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Corvette Racing will line up from the second and third rows at Virginia
International Raceway for the Michelin GT Challenge
CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Second-, Third-Row Starts for Corvette C8.R
ALTON, Va. (Aug. 21, 2020) – Corvette Racing will line up from the second
and third rows at Virginia International Raceway for the Michelin GT
Challenge following Friday’s 15-minute qualifying session in the IMSA
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.
Jordan Taylor qualified fourth and teammate Oliver Gavin fifth in the pair
of Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.Rs around the 17-turn, 3.27-mile
road course on the Virginia/North Carolina border. Saturday’s race will see
Corvette Racing and Chevrolet go for their fourth straight victory on the
season and an extension of their championship points leads.
Taylor set a lap of 1:41.228 (116.291 mph) in the No. 3 Corvette that he
shares with Driver’s Championship co-leader Antonio Garcia. Right behind was
Gavin with a 1:41.662 (115.795 mph) lap in the No. 4 C8.R that he will drive
with Tommy Milner. The quartet will try to give Corvette Racing its fourth
victory at VIR since 2012 and third overall win in the GT-only race since
2016.
Weather could potentially play a factor in Saturday’s 2 p.m. ET race (live
on NBC Sports Gold and Trackpass). Qualifying and Friday’s opening practice
each took place on a dry track while Friday afternoon’s final practice was
in the wet with Gavin setting the fastest time of the session.
Corvette Racing is coming off a soggy, come-from-behind win from Garcia and
Taylor at Road America earlier this month, and the pairing also won at
Daytona in July in a rain-affected race. Gavin and Milner, third in GTLM
points, were winners at Sebring in mid-July and finished second to their
teammates at Road America.
The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Saturday with
live coverage on NBC Sports Gold and Trackpass. NBCSN television coverage is
set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. IMSA Radio will broadcast the race on
IMSA.com, which also will host live timing and scoring.
JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – QUALIFIED
FOURTH: "Starting on the second row isn’t what we wanted, but I think it’s
close to what we expected. It was a tough day to get a read on the track
with a number of different series and going from dry to wet to dry again.
Qualifying was the first time I’ve run dry laps here since 2017, which was
interesting but a good learning experience. It looks like the race will
likely be dry so we’ll take a close look at the data from this morning and
qualifying to get a read for our race setup. I feel like we have a better
handle on tire wear than we did at Road America, and we’re in good shape
with our allotment. If this race comes down to strategy then I like our
chances."
OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – QUALIFIED
FIFTH: "Certainly today was very challenging in a number of ways. The track
and weather conditions were all over the place, which made nailing the
qualifying setup difficult. We gave it our best shot, and I think we will
race better than where we qualified. A lot goes into winning a race here at
VIR with the track layout and unpredictable weather, which we could have
more of tomorrow. So we will see. I’m confident that we have a good sample
of data from this track with this new mid-engine Corvette now to come up
with a good setup and strategy for the race.”
Corvette Racing will line up from the second and third rows at Virginia
International Raceway for the Michelin GT Challenge
CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Second-, Third-Row Starts for Corvette C8.R
ALTON, Va. (Aug. 21, 2020) – Corvette Racing will line up from the second
and third rows at Virginia International Raceway for the Michelin GT
Challenge following Friday’s 15-minute qualifying session in the IMSA
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.
Jordan Taylor qualified fourth and teammate Oliver Gavin fifth in the pair
of Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.Rs around the 17-turn, 3.27-mile
road course on the Virginia/North Carolina border. Saturday’s race will see
Corvette Racing and Chevrolet go for their fourth straight victory on the
season and an extension of their championship points leads.
Taylor set a lap of 1:41.228 (116.291 mph) in the No. 3 Corvette that he
shares with Driver’s Championship co-leader Antonio Garcia. Right behind was
Gavin with a 1:41.662 (115.795 mph) lap in the No. 4 C8.R that he will drive
with Tommy Milner. The quartet will try to give Corvette Racing its fourth
victory at VIR since 2012 and third overall win in the GT-only race since
2016.
Weather could potentially play a factor in Saturday’s 2 p.m. ET race (live
on NBC Sports Gold and Trackpass). Qualifying and Friday’s opening practice
each took place on a dry track while Friday afternoon’s final practice was
in the wet with Gavin setting the fastest time of the session.
Corvette Racing is coming off a soggy, come-from-behind win from Garcia and
Taylor at Road America earlier this month, and the pairing also won at
Daytona in July in a rain-affected race. Gavin and Milner, third in GTLM
points, were winners at Sebring in mid-July and finished second to their
teammates at Road America.
The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Saturday with
live coverage on NBC Sports Gold and Trackpass. NBCSN television coverage is
set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. IMSA Radio will broadcast the race on
IMSA.com, which also will host live timing and scoring.
JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – QUALIFIED
FOURTH: "Starting on the second row isn’t what we wanted, but I think it’s
close to what we expected. It was a tough day to get a read on the track
with a number of different series and going from dry to wet to dry again.
Qualifying was the first time I’ve run dry laps here since 2017, which was
interesting but a good learning experience. It looks like the race will
likely be dry so we’ll take a close look at the data from this morning and
qualifying to get a read for our race setup. I feel like we have a better
handle on tire wear than we did at Road America, and we’re in good shape
with our allotment. If this race comes down to strategy then I like our
chances."
OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – QUALIFIED
FIFTH: "Certainly today was very challenging in a number of ways. The track
and weather conditions were all over the place, which made nailing the
qualifying setup difficult. We gave it our best shot, and I think we will
race better than where we qualified. A lot goes into winning a race here at
VIR with the track layout and unpredictable weather, which we could have
more of tomorrow. So we will see. I’m confident that we have a good sample
of data from this track with this new mid-engine Corvette now to come up
with a good setup and strategy for the race.”
