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Hey All,
I think some of you might enjoy reading about the Owens-Corning L88.
The "Corvette Magazine" website also has lots of interesting articles to read for free!
Nope, but a good article. One thing the article kinda glosses over is that by the way it was written, there was just one or two cars campaigned by Owens Corning. They had a huge effort, and had frames and bodies interchanged throughout the season. There were several configurations for each number depending on the race. One chassis did not win very much before it was replaced or built into something else. There is no documentation for their efforts, so its all hard to say what is what now...
As for the greatest....it is 1969 vin 06401.
Last edited by international blue; Mar 12, 2026 at 04:29 PM.
It's a nice read. I actually have that issue. This is my favorite part. "Let’s be honest, your long streak of wins caused some grumbling in the pits.
Thompson: We got on a roll. It was helpful that Tony was a preventative maintenance freak, because while other guys were making radical changes, we were just keeping parts fresh and making small changes. It paid off in consistency. We’d hear the other guys get to the track and complain, saying, “We’re all racing for third place because you clowns have already spoken for first and second.” Our plan was always to alternate wins in races we pretty much knew we could dominate—which was a lot of them in 1969. We would pass to allow the win to go to whose turn it was and finish in formation. Of course, it made the competitors sick, but we loved it!
DeLorenzo: At one stretch, we won 22 straight races—both A-Production and FIA long distance—and in 14 of those we finished one-two."
That's a stretch of dominance.
Nope, but a good article. One thing the article kinda glosses over is that by the way it was written, there was just one or two cars campaigned by Owens Corning. They had a huge effort, and had frames and bodies interchanged throughout the season. There were several configurations for each number depending on the race. One chassis did not win very much before it was replaced or built into something else. There is no documentation for their efforts, so its all hard to say what is what now...
So the Owens Corning team was well financed and had a talented team and drivers… No wonder they were as successful as they were. And if they were swapping out chassis, bodies, and drivelines, so what? That’s nothing any good (and well financed) race team does today. Doesn’t make the success of the car (as driven in a given race) and driver any less impressive.
As for the greatest....it is 1969 vin 06401.
Its main claim to fame was that it could have won the GT class at LeMans in 1970 if they had crossed the finish line… Which Greder/Rouget didn’t. A good showing in one race vs. 22 straight starts/wins over a two year period? I’ll take the Owens-Corning car(s).
And if a single chassis number is the issue, then Mike’s (62corvette) old 1962 Gulf Oil race car is the best with its impressive win record and an SCCA A Production championship.
Owens-Corning L88 C3
