12/18/2023 0 Comments Tony steward daytona 24![]() And change in this case meant that some executives at OCF headquarters had concluded that the company had gotten what they wanted out of the sponsorship program and didn't feel the need to do it anymore. Despite all of the success for the team and the spike in attention - and OEM business - delivered for Owens/Corning Fiberglas Corporation, change in the racing business is inevitable. But the triumph would be the team's last as the Owens/Corning Fiberglas Corvette Racing Team, as the sponsorship ended with the 1971 Daytona 24 Hour race.Īs I suggested last week, there were a number of reasons for it. Not to mention "The Streak" in SCCA National races that continued unabated in 1970, which had followed a '69 National Championship in "A Production" for Jerry Thompson. ![]() It was the culmination of an incredible run for the OCF team, having recorded impressive FIA GT Class victories at the 1969 Watkins Glen 6 Hour (7th overall, 1st in GT +2.5L), the 1970 Daytona 24 Hour (6th overall, 1st in GT +2.5L) and the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring (10th overall, 1st in GT +5.0L). PMDĭetroit. I'm going to backtrack a bit for this installment of "The Glory Days." Last week, I covered the triumph of the Owens/Corning Fiberglas Corvette Racing Team in the Daytona 24 Hour in 1971, with Tony DeLorenzo, Don Yenko and John Mahler finishing fourth overall and first in GT in the No. I hope you enjoy it, because it was a different time and a different era, one never to be repeated. This series has been one of the most popular and widely read pieces ever to appear in. ![]() This series may not quite convey the sleepless nights and endless thrashes to get ready for races, the interminable tows - on no sleep - to races all over the country, or the sheer exhaustion that was part and parcel of running - and winning - in the top endurance races in the U.S., but it does capture a fleeting moment in time and provide a closeup view of amateur sports car racing in the 60s and 70s, and how it captivated a talented bunch of volunteers and propelled them to achieve greatness at the higher levels of the sport. Many new AE readers (and Twitter and Thread followers) don't know the connection between my brother and me (Tony recently just celebrated his 80th birthday by the way), or are familiar with the exploits of the famous Owens/Corning Corvette Racing Team. Editor-in-Chief's Note: It has been a while since we've run our series - "The Glory Days" - the inside story of my brother Tony's racing career, who is one of the most successful Corvette racers of all time and a member of the Corvette Hall of Fame (2009). ![]()
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