Corvette Racing at VIR: Corvettes Starting Up Front

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Stevenson takes GTD pole for DragonSpeed, Catsburg P2 total in No. 4 Corvette

ALTON, Va. (August 22, 2026) – Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs shall be on the entrance row in each lessons Sunday for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR with hopes of a double-victory within the season’s lone GT-only race.

Casper Stevenson gave DragonSpeed its first pole place of the season with the No. 81 Corvette within the GTD class. It’s the second GTD pole of the 12 months for the Corvette following Robert Wickens’ pole begin at Long Beach for DXDT Racing.

In GTD PRO and the general order, Nicky Catsburg will begin on the surface front-row within the No. 4 Corvette from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. He and Tommy Milner sit second within the class Drivers Championship with Chevrolet main the Manufacturers’ chase.

Catsburg’s greatest time was a 1:44.924 (112.195 mph) lap that was 0.151 seconds off Andrea Caldarelli’s pole-winning lap. It matches one of the best begin for Catsburg and Milner this 12 months as additionally they began second in GTD PRO at Detroit.

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports gained final 12 months at VIR with the No. 3 of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims, who was ninth in qualifying Saturday. Corvette Racing as a program has gained 9 races on the observe – seven in IMSA competitors.

Stevenson’s GTD pole run within the No. 81 DragonSpeed Corvette continued the staff’s robust momentum from Road America. He and Giacomo Altoé completed fourth there with Alec Udell, and Stevenson was second-quickest at school in Saturday’s closing observe at VIR.

All three GTD Corvettes certified within the top-10 for the primary time this season. DXDT Racing’s No. 36 Corvette certified seventh after Mason Filippi’s lap of 1:46.251 (110.703 mph). He was lower than a second away from Orey Fidani in 13 Autosports’ No. 13 Corvette, its greatest qualifying results of the season.

The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Sunday. It will air dwell on NBC beginning at midday ET as does streaming protection on Peacock within the U.S. and IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air on-track classes at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER:

“Congratulations to Casper and the DragonSpeed team on taking the GTD pole at VIR today. The team’s pace has been impressive all weekend and it’s a great follow-up to its strong run at Road America. All three GTD Corvettes in the top-10 gives us all optimism for great results tomorrow. It’s the same for Nicky’s front-row starting spot in the No. 4 Corvette. That is an important result for the GTD PRO championship and the team can hopefully convert that to a win or another podium.”

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

CASPER STEVENSON, NO. 81 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – GTD POLE-WINNER:

“It was really good. This track had quite some grip in it. It was a lot of pressure but I delivered, and the car was great. Hopefully this is a clean race and I can set Giacomo up well. He’s the best in the business.

“The key was a good qualy strategy. which we had. We did a warm-up on the used tires and a warm-up on the new. Then it was just doing the time while the tires were there. That was the key… putting it all together. You can easily get the driving part right late in the run, but that’s when the tires start to fall off. It’s really hard to pass here and isn’t good to follow. It sets up well and that’s what my job is.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:

“This is exactly what we needed. I have to say, thanks to the guys on the team because the car was very, very strong in qualy on both sides. I think we nailed set-up pressures, the guys did a good job. Sure there is some more time in there, but it’s the same for everyone. So I’m very happy with P2. We were a little bit lucky with the BMW losing his best lap, but still, it’s very nice. The 9 car looks very strong also in their long run like us. So I feel like the 9 might be the one to beat. But that also shouldn’t be our focus. Our focus should be to beat the No. 1, to beat the 77, and the 9 can finish ahead if they want to.”

OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:

“I’m really happy with qualifying and with how the car feels. The team has worked incredibly hard all weekend, making adjustments session after session, and we’ve made a lot of progress. P10 gives us a solid starting point, and I think we have a really good race car underneath us. I’m excited to see what we can do tomorrow.”

MASON FILIPPI, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:

“Our DXDT team has been working really hard, and we’ve been moving up positions every session and finding more time in the car. We’ve learned things every single time we’ve been out there on track, and our Corvette’s been great. We see a Corvette up front on the pole so we’re gonna try to go get them.”

Source:

CorvetteRacing.com

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