John Greenwood (racing driver)

John Greenwood (April 5, 1945 – July 7, 2015) was an American race car driver, entrepreneur and automotive performance car builder and engineer.[1]

24 Hours of Le Mans

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Greenwood raced three times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans - 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans, and 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2]

Trans-Am Series

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He won the title for the 1975 Trans-Am season.[3]

IMSA GT Championship

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He won the pole position for the 1975 24 Hours of Daytona.[4]

John Greenwood Racing

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With Greenwood Corvettes he built many successful race cars.[2]

Racing results

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Driver(s) Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1972   John Greenwood Racing   Dick Smothers Chevrolet Corvette C3 GTS +5.0 53 DNF DNF
  Alain Cudini
  Bernard Darniche
82 DNF DNF
1973   John Greenwood Racing   Bob Johnson Chevrolet Corvette C3 GTS +5.0 37 DNF DNF
1976   IMSA
  Greenwood Corvettes
  Bernard Darniche Chevrolet Corvette Stingray IMSA GT 29 DNF DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Greenwood Corvette - Home".
  2. ^ a b "Historic - Corvette racing star John Greenwood passes at 71". Racer.com. 2015-07-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  3. ^ "Corvette Legend John Greenwood Dies - CorvettedCorvetted". Corvetted.com. 2015-07-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  4. ^ Walt Thurn (2015-08-26). "A Tribute to C3 Racing Corvette Driver and Developer John Greenwood". Superchevy.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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