John Heinricy

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John Heinricy (born November 19, 1947) [1] is a U.S. automotive engineer and noted racecar driver. He had a long and distinguished career at General Motors, serving as Director of the GM Performance Division [2] before retiring from GM in October 2008. [3] He also has a sub 8 minute time in a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V around the Nürburgring. [3]

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Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1991 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Showroom Stock GT23Running
1993 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT111Running
2001 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 112Running
2002 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 111Running
2003 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet American Sedan12Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 111Running
2004 Mid-Ohio Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan12Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 111Running
2005 Mid-Ohio Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan11Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 112Running
2006 Heartland Park Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 148Running
Chevrolet Cobalt SS Chevrolet Showroom Stock C253Retired
Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan19Running
2007 Heartland Park Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Touring 31Disqualified
Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan144Retired
Chevrolet Cobalt SS Chevrolet Showroom Stock C12Running
2008 Heartland Park Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan21Running
2010 Road America Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1102Retired
2011 Road America Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan23Running
2012 Road America Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan234Retired
2020 Road America Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet American Sedan69Running
Toyota 86 Toyota Touring 431Running
2021 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American Sedan57Running
Toyota 86 Toyota Touring 411Running
2022 Virginia International Raceway Pontiac Firebird Pontiac American SedanDNS8
Toyota 86 Toyota Touring 421Running

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References

  1. "John Heinricy | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. "Corvette Racing – John Heinricy". www.corvetteracing.com. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Veteran GM engineer John Heinricy will lead Hennessey Venom F5 development". Motor Authority . December 18, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2021.