- March 2
- At the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, the Grand-AM Cup race is held.
- Finishing 4th in SGS class and 5th overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 31st overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #35 Corvette, driven by John Heinricy and Bill Lester.
- Finishing 7th in SGS class and 40th overall is the Gilbert Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Ritchie Holt and Henry Gilbert.
[244]
- March 3
- At the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, the Nextel 250 race is held, Round 2 of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 1st in AGT class and 16th overall is the Team X1-R #9 Corvette, driven by Craig Conway and Doug Goad. Two other Corvettes are entered but do not finish. [215] [244]
- March 4
- At the Texas Motor Speedway, the Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas is held, Round One of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R driven by Johnny O'Connell and Ron Fellows.
- Finishing 9th in GT class and 17th overall is the Trinkler Racing #17 Corvette C5 driven by Jeff Altenburg and Owen Trinkler.
- Placing 4th in GTS class and 20th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R driven by Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins. The car blows a tire, hits the wall, and is retired from the race.
[215] [240.40] [245] [423]
- March 16
- At the Sebring International Speedway in Sebring, Florida, the Superflo 12 Hours At Sebring / SCCA - BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series Round One race is held.
- Finishing 3rd is the Banner Engineering #66 Corvette, driven by Ken Wilden.
- Finishing 6th is the LG Motorsports / G2 Performance Parts #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 8th is the Justin Bell GT Motorsport Experience #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 10th is the Cenweld Corporation #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Finishing 11th is the TWC Motorsport #8 Corvette, driven by Tom Coleman.
- Finishing 16th is the Stonier Transportation #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 17th is the JDK Motorsports #17 Corvette, driven by Jerry Kinn.
- Finishing 24th is the Wendy's Racing #82 Corvette, driven by Dick Greer.
- In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 38th is the Russell Automotive Center #56 Corvette, driven by Tom Sloe.
[240.8] [247] [246]
- March 17
- At the Sebring International Speedway in Sebring, Florida, the Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring race is held. This is round two of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R driven by Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, and Franck Fréon.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Chris Kneifel.
- Placing 16th in GT class and 29th overall is the Trinkler Racing, LLC #17 Corvette C5 driven by Owen Trinkler, Andy Lally, B. J. Zacharias. The car is not running at the finish, due to steering problems.
[197.10] [198.8] [215] [240.8] [423]
- March 23
- At the Texas Motor Speedway, the Grand Prix of Texas - GT race is held, part of the SCCA - Speedvision World Challenge Series.
- Finishing 8th is the Grand Sport Racing #08 Corvette C5, driven by G.J. Mennen.
- Finishing 10th is the Pirate Racing #01 Corvette C5, driven by Bill Cooper.
- Finishing 12th is the Flying Tiger Racing #73 Corvette C5, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 14th is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette Z06, driven by Stu Hayner.
- Finishing 15th is the #35 Corvette C5, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 21st is the Grand Sport Racing #02 Corvette, driven by Caroline Wright.
- Finishing 23rd is the Flying Tiger Racing #47 Corvette C5, driven by J. Bob Taylor.
- In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the Grand Sport Speedway #04 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Sak.
- In 32nd place, but not starting the race, is the #64 Corvette C5, driven by Rick Knoop.
[247]
- In Salt Lake City, Utah, the 27th Annual Parts Plus Autorama show is held, over three days. The "Corvette Evolution" display includes one car from every year of production, 1953-2001. [678.36]
- March 30
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A sports car resembles the styling of 1963-67 and 1968-82 Corvettes. [731]
- April 6
- At the Sebring International Speedway in Sebring, Florida, the Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring - GT race is held, part of the SCCA - Speedvision World Challenge Series.
- Finishing 13th is the Flying Tiger Racing #73 Corvette C5, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 15th is the Grand Sport Racing #08 Corvette C5, driven by Paul Brown.
- Finishing 16th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette C5, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 27th is the Pirate Racing #01 Corvette C5, driven by Bill Cooper.
- Finishing 30th is the Grand Sport Speedway #04 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Sak.
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- April 8
- At the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, Round Two of the SCCA - BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series is held.
- Finishing 1st is the G2 Performance Parts #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 6th is the Justin Bell GT Motorsports Experience #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 8th is the Banner Engineering #66 Corvette, driven by Ken Wilden.
- Finishing 10th is the Cenweld Corporation #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Finishing 12th is the TWC Motorsport #8 Corvette, driven by Tom Coleman.
- Finishing 14th is the Stonier Transportation #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 19th is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
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- April 19
- At the National Corvette Museum, the Official C5 Registry co-hosts the C5 Birthday Bash, over four days. 5000 people attend. The Museum raffles off a new Corvette Z06. [195.13] [196.8] [197.79] [198.42] [233.8] [234.79] [243.52] [835.8,42]
- April 20
- At the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, the Grand-Am Cup 3 Hour Race is held.
- Finishing 6th in SGS class and 29th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #35 Corvette, driven by Bill Lester, Stuart Hayner, and John Heinricy.
- Finishing 9th in SGS class and 38th overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
[244]
- April 21
- At the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, the Sun Automotive 200 race is held. This is Round 3 of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 5th in GT class and 15th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #32 Corvette, driven by Bill Lester, Stuart Hayner, and John Heinricy.
- Finishing 1st in AGT class and 16th overall is the Team X-1R #09 Corvette, driven by Craig Conway and Doug Goad.
[215] [244]
- May 6
- At the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit in Le Mans, France, the Corvette Racing team enters the two C5-R Corvettes in the pre-race testing. They qualify 4th and 5th in GTS class, 31st and 33rd overall. [215] [240.103] [250.29] [423]
- May 19
- At the Watkins Glen raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, the Six Hours of The Glen race is held, Round 4 of the Rolex Grand-American Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 1st in AGT class and 9th overall is the #09 Team X-1R Corvette, driven by Craig Conway and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 3rd in AGT class and 27th overall is the #46 ACP Motorsports Corvette, driven by Kerry Hitt and Sprinkel.
[215] [244]
- May 20
- At the Watkins Glen raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, the Watkins Glen 3-hour race is held, round 1? of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series.
- Finishing 1st in SGS class and 1st overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 2nd in SGS class and 2nd overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #35 Corvette, driven by John Heinricy, Stuart Hayner and ? Aquilante.
- Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 61st overall is the Bob Akin Motorsports #02 Corvette, driven by Davidson and Bob Akin.
[244]
- At the Mosport International Raceway, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Trans-Am Series 125 race is held, Round Three of the SCCA - BFGoodrich Trans Am Series.
- Finishing 4th is the LG Motorsports / G2 Performance Parts #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 5th is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 7th is the TWC Motorsports #8 Corvette, driven by Anthony Lazzaro.
- Finishing 9th is the Cenweld Corporation #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Finishing 10th is the Motor Check / Onkyo America #6 Corvette, driven by G.J. Mennen.
- Finishing 11th is the Stonier Transportation #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 14th is the Justin Bell GT Motorsport Experience #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 23rd is the Eagle Racing Development #44 Corvette, driven by Kevin Allen.
[246]
- May 24
- The National Corvette Museum hosts the Corvette Forum Cruise-In over four days. Attendance is over 2100. [196.8] [629.12] [835.8,42]
- May 26
- At the Lime Rock Park raceway in Lakeville, Connecticut, the Lime Rock Park Grand Prix is held, Round 5 of the Rolex Grand-American Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 1st in AGT class and 13th overall is the #09 Team X-1R Corvette, driven by Craig Conway and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 2nd in AGT class and 18th overall is the #18 Comer Racing Corvette, driven by Jack Willes.
- Finishing 4th in AGT class and 23rd overall is the #46 ACP Motorsports Corvette, driven by Kerry Hitt and Alex Tradd.
[215] [244]
- (month unknown)
- At an auction, a 1953 Corvette sells for US$75,000. A 1965 coupe with fuel-injected 327-ci 375-hp engine sells for US$70,000. [243.10]
- Chevrolet gives the automotive press a preview of the 2002 Corvette Z06, with 405-hp. [267.144]
- The 2001 Michelin One Lap of America race is held, over several days.
- Finishing 7th overall is the 2001 Corvette Z06, driven by Reed Kryder and John Bender.
- Finishing 11th overall is the 2001 Corvette Z06, driven by Ronald Deppert and Kenneth Mennella.
- Finishing 13th overall is the 1999 Corvette, driven by Rob Limbaugh and Ron James.
- Finishing 14th overall is the 1996 Corvette, driven by Timothy McArthur and Andy McArthur.
- Finishing 18th overall and 1st in Vintage American class is the D&D Corvette 1963 Corvette Grand Sport roadster replicar, driven by Aaron Quine and William Hoskins.
- Finishing 24th overall is the 1989 Corvette, driven by John McElhinny and Nick Lengyel.
- Finishing 30th overall is the 2000 Corvette, driven by Dan Swain and Tim Swain.
- Finishing 42nd overall is the 2000 Mallett Corvette, driven by Ted Hughes and Barry Konken.
- Finishing 47th overall is the 1988 Corvette, driven by Ty Baycora and Taykut Aydin.
[267]
- June 8
- At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, a GT race of the SCCA - Speedvision World Challenge Series is held.
- Finishing 7th is the Grand Sport Racing #08 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Archer.
- Finishing 8th is the McClure Autosports #73 Corvette C5, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 10th is the Grand Sport Speedway #04 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Finishing 12th is the #35 Corvette C5, driven by David Farmer.
[247]
- June 10
- At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Round 2? of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series is held.
- Finishing 1st in SGS class and 1st overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devan Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 3rd overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #32 Corvette, driven by Tony Bartone, Jeff Altenburg, and John Heinricy.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 5th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #35 Corvette, driven by Jeff Altenburg and John Heinricy.
- Finishing 9th in SGS class and 10th overall is the Mallett-MTI Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Mike Weinberg and Stu Hayner.
- Finishing 11th in SGS class and 52nd overall is the KAC Technologies #93 Corvette, driven by Marty Miller and Eric Curran.
[244]
- At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the ConAgra Foods US Road Racing Classic race is held, Round 6 of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 1st in AGT class and 10th overall is the Team X1-R #09 Corvette driven by Craig Conway and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 3rd in AGT class and 28th overall is the Dick Greer Racing #82 Corvette driven by Dick Greer and John Fergus.
- Finishing 5th in AGT class and 39th overall is the ACP Motorsports #46 Corvette driven by Kerry Hitt.
- Finishing 6th in AGT class and 40th overall is the Comer Racing #84 Corvette driven by Jack Willes, Andy McNeil, and Kyle McIntire.
- Finishing 11th in GT class and 24th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #32 Corvette driven by John Heinricy, John Yarosz, and Tony Bartone.
[215] [244]
- June 15
- At the Lime Rock Park raceway, the Lime Rock - GT race is held, part of the SCCA - Speedvision World Challenge Series.
- Finishing 4th is the A&W Plumbing / Grand Sport Racing #04 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Finishing 5th is the KAC Technologies #15 Corvette C5, driven by Eric Curran.
- Finishing 14th is the Haulmark / SuperClubs Grand Sport #08 Corvette C5, driven by Don Sak.
- Finishing 21st is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette C5, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 26th is the Aggregate Industries / McClure Concrete #73 Corvette C5, driven by Phil McClure.
[247]
- At the Circuito do Estoril raceway in Europe, Round 3 of the European Le Mans Series is held. Finishing 10th in GT class and 14th overall is the #68 Atomic Kitten Racing Corvette C5, driven by Roger Walters and Tom Bellamy. [245]
- In Le Mans, France, the annual Parade des Pilotes takes place before the Le Mans 24 Hours race. 20 Corvettes of the C5 Registry from the US also participate. [250.29]
- June 16
- At the Tenneco Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, the Motor City 100 Presented by Johnson Controls race is held, Round Four of the BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series.
- Finishing 6th is the Onkyo American #6 Corvette, driven by G.J. Mennen.
- Finishing 7th is the Justin Bell Motorsports Experience #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 8th is the G2 Performance #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 9th is the Banner Engineering / Phillips 66 #66 Corvette, driven by Leighton Reese.
- Finishing 13th is the Stonier Transportation #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 15th is the Eagle Racing Development #44 Corvette, driven by Kevin Allen.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Cenweld Corporation #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
[215] [247] [246]
- At the Circuit de la Sarthe race course in Le Mans, France, the 69th 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held, over two days. Nine cars are entered in GTS class: two Corvette C5-R, three Saleen SR7, and four Viper GTS-R.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #63 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows, Scott Pruett, and Johnny O'Connell. The car was 6th overall for part of the race.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #64 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Andy Pilgrim, and Franck Freon.
[215] [249.6] [250.4,11,29] [423] [629]
- June 17
- At The Raceway at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, Round 5 of the Speedvision World Championship - GT is held.
- Finishing 5th is the Aggregate Industries / McClure Concrete #73 Corvette C5, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 7th is the KAC Technologies #15 Corvette C5, driven by Eric Curran.
- Finishing 9th is the Lees Stanford Chevrolet / Pirate Racing #01 Corvette C5, driven by Bill Cooper.
- Finishing 16th is the Grand Sport Racing #08 Corvette C5, driven by Don Sak.
- Finishing 17th is the D&L Franzen Cons Rohr Corporation #7 Corvette C5, driven by Dennis Petersen.
- In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette C5, driven by David Farmer.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the Grand Sport Racing #04 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Sak.
[215] [247]
- June 18
- Ghana issues a 6000 cedi postage stamp depicting a 1966 Corvette. [819.271]
- June 21
- The 29th Bloomington Gold / Corvettes USA show is held, over four days. The Special Collection is a salute to Corvette Power. A new honor is the Historic Award, with four Corvettes receiving the award this year. [191.58] [233.51] [239.10] [250.34] [835.8,42]
- June 23
- At the Mosport raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Round 3? of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series is held. Finishing 1st in SGS class and 1st overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devan Powell and Doug Goad. [244]
- June 29
- At the Virginia raceway in Virginia, Round 4? of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series is held. Finishing 1st in SGS class and 1st overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devan Powell and Doug Goad. [244]
- At the National Corvette Museum, the first 1982 Collector Edition Rendezvous is held, over two days. 33 cars and 200 people attend. [250.6]
- Mid America Designs hosts the first "Drive Your Corvette to Work Day", for the 48th anniversary of the Corvette. [934.18]
- Paramount Pictures releases the film Pootie Tang to theaters in the USA. The main character drives a light blue 1969 convertible Corvette. [778]
- June 30
- At the Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland, in Cleveland, Ohio, the Trans-Am Series 100 Presented by Simple Green is held, Round Five of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup.
- Finishing 5th is the LG Motorsports / G2 Performance Parts #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 14th is the Stonier Transportation #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 16th is the Cenwald Corp / McNichols Co. #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Finishing 24th is the Russell Automotive Center #56 Corvette, driven by Tom Sloe.
- Finishing 25th is the Justin Bell GT Motorsport Experience #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 30th is the Rott Alloy Wheels #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo.
- Finishing 31st is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 32nd is the Banner Engineering #66 Corvette, driven by Leighton Reese.
[246]
- (month unknown)
- JD Power and Associates releases its Initial Quality Study, based on surveys of 54,000 new vehicle owners. Corvette is chosen as Best Premium Sports Car. [629.12]
- General Motors commissions Magna Steyr to create a modern C5 Corvette with with 1953 model looks. [298.119]
- Kevin Mackay buys the development 1966 Corvette L88 raced at Sebring in 1966. [811.55]
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