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The Fords won Le Mans again in 1968 and 1969, while the T70's only big endurance win was a one–two finish in the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona when the Sunoco Lola T70-Chevrolet of Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons [5] bested the Traco-built small-block 302 cu in Chevy V8 powered American International Racing T70s of Ed Leslie and Lothar Motschenbacher.
For 1970, that series was replaced by a new base LeMans line with the same bodystyles, while the previous up-level LeMans became the LeMans Sport. The entry level Tempest continued for one more year with a new T-37 hardtop coupe added at mid-year, that included a GT-37 option package as lower-priced junior musclecar available with 350 and 400 ...
All models received new rectangular headlights with distinct grilles unique to the base and Le Mans Sport and another one for the Grand Le Mans. The Grand Le Mans had the instrument panel of the 1973-75 Gran Am, while the Le Mans and Le Mans Sport continued with the regular dash. The 1973-75 Luxury Le Mans had the regular Le Mans instrument panel.
The car was a trim package of the Pontiac Le Mans, but powered by the Pontiac 400 rated at 200 hp (149 kW; 203 PS) (the T/A 6.6 "W72" version, not the base 400, which made 180). Cars specifically destined for Californian or high-altitude county dealers, featured the Oldsmobile 403 Small Block making 185 hp (138 kW; 188 PS).
LeMans 24-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance from Le Mans, France. July 4 1970 Firecracker 400: July 25 1970 Nashville 420 – Live Coverage of the latter stages of the race. October 31 In Atlanta, Muhammad Ali defeats Jerry Quarry in the third round, in his first fight in three years. November 14 World Gymnastics Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
Corvette Racing ran the GT1 C6.Rs in the early events of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season and retired their cars at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans to focus on their new GT2 program. Two cars were entered in the LMGTE Pro category at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, weighing 1245 kg. One car was not classified, with the other achieving 23rd ...
California sport stubs (3 C, 269 P) Pages in category "Sports in California" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Grand Prix of Sonoma was a sports car race held at Sonoma Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway) in Sonoma, California.It began in 1976 as an IMSA GT Championship race, before joining the American Le Mans Series from 1999 to 2005.