He definitely has a type!
NASCAR team owner and car dealership magnate Rick Hendrick just paid a pretty premium to get his hands on the first 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.
The build slot for the car was put up for auction by Chevy at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event to raise money for the American Red Cross and it accomplished the mission.
Hendrick won the car with a bid of $3.7 million, which was a bit of deja vu, because he paid the same amount for the first 2023 Corvette Z06 in 2022.
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Hendrick also paid $3 million for the first 2020 Corvette Stingray and $1.1 million for the first 2024 Corvette E-Ray, with all of the proceeds earmarked for charity.
The black car that crossed the block at the auction was a pre-production prototype and Hendrick will be able to order his in any color and configuration that he likes.
The Corvette ZR1 has a starting price of $174,995, but can be optioned to just over $200,000. The order books officially open in February.
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The mid-engine car is powered by a 1,064 hp twin-turbocharged V8 and has a top speed of 233 mph. That makes it the most powerful and fastest car GM has ever sold and it’s also the quickest, with a 0-60 time of 2.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 9.6 seconds.