General Motors has welcomed a new member in its extended family of racing cars with the presentation of the 2012 Chevy Corvette Daytona Prototype that was unveiled on Tuesday at the Daytona International Speedway.
The racing model takes advantage of the GRAND-AM serie’s new regulations that gives more freedom to manufacturers to showcase their brand's design.
The purpose built Corvette Daytona Prototype borrows several styling cues from the production ZR1, mainly up front, and to a lesser extent, certain elements of the greenhouse and the rear end.
“The IMSA GTP Corvette Prototype campaigned by Hendrick Motorsports in the '80s was the inspiration for this new Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype," said Mark Kent, GM Racing director. "And, like the GTP Corvettes, the new Corvette Daytona Prototype contains numerous styling cues from the street version of the Chevrolet Corvette.”
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