This is the series driving hard into the world of grudge racing—a form of closed-track drag racing emerging as a ... Kenny Ford bought the Camaro after the previous builder wrecked it.

The final two races are held against a fourth-generation Chevrolet Camaro and a Challenger R/T Scat Pack. The Corvette doesn’t break a sweat in either of these races and claims victory in both.

And so died the ill-fated GM80 platform, intended for the fourth-generation pony cars. Instead, the new Camaro would ride on a heavily revised version of the third-gen's F-body chassis.