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March 21, 1964
- At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- 1st in Grand Touring +5000 class: Skip Hudson and Jerry Grant in the #9 Corvette.
August 1964
- At the Bonneville salt flats in Utah the 16th Annual Bonneville Nationals Speed Trials are held.
- 1st in Class A Grand Touring: Bob Hirsch and Bill Scace in a Corvette in a record 155.132 MPH.
September 13, 1964
- At Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Road America 500 race is held.
- 3rd overall: Jim Hall, Hap Sharp, and Roger Penske in a Corvette Grand Sport.
1964
- Pennsylvania SCCA car race.
- 1st in C Modified, 1st overall: Ben Moore in a Corvette Grand Sport.
1964
- End of SCCA race season.
- 1st in B Production: Frank Dominianni in a 1962 Corvette.
November 15, 1964
- At the Riverside International Raceway in California, the American Road Race of Champions final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held.
- 3rd in A Production, 3rd overall: Dick Guldstrand in the #62 Corvette.
- 2nd in B Production: Paul Canary in the #33 Corvette.
November 28, 1964
- The Nassau Sprint race is held in the Bahamas.
- 1st overall: Roger Penske in a Corvette Grand Sport.
November 30, 1964
- The Tourist Trophy race of the Nassau Speed Week is held in the Bahamas.
- 1st overall: Roger Penske in the #82 Corvette Grand Sport.
December 1964
- Nassau Speed Weeks race.
- 1st in GT class: Ken Hablow in a 1963 396ci Corvette.
March 27, 1965
- In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- 1st in Grand Touring +5000 class: George Robertson and Dick Boo in the #5 Corvette.
- 2nd in Prototype GT +4000: George Wintersteen, Peter Goetz, and Milton Diehl in the #2 Corvette Grand Sport.
- 3rd in Prototype GT +4000: Delmo Johnson and Dave Morgan in the #1 Corvette Grand Sport.
August 1965
- Bonneville salt flats races.
- 1st in Grand Touring: Barry Brock in a 396ci Corvette with a record 169.654 MPH.
1965
- Tourist Trophy Race at Bahamas Speed Week.
- 1st: Roger Penske in a Corvette Grand Sport.
November 28, 1965
- At the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the American Road Race of Champions final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held.
- 3rd in B Production: Don Yenko in a Corvette.
February 5, 1966
- In Daytona, Florida, the Daytona Continental 24-hour race is held.
- 1st in GT +3000: Dick Guldstrand, Ben Moore, and George Wintersteen in the #6 1966 Corvette L88.
- 3rd in GT +3000: George Cornelius, Dick Boo, and Robert Ryan Brown in the #67 Corvette.
March 26, 1966
- In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- 1st in Grand Touring +5000: George Wintersteen and Ben Moore in the #9 1966 Corvette L88.
- 2nd in Grand Touring +5000: Don Yenko, Dave Morgan, and Harold Whims in the #8 Corvette.
August 1966
- Bonneville salt flats races.
- 1st in A Grand Touring: Barry Brock in a 427ci Corvette at a record of 180.138 MPH.
April 1, 1967
- In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- 1st in Grand Touring +5000: Dave Morgan and Don Yenko in the #8 1967 Corvette L88.
- 2nd in Grand Touring +5000: Joe Welch and George Wintersteen in the #4 Corvette L88.
August 1967
- Bonneville salt flat races.
- 1st in A Grand Touring: Bob Hirsch in a 427ci L88 Corvette at a record 192.879 MPH.
November 26, 1967
- At the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the American Road Race of Champions final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held.
- 2nd in A Production: Tony DeLorenzo in a Corvette.
February 3, 1968
- In Daytona, Florida, the Daytona 24 Hours race is held.
- 1st in GT class: Jerry Grant and Dave Morgan in the #31 1967 Corvette L88 coupe.
- 3rd in GT class: Ed Ross and H. Craige Pelouze in the #28 Corvette.
March 23, 1968
- In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- 1st in Grand Touring +5000: Hap Sharp and Dave Morgan in the #3 1968 Corvette L88.
- 2nd in Grand Touring +5000: Dan Torpy and E. Dale Keenan in the #80 Corvette.
- 3rd in Grand Touring +5000: Or Costanzo, William Harris, and Dave Heinz in the #7 Corvette.
July 14, 1968
- In Watkins Glen, New York, the Watkins Glen Six Hour Enduro race is held.
- 1st in GT class: Jerry Thompson and Tony DeLorenzo in a Corvette.
November 24, 1968
- At the Riverside International Raceway in California, the American Road Race of Champions final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held.
- 2nd in A Production, 2nd overall: Tony DeLorenzo in the #4 Corvette.
- 3rd in A Production: Michael Summers in the #3 Corvette.
- 2nd in B Production: Jerry Thompson in the #25 Corvette.
- 3rd in B Production: Dick Simon in the #34 Corvette.
February 1, 1969
- At the Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Daytona 24 Hours race is held.
- 1st in Grand Touring +5000: Smokey Drolet, John Tremblay, Vince Gimondo, and John Belperche in the #96 Corvette.
March 22, 1969
- In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- 2nd in Grand Touring +5000: Dick Lang and Gib Hufstaeder in the #2 Corvette.
- 3rd in Grand Touring +5000: Or Costanzo and Dave Heinz in the #4 Corvette L-88.
May 11, 1969
- The 1,000 KM Spa-Francorchamps race is held in Europe.
- 1st in GT+5.0 class: Chris Tuerlinx and Etienne Stalpaert in the #57 Corvette.
July 13, 1969
- At the Watkins Glen raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen Six Hours of Endurance race is held.
- 1st in GT+2.0 class: Tony DeLorenzo and Dick Lang in the #14 Corvette.
- 2nd in GT+2.0 class: Robert Esseks and John Paul in the #30 Corvette.
September 26, 1969
- The Tour de France in Nice, France, ends.
- 1st in Group 3 Grand Touring class, 2nd overall: Henri Greder and André Vigneron in the #143 1968 Corvette L-88.
November 30, 1969
- At the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the American Road Race of Champions final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held.
- 1st in A Production class, 1st overall: Jerry Thompson in the #7 1969 Corvette.
- 2nd in A Production class, 2nd overall: Don Yenko in the #91 Corvette.
- 3rd in A Production class, 3rd overall: Herb Caplan in the #6 Corvette.
- 1st in B Production class: Allan Barker in the #87 Corvette.
- 3rd in B Production class: Doug Hooper in the #25 Corvette.
Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of Chevrolet Corvettes
Chevrolet Corvette References in Pop Culture
Ken P's Today in History
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