Greenwood and his Corvette

Tony Adamowicz is about to take over from John Greenwood at Daytona in 1972 (picture-above). Unfortunately, the impressive John Greenwood Racing Chevrolet Corvette will be forced to retire after 114 laps.

The 6 Hours of Daytona 1972 took place on the Daytona International Speedway, Florida. It was the first and only time in history that it was raced over 6 hours instead of 24 hours and was won by Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312 PB.

John Greenwood (April 5, 1945 – July 7, 2015) was an American race car driver, entrepreneur and automotive performance car builder, a Chevrolet Corvette specialist and engineer. Greenwood raced three times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1972-1973-1976) and won the Trans-Am title in 1975. In one of his powerful Corvettes, he also claimed pole position for the 1975 24 Hours of Daytona (picture-below).