- March 18
- At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 48th Annual Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring race is held, round one of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 5th in GTS class and 16th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R driven by Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, Franck Freon.
- In 6th place in GTS class and 24th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and Justin Bell.
[181.56] [182.22] [185.146] [245] [423] [502.178]
- March 19
- At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring race is held, round two of the Grand-Am Motorola Cup series.
- Finishing 2nd in SGS class and 2nd overall is the KAC Technologies #08 Corvette, driven by Amos Johnson and Randy Pobst.
- Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 3rd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 9th overall is the KAC Technologies #81 Corvette, driven by Ron Grimm and Sean Roe.
- Finishing 6th in SGS class and 10th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #37 Corvette, driven by John Heinricy and Stu Hayner.
- Finishing 7th in SGS class and 11th overall is the Planet Earth Motorsports #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pete.
- Finishing 9th in SGS class and 52nd overall is the First Racing #22 Corvette, driven by Michael Culver and Mike Fitzgerald.
- Finishing 10th in SGS class and 54th overall is the Powell Motorsports #30 Corvette, driven by Peter Tonelli.
- Finishing 11th in SGS class and 60th overall is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Marty Miller.
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- (month unknown)
- A 1969 Corvette coupe with L88 engine sells for US$107,000. [180.8]
- April 13
- (to April 16) The National Corvette Museum hosts the Third Annual C5 Birthday Bash, organized by the Official C5 Registry. Through donations, US$40,000 is raised for the museum. Bob McDorman Chevrolet donates a 2000 Magnetic Red Convertible to the National Corvette Museum, for use by the executive director. [184.16] [223.24] [834.69] [906.78]
- April 22
- At the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, the Sun Automotive 200 at Pt Phoenix race is held, round three of the Grand-Am Motorola Cup series.
- Finishing 2nd in SGS class and 2nd overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #37 Corvette, driven by John Heinricy and Stu Hayner.
- Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 3rd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 4th in SGS class and 4th overall is the KAC Technologies #08 Corvette, driven by Randy Pobst and Andy Pilgrim.
- Finishing 7th in SGS class and 9th overall is the Planet Earth Motorsports #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pete.
- Finishing 8th in SGS class and 17th overall is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Marty Miller and Reese Cox.
- Finishing 11th in SGS class and 28th overall is the Team Naykid Racing #94 Corvette, driven by Scotty White and Bill Deters.
- Finishing 12th in SGS class and 29th overall is the First Racing #22 Corvette, driven by Michael Culver and Mike Fitzgerald.
- Finishing 13th in SGS class and 31st overall is the Powell Motorsports #30 Corvette, driven by Peter Tonelli, Craig Conway, and Devon Powell.
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- April 30
- Dave Hill, Chief Engineer of Corvette, unveils the 2001 Z06 model Corvette, with new hard top, and 385 HP LS6 engine. [184.54]
- (month unknown)
- Pratt & Miller builds Corvette C5-R chassis numbers 003 and 004 with wider tracks than the first two chassis. [525.72]
- May 4
- Speedvision automotive television programming introduces the "Corvette - The American Dream" series. [180.8]
- May 6
- At the Homestead Miami Speedway in Miami, Florida, the Nextel 250 race is held, round four of the Grand-Am Motorola Cup series.
- Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 3rd overall is the KAC Technologies #08 Corvette, driven by Andy Pilgrim and Randy Pobst.
- Finishing 4th in SGS class and 4th overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Doug Goad and Devon Powell.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 5th overall is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Marty Miller and Reese Cox.
- Finishing 6th in SGS class and 6th overall is the Planet Earth Motorsports #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pete.
- Finishing 7th in SGS class and 7th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #37 Corvette, driven by Stu Hayner and John Heinricy.
- Finishing 8th in SGS class and 8th overall is the First Racing #22 Corvette, driven by Michael Culver and Mike Fitzgerald.
- Finishing 9th in SGS class and 14th overall is the Powell Motorsports #30 Corvette, driven by Peter Tonelli and Craig Conway.
[244]
- May 12
- (to May 13) The National Corvette Museum hosts the ZR-1 Gathering. Over 500 people attend. [184.9] [834.69]
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- May 13
- The eight-day One Lap of America race finishes. A 600-hp C5 entered by Chuck Mallett finishes Third. Fifth is a Lingenfelter ZR-1, and 7th is a Lingenfelter twin-turbo C5. [190.38]
- May 21
- The Nevada Open Road Challenge is held on a 90 mile stretch of highway S.R. 318 between Lund and Hiko. 78 of over 200 cars are Corvettes. A modified 1992 Corvette takes top speed of 227 MPH. Another Corvette averages 207 MPH, taking first place. [184.9]
- (month unknown)
- At Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, Round One of the Speedvision GT Championship is held.
- Bill Cooper, driving the Les Stanford / Pirate Racing Corvette C5, wins.
- In second place is MTI Racing's Corvette C5, driven by Reese Cox.
[180.8]
- June 4
- At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Dublin, Ohio, the U.S. Road Racing Classic is held, round five of the Grand-Am Motorola Cup series.
- Finishing 2nd in SGS class and 2nd overall is the First Racing #22 Corvette, driven by Michael Culver and Mike Fitzgerald.
- Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 3rd overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #37 Corvette, driven by Stu Hayner and John Heinricy.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 7th overall is the Powell Motorsports #30 Corvette, driven by Peter Tonelli and Craig Conway.
- Finishing 6th in SGS class and 9th overall is the Planet Earth Motorsports #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pete.
- Finishing 7th in SGS class and 26th overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 8th in SGS class and 37th overall is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Marty Miller and Reese Cox.
- The KAC Technologies #08 Corvette of Andy Pilgrim and Randy Pobst finished in the top three, but was excluded due to failing the post-race tech inspection.
[244]
- At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Dublin, Ohio, the U.S. Road Racing Classic is held. This is part of the Grand American Sports Car Series. Finishing 7th in GTO class and 41st overall is the Motech Motorsports Corvette driven by Barnard and Moyer. [244] [502.178]
- June 8
- Buena Vista International releases the film Gone in Sixty Seconds to theaters in New Zealand. A person mentions that Bill Bixby drove a Corvette in the TV show The Magician. [742]
- June 16
- In Le Mans, France, the Corvette C5 Registry leads the Le Mans downtown parade. [191.31]
- June 17
- At the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held, over two days. For the first time, Chevrolet's Corvette Group officially enters two Corvette C5-R race cars.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 10th overall is the Corvette Racing/Gary Pratt #64 Corvette C5-R driven by Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, and Franck Freon.
- Finishing 4th in GTS class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing/Gary Pratt #63 Corvette C5-R driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and Justin Bell.
[172.6] [175] [184.9] [188.186] [190.10] [191.31] [195.12] [423]
- June 22
- In Bloomington, Illinois, the 28th annual Bloomington Gold / Corvettes USA meet is held. Auction highlights include:
- 1965 fuel injected convertible with 1500 miles and knockoffs: US$115,000 bid not accepted;
- 1968 blue convertible with L88 engine: US$100,000;
- 1957 fuel injected automatic black convertible: US$71,500;
- 1957 fuel injected 3-speed black convertible: US$72,000;
- 1962 fuel injected silver convertible: US$70,250;
- 1965 fuel injected convertible: US$71,000;
- 1965 fuel injected maroon 396/425 engine: US$71,500;
- 1967 427/435 engine coupe: US$82,000;
- 1967 silver 427/435 engine convertible with both tops: US$85,500;
- 1969 L88 engine coupe: US$94,500.
[176.74] [179.74] [191.56] [834.69]
- June 26
- The last 2000 model Corvette rolls of the production line. [191.8]
- June 29
- At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, the Paul Revere 250 race is held, part of the Grand American Sports Car Series. In 5th place in GTO class and 41st place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Kreider Motorsport #15 Corvette driven by Daniel Urrutia. [244] [423] [503.131]
- (month unknown)
- At Christie's 2000 Pebble Beach auction, Larry Bowman pays US$620,000 for a 1968 Corvette L-88 that was raced by the Swiss Filipinetti team and others at Le Mans every year from 1968 to 1973. [309.26]
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