Corvette Racing Finishes Second In 8 Hours Of Bahrain

After securing the second position in the GTE Pro class at the 8 Hours of Bahrain

concluded the 2022 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with great success.

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After posting poor qualifying and practice performances, the No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

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driven by Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy, began the race sixth in its class.

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But early in the race, Milner chose to stop earlier than other GTE Pro class opponents,

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which allowed him to gain nearly 30 seconds on the racing cars behind him.F

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Following his successful takeover of second place, Milner gave Tandy the reins to operate t

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the Corvette Racing machine. Tandy held the position until Milner took back control.

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With two and a half hours to go, Tandy only needed to hold onto the position when

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He succeeded in doing so, capping the season for Corvette Racing and his time on the team

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Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco's No. 52 Ferrari 488 GTE EVO was the only team to beat both.

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In 2023, Tandy will start racing for a new team, leaving Corvette Racing to explore other ventures.

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