The 1968 L88 Sunray Oil DX2 Racer was a celebrated and successful C3 Corvette, built and campaigned by legendary racer Don Yenko and his Sunray DX team. Its history is notable for both its achievements on the track and its unusual origin story.
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Before the 1968 Daytona 24-Hour race, Yenko’s specially ordered factory L88 Corvette failed to arrive on time. To ensure his team could compete, he pulled a Rally Red street-spec L71 hardtop convertible from his dealership’s showroom floor and converted it into a high-performance L88 racer. Despite these last-minute efforts, the car, driven by Yenko and Peter Revson, performed admirably at Daytona, securing a second-place finish in its class. The older 1967 Sunray DX L88, driven by Dave Morgan and Jerry Grant, took first in class.