I went to the local road racing track waterford hills to take the drivers school. I started putting bored and stroked 409s and nascar big blocks in my car. John buxton hilton 19211986, british crime writer, who also wrote as john greenwood disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. In 1976 john paul returned to racing after a short break. Jan 30, 2020 famed race car driver john andretti has lost his battle with cancer and passed away thursday, andretti autosport confirmed on twitter. John greenwood racing driver, date of birth, place of birth. A tribute to c3 racing corvette driver and developer john greenwood goodbye, rocket man. Jonny greenwood racing career profile driver database. At some races his team ran both cars, and at others he leased one or both. Longtime nascar and indy car driver john andretti has died after a long battle with cancer. When chevrolet wasnt officially racing, it was up to privateers to carry the mantle and defend its honor on the race track. Corvette racing legend, john greenwood passes corvette report. Aug 26, 2015 a tribute to c3 racing corvette driver and developer john greenwood goodbye, rocket man. John greenwood, whose love of cars developed into a career in racing, died.
This success inspired him to enter the drivers school at the waterford hills race track in waterford, michigan. Vintage racing style legendary drivers crushing it on. John had a huge career that included wins in cart, imsa gtp. Greenwood corvettes proved successful in transam racing, with john greenwood winning the scca championship in 1975. Former nascar driver john andretti announces second bout with. John had a huge career that included wins in cart, imsa gtp, r. Sep 09, 2012 an interview with racecar driver and former varac president john greenwood, interviewed by judy madren as part of the varac historic audio series. John greenwood racing motor sport magazine database our new database page will launch shortly. The car was invited to both the 2014 sonoma historics and the rolex monterey motorsports reunion, where it was on the pole for the imsa group race. Driver john greenwood career statistics racingreference. Gunners classic corner 1974 john greenwood sebring. Oct 26, 2015 his c3 corvette greenwood race cars were very well known for their big aerodynamics and even bigger engines. Click on the site to see john greenwood s career results at that track. Racing in the 70s mike brockman and john greenwood.
John and burt greenwood did just that, inspiring the next generation of. He tried the porsche rsr and then moved to a v8 monza dykstradesign in 1977. Jul 14, 2015 the car also is the only one created with a bob riley coilover suspension layout on a ron fournier aciddipped fullframe chassis, and it still includes a special personal drivers seat extension for mr. John greenwood april 5, 1945 july 7, 2015 was an american race car driver, entrepreneur and automotive performance car builder and engineer external links. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for john greenwood on. Greenwood corvette race cars public group facebook. Nobody ever had to guess what country corvette racer john. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for john greenwood. The car appeared in the 1981 daytona 24 hours with john greenwood as the driver, but bad luck would strike and an engine failure ended its 81 24 hours. Encapsulated within this new car was the accumulation of all chevrolet racing exponent john greenwoods long years of racing experience with these great cars. Who did it better, frank cipelle or john greenwood. This win helped him secure a deal with bf goodrich to promote the bf goodrich radial ta tires.
John greenwood was a talented driver and engineer who built the. Jul 09, 2015 nobody ever had to guess what country corvette racer john greenwood hailed from. A brief tribute to corvette racing legend, john greenwood. The john greenwood tribute is being organized by our friends at the registry of corvette race cars and the national corvette museum. John greenwood corvettes profiles of owners, restorers, collectors, former. One specific car that will go down in history is the 1976 spirit of le mans wide body corvette that was built by john greenwood n the early 1970s. Greenwoods race cars were outrageous, brash, loud, bright and bloody fast. An interview with racecar driver and former varac president john greenwood, interviewed by judy madren as part of the varac historic audio series. In an era when the corvette was at its lowest, two brothers from detroit named john and burt greenwood sought to take on the racing world with the chevrolets sports car, and managed to alter corvette race car design for the better in the process. Former nascar driver and nephew of racing legend mario andretti, john andretti, is facing a second bout with cancer. With the passing of john greenwood on july 7, 2015, many have stopped to look back on his fascinating career.
Renaissance racer john greenwood was a talented driver and engineer who built the fastest racing corvettes of the 1970s. In 1971 greenwood won the 1971 12 hours of sebring with co driver dick smothers. John migrated to autocrossing and subsequently to scca regional racing. And greenwood indeed got schooled, finding himself with a steep learning curve and feeling somewhat in over his head, but not deterred. Below is a tribute to john greenwood written by registry of corvette race cars and. Greenwood built the cars to compete in endurance auto racing like the 24hr of le mans, 24hr of daytona and the 12hr sebring race.
It was john greenwoods new widebody race car, quickly dubbed the batmobile. As rudy tells it, he and john got along amazingly well. Four decades of friendship and one traumatized bus driver. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The story of john and burt greenwood goes back to childhood when their dad, hank, would take them to work at the gm tech center. Jul 14, 2015 legendary corvette racing car builder and driver john greenwood, of altamonte springs, florida, passed away on july 07, 2015 at the age of 70 after a long illness john is pictured below at daytona back in 1975. The ncm will be showing off their greenwood scca ap and imsa race car from their collection. Famed corvette racer john greenwood has died at the age of 71.
John greenwood racing driver, date of birth, place of. A tribute to c3 racing corvette driver and developer john. The car was campaigned by jim mancuso and at times with bill coykendall as a secondary. Chassis 010 was built by john greenwood for jim mancuso to race in the scca trans am series. Corvette racer, c3 race car developer, april 4, 1945 july 7, 2015. News of the american drivers death was confirmed on thursday by andretti autosport, an auto racing team owned by johns cousin michael. Driver john greenwood 1980 nascar winston cup results. Aug 22, 2014 gunners classic corner 1974 john greenwood sebring corvette gt august 22, 2014 john gunnell guest columns, road racing, sports car racing 1 when john greenwood built a pair of stockframed, widebodied, fuelinjected race cars for the 197475 transam series, he was focused on beating porsches and bmws at sebring, pocono, portland. May 30, 2018 former nascar driver and nephew of racing legend mario andretti, john andretti, is facing a second bout with cancer. Team profile for john greenwood racing, including a comprehensive list of race entries for john greenwood racing. Mecum to auction john greenwoods spirit of sebring 75. Fortunately, the car was never badly damaged during races and remains the most original of the six widebodies. John greenwood was a talented driver and engineer who built the fastest racing corvettes of the 1970s. The son of a general motors executive, greenwood grew up around cars and first rose to prominence in the early 1970 when he won consecutive scca a production national championships in a corvette.
This was required for it to comply with the 197677 scca trans am race series. Throughout his career as a professional race car driver and builder john greenwood successfully piloted chevrolet corvettes in several significant races in the 1970s, including the 24 hours of le mans 1972, 1973, 1976, the 24 hours of daytona 1971, and the 12 hours of sebring 1971. Legendary corvette driver john greenwood seen here looking so 70s it could be sold as a halloween kit at the 1976 24 hours of daytona. John greenwood nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
John greenwood ii usas cars photo gallery racing sports cars. Sep 04, 2018 when chevrolet wasnt officially racing, it was up to privateers to carry the mantle and defend its honor on the race track. John greenwood racing career profile driver database. Legendary corvette racing car builder and driver john greenwood, of altamonte springs, florida, passed away on july 07, 2015 at the age of 70 after a long illness john is pictured below at daytona back in 1975. Bruce and phil ran this car at the imsa daytona finale that year and then the partnership dissolved. This c3 race car is now offered on a bill of sale in phoenix, arizona. Tribute planned for corvette racer john greenwood at daytona. His co drivers at the 24 hours of daytona and the 12 hours of sebring. Going back to 197475, rudy braun had approached john greenwood to build a race car for him and bob adam. John grew to be a gifted, selftaught engineer and a fiercely competitive driver who. Jan 30, 2020 nascar and indycar racer john andretti has died. Legendary corvette racer and engine and car developer john greenwood passed away at the age of 70. John greenwood april 5, 1945 july 7, 2015 was an american race car driver, entrepreneur and automotive performance car builder and engineer.
The all conquering greenwood widebody corvettes will again see action in 2016 with the scheduled debut of the first continuation greenwood factory works widebody corvettes. Apr 01, 2004 mike brockman has raced the curves of watkins glen to the wild of baja, test drove for mototrend, and raced with john greenwood codriving for team greenwood corvettes. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. News of the american drivers death was confirmed on thursday by andretti autosport, an. John greenwood spirit of sebring 75 corvette racer to cross. John greenwood racing motor sport magazine database. Rick mancuso, john and burt greenwood appoint duntov motor company to build continuation widebody 1976 greenwood lemans corvettes. Famed race car driver john andretti has lost his battle with cancer and passed away thursday, andretti autosport confirmed on twitter. Burt and john greenwood racing 2018 corvette hall of fame burt left and john right greenwood. Mike brockman has raced the curves of watkins glen to the wild of baja, test drove for mototrend, and raced with john greenwood codriving for team greenwood corvettes. Racing in the 70s mike brockman and john greenwood corvette. He underwent chemotherapy treatments last year to fight stage four colon cancer.
Comparison between frank cipelle and john greenwood. Later in 1974, he sold the 1963 to another friend and bought the mike murray car, also a greenwood car, now identified as one of johns 197071 race cars. When the 1970s energy crisis almost put an end to the 1975 sebring race he came up with the sponsorship to save the race. About this time, john paul began talking with john greenwood about his new ideas for the tubeframe cars. The marching patriot logo on your lemans racer etc.
At his wifes urging, greenwood entered a parking lot autocross with his corvette and won. Rick mancuso, john and burt greenwood appoint duntov motor. For burt greenwood back a few months ago when i mentioned chevrolet money. Burt and john greenwood racing 2018 corvette hall of fame. John greenwood driver statistics at racingreference. Greenwood corvettes is an american automotive performance tuning and racing company specializing in corvette sportscars and race cars founded by automotive enthusiasts and professional race car drivers, american brothers burt and john greenwood.
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