Matt kept his head on straight and made a great move around the outside of (Joey) Atterbury.”

(On Bell’s late pass) “He said he saw Atterbury getting loose and tried the outside and since Atterbury had to pinch it, Matt was able to get the run. I have to say that I never thought that would work when I saw him try it on the outside and we were all on the intercom going, ‘Oh that’s not going to work, that’s not going to work!’ and then it worked.

“At the same time (Bill) Auberlen fell out so we inherited second and then there was mayhem behind us. This Camaro is pretty beat up at the end of this race, but I think it’s actually put together better than it was at the end of last year’s race here. We’ll take the points, and I think we’re looking pretty secure here for second in the championship.”

MATT BELL, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS CAMARO GS.R

“This wasn’t the car it’s been here – actually the last two years it hasn’t been the best car here that we could have had, but really (the team) kept making decisions to make it more drivable when the tires were burning off of it. Everybody was having the same issues. I kept seeing the No. 51 car in front of me get loose in braking zones so I tried the outside and he kind of pinched over and I was braking in the dirt, but it all worked out. We still kind of willed ourselves into that because there were a lot of people spinning all over the place. Maybe I caused that, I don’t know, but it worked. I want to thank all the Stevenson guys. They worked really hard.”

MIKE JOHNSON, TEAM MANAGER, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS, CAMARO GS.R

“It was just another crazy race. Our whole goal was to stay with the No. 55. We had some really good pit stops. We made a really good call on the dive in which got us some track position. Matt fought hard with that No. 15 car for a long time. We just did what we had to do, which was stay with the No. 55 car, not do anything silly. I guess technically we still have a shot at the championship, but our goal was really just to finish out this season on a high note. This was probably one of the most fun second places we’ve had, so we’re really happy right now.”

NEXT EVENT DETAILS

GRAND-AM Championship Weekend – Rolex Sports Car Series

Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn.

• • Qualifying: 9 a.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 28
• • Race: 1:35 p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 28
• • Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
• • TV: FOX Sports 2 – Live

GRAND-AM Championship Weekend – Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (GS Class)

• • Qualifying: 1:55 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 27
• • Race: 9:50 a.m. ET, Sunday, Sept. 28
• • Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
• • TV: FOX Sports 1 – 5 p.m. ET, Sunday, Oct. 6

Season’s second victory for No. 3 Corvette duo in wild street race

BALTIMORE (Aug. 31, 2013) – Corvette Racing scored a 1-2 class finish today in one of the wildest and unpredictable sports car races in memory at the Grand Prix of Baltimore and the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won for the second time this season in the ALMS’ GT class driving their No. 3 Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. Defending ALMS GT champions Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner were runners-up for the second consecutive season on the Streets of Baltimore in the No. 4 Corvette.

Magnussen moved from third in class to first – and around Milner – on a restart with a little less than 20 minutes to go. The 1-2 finish was the team’s first since last year’s Laguna Seca round. It also increased Chevrolet’s lead in the GT manufacturer championship, as well as Corvette Racing’s margin in the team standings.

Garcia and Magnussen moved up to second in the drivers’ championship and sit just two points behind Gavin and Milner with three rounds left in the season.

“Congratulations to the Corvette C6.R drivers and crews on their 1-2 class finish in the ALMS GT class in Baltimore,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet US Vice President, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “Both teams demonstrated exceptional driving, quick pit work and tremendous perseverance. Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia did a terrific job of adapting to intense, ever-changing racing conditions. And finally it was great to see Jan Magnussen and Tommy Milner drive to the front after the final restart.

“Today’s Corvette Racing results were important for manufacturer, driver and team standings,” Campbell added. “However our focus remains on the three final races in the ultra competitive GT class.”

ABC’s 1 p.m. ET Sunday broadcast of the race will be one to see. The race featured a nearly one-hour, red-flag period after a massive crash blocked the circuit immediately following the drop of the green flag. The race length was shortened from two hours to approximately 70 minutes, and both Corvettes were involved in a slight incident on the subsequent restart. The drama continued for Garcia, who lost radio communication with the Corvette Racing crew and did not hear the call to pit just 12 minutes after the restart. He made an evasive maneuver and spun 180 degrees to make the pit entry at the very last minute.

Milner rejoined the race in third place and Magnussen fourth. Milner chased down Maxime Martin’s BMW and moved to second with 41 minutes left, and Magnussen followed suit one lap later. The race’s fourth and final caution period led to Magnussen’s move on Milner and another BMW going into Turn 1.

Corvette Racing returns to action at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, for the eighth round of the ALMS championship. The race, set for 3:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 21, will air Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

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

Circuit of The Americas (all times CT)

• • Test Session 1: 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17
• • Test Session 2: 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19
• • Practice 1: 8 a.m., Friday, Sept. 20
• • Practice 2: 12:40 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20
• • GT Qualifying: 2:10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20
• • Warmup: 8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21
• • Race: 3:45 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 31

Circuit of The Americas: Watch It!

Friday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 22 (all times ET)

• • Qualifying: Live – 2:40 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20 (ESPN3)
• • Race (Web): Live – 3:45 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 21 (ESPN3)
• • Race (TV): 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 22 (ESPN2)

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“It was one of those situations you don’t like. We had just started to accelerate and could avoid people. But those that were three or four cars behind me couldn’t do anything at all. The situation is that no one practiced that line (around the curbing) before the start. So you don’t know how much you will jump (over the rail line). You have the chicane when we are racing to slow us down but not at the start. We are going straight. Maybe that is what caught people on the start when they went to power and jumped more than they thought. On the inside, the jump is heavier.

“I was on the lucky line because I just followed the car in front of me and it looked like it was the right one. After we crossed the rail line, I started to see people spin around. I tried to find my spot and carry on. Afterwards when I saw on TV what happened, that was not really good for the fans for sure. At that point, the race lost what looked like half of the cars.”

Loss of radio communication before the pit stop: “I got the call that when the pits were open, we were coming in. I had no other radio communication afterward. When I saw a Ferrari that was a lap down pitting, I didn’t know if it was my turn. If it was the BMW or maybe someone else pitting then I would follow. But as soon as I saw Olly (Gavin) pitting, I did a 180-degree turn to get into the pitlane.

“The main thing is that there was no communication. I started the race thinking it was a two-hour race, and then following the caution I was told we were doing a pit stop and a driver change. That’s when the radio went off completely. As soon as I saw the cars following me go into the pit, I decided I needed to go in too.”

JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“It was a really weird race – a sprint race with really no pit stops. There was one in the beginning once we restarted the race but everyone had the driving time limits to figure out. We got a little bit messed up in the pit stop because of a radio failure so there was no way to tell Antonio that the pits were open. It was impossible for him to know if it was all cars, just P cars or just GT cars. He made the right decision. He stopped, spun it around and only lost a couple of spots when we could have lost them all. It was good thinking and reaction on his part. After that, it was a matter of going as hard as we could. We didn’t have to worry about tires or fuel. We just needed to go.”

Pass for the lead: “I was trying to pass one of the BMWs, and he got balked by someone. I had to get around and in front so I could defend and not give him the position back. I got a little off-line and locked up the inside-front a little and the car shoved me to the inside of Tommy. It wasn’t a planned move but when I got halfway there, I thought ‘To hell with it. I’ll just go!’ It was a clean pass, and Tommy used his head. We were just trying to race and maximize our points to get both Corvettes ahead of the BMW. We were successful in that.”

OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“I’ve never been quite in anything like that before. You see a wreck like that at the start, and you think it’s going to be nasty. Cars start bouncing around and ricocheting everywhere and there is nowhere for anyone to go. I was off-throttle as the Level 5 car went into the wall. I thought for sure he was going to bounce back across. Immediately it was all being waved off. We came around and just sat there. No one knew what to do for the next 45 minutes. For the restart, I moved from the left side of the grid to the right side, and starting on that side is much tougher. You get such a bigger jump across the train tracks than on the left.”

On the starts the last few races: “There is something strange going on at the front of the grid with the way these races have been started. Someone is absolutely jumping the gun, and that’s making it unsafe for all of us. That’s a bit crazy.

More on the day: It’s pretty amazing that we were sitting in a wreck at Turn 4 – both cars – with others and somehow we’ve managed to pull a 1-2 out of that! It was one of those wacky races that you couldn’t take your eyes off of. You have to take every single one, and I’m very happy to take second in this one.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“It was a weird race, unfortunately. What can you say? It’s a tight street race and you can see what happens when one car gets turned around. Fortunately we missed all of it. There was a lot going on, and we’re happy to come home with some good points. Jan snookered me there at Turn 1. But that’s what he should do. We’re all here to race and win. I had to brake a little early because I was on the dirty line. But great day for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing.”

Top-five positions for both Compuware Corvettes on crowded streets of Baltimore

BALTIMORE (Aug. 30, 2013) – Corvette Racing will start its two Compuware Chevrolet

Corvette C6.Rs from the second and third rows of the GT grid for Saturday’s Grand Prix

of Baltimore. The positions are solid ones for Corvette Racing and Chevrolet, both of

which are leading in the American Le Mans Series’ team and manufacturer

championships.

Tommy Milner qualified the No. 4 Compuware Corvette third with a time of 1:30.007

(81.594 mph) around the 2.04-mile, 12-turn street circuit alongside Baltimore’s Inner

Harbor. Teammate Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Corvette ended the session fifth at

1:30.132 (81.480 mph).

Saturday’s race is the seventh round of the ALMS championship. Live online coverage

begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN3. On Sunday, ABC’s coverage starts at noon ET.

“Baltimore is an exciting yet demanding venue,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet US Vice

President, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “The ALMS GT class is extremely

competitive so it will take the right combination of race strategy, smart and persistent

driving, and efficient pit stops to work our way to the front of the pack. Baltimore is a

critical race for the ALMS drivers’ and manufacturers’ standings.

“It’s great to have the support of so many Corvette owners in the Baltimore Corvette

Corral,” Campbell added, “along with Corvette owners and fans from around the world

as we work to defend the manufacturers, team and drivers championships in the ALMS

GT class.”

Indeed, Milner and Oliver Gavin entered the weekend leading the GT drivers’

championship. The duo placed second in last year’s race at Baltimore and is the only

pairing to win more than once in the class this season.

Magnussen and Antonio Garcia, stand fourth together in the championship, underwent

some drama following an engine issue in the day’s first practice. The No. 3 crew

changed the Corvette’s motor in less than two hours, and the car made the next session.

Bill Auberlen (BMW) was the fastest qualifier in class, followed by Joey Hand (BMW).

EDITORS: High-resolution images of Corvette Racing are available on the Team Chevy

media site for editorial use only.

JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“What happened this morning was unfortunate, but luckily we didn’t lose that much time

in practice. It’s a shame that the guys had to change an engine instead of concentrating

on making the car go faster. But they did a fantastic job of getting it back out there for

the second practice. In qualifying, the car was pretty good. It had a little bit too much

understeer for me to really be able to have a shot at pole. I don’t know if we could have

caught the two BMWs but it is very close behind them. Usually you don’t have to deal

that much with traffic in qualifying. You have to make a quick decision – are you going to

fight to get by or give some time and create a big gap. What I can say is that it will be

worse tomorrow.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“In the end, I could have gone quicker were it not for traffic early. It is what it is. Third

place is good. Based on all the practice sessions and qualifying, it will be an incredible

race. I laid it all out there in qualifying. It’s so close that if I didn’t push that extra last little

bit, I would have been fifth or sixth and that puts us in a worse position for the race. In

this case, qualifying matters because the race matters, and because it’s hard to pass

getting the car up front is important. The car feels good and should be great for the

race.”

Baltimore Grand Prix (all times ET)

• • Warmup: 10:10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 31
• • Race: 3:45 p.m., Saturday Aug. 31

Baltimore: Watch It!

Friday, Aug. 30-Saturday, Aug. 31 (all times ET)

• • Race (Web): Live – 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31 (ESPN3)
• • Race (TV): Noon, Sunday, Sept. 1 (ABC)

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 78
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 73
3. 3. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 73
4. 4. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 72
5. 5. Bill Auberlen/Maxime Martin – 54

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 108
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 84
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 81
4. 4. Paul Miller Racing – 42
5. 5. CORE autosport – 32

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 111
2. 2. BMW – 95
3. 3. SRT – 86
4. 4. Porsche – 71
5. 5. Ferrari – 69

Corvette Racing at Baltimore

Year: 2011

Class: GT

Drivers: Beretta/Milner; Gavin/Magnussen

Result: 7th; 3rd

Car: Corvette C6.R

Notes: Magnussen fastest race lap

Year: 2012

Class: GT

Drivers: Magnussen/Garcia; Gavin/Milner

Result: 6th; 2nd

Car: Corvette C6.R

Notes: Gavin pole, fastest race lap

Compuware Corvettes to test their mettle around Inner Harbor street circuit

DETROIT (Aug. 27, 2013) – Crab cakes, Camden Yards and Charm City’s temporary street circuit await Corvette Racing and its two Compuware Chevrolet Corvette C6.R race cars this weekend with the third running of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. The two-hour race is the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series and the second street race of the season. One of the newest venues on the ALMS calendar has been kind to Corvette Racing with podium finishes in the event’s first two years.

The concrete canyons along Baltimore’s Inner Harbor frame a demanding and unforgiving layout that will challenge Corvette Racing’s four drivers. ALMS GT championship leaders Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner – who lives 90 minutes from Baltimore in his native Virginia – drive the No. 4 Compuware Corvette that has won two races this season. Meanwhile, Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen look to win for the second time in 2013 with their No. 3 Corvette. The pair stands fourth in the drivers’ standings but only six points out of first place.

With four races remaining in the ALMS season, positions and points are at a premium. In addition to the drivers’ championship, Chevrolet leads the GT manufacturers’ standings, as does Corvette Racing in the team category.

The Inner Harbor circuit measures 2.02 miles in length with 12 turns. The long frontstretch features a temporary chicane to slow cars before crossing a light-rail line prior to start-finish and a hard right-hander for Turn 1. The course also features a tight hairpin turn and a run around Camden Yards – home of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.

Corvette Racing appears to have history – brief as it may be – on its side at Baltimore. Gavin and Magnussen were third in 2011 with Gavin and Milner runners-up last year en route to the ALMS championship. Gavin was on pole position and set the fastest GT race lap in 2012, and Magnussen was the fastest driver in the 2011 race.

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

Baltimore Grand Prix (all times ET)

• • Practice 1: 8:50 a.m., Friday, Aug. 30
• • Practice 2: 12:05 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30
• • GT Qualifying: 4:50 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30
• • Warmup: 10:10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 31
• • Race: 3:45 p.m., Saturday Aug. 31

Baltimore: Watch It!

Friday, Aug. 30-Saturday, Aug. 31 (all times ET)

• • Qualifying: Live – 4:20 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30 (ESPN3)
• • Race (Web): Live – 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31 (ESPN3)
• • Race (TV): Noon, Sunday, Aug. 11 (ABC)

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“Street circuits have always been some of my favorite tracks. Last year I discovered both of the ALMS street circuits for the first time – Long Beach and Baltimore. Because the schedules were so tight, it was harder to get on the pace right away without knowing the track. This year is completely different. I have a race at Baltimore under my belt now – even if it wasn’t a good one because we got a puncture right at the start.

“Over the years, Corvette Racing has been competitive on all types of circuits – road courses and street circuits. Whatever kind of track will are on, the car is always competitive. We just need to be focused and get in a rhythm as soon as possible. Like any street circuit, you cannot make any mistakes and keep the car on the track until the end of the race.”

(On the level of focus for a street circuit) “You cannot ‘relax’ as much as on a road course, for sure. You always are focused even if you’re on a straight because of the bumps which are present. The level of focus needs to be a little higher. Everywhere is a potential place to make a mistake.”

JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“It’s a fun track. It has quite a lot of grip in the surfaces we run on. That gives you confidence right away even though there is not a lot of room. Some places are very, very bumpy. (The chicane) is a little bit of an issue for everyone because it is a movable chicane. And we move it! Whoever uses that chicane best takes the most chances but can make the most gains. Other than that, I’m looking forward to going back there. It’s always a fantastic show in downtown Baltimore.”

(On the GT championship with four rounds remaining) “The manufacturer championship is most important to us. We keep reminding ourselves and the team reminds us that the ultimate goal is to win the manufacturer championship for Chevrolet. So far that has panned out well and continues to do so.”

OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“Baltimore is a lot of fun. I have some pretty good memories from there. I won pole last year, which was very satisfying. I enjoy the circuit. It is, alongside Sebring, the most aggressive circuit we race on in terms of the bumps and how physical the circuit can be. It’s tight and challenging. The walls are right there and you have to run right against them. I actually have the wing mirror from last year! The team gave it to me after the Baltimore event. The right side is missing – just the end part of it – as I scraped up against the side of the wall in qualifying. That’s kind of satisfying to do that kind of thing; you’re right on the limit and can’t use any more of the circuit.”

(Describing a lap) “It’s unique like every street circuit is. Braking into Turn 1 is tricky and challenging because it’s bumpy and it’s wide. You’re all the time wondering what side of the track you need to be. Can I be looking further on the inside or all the way out? Also just before the corner late in the braking zone, it goes quite a bit downhill. So that’s another thing that can catch you out. Braking into Turn 3 – the hairpin – is super bumpy but you always get a lot of grip right and the end of the braking zone and it’s very wide. Then you come back along the circuit to where the pits are, and they always resurface that area where the tram lines go. That part is very ‘grippy’. They use very good tarmac there. That part of the track is very quick, and there is another section back around the other side of the baseball field just before you get back on the start-finish straight.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R

“It’s a home race for me. The last couple years, it’s been a fantastic event with good crowds and lots of new people to see us race. It’s great to see that the D.C., Virginia and Maryland areas have embraced the race like they have. I’m looking forward to getting back there again. We were second last year, and obviously that one is high on my list of ones I want to win.

(On the track) “It’s a good street track. I was pretty impressed the first year when they came with a brand new track. It’s tough to fit it in an area like the Inner Harbor where they want to have the race. There are some good passing spots with some sections that bumpy, some that are smooth. There are fast sections, slow stuff and hairpins… it’s challenging and fun for the drivers and makes for a good race track.

“There are bits and pieces that are challenging in their own right. Turn 1 is tough because the street has not been repaved or resurfaced at all. You’re kind of going uphill then down a little, and it’s a super-tight right-hander that is a great passing spot. It’s tough to squeeze the last couple of tenths out of the car there. It’s tougher when you’re offline because it’s so dirty. The last sweeping left- and right-hander before you come back on to Pratt Street is difficult because those are extremely quick corners for a street track. There is no margin for area. I’ve tried to push and find some more speed but you can get loose easily, and that’s a pretty scary moment.”

DOUG FEHAN, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER

“As difficult as road racing can be, nothing compares to the intensity of a battle on the streets of a major urban center. This time it will be the Inner Harbor of the great city of Baltimore. To be successful here, it takes the perfect balance of patience and aggression on the part of the drivers along with an effective race strategy and finished off with flawless execution by the crew guys in pit lane. With only four rounds to go in the ALMS season, every lap and every stop will play a vital role in retaining our ALMS manufacturers’ championship. With nine of those titles under our belt, you can bet we are ready to capture number 10.”

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 78
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 73
3. 3. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 73
4. 4. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 72
5. 5. Bill Auberlen/Maxime Martin – 54

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 108
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 84
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 81
4. 4. Paul Miller Racing – 42
5. 5. CORE autosport – 32

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 111
2. 2. BMW – 95
3. 3. SRT – 86
4. 4. Porsche – 71
5. 5. Ferrari – 69

Corvette Racing at Baltimore

Year: 2011

Class: GT

Drivers: Beretta/Milner; Gavin/Magnussen

Result: 7th; 3rd

Car: Corvette C6.R

Notes: Magnussen fastest race lap

Year: 2012

Class: GT

Drivers: Magnussen/Garcia; Gavin/Milner

Result: 6th; 2nd

Car: Corvette C6.R

Notes: Gavin pole, fastest race lap

Pilgrim victorious, O’Connell has tough day

SONOMA, Calif., (Aug. 25, 2013) -Team Cadillac driver Andy Pilgrim won today’s running of the Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix of Sonoma. Teammate Johnny O’Connell was classified in 11th position.

Pilgrim (Boca Raton, Fla.) was able to get a strong standing start from his front row grid position. He sped by teammate O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) who had a bad start. Pilgrim was side-by-side with the Volvo of Randy Pobst into Turn Two, but was able to hold the lead. On lap seven the only caution of the race flew. The Florida based driver was able to control the restart to lead every lap of the race for this first victory of the season.

“At the start Randy and I went up the hill to Turn Two side-by-side,” Pilgrim said. “At the brake zone I thought we were going to go thru the turn together and then he came down a little and we touched and he went around. It was a racing deal, I tried to miss him. I thought he would have given me a little more room. Then on the restart Mike Skeen [No. 2 Corvette] was right on I and I knew the Audi guys were right there as well. After our troubles in practice the Team Cadillac guys did a great job to put a good car under me for the race. We had a great day, it was good win.”

O’Connell started his No. 3 Cadillac CTS-V from the pole. However, when the lights went out to start the 50-minute race, he had trouble selecting first gear that had him stopped in the middle of the track while the GT and GTS field filed past. He was able to get the car going, but five turns later was involved in a crash that resulted in heavy rear damage. The team was able to get the car going for one more lap, gaining valuable championship points. O’Connell is now second in GT points with 1,335, James Sofronas (Audi) leads with 1,350 and Pilgrim is third with 1,279 (points are provisional).

“It was a scary moment,” O’Connell said. “When the lights go out and you can’t get select first gear, you are working to get it going knowing that 30 cars are coming up on you. I was able to get it into gear and get going. The first four corners were chaos. I made a move on the inside of one of the GTS cars and there was another one on the outside of him and there was nothing I could do at that point. The Team Cadillac crew did a great job to get the car back out for one lap, which gained me three points toward the championship. We will now have to go to Houston on a mission.”

Team Cadillac will travel to Houston, Texas for the Pirelli World Challenge finale Oct. 4-6.

The race from Sonoma will be televised on NBC Sports, Sunday, Sept. 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET. The race can be viewed at www.world-challengeTV.com on demand after the event.

Team Cadillac 2013 Pirelli World Challenge GT Results

Event: St. Petersburg

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 5, 4; 6, 6

Finish: 3, 3; 4, 5

Event: Long Beach

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 5; 7

Finish: 8; 2

Event: Circuit of the America’s

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 1; 4, 4

Finish: 1, 17; 3, 2

Event: Detroit

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 3; 4, 4

Finish: 1, 2; 3, 8

Event: Lime Rock

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 1; 2, 3

Finish: 3, 1; 2, 2

Event: Toronto

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1; 4

Finish: 1; 2

Event: Mid-Ohio

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim; Taylor

Qualify: 5, 3; 8, 5; 3, 8

Finish: 2, 11; 5, 4; 7, 12

Event: Sonoma

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1; 2

Finish: 11;1

Pole gives Cadillac 2013 GT manufacturer title

SONOMA, Calif., (Aug. 24, 2013) – Team Cadillac drivers Johnny O’Connell and Andy Pilgrim will start tomorrow’s Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix of Sonoma one and two respectively. The one point for the pole position was enough to clinch the manufacturer’s championship for Cadillac in the GT category.

O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) put in a time of 1:35.400 in his No. 3 Cadillac CTS-

V that will have him starting from pole position, seventh of the season, for tomorrow’s 11:10 a.m. PT start. Teammate Pilgrim (Boca Raton, Fla.) will take the standing start right next to O’Connell on the strength of his 1:35.433 time. The Georgia resident in contention for the driver’s title and is looking for a strong race to improve on his 13-point lead over second. Pilgrim is also in contention and will be looking to better his third-place position in the points.

“We knew that qualifying would be important this weekend,” O’Connell said. “The biggest challenge was the limited practice time. We really didn’t get a good feel for where the car was with the constant starting and stopping of practice and really only three laps in the last session on Friday. We pretty much reverted back to the original set-up that we unloaded with on Wednesday. My second lap, which was looking like my best, I had to go off line to avoid one of the Audi drivers that had a flat tire. I have a good race car for tomorrow and I have a friendly face in Andy staring next to me.”

“The limited practice is the same for everyone,” he continued. “We wanted to do a few things on the car that we didn’t have time to do. The fact that Andy and I are so close with our qualifying times is a real testament to the good work and preparation done by Team Cadillac.”

Pilgrim is pleased with his qualifying run.

“Team Cadillac did a great job on the initial set-up,” Pilgrim said. “We had some issues with on Thursday, so we really had to rely on the baseline set-up the team had on the car. All Cadillac front row is good for the team. I am happy with my qualifying time. When I can get that close to Johnny on time, who probably has more laps around here in a race car than anyone, that is a good day. Good pole for Johnny and good for his championship run.”

“Compared to last year we have softened the car up and it seems to work better that way,” he added. “The track surface is so polished that braking can be difficult. It is easy to over shoot your braking point. The whole race is going to be a crap shoot and it will be very interesting once we get into traffic.”

The Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix of Sonoma is a single race weekend that will take the standing start on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 12:10 PT. The race from Sonoma will be televised on NBC Sports, Sunday, September 8th at 3:30 p.m. ET. Live streaming of the race can be viewed at www.world-challengeTV.com on race day and continuously on demand after races.

Team Cadillac 2013 Pirelli World Challenge GT Results

Event: St. Petersburg

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 5, 4; 6, 6

Finish: 3, 3; 4, 5

Event: Long Beach

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 5; 7

Finish: 8; 2

Event: Circuit of the America’s

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 1; 4, 4

Finish: 1, 17; 3, 2

Event: Detroit

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 3; 4, 4

Finish: 1, 2; 3, 8

Event: Lime Rock

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 1; 2, 3

Finish: 3, 1; 2, 2

Event: Toronto

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1; 4

Finish: 1; 2

Event: Mid-Ohio

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim; Taylor

Qualify: 5, 3; 8, 5; 3, 8

Finish: 2, 11; 5, 4; 7, 12

Event: Sonoma

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1; 2

Finish:

Ahead of Round 7 of the American Le Mans Series

What: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Round 7 of the 2013 American Le Mans Series. The race airs live at 3:30 p.m. ET today on ESPN3 and at noon ET Sunday on ABC.

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

• • Starting second in GT. Tommy Milner posted a lap of 1:30.007 (81.594 mph) Friday in qualifying.
• • History at Baltimore
• o Oliver Gavin – Two ALMS starts. Best finish: 2nd (2012). One pole position and one fastest race lap (both 2012)
• o Tommy Milner – Two ALMS starts. Best finish: 2nd (2012)

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

• • Starting fourth in GT. Antonio Garcia posted a lap of 1:30.132 (81.840 mph) in qualifying.
• • History at Baltimore
• o Antonio Garcia – One ALMS start. Best finish: 6th (2012)
• o Jan Magnussen – Two ALMS starts. Best finish: 3rd (2011). One fastest race lap (2011).

Corvette Racing at Baltimore

• • Number of races: 2
• • Victories: None
• • Podiums: Two (3rd 2011 – Gavin/Magnussen, 2nd 2012 – Gavin/Milner)
• • Pole positions: One (Gavin – 2012)
• • Fastest race laps: Two (Magnussen – 2011, Gavin – 2012)
• • First race: 2011 (3rd in GT)

They Said It

“The manufacturer championship is most important to us. We keep reminding ourselves and the team reminds us that the ultimate goal is to win the manufacturer championship for Chevrolet. So far that has panned out well and continues to do so.” – Jan Magnussen

“Over the years, Corvette Racing has been competitive on all types of circuits – road courses and street circuits. Whatever kind of track will are on, the car is always competitive. We just need to be focused and get in a rhythm as soon as possible. Like any street circuit, you cannot make any mistakes and keep the car on the track until the end of the race.” – Antonio Garcia

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

Baltimore Grand Prix (all times ET)

• • Warmup: 10:10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 31
• • Race: 3:45 p.m., Saturday Aug. 31

Baltimore: Watch It!

Friday, Aug. 30-Saturday, Aug. 31 (all times ET)

• • Race (Web): Live – 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31 (ESPN3)
• • Race (TV): Noon, Sunday, Sept. 1 (ABC)

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 78
2. 2. Dirk Muller – 73
3. 3. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 73
4. 4. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 72
5. 5. Bill Auberlen/Maxime Martin – 54

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 108
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 84
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 81
4. 4. Paul Miller Racing – 42
5. 5. CORE autosport – 32

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 111
2. 2. BMW – 95
3. 3. SRT – 86
4. 4. Porsche – 71
5. 5. Ferrari – 69

Corvette Racing at Baltimore

Year: 2011

Class: GT

Drivers: Beretta/Milner; Gavin/Magnussen

Result: 7th; 3rd

Car: Corvette C6.R

Notes: Magnussen fastest race lap

Year: 2012

Class: GT

Drivers: Magnussen/Garcia; Gavin/Milner

Result: 6th; 2nd

Car: Corvette C6.R

Notes: Gavin pole, fastest race lap

Ahead of Round 6 of the American Le Mans Series

What: Orion Energy Systems 245, Round 6 of the 2013 American Le Mans Series. The race airs live at 3 p.m. ET on ABC

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

• • Starting second in GT. Antonio Garcia posted a lap of 204.212 (117.322 mph) Saturday in qualifying.
• • History at Road America
• o Antonio Garcia – One ALMS start. Best finish: 6th (2012)
• o Jan Magnussen – Eight ALMS starts. Best finish: 1st (2003, 2008). One fastest race lap (2007).

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

• • Starting third in GT. Oliver Gavin posted a lap of 2:04.277 (117.261 mph) Saturday in qualifying.
• • History at Road America
• o Oliver Gavin – Eleven ALMS starts. Best finish: 1st (2004-05, 2007). Four fastest race laps (2003, 2006, 2008, 2011)
• o Tommy Milner – Six ALMS starts. Best finish: 2nd (2007, 2009)

Corvette Racing at Road America

• • Number of races: 11
• • Victories: Six (2002, 2004-08)
• • Road America: 2002
• • Team 1-2 finishes: Five (2002, 2004-07)
• • First race: 2002 (1st in GTS)

They Said It

“Someone said to me a few years ago, ‘It’s all 90-degree bends. Where’s the challenge in it?’ And when you look at it, there are a few but they are all really different. Whether it’s in the length of them, the way they come off certain gradients, whether they are slightly banked, whether they are the crest of a hill, they are all very different in the way they are laid out and have their own unique challenges. It’s far more than just a circuit with a number of 90-degree bends. I really like the place. It’s fantastic.” – Oliver Gavin

“What is an impressive comparison is in the very small differences between the current GT car and the old GT1 car. We are getting closer in almost every aspect except horsepower. They are extremely close on downforce and performance levels. Everything has improved with development. There has been a lot of time gained just based on Michelin’s development. But it’s also in other areas. Every year we’ve gone a little bit faster.” – Jan Magnussen

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

Orion Energy Systems 245 (all times CT)

• • Warmup: 8:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 11
• • Race: 2 p.m., Sunday Aug. 11

Road America: Watch It!

Sunday, Aug. 11 (all times ET)

• • Race (TV): Live – 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11 (ABC)

ALMS GT Championship Standings

Driver Standings

1. 1. Dirk Muller – 70
2. 2. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 65
3. 3. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 56
4. 4. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 53
5. 5. Bill Auberlen/Maxime Martin – 50

Team Standings

1. 1. Corvette Racing – 92
2. 2. BMW Team RLL – 80
3. 3. SRT Motorsports – 61
4. 4. Paul Miller Racing – 32
5. 5. Risi Competizione – 29

Manufacturer Standings

1. 1. Chevrolet – 95
2. 2. BMW – 85
3. 3. SRT – 66
4. 4. Ferrari – 61
5. 5. Porsche – 58

Corvette Racing at Road America

Year Class Drivers Result Car Notes

2002 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin 2nd Corvette C5-R Fellows pole; Gavin fastest race lap

Collins/Pilgrim 1st Corvette C5-R

2003 GTS Fellows/O’Connell 2nd Corvette C5-R

Collins/Gavin 5th Corvette C5-R Gavin pole, fastest race lap

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

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

2005 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell 2nd Corvette C6.R

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

2006 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell 1st Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin 2nd Corvette C6.R Gavin fastest race lap

2007 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell 2nd Corvette C6.R Magnussen pole, fastest race lap

Beretta/Gavin 1st Corvette C6.R

2008 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell 1st Corvette C6.R

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

2009 GT2 Magnussen/O’Connell 3rd Corvette C6.R

Beretta/Gavin 6th Corvette C6.R

2010 GT Magnussen/O’Connell 4th Corvette C6.R

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

2011 GT Beretta/Milner 14th Corvette C6.R

Gavin/Magnussen 5th Corvette C6.R

2012 GT Garcia/Magnussen 6th Corvette C6.R Magnussen fastest race lap

Gavin/Milner 4th Corvette C6.R

DETROIT, (Aug. 20, 2013) – Team Cadillac drivers Johnny O’Connell and Andy Pilgrim are heading to wine country for the Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix of Sonoma running at Sonoma Raceway Aug. 23.

O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) is leading the Pirelli World Challenge GT driver points with teammate Pilgrim (Boca Raton, Fla.) third in the standings 139 out from the lead. Cadillac is in a strong position in the manufacturers title race with 90, 19 over second place Audi. Last year at Sonoma O’Connell and Pilgrim had an up and down double race weekend. O’Connell qualified on pole for the first race in 2012, with Pilgrim next to him in second, the duo went onto finish second and fourth respectively in the first race. In the second race Pilgrim finished second with O’Connell sixth.

The Cadillac pair are both veterans of the 2.3-mile, 12-turn circuit located at the gateway to California’s wine country. O’Connell was an instructor at the track and Pilgrim has a vast history, including a NASCAR Sprint Cup start. Both drivers will have to use their extensive Sonoma pedigree on this important weekend with just two races remaining on the Pirelli World Challenge schedule.

“This is a critical weekend for everyone at Team Cadillac,” O’Connell said. “As tight as the championship battle is, I know I will have to execute at the highest at Sonoma this weekend in my Cadillac CTS-V, which is a situation I greatly enjoy. Added pressure to perform is something I’ve always thrived on. The challenge of a close championship battle with just two 50-mintue races left is what drivers look forward to every year.”

“Lately I have been really in touch with everything on my CTS-V,” he continued. “I have a lot of history at Sonoma that goes back a long way. I used to be an instructor there with the Bondurant School. I taught for Bob [Bondurant] from 1988 through 1990 before the school moved to Phoenix. I’m confident that no one in any series has more laps around that track than I. I have also won there five consecutive years in the Corvette. I’m anxious to get that winning streak going again.”

Pilgrim has many Sonoma race track memories.

“I had my first professional win at Sonoma in 1986 in the Firestone Firehawk Endurance Series driving a Pontiac Trans-Am,” Pilgrim said. “Sonoma ranks very high on my list of favorite tracks. It’s a driver’s track that rewards a good set-up. The most critical part of the track, to me, is the Turn One and Turn Two complex and the Turn Five through the Carousel combination. Both these sections require great set-up and the ability of car and driver to carry a lot of momentum through these sections.”

“My craziest Sonoma story would have to be getting a call to see if I could drive a Chevrolet Sprint Cup car in 2011, less than two weeks from race day,” he added. “I had no testing time in the car at all. I had never sat in a Sprint Cup car before. We broke an axle in the only 90 minute practice session so I got less than 15 laps total before qualifying. I had no chance to do a practice qualifying run, which is a one lap dash on cold tires. I was able to qualify in 43rd spot, less than a tenth of a second from not making the race. I was up to 11th at one point in the race and found out we had no more new tires for the final pit stop. I continued to race as hard as I could on old tires to finish on the lead lap in 26th. I ended up as the top placed road course ringer. Crazy.”

The Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix of Sonoma is a single race weekend that will take the standing start on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 12:10 PT.

Team Cadillac 2013 Pirelli World Challenge GT Results

Event: St. Petersburg

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 5, 4; 6, 6

Finish: 3, 3; 4, 5

Event: Long Beach

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 5; 7

Finish: 8; 2

Event: Circuit of the America’s

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 1; 4, 4

Finish: 1, 17; 3, 2

Event: Detroit

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 3; 4, 4

Finish: 1, 2; 3, 8

Event: Lime Rock

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1, 1; 2, 3

Finish: 3, 1; 2, 2

Event: Toronto

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim

Qualify: 1; 4

Finish: 1; 2

Event: Mid-Ohio

Drivers: O’Connell; Pilgrim; Taylor

Qualify: 5, 3; 8, 5; 3, 8

Finish: 2, 11; 5, 4; 7, 12

Taylor, Angelelli win for third time and regain DP championship lead

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Aug. 17, 2013) – Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli came away winners Saturday night in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series in more ways than one. The Wayne Taylor Racing duo won the inaugural SFP Grand Prix at Kansas Speedway in their No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Daytona Prototype and regained the championship lead in the DP drivers’ standings in the process.

Jordan Taylor held off a stern challenge from Scott Pruett to win by 0.568 seconds. The son of team owner Wayne Taylor, driving the closing stint for the first time in a Daytona Prototype, kept Pruett behind him for the better part of an hour. Angelelli moved up from fifth at the start to third when he handed off to Taylor.

The third victory of the season for the Angelelli-Taylor pairing came with the extra bonus of now leading the drivers’ championship. Angelelli and Taylor lead Action Express Racing’s Christian Fittipaldi by two points, meaning Corvette DP drivers hold the top three spots in the championship with two races remaining.

The Wayne Taylor Racing entry made only three pit stops – the least amount of the DP field. After the team elected to short-fill on its first stop, Taylor moved into the lead for the first time midway through the race following the third and final caution period. The team called in Taylor for his final stop with 38 laps to and was the first of the lead cars to pit. That strategy proved to be the difference.

“Max was great at the start and gave me a great car,” Taylor said. “The guys had the perfect strategy, and we were the only ones to do what we did. So it worked out in the end.”

The victory allowed Chevrolet to increase its lead in the engine manufacturers’ standings, and Wayne Taylor Racing moved from fifth to second in the team championship.

“Congratulations to everyone at Wayne Taylor Racing for a fantastic victory in the inaugural Rolex Sports Car Series event at Kansas City and reclaiming the Daytona Prototype drivers’ championship,” said Jim Lutz, Chevrolet Program Manager for the Rolex Series. “This was an incredible challenge with a number of incidents that impacted many of the top runners. Max Angelelli and Jordan Taylor may not have had the fastest car on the circuit but the Wayne Taylor Racing team had the best strategy and made the fewest mistakes. In a series as competitive as this, those two factors are keys to winning races and championships.”

After starting third and fourth, Action Express Racing’s two Corvette DPs finished fourth and fifth.

In GT, Stevenson Motorsports’ No. 57 Camaro GT.R of John Edwards and Robin Liddell placed fourth. They are third in the class championship and only three points out of first place, as is Stevenson Motorsports in the team standings.

Earlier in the day, Edwards and Matt Bell won the GS class of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in Stevenson Motorsports’ No. 9 Camaro GS.R. Both drivers led during their stints, and Edwards ran out front the final 23 laps for the duo’s second GS victory this season.

The next round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge is the Continental Tire Sports Car Festival. Both races are set for Sunday, Sept. 8 from Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. The Rolex Series event will air live at 5 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.

ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES QUOTES

JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 10 WAYNE TAYLOR RACING CORVETTE DP

“It was a stressful two hours. It was my first time finishing a race in the DP class. To have someone like (Scott Pruett) behind me for an hour-and-a-half was stressful but I knew I had a good car behind me and had all these guys (on the team) supporting me so I wasn’t phased at all.

“We went into this race thinking we had a third- to fourth-place car. Our engineers did their homework and it paid off. The car was solid for the whole stint. We usually have tire wear issues where they drop off a little bit, but the Continentals were perfect and we could push for the whole race.”

MAX ANGELELLI, NO. 10 WAYNE TAYLOR RACING CORVETTE DP

“Our Corvette was really good. Jordan did a fantastic job. It’s not easy to have Pruett behind you for over an hour. I’m very happy and very proud.”

CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE QUOTES

MATT BELL, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS CAMARO GS.R:

“The Stevenson guys have been working really hard. This one definitely goes to the guys that run the car all week. Ryan (McCarthy) our engineer really pulled off a great job making this car drivable on the oval and on the infield. These guys have been working really hard. Ryan nailed the setup. My stint was mostly on my own, which really highlighted what the team did with the car. John had a lot of battling going on, and I think he did a very good job with that. It’s not an easy task keeping Matt Plumb behind you. I’m very impressed with everything the team has done this weekend.”

JOHN EDWARDS, NO. 9 STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS CAMARO GS.R:

“The car was great. I don’t think we expected this to be one of our (most favorable) tracks but that didn’t stop us from really focusing on the setup and just trying to make the car as good as we could make it. I think we had one of the fastest cars. I think we probably weren’t as fast as the No. 13 car but ultimately Matt (Bell) was faster than Nick Longhi and did a good job to get by him. So that move early in the race – even though this is an endurance race – really played a key part in the end because I was in a position to defend against the No. 13 instead of trying to get around them.”