---
title: "National Corvette Museum to Host 24 Hours of Le Mans Viewing Party"
description: "Corvette Racing diehards in the United States who aren't able to travel to France this summer will have a darn good alternative to watch the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. The National Corvette Museum (NCM) will be one of the three locations around the world where a commercial-free feed of the race will be shown from start to finish on June 16-17."
date: "2018-01-17"
modified: "2018-01-17"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/start-finish/17740/national-corvette-museum-to-host-24-hours-of-le-mans-viewing-party"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Racing"
  - "WEC"
tags:
  - "24 Hours of Le Mans"
  - "Auto Racing"
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "national corvette museum"
  - "sports car"
---

# National Corvette Museum to Host 24 Hours of Le Mans Viewing Party

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Corvette Racing diehards in the United States who aren't able to travel to France this summer will have a darn good alternative to watch the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. The [National Corvette Museum](<https://www.corvettemuseum.org/event/lemans-24-hour-viewing-party/?instance_id=771>) (NCM) will be one of the three locations around the world where a commercial-free feed of the race will be shown from start to finish on June 16-17.

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) selected the Bowling Green, Kentucky institution for the fourth year in a row, making it the only location in the entire American continent to receive such privilege. The other venues include Berlin, Germany; Tokyo, Japan; and of course, the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans. In true American fashion, the museum will provide around-the-clock entertainment for nearly 200 [Corvette](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17507/the-base-chevy-corvette-stingray-is-the-most-popular-corvette>) enthusiasts.

![message-editor%2F1516222784116-ncm24lem14.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1516222784116-ncm24lem14.jpg>)
*Partygoers have the chance to interact with team members, *NCM**

Aside from witnessing the world's most popular endurance race on the Chevrolet Theater's 28-foot screen, enthusiasts will enjoy [special access](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17340/2017-ford-gt-and-first-2019-corvette-zr1-are-going-to-the-same-charity-auction>) to museum exhibits, meals, and memorabilia giveaways while the racing action unfolds across the pond.

Katie Ellison, Communications Manager for the National Corvette Museum, told *The Drive* that the idea to host a 24 Hours of Le Mans viewing party was conceived by Doug Fehan, Program Manager for Corvette Racing, whose relationship with the team and the ACO was instrumental in bringing this unique experience to the only place in the world where Corvettes are manufactured. According to Ellison, a separate screen will be set up at the viewing party where attendees can interact with Fehan, pit-crew members, and even drivers via Skype.

![message-editor%2F1516222098755-corvettec7rlemans01.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1516222098755-corvettec7rlemans01.jpg>)
*Corvette Racing's No. 63 and 64 at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, *Chevrolet Racing**

"The [Corvette](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) community as a whole is very tight-knit and part of the reason there is a National Corvette Museum is because of the huge following the iconic American sports car has. While every year we take groups of enthusiasts to France to enjoy the 24 Hours of Le Mans in person, we also host an on-site viewing party for enthusiasts to come and cheer on the team," said Ellison.

Corvette Racing fielded two C7.R machines at the 2017 [24 Hours of Le Mans](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/17677/american-racing-legend-dan-gurney-dies-at-86-1931-2018>) and managed to finish third and eighth in the GTE Pro categories, despite both of them facing hardship early in the race. This year's edition of the race will mark the outfit's 19th appearance on the world stage of endurance racing.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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