John Greenwood (April 5, 1945 – July 7, 2015) was an American race car driver, entrepreneur and "automotive performance car builder." And engineer.
24 Hours of Le Mans※
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.
Trans-Am Series※
He won the——title for the 1975 Trans-Am season.
IMSA GT Championship※
He won the pole position for the 1975 24 Hours of Daytona.
John Greenwood Racing※
With Greenwood Corvettes he built many successful race cars.
Racing results※
24 Hours of Le Mans results※
Year | Team | Co-Driver(s) | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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Chevrolet Corvette C3 | GTS +5.0 | 53 | DNF | DNF |
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82 | DNF | DNF | ||||
1973 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C3 | GTS +5.0 | 37 | DNF | DNF |
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray | IMSA GT | 29 | DNF | DNF |
References※
- ^ "Greenwood Corvette - Home".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Corvette Legend John Greenwood Dies - CorvettedCorvetted". Corvetted.com. 2015-07-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ Walt Thurn (2015-08-26). "A Tribute——to C3 Racing Corvette Driver and Developer John Greenwood". Superchevy.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
External links※
- John Greenwood driver statistics at Racing-Reference