| Where better to show off the Corvette | | | | |
| performance parts than at the American Le | | | | Gavin said, "As I came in for the pit stop, |
| Mans Series Utah Grand Prix at Miller | | | | Ray Gongla, my crew chief, said on the radio, |
| Motorsports Park. And this where exactly | | | | 'Make it count! I pushed and pushed, the crew |
| Oliver Gavin together with Olivier Beretta | | | | did a fantastic pit stop, and we managed to |
| scored their fourth win in five starts this | | | | get out just in front of Jan. I have to say |
| season. The two "Ollies" completed 61 laps of | | | | that our engineer, Steve Cole, and the team |
| the 4.5 mile circuit in their No.4 Compuware | | | | gave us a brilliant race car today." |
| Corvette C6.R, finishing 26.550 seconds ahead | | | | |
| of Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell in the | | | | While Gavin reminisce the race Beretta was |
| No.3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. The two | | | | savoring his record-setting 32nd career ALMS |
| Corvettes finished eight and ninth | | | | victory and would be focusing on the team's |
| respectively. | | | | next race which is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. |
| | | | Beretta said, "It was a very important day |
| After the team elected to change tires that | | | | for us because it was the last practice |
| had been flat-spotted in a spin during | | | | before Le Mans. We had to finish with the car |
| qualifying Gavin was given no choice but to | | | | in one piece because it will fly to France in |
| start at the back of the pack. Per ALMS rule, | | | | a few days. We want the mechanics to be well |
| the pole-winning Corvette was demoted to the | | | | rested because they've done a fantastic job |
| 25th starting position after the tire change. | | | | since the start of the season. We went |
| Despite his pole position Gavin was able to | | | | through three street races without any |
| surpass the entire GT2 field on the first lap | | | | accidents and now we've completed a |
| obtaining the ninth positions. And by the | | | | successful Michelin tire test. We are ready |
| third lap he was 3.5 seconds behind the No. 3 | | | | to go to the big one now." |
| Corvette which has started on the 12th | | | | |
| position. | | | | The Corvette Racing Program Manager Doug |
| | | | Fehan also agreed that indeed "It was a |
| Gavin recalled, "There was quite a melee in | | | | perfectly executed race today and we learned |
| the first corner with cars going off the | | | | a tremendous amount. I think we've made a |
| track, and I was trying to be very careful | | | | very good tire selection for Le Mans; the |
| because the last thing I wanted to do was | | | | last compound we had on looked really good, |
| damage the car. I managed to pick off cars | | | | so we're excited about that. We'll be as |
| one by one. Then I caught up behind one of | | | | prepared as possible." |
| the prototypes - that was a problem because | | | | |
| we were much quicker in the corners but their | | | | The race was a tough one for the Corvette |
| car was like a dragster in the straights. | | | | Racing team like for instance the experience |
| Finally he went wide in Turn 15 and I managed | | | | of Magnussen who had to deal with a |
| to get past him." | | | | transmission problem in his two stints in the |
| | | | No. 3 Corvette C6.R. He said, "In the first |
| A full course caution at 11:50 into the race | | | | stint I had some trouble with the gearbox on |
| has reduced the margin between the two | | | | shifts. That problem got better in the second |
| Corvettes to .6 seconds. And then it happen | | | | stint, but I couldn't count on it not coming |
| after the first round of pit stops at the 40 | | | | back so it was hard for me to push. Still, we |
| minute mark, the No. 4 Corvette has started | | | | did have a good test of the tires, and that |
| to lead. | | | | will be useful for us going into Le Mans. |