CORVETTE RACING WINS AT SEBRING!!

The No. 3 Corvette C8.R takes its 12th victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring

(source: corvetteracing.com)

Corvette Racing secured their twelfth victory at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 19, 2022 in Sebring, Florida.  Their victory also marks their first win at Sebring in the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8.R.

Nicky Catsburg (left), Jordan Taylor (middle) and Antonio Garcia (right) celebrate Corvette Racing's first GTD-Pro class race in the C8.R of Corvette Racing at the 12 Hours of Sebring!
Nicky Catsburg (left), Jordan Taylor (middle) and Antonio Garcia (right) celebrate Corvette Racing’s first GTD-Pro class race in the C8.R of Corvette Racing at the 12 Hours of Sebring!

As fans rallied for the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Drivers Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg rallied throughout the event for the landmark win in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette. The trio combined to lead 247 laps (913.9 miles) for Corvette Racing’s first Sebring 12 Hours win since 2017 and its 12th since 2002.

This victory also marks the first win for the GTD PRO-spec Corvette C8.R in only its second race in the new race class.  The victory comes on the tail of Tommy Milner’s and Nick Tandy’s runner-up GTE Pro finish in Friday’s 1,000 Miles of Sebring for the FIA World Endurance Championship.