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Interview: Corvette Racer Dr. Dick Thompson

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Dick Thompson, in the Mecom-owned Grand Sport, at Nassau in 1963. Photo: Dave Friedman

Editors note: we have partnered with Sports Car Digest to republish Corvette-focused interviews, race reports, galleries, and more. This article about notable ‘Vette racer, Dr. Dick Thompson, was originally published in 2006. Dr. Thompson left us in 2014.

Dave Friedman in his book on American sports car racing in the golden era of racing called Dr. Dick Thompson one of the finest American drivers of his era.

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