This 2000 Chevrolet Camaro won the American Grand Touring class in that year’s Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, coming home in 27th place overall. It was a great result for drivers John Finger, Doug Mills, Richard Maugeri, Ron Zitza and Andy McNeil, who was contesting his first Rolex 24. Developed and raced by the Jim Comer Racing team, this is a full-bore racing machine, one fast and durable enough to have successfully completed one of the world’s most grueling motorsports contests. A fully braced steel-tube chassis with a multi-point roll cage forms the foundation beneath the car’s lightweight removable fiberglass body panels, incorporating conventional double-wishbone front suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, a live rear axle, Penske adjustable coilover shocks and heavy-duty Alcon 4-wheel disc brakes. The dry-sump V-8 engine is a powerhouse based on a Dart block packed with a forged Lunati stroker crank and JE 13.1:1 forged-aluminum pistons. A Crower roller camshaft and roller rockers exert .640 inches of lift on Manley titanium valves and valve springs, and Trick Flow heads, a cowl induction-fed 4-barrel on an Chevrolet 18-degree race intake manifold, Canton road race oil pan and a Quartermaster 105T flywheel also contribute to the small-block’s enormous output of 640 HP and 525 lb-ft of torque. An Emco 4-speed was supplied by Roush Racing, and a Detroit Locker differential with 3.89:1 gearing complete the bulletproof drivetrain. Fitted with new Goodyear Eagle racing tires and an ATL fuel cell dated June 2010, this winning Camaro racer weighs in at a svelte 2,596 pounds dry weight and has shown consistently great speed, turning 1:26-1:27 lap times at Willow Springs and a 1:47 at California Speedway, and recording a top speed of 150 MPH. Recently driven in vintage events by Les Werling, it has been well maintained and is eligible for vintage racing across the country.
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