See All 4 Gulf Oil Corvette Racers Together for the First Time Ever at Bloomington Gold

May 31, 2024

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See All 4 Gulf Oil Corvette Racers Together for the First Time Ever at Bloomington Gold

A couple weeks back we told you about Bloomington Gold’s 2024 Gold Collection which will be featuring Fuel Injection as the theme this year. Now, with less than 3 weeks until the Granddaddy of Corvette shows, we’re getting more details on this significant gathering of Corvettes.

The 2024 Gold Collection will include all 4 of the Gulf Oil racing Corvettes – a quartet of Corvettes that have never been shown together before. Gulf Oil and bossman Grady Daivs were both significant players in the racing community back in the day. Naturally, that involvement included several Corvettes.

The 4 Gulf Oil Corvettes to be shown in the Gold Collection include:

1961 #11 Gulf Oil Racer: One of the most dominant Corvette racers of its time. It’s one of two Corvettes delivered by Yenko Chevy to Grady Davis and debuted at the 1961 12 Hours of Sebring where it took third place in GT. Driven by Dr. Dick Thompson and Don Yenko, it claimed victories at Bridgehampton, Indianapolis, Thompson, Road America, and Watkins Glen to claim the series championship.

1962 #2 Gulf Oil Racer: Purchased from Yenko Chevrolet and campaigned by Dr. Dick Thompson in the 1962 SCCA-A Production Class. In 14 races, the Gulf Oil ’62 Corvette finished first in class 12 times including wins at Daytona and Sebring and captured the 1962 A-Production Championship.

1963 Z06 #1 “Gulf One”: Probably the most well-known of the Gulf Oil Racers. It’s widely considered to be the most successful factory-backed Corvette of the C2 era. It was driven by Grady Davis and Dr. Dick Thompson and won in its debut in Puerto Rico. Additional victories came at Marlboro, Maryland, Danville, Virginia, and Road America. Most notably, it took third overall and first in the GT3 class at Daytona.

1963 Z06 #38: This Gulf Oil racer currently resides at the National Corvette Museum. It’s been raced around the globe including here in the US, Germany, Belgium, and more.

The 2024 Gold Collection will be open 8am-5pm on Friday, June 21st and 8am-4pm on Saturday, June 22nd. At 4pm on Saturday, attendees can watch a parade of the participants as they leave the Bone Student Center.

For a special sneak preview of the Gold Collection, grab a $20 ticket to the annual Gold Gala which takes place Thursday, June 20th from 5pm-6:30pm. There, attendees will get to see all the cars before the show opens to the public while snacking on hors devours and sipping on assorted cocktails.

Bloomington Gold’s June 2024 event runs June 21st and 22nd on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Presale tickets are available now. Prices are $30 for a day pass or $55 for a weekend pass. Those costs go up by $5 at the gate.

For more information on the Gold Collection or Bloomington Gold and their portfolio of Corvette events, head on over to BloomingtonGold.com.

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