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1975 January 1 David McLellan takes over as chief engineer of the Corvette. [3.80] [6] [104.81,84] [152.27] [173.73] [191.77] [208.14] [236.24] [299.62] (December [48.39]) January 13 A retirement dinner is held for Zora Arkus-Duntov. He receives a scale model of the 4-Rotor Corvette. [580.263] January Zora Arkus-Duntov buys his 1974 company Corvette from Chevrolet. [22.44] February 1 At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, the Daytona 24 Hours race is held. Placing 13th in GTO class, 5th in GT class, and 19th overall is the Jerry Thompson #18 Corvette driven by Jerry Thompson, Andrew Bach, and Don Yenko. The car is not running at the finish. Finishing 15th in GTO class, 6th in GT class, and 21st overall is the Bill Arnold #73 Corvette driven by Bill Arnold, and Bob Biernerth. Finishing 20th in GTO class and 29th overall is the James W. Persinger #98 Corvette driven by James Alspaugh and Gene Persinger. Placing 28th in GTO class, and 42nd overall is the John Greenwood #75 Corvette driven by John Greenwood, Vince Muzzin, and Carl Shafer. The car is not running at the finish due to an accident. Placing 30th in GTO class, and 45th overall is the Garcia Racing #15 Corvette driven by Javier Garcia and George Garcia. The car is not running at the finish. Placing 31st in GTO class, and 46th overall is the John Carusso #42 Corvette driven by John Carusso and Dick Vreeland. The car is not running at the finish due to engine failure. [263] [423] March 21 At the Sebring International Raceway, in Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held. Finishing 14th in GTO class and 20th overall is the Bill Arnold #72 Corvette driven by Bill Arnold and Wiley Doran. Finishing 16th in GTO class and 23rd overall is the Dennis Stefl #86 Corvette driven by Dennis Stefl and Robert Fordyce. Finishing 20th in GTO class and 27th overall is the E. F. Miller & Co. #32 Corvette driven by John Orr and Bill Jobe. Finishing 22nd in GTO class and 33rd overall is the John Carusso #48 Corvette driven by John Carusso, Dick Vreeland, and Luis Sereix. Finishing 23rd in GTO class and 34th overall is the Robert E. Davis #27 Corvette driven by Robert E. Davis, Tico Almeida, and Joseph DeGirolamo. Placing 27th in GTO class and 40th overall is the Ford Smith #12 Corvette driven by Ford Smith, Clay Young, and Bennett Aiken. The car is not running at the finish. Placing 31st in GTO class and 45th overall is the Kidd-America Racing #76 Corvette driven by Burt Greenwood, Scott Voeltz, and Dana English. The car is not running at the finish due to an accident. Placing 33rd in GTO class and 48th overall is the Scott Chapman #62 Corvette driven by Scott Chapman, Bill Hood, and Bobby Dumont. The car is not running at the finish due to engine failure. Placing 38th in GTO class and 56th overall is the John Greenwood #75 Corvette driven by John Greenwood and Jerry Thompson. The car is not running at the finish due to running out of fuel. Placing 44th in GTO class and 65th overall is the Dale Kreider #22 Corvette driven by Dale Kreider and Bob DeMarco. The car is not running at the finish. Placing 45th in GTO class and 66th overall is the Tony Ansley #9 Corvette driven by Tony Ansley. The car is not running at the finish. [423] April The film Death Race 2000 is released in theaters in the US. The lead car appears to be a modified current model Corvette. [41.108] [584] (June [279.70]) The May issue of Car and Driver magazine includes a Reader's Choice Poll naming the Corvette as "Best All-around Car". [16] June 1 At the Pocono International Raceway in Pocono, Pennsylvania, Round 1 of the Purolator SCCA Trans-American Championship series is held. The race was scheduled for May, but was postponed due to weather. Finishing 1st is the CAR Corvette 427, driven by John Greenwood. Greenwood started the race in last place, due to switching drivers since qualifying. Greenwood set a record fastest race lap at 105 mph. Finishing 3rd is the Babe's Garage Corvette 427, driven by Milton Headley. Finishing 4th is the Texas Instruments Corvette 460, driven by Alex Davidson. Finishing 5th is the Panzarella Corvette 427, driven by Frank Panzarella. Finishing 6th is the Schott Corvette 454, driven by Dan Schott. Finishing 7th is the E.P. Miller & Co. Corvette 350, driven by John Orr. Finishing 8th is the Trapletti Corvette 350, driven by Carl Trapletti. Finishing 9th is the Randy Stafford Racing Corvette 350, driven by Randy Stafford. Finishing 11th is the Milliken Corvette 454, driven by Robert Milliken. Finishing 15th is the Lechner's Corvette Service Corvette 350, driven by John Lechner. Finishing 18th is the Dart Racing Corvette 427, driven by Greg Cameron and John Higgins. In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Jobe Corvette 350, driven by Bill Jobe. Finishing 21st is the America 76 Racing Corvette 350, driven by Sylvan Cornblatt. Finishing 22nd is the Bandag Corvette 461, driven by Denny Long. In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt. In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the Little Foreign Car Shop Corvette, driven by Michael Oleyar. In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the Warren & Ginny Wagner Corvette 327, driven by Bill Seip. [248] [423] At the Seattle International Raceway, in Kent, Washington, Round 2 of the SCCA Trans-American Championship series is held. Finishing 2nd is the Sloma Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma. Finishing 3rd is the Rick Stark Enterprises Corvette 427, driven by Rick Stark. Finishing 5th is the Samuelsen Corvette 427, driven by Dale Samuelsen. Finishing 12th is the Schwafel Racing Corvette 454, driven by Dave Schwafel. Finishing 14th is the Sports & Imports Corvette 350, driven by Jann Helzer. In 15th place, but not finishing the race, is the Rockwood Auto Body Corvette 427, driven by Ted Mathey. Finishing 16th is the Hawk-Owens Chevrolet Corvette 327, driven by Barry Brooke. In 17th place, but not finishing the race, is the Round Table Racing Corvette 427, driven by Peter Brallier. Finishing 18th is the Shutts Corvette 350, driven by Peter Shutts. [248] [423] June 14 In Le Mans, France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held, over two days. Alain Cudini and Henri Greder race the Henri Greder #42 Corvette until an oil pump failure puts them out of the race. [423] June 15 At the Portland International Raceway, in Portland, Oregon, Round 3 of the G.I. Joe's SCCA Trans-American Championship series is held. Finishing 1st is the Braun Corvette 427, driven by John Greenwood. Greenwood sets a new race lap record at 92.079 mph. Finishing 2nd is the Stark Enterprises Corvette 427, driven by Rick Stark. Finishing 3rd is the Vic Hubbard - Mocko Corvette 427, driven by David Mock. Finishing 4th is the Samuelsen Corvette 427, driven by Dale Samuelsen. Finishing 5th is the Rockwood Auto Body Corvette 427, driven by Ted Mathey. Finishing 6th is the Hoffman & Neighbor Corvette 350, driven by Ron McDuffie. Finishing 9th is the Schwafel Racing Corvette 454, driven by Dave Schwafel. Finishing 10th is the Search Enterprises Corvette 454, driven by Frank Search. Finishing 13th is the Schuler Corvette 427, driven by John Schuler. Finishing 14th is the Hawk-Owens Chevrolet Corvette 327, driven by Barry Brooke. Finishing 17th is the Warren & Ginny Wagner Corvette 350, driven by Bill Seip. In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the Sloma Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma. Finishing 20th is the Bandag Corvette 427, driven by Denny Long. Finishing 21st is the Wilson / Race Ipsa Corvette 460, driven by ?. In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Carlen Corvette 350, driven by Gary Carlen. In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the KRUZ Recording Corvette 350, driven by Mike Meek. In 27th place, but not finishing the race, is the PSR Corvette 350, driven by Peter Shutts. [248] [423] June 21 At the Bloomington - Normal airport in Illinois, the Bloomington Corvette Corral show is held, over two days. 1200 Corvettes attend the show. 100 Corvette are presented at auction, the first major all-Corvette auction in the US. A 1954 roadster sells for US$2525; a 1971 sells for US$7550. [212.B7] June 29 At the Nelson Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville, Ohio, Round 4 of the SCCA Trans-American Championship is held. Finishing 1st is the Braun Corvette 427, driven by John Greenwood. Greenwood led the entire race, and set a race lap record at 100.152 MPH. Finishing 4th is the Draime Enterprises Corvette 350, driven by Jim Sherman. Finishing 5th is the Eclipse Corvette 350, driven by Bill Jobe. Finishing 7th is the Milliken Corvette 454, driven by Robert Milliken. Finishing 8th is the Automotive Interests Corvette 460, driven by Charles West. Finishing 9th is the Hambden Metal Products Corvette 350, driven by Bob Bienerth. Finishing 10th is the Brandt Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt Jr. Finishing 11th is the Lechner's Corvette Service Corvette 350, driven by John Lechner. Finishing 12th is The Big Apple Corvette 427, driven by John Huber. Finishing 14th is The Bandag Corvette 427, driven by Denny Long. Finishing 15th is the Bresee Corvette 460, driven by Alex Davidson. Finishing 16th is the Babe's Garage Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley. Finishing 17th is the Trapletti Corvette 350, driven by Carl Trapletti Jr. In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Hansen Corvette 327, driven by Jerry Hansen. Finishing 20th is the Randy Stafford Racing Corvette 350, driven by Randy Stafford. Finishing 22nd is the Warren & Ginny Wagner Corvette 350, driven by Bill Seip. Finishing 25th is the L&L Racing Enterprises Corvette 350, driven by Jerry Lancaster. [248] [423] (month unknown) AMT releases model kit #T-460 1975 Corvette convertible, in white plastic. [336.21] AMT releases model kit #T-456 1975 Corvette T-Top, in white plastic. [336.21] MPC releases model kit #1-7506 1975 Corvette convertible, in white plastic. [336.21] MPC releases model kit #1-7505 1975 Corvette T-Top, in white plastic. [336.21] MPC releases the 1/20-scale model kit #1-7530 1975 Corvette T-Top, in white plastic. [335.40] July 12 At the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit in Watkins Glen, New York, Round 5 of the SCCA Trans-American Championship is held, with the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen World Championship of Makes. Finishing 1st in Trans-Am class and 9th overall is the Babe's Garage Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley and Paul Misuriello. Finishing 2nd in Trans-Am class and 11th overall is the E.F. Miller & Co. Corvette 454, driven by John Orr and Bill Jobe. Finishing 4th in Trans-Am class and 13th overall is the Little Foreign Car Shop Corvette, driven by Michael Oleyar and Sam Feinstein. Finishing 5th in Trans-Am class and 15th overall is a Corvette 350, driven by Allan Anderson and Ray Anton. Finishing 6th in Trans-Am class and 16th overall is the Pierce Racing Corvette, driven by Roger Pierce and Alex Davidson. Finishing 7th in Trans-Am class and 18th overall is the Braun Corvette 427, driven by John Greenwood and Bill Adam. Finishing 8th in Trans-Am class and 19th overall is the Bandag Corvette 460, driven by Denny Long and Tim Startup. Finishing 9th in Trans-Am class and 22nd overall is the Rynone Industries Corvette 427, driven by Tom Rynone, Neil Wiernicki, and Michael Wiernicki. Finishing 11th in Trans-Am class and 28th overall is the Warren & Ginny Wagner Corvette, driven by Bill Seip and David Lloyd. [104.152] [248] (August 13 [423]) July 26 At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Round 6 of the SCCA Trans-American Championship series is held. Finishing 1st is the Advance United Corvette 454, driven by Jerry Hansen. Finishing 2nd is the Corvette Tech Corvette 461, driven by Tim Startup. Finishing 6th is the Rick Stark Enterprises Corvette 427, driven by Rick Stark. Finishing 8th is the Bresee Corvette 460, driven by Alex Davidson. Finishing 10th is The Bandag Corvette 460, driven by Denny Long. In 11th place, but not finishing the race, is the Eclipse Corvette 350, driven by Bill Jobe. Finishing 12th is the Randy Stafford Enterprises Corvette 350, driven by Randy Stafford. Finishing 14th is the T.B.C. Racing Corvette 427, driven by Roger Pierce. Finishing 15th is the Tri-State Automotive Corvette 427, driven by Steve Strandemo. Finishing 16th is the Schott Racing Corvette 427, driven by Dan Schott. In 17th place, but not finishing the race, is the Fyhrie / DePirro Corvette 350, driven by Paul DePirro. In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the Danielson Corvette 350, driven by Dick Danielson. In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Little Foreign Car Shop Corvette 454, driven by Michael Oleyar. In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Interests Corvette, driven by Bill Morrison. In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Craig Car Stereo Corvette 454, driven by Don Hager. In 23rd place, but not finishing the race, is the Babe's Garage Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley. In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Midwest Speed & Performance Corvette 350, driven by Emery Emond. In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the Round Table Racing Corvette 427, driven by Peter Brallier. [248] [423] July 31 The last 1975 model-year Corvette, a convertible, is driven off off the assembly line in St. Louis by inspection general foreman Bob Shell. [141.42] [148.64] [211.72] [774.96] (June [42.72]) (month unknown) Jerry Palmer's Chevy Three design studio proposes a mid-engine Corvette design, using a V6 engine. [86.45] August Production of 1976 model Corvettes begins. This Corvette is designated model 1Y, series Z. [148.66] [453.96] September 7 At the Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, Round 7 of the Pepsi SCCA Trans-American Championship series is held. Finishing 1st is the Advance United #144 Corvette 454, driven by Jerry Hansen. Hansen sets a race lap record at 102.652 MPH. Finishing 4th is the Schott Racing #20 Corvette 460, driven by Dan Schott. Finishing 5th is the Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette 427, driven by Rick Stark. In 6th place, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Interests #77 Corvette, driven by Charles West. Finishing 7th is The Bandag #22 Corvette 460, driven by Denny Long. In 8th place, but not finishing the race, is the John's Corvette Shop #12 Corvette, driven by John Biza. Finishing 9th is the Tri-State Automotive #23 Corvette 427, driven by Steve Strandemo. Finishing 10th is the Midwest Speed & Performance #82 Corvette 350, driven by Emery Emond. Finishing 11th is the Jay Kline Chevrolet #93 Corvette 350, driven by Steve Kline. Finishing 12th is the Turbovette #73 Corvette 427, driven by Chuck Phillippi. In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pickett Racing #7 Corvette 427, driven by Bill Geen. Disqualified from winning 2nd place due to an underweight car is the Automotive Interests #27 Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma. [248] [423] (month unknown) The SCCA Trans-Am Series championship is won by John Greenwood. [3.125] [42.100] [263.466] Bob McDorman Chevrolet car dealer holds his second annual Corvette concours and swap meet. About 8-10,000 people attend. Winner of the concours receives a 1958 Corvette. [202.33] [316] October 2 Chevrolet introduces the 1976 model Corvette. [453.99] October 31 The National Broadcasting Company airs The Rockford Files TV show in the USA. A light blue 1975/76 Corvette appears briefly. [828] (month unknown) At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Champion Spark Plug Road Racing Classic final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held. Finishing 1st in A Production class is Frank Fahey, driving a Corvette. [3.125] [42.100] [299.62] [394.4,12] At the Daytona International Raceway in Daytona, Florida, the Daytona 250 race is held, the final race of the IMSA Camel GT Challenge Series. Finishing 1st in GTO class and 1st overall is the Greenwood #76 Corvette driven by John Greenwood. Greenwood set the lap record for the track. Finishing 12th in GTO class and 12th overall is the Corvette driven by Babe Headley. Finishing 15th in GTO class and 15th overall is the Corvette driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 16th in GTO class and 16th overall is the Corvette driven by Roger Pierce. Finishing 18th in GTO class and 20th overall is the Corvette driven by Bill Arnold. Finishing 20th in GTO class and 24th overall is the Corvette driven by Dennis Stefl. Placing 23rd in GTO class and 30th overall is the Corvette driven by Bobby Diehl and Ted Kempgens. Placing 29th in GTO class and 37th overall is the Corvette driven by Rick Hay and Vince Muzzin. Finishing 31st in GTO class and 39th overall is the Corvette driven by Dan Schott. Placing 32nd in GTO class and 40th overall is the Corvette driven by Al Levenson and Tom Brown. Placing 36th in GTO class and 44th overall is the Corvette driven by Javier Garcia and George Garcia. Placing 39th in GTO class and 48th overall is the Corvette driven by Richard Bostyan. Placing 41st in GTO class and 50th overall is the Corvette driven by Irwin Jann. Placing 43rd in GTO class and 52nd overall is the Corvette driven by Ron Connelly. Placing 46th in GTO class and 55th overall is the Corvette driven by Bill Bean. Placing 47th in GTO class and 56th overall is the Corvette driven by Garrett Waddell. Placing 50th in GTO class and 61st overall is the Corvette driven by Dick Vreeland. Placing 58th in GTO class and 70th overall is the Corvette driven by Manuel Quintana. [104.152] [201.10] [371.96] The style of bumpers on the 1976 model is changed, from 6-inch long recessed "Corvette" lettering to 8-inch non-recessed lettering. [242.23]