When the IZOD IndyCar Series decided it would change the engine formula for its racers for the 2012 season, it was the perfect time for Chevrolet to return to U.S. open wheel racing for the first time since 2005.

Chevy puts its best against its competitors’ best, both on and off the track because the lessons we learn while racing become the innovation you find in tomorrow’s vehicle lineup.

CHEVY IN AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES.It’s where iconic sports cars and drivers come together to prove not only their capability, but also their endurance.

GRAND-AM Road Racing is one of the premiere sports car racing venues in the United States and Chevrolet is right there in the midst of the action with both Camaro and Corvette.

The Chevrolet WTCC Racing Team starts the new season with one goal in mind – to retain the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ titles for a third year running.

Chevrolet is taking nothing for granted as the teams approach the fifth, and most important, race of the year: The 2012 Indianapolis 500.

A V-8 powered, rear-wheel-drive performance sedan, the Chevrolet SS, returns to the US lineup. Even better? The SS will also be Chevrolet’s next NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar and will first debut in its race configuration at the 2013 Daytona 500.

Introducing the 2012 Corvette Centennial Special Edition. Chevrolet has had many iconic cars, but c'mon, the Corvette? The Great American Sports Car? It's an icon of icons. So building one that celebrates Chevrolet's 100 years has to be pretty special. No, scratch that, incredibly special...

THE 2012 CAMARO ZL1 TAKES IT TO THE GREEN HELL AND BACK. The 2012 Camaro ZL1 recently let loose on the legendary Nürburgring, showing that it’s an everyday sports car built for the racing circuit.

It wasn’t easy. After all, 100 years is a long time. Especially with an international motorsports heritage as storied as ours. So, after much thought and a fistfight or two, we present to you the top 10 defining moments in Chevrolet racing history.

Chevy gears up for the upcoming 2012 IZOD IndyCar series and the Detroit Grand Prix.

The things we learn on the track influence the Chevrolet cars, trucks and crossovers we build for you. Our engineers call it “tech transfer” and it’s why we race.
Racing and Chevrolet — It’s been a winning tradition for100 years. “Before Chevrolet was a brand, Louis Chevrolet and his brothers made a name for themselves behind the wheel of a race car,” says Jim Campbell, GM vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports.

Chevrolet IndyCar V6 debuts with win at St. Petersburg.
Chevrolet’s return to North America’s top open wheel racing series for the first time in six years resulted not only in a convincing victory, but placed four of the top five spots in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the season opener for the IZOD IndyCar Series.

Chevrolet helps bring Belle Isle Grand Prix back to Detroit

Corvettes go for number eight at Le Mans.

Chevy reveals the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Camaro, further solidifies Camaro as a serious player for Chevy Racing. The aggressive and refined style of Camaro will soon be the face of Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Those controlled curves, bold shapes and menacing demeanor will introduce themselves to the series at the Daytona 500 next year.

Team Chevy clinches the IZOD® IndyCar Series Manufacturers’ Championship in a triumphant return. After qualifying on the pole for the first four races this year, it was clear that the pairing of the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 engine with incredible racing teams would be exciting to watch.

Team Chevy clinches the IZOD^® IndyCar Series Manufacturers’ Championship in a triumphant return. After qualifying on the pole for the first four races this year, it was clear that the pairing of the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 engine with incredible racing teams would be exciting to watch.

Here’s your chance to experience true exhilaration as a racing fan. Now through November 19, 2012, enter for a chance to win a Jimmie Johnson personalized 2013 Camaro ZL1 Coupe plus a weekend trip for 2 to the 2013 Daytona 500® race.

Corvette Racing swept the American Le Mans Series in the production-based GT class. The duo of Compuware Corvette C6.Rs won four races and posted five fastest lap times. Those four wins, paired with eight more podium appearances, propelled Chevrolet to capture the manufacturers championship. In the No. 4 Corvette C6.R, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the GT drivers championship. That impressive showing ultimately secured the ALMS GT team championship for Corvette Racing.

The SS is an all-new race car determined to take the lead. Chevrolet has already claimed 701 NASCAR^® wins, and the announcement of the new 2013 NASCAR Chevrolet SS race car gives hope to fans for many more victories to come. The new race car will debut at the 2013 Daytona SpeedWeeks in February and is the newest entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series^TM.