Corvette Racing hit a bit of a snare with the highly promising C8.R race car when IMSA and the WEC decided to change up their racing categories from fielding GTLM/GTD cars to FIA GT3-spec race cars instead. With the Z06-based C8.R built to GTLM spec, this had Chevrolet pulling all of the strings to get the C8.R to continue racing despite the elimination of the racing class it was built for. In 2022, Corvette Racing took home just one victory. Extremely out of character for one of the most decorated racing teams on the grid. Through this time period, however, there were rumors and rumblings tha…