- July 14
- Antigua & Barbuda issues 5 postage stamps for the 50th anniversary of the Corvette. [812.441]
- July 15
- Uganda issues five postage stamps for the 50th anniversary of Corvette, depicting 1970, 1972, 1977, and 1982 Collector Edition model Corvettes. [852.782]
- July 27
- At the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma race is held, round six of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 5th is the 3R Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 7th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 12th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Thomas Oates.
- Finishing 13th is the Black Dog Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 16th is the Eagle Concrete #47 Corvette Z06, driven by Bob Taylor.
- Finishing 19th is the WIT Racing #68 Corvette Z06, driven by Kevin Chambers.
- In 23rd place, but not finishing the race, is the Courtesy Chevrolet #5 Corvette Z06, driven by Don Campbell.
[247]
- At the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma race is held, round three of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin.
[245] [525.47]
- August 2
- At the Trois-Rivières circuit in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières race is held, round seven of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup is held.
- Finishing 3rd is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 7th is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Finishing 9th is the Cenweld/McNichols #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Finishing 10th is the Derhaag Motorsports #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Placing 12th, but not finishing the race, is the Trenton Forging #2 Corvette driven by Stuart Hayner.
- Placing 13th, but not finishing the race, is the UNICCO Service Company #20 Corvette, driven by Garrett Kletjian.
[246]
- August 3
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America race is held, round seven of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 6th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Thomas Oates.
- Finishing 10th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 11th is the Black Dog Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- In 14th place, but not finishing the race, is the 3R Racing #73 Corvette, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 20th is the Berkeley Motorsports #57 Corvette Z06, driven by Jason Berkeley.
- Finishing 22nd is the Popeyes #52 Corvette Z06, driven by Henry Gilbert.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Rathmann Chevy #16 Corvette Z06, driven by Jim Rathmann.
[247]
- At the Trois-Rivières circuit in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières race is held, round four of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 4th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 5th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
[245]
- August 8
- At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, the Bully Hill Vineyards 250 race is held, round nine of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 1st in GTS class and 7th overall is the Team Re/Max Racing #05 Corvette, driven by Rick Carelli, John Metcalf, and David Liniger. [244]
- August 15
- At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the 30th Annual Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races are held, over three days. The 1956-62 Production/GT Cars race is held.
- Finishing 1st is the #58 1958 yellow Corvette, driven by Noel Park.
- Finishing 2nd is the #59 1959 Corvette, driven by Ron Cressey.
- Finishing 3rd is the #133 1957 Corvette, driven by Orwin Middleton.
- Finishing 9th is the #6 1957 purple Corvette, driven by Paul Reinhardt.
- Finishing 11th is the #8 1958 white Corvette, driven by Scott Daines.
- Finishing 12th is the #12 1962 white Corvette, driven by John Goodman.
The 1963-66 Production/GT Cars Over 2000cc race is held.
- Finishing 5th is the #75 1965 Corvette, driven by Terry Gough.
[215] [397.128]
- August
- The September issue of Motor Trend magazine features the 2004 Corvette Commemorative Edition on the cover. [515]
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- August 17
- At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport race is held, round five of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 4th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
- Placing 7th in GTS class and 31st overall but not finishing the race is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin.
[245]
- August 22
- At the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Corvettes at Carlisle show is held, over three days. 58,380 people attend, with 2542 Corvettes in the show field, including a world record 54 1953 Corvettes. The auction of 200 Corvettes is 69 percent successful, selling US$3 million in cars. [340.17] [488.28] [510.6,17] [523.26] [528.12,41] [533.14] [540.8]
- August 24
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Road America 500 Presented by The Chicago Tribune race is held, round six of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 5th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
- Finishing 5th in GTS class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin.
[245]
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, round eight of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup is held.
- Finishing 4th is the Derhaag Motorsports #59 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 5th is the Trenton Forging #2 Corvette, driven by Stuart Hayner.
- Finishing 8th is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 9th is the ROH Wheels #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo.
- Finishing 13th is the Auto Concepts #22 Corvette, driven by Brian Kubinski.
- Placing 14th, but not finishing the race, is the McNichols/Cenweld #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Placing 15th, but not finishing the race, is the Lamers Motor Racing #68 Corvette, driven by Cliff Ebben.
- Placing 16th, but not finishing the race, is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Placing 21st, but not finishing the race, is the Power Technolodgy #17 Corvette, driven by Dan Furey.
[246]
- August 25
- Guyana issues five postage stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the Corvette. $150 stamps depict 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969 models. $450 stamp depicts 1971 model. [819.655]
- August 29
- The National Corvette Museum opens an exhibit dedicated to the life and cars of Bill Mitchell. [551.70]
- At the National Corvette Museum, the Corvette Hall of Fame Induction is held. Inductees this year are Noland Adams and Robert S. Morrison. Adams is a long-time Corvette historian. Morrison developed the molded fiberglass process for the Corvette body. [395.8] [510.10] [523.26]
- August 31
- In Denver, Colorado, the Motorock Mile High 100 race is held, round nine of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup.
- Finishing 4th is the Trenton Forging #2 Corvette, driven by Stuart Hayner.
- Finishing 5th is the Derhaag Motorsports #59 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 6th is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Finishing 7th is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 11th is the ROH Wheels #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo.
[246]
- (month unknown)
- Ertl releases model kit #33177 1984 Corvette, black with red interior. Number of kits produced is limited to 7500. [538.21]
- The Danbury Mint releases the 1:24 scale die-cast metal 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible model. The model is burgandy color, showing a 396-ci engine and side exhausts. Price is US$115. [528.10]
- Ertl re-issues model #33175 red fuel-injected 1963 Corvette scale model. This is a limited edition of 7500 produced. [523.20]
- September 2
- Niue issues five postage stamps depict Corvettes. [831.1443]
- September 7
- At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the Fry's Electronics Sports Car Championships race is held, round eight of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 9th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 12th is the WIT Racing #68 Corvette Z06, driven by Kevin Chambers.
- Finishing 13th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Thomas Oates.
- Finishing 17th is the Eagle Concrete #47 Corvette Z06, driven by Bob Taylor.
- In 23th place, but not finishing the race, is the Courtesy Chevrolet #5 Corvette Z06, driven by Don Campbell.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Black Dog Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
[247]
- At the Laguna Seca raceway in Monterey, California, the Fry's Electronics Sports Car Championships race is held, round seven of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin.
[245]
- September 8
- Tuvalu issues five postage stamps for the 50th anniversary of Corvette. The stamps depict 1979, 1980, and 1990 model Corvettes. [852.750]
- September 12
- The film Trivia for Crosst is shown at the Great Lakes Film Festival in the USA. A Corvette is used in the film. [752]
- September 13
- At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Sunoco 94 Mosport 3 Hour race is held, round seven of the Grand-Am Cup series.
- Finishing 2nd in GSI class and 2nd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 7th in GSI class and 7th overall is the Powell Motorsport #02 Corvette Z06, driven by Mike Weinberg and Jeff Altenburg.
[244]
- September
- At the Mid-Michigan Motorplex in Stanton, Michigan, the Pure Stock Musclecar Drag Race is held. Wayne Johnson with a Corvette L88 runs the quarter mile in a record 11.99 seconds at 119.05 MPH. [810.40]
- September 20
- At Mid America Designs in Effingham, Illinois, the 10th Annual Funfest Corvette show is held, over two days. Over 34,000 people and 8,000 Corvettes attend, including 40 50th anniversary 2003 Corvettes. The CERV I test car is on display. [341.73] [520.48] [524.38] [533.12]
- September 21
- At Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, the 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant race is held, round ten of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 2nd in GTS and 12th overall is the #38 Georgian Bay Motorsports Corvette, driven by John Holtom, Stu Hayner, and Ted Martin. [244]
- At Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, the Mont-Tremblant 250 race is held, round eight of the Grand-Am Cup series. Finishing 3rd in GSI class and 3rd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad. [244]
- September 27
- At the Downtown Miami Raceway in Miami, Florida, the Grand Prix Americas race is held, round eight of the American Le Mans Series. Finishing 4th in GTS class and 27th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell. The #4 Corvette C5-R was badly damaged in pre-race warm-up. [245]
- September 28
- In Miami, Florida, the Motorock Miami 100 race is held, round ten of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup.
- Finishing 3rd is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Finishing 6th is the #2 Corvette, driven by Don Sak.
- Finishing 7th is the #15 Corvette, driven by Jeff Emery.
- Finishing 8th is the #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- In 16th place, but not finishing the race, is the #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- In 17th place, but not finishing the race, is the #20 Corvette, driven by Garrett Kletjian.
[246]
- (month unknown)
- The Danbury Mint releases a set of fifty Corvette models, 1:43 scale, cold-cast porcelain. Price is US$735 per set with wood display case. [541.11]
- Corvette auction highlights:
- 1968 427-ci 430-hp L88 coupe US$84,000;
- 1969 L88 coupe US$66,000;
- 1955 265-ci 195-hp V-8 both tops US$60,000;
- 1967 comvertible 427-ci 435-hp US$64,000.
[520.10]
- Ertl issues diecast model kit #33255X, 2003 Corvette Indy Pace Car replica in Anniversary Red. [524.20]
- October 5
- At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, the 3 Hours of VIR race is held, round nine of the Grand-Am Cup series.
- Finishing 2nd in GSI class and 2nd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 8th in GSI class and 41st overall is the Gilbert Racing #5 Corvette, driven by James McAndrew and Henry Gilbert.
- Finishing 11th in GSII class and 56th overall is the Powell Motorsport #02 Corvette Z06, driven by Mike Weinberg and Don Knowles.
[244]
- At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, the VIR 400 race is held, round eleven of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 1st in GTS and 10th overall is the SL Motorsports #06 Corvette, driven by Paul Alderman, Steve Lisa, and David Rosenblum.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS and 18th overall is the Derhaag Motorsports #40 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg and Kenny Wilden.
[244]
- October 17
- At the Road Atlanta race track in Braselton, Georgia, the Petit Le Mans race is held, round nine of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 4th is the 3R Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 6th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 15th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Thomas Oates.
- Finishing 16th is the Black Dog Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 24th is the WIT Racing #68 Corvette Z06, driven by Kevin Chambers.
- In 27th place, but not finishing the race, is the WIT Racing #31 Corvette Z06, driven by Keith Videtto.
[247]
- October 18
- At the Road Atlanta Motorsports Complex in Braselton, Georgia, the 6th annual Petit le Mans race is held, round nine of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin, and Andy Pilgrim.
- Finishing 5th in GTS class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Franck Freon.
[245]
- At the end of the American Le Mans Series race season, the Corvette C5-R team wins the Manufacturers, Drivers, and Team GTS titles. Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell are tied for the Drivers championship title. [245]
- October 26
- At the Isle Grand Prix Circuit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Grand Prix race is held, round ten of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 3rd is the 3R Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 9th is the Black Dog Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 10th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Thomas Oates.
- In 11th place, but not finishing the race, is the WIT Racing #68 Corvette, driven by Kevin Chambers.
- Finishing 12th is the WIT Racing #31 Corvette, driven by Keith Videtto.
- Finishing 15th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
[247]
- At the end of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series, Corvette racer rankings in the top ten by driver points: 3rd Phil McClure, 7th David Farmer, 10th Thomas Oates. [247] [551.6]
- In San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Gracd Prix race is held, round eleven (final) of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup.
- Finishing 2nd is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Finishing 5th is the #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Finishing 8th is the #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 11th is the Revolution Motorsports #2 Corvette, driven by Don Sak.
- In 16th place, but not finishing the race, is the #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 17th is the #20 Corvette, driven by Garrett Kletjian.
- Finishing 21st is the #15 Corvette, driven by Jeff Emery.
- In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the #72 Corvette, driven by Edison Lluch.
[246]
- October 31
- At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Grand American Champions race is held, round ten (final) of the Grand-Am Cup series.
- Finishing 2nd in GSI class and 2nd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette Z06, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 3rd in GSI class and 3rd overall is the Powell Motorsport #02 Corvette Z06, driven by Mike Weinberg and Don Knowles.
- Finishing 6th in GSI class and 24th overall is the Gilbert Racing #5 Corvette, driven by James McAndrew and Henry Gilbert.
- Finishing 8th in GSI class and 39th overall is the Silverstone Racing Services #39 Corvette, driven by Chris Hall and Larry Huang.
[244]
- (month unknown)
- Ertl releases model kit #33176 1968 Corvette coupe in glossy dark blue. Price is about US$45. [526.21]
- The Goodwood Festival of Speed is held in Sussex County, south-west of London, England. General Motors shows the Mako Shark 1960s show car, and the 1959 Sting Ray is briefly driven by Phil Hill and Junior Johnson. [535.82]
- November 1
- At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Grand American Champions race is held, round twelve (final) of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 1st in GTS and 5th overall is the Derhaag Motorsports #40 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg and Justin Bell.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS and 9th overall is the Team Re/Max Racing #05 Corvette, driven by John Metcalf, David Liniger, and Rick Carelli.
- Finishing 6th in GTS and 21st overall is the Team Amick #50 Corvette, driven by Lyndon Amick and David Amick.
- Finishing 7th in GTS and 25th overall is the SL Motorsports #06 Corvette, driven by Steve Lisa and David Rosenblum.
[244]
- At the end of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series, Corvette racer GTS rankings in the top ten by driver points: 5th Justin Bell, 6th (tie) Paul Alderman and David Rosenblum, 9th (tie) John Metcalf and Rick Carelli. [244]
- December
- The January 2004 issue of Car & Driver magazine ranks the 2003 Corvette as one of the ten best cars in the world. The Corvette is one of only two American cars on the list. [529.58]
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