CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS
GLEN: Ready to Roll for Six Hours
Milner to start from third
row in GTLM, championship co-leader Garcia fourth row
WATKINS GLEN, New York (July
1, 2017) – Corvette Racing will go for its second victory in the Sahlen’s Six
Hours at The Glen on Sunday from the third and fourth rows of the GT Le Mans
(GTLM) class following qualifying at Watkins Glen
International.
The GTLM championship-leading
team is looking for a fourth straight victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship. Tommy Milner led Corvette Racing’s efforts Saturday with a lap of
1:43.189 (118.6 mph) to rank sixth in the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet
Corvette C7.R that he shares with Oliver Gavin.
GTLM Driver’s Championship
co-leader Antonio Garcia was eighth at 1:43.243 (118.5 mph) in the No. 3 Mobil
1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. He and teammate Jan Magnussen gave Corvette
Racing a victory in its first Watkins Glen debut in 2014. They also won in the
class’s most recent race at Circuit of The Americas, and they also were
victorious at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Gavin and Milner were fourth
in GTLM last year at Watkins Glen on their way to the GTLM Championship. They
won earlier this year at Long Beach.
Corvette Racing’s performance
this year has vaulted Chevrolet into the GTLM Manufacturer’s Championship lead,
the No. 3 Corvette C7.R entry leads the class’s Team
standings.
The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The
Glen also marks the third of four races in the Tequila Patrón North American
Endurance Cup – a four-race competition made up of Sebring, The Glen, the Rolex
24 At Daytona and Petit Le Mans. After two rounds, Garcia and Magnussen are
third in Driver points, as is Chevrolet in the Manufacturer’s standings.
The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The
Glen is set for 10:10 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 2. FOX Sports 1 will air the race
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET with FOX Sports 2 airing from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Live
audio coverage from IMSA Radio and a Corvette Racing In-Car feed will be
available on IMSA.com.
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 MOBIL
1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R – QUALIFIED SIXTH IN GTLM: “It wasn’t bad but
wasn’t great. I think we’re in a good place to start for a six-hour race. Our
Corvette feels really good, so that’s key with all the changing conditions that
we’ve seen. Going off what we learned yesterday helped in qualifying. I’m happy
about that. It’s close as it always is in GTLM. Things are good and we are
looking forward to the race.”
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL
1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R – QUALIFIED EIGHTH IN GTLM: “The track is
different than it was yesterday with the different conditions. It was difficult
to nail a lap. The way we had the Corvette setup, it doesn’t relate to how the
track felt yesterday. Maybe setup wise, we weren’t where we need to be. However,
we think the conditions for the race tomorrow will be closer to the setup we had
yesterday. Things went a little against us today, and I don’t feel like I drove
very well today. It’s not like we are very far off. It’s a six-hour race, and we
know how to win at Watkins Glen.”