John Greenwood (racing driver)

John Greenwood (April 5, 1945 – July 7, 2015) was an American race car driver, entrepreneur and automotive performance car builder and engineer.[1]

24 Hours of Le Mans

Greenwood raced three times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans - 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans, and 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2]

Trans-Am Series

He won the title for the 1975 Trans-Am season.[3]

IMSA GT Championship

He won the pole position for the 1975 24 Hours of Daytona.[4]

John Greenwood Racing

With Greenwood Corvettes he built many successful race cars.[2]

Racing results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-Driver(s)CarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1972 John Greenwood Racing Dick SmothersChevrolet Corvette C3GTS +5.053DNFDNF
Alain Cudini
Bernard Darniche
82DNFDNF
1973 John Greenwood Racing Bob JohnsonChevrolet Corvette C3GTS +5.037DNFDNF
1976 IMSA
Greenwood Corvettes
Bernard DarnicheChevrolet Corvette StingrayIMSA GT29DNFDNF

References