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John Greenwood (racing driver)

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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

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

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

IMSA GT Championship

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

John Greenwood Racing

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

References

  1. ^ http://www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/Home.html
  2. ^ a b "Historic - Corvette racing star John Greenwood passes at 71". Racer.com. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  3. ^ "Corvette Legend John Greenwood Dies - CorvettedCorvetted". Corvetted.com. 2015-07-09. 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.