If you’re well-versed in the history of Chevrolet and have the ability to count, one hundred years is quite a stretch. After all, Chevrolet has been dominating race tracks and showrooms for over a century. Wins or losses aside, the fact that Chevrolet has lasted and withstood the test of time is a commitment to longevity and success.

With so much swirling around the history of Chevrolet, how could you sum up a centuries-worth of success? Thankfully, our friends over at Chevrolet.com put together a Top 10 list of Chevrolet’s greatest moments in motorsports history. The feat was no easy task considering it consisted of whittling down all that history into ten defining moments. It’s certainly proof enough that Chevy runs deep. While we only have the abbreviated version, beginning with #10-5, be sure to check out the full story on Chevrolet.com, here to see where the #1 spot fell.

#10 // Zora-Arkus Duntov Steams Up Pikes Peak hill Climb

New for ’56 was Chevy’s small-block power. Zora-Arkus Duntov, father of the Corvette, was hell-bent on proving the new powerplants worthiness. To do so, Duntov piloted the unrevealed preproduction model that year in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. With no rollbar, he not only won his class, he set a new record and catapulted Chevy into the postwar performance spotlight.

#9 // Jim Hall Reveals New Aerodynamics and Forever Changes Motorsports

In 1964, Jim Hall, with covert assistance from Chevrolet Research and Development, shocked race-sanctioning bodies and forever changed the motorsports world. His incredibly innovative designs, incorporating high mounted wings, movable aero packages, underbody suction fans and more, dominated the Can Am circuit, snatching victory at the USRRC Championships in ’64, the 12 Hours of Sebring in ’65, and the Nurburgring 1,000-kilometer in ’66. Following a stunning 1-2 finish at Laguna Seca, race officials finally caught up to the Chaparrals, spelling the beginning of the end for the program. Gone, but not forgotten, the Chaparral spirit lives on in every Cruze Eco Chevrolet builds.

#8 // Electric Chevy S-10 Dominates Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Much like Zora Arkus-Duntov’s efforts during the test run of the all-new Chevy small-block in ’56, Larry Ragland followed suite. This time, Ragland utilized an S-1o truck. Moreover, an all-electric S-10 in the Electric Vehicle Class. Ragland made history by winning in ’97 and during ’98-99 in the Super Stock Truck Class and overall victory in the 2000 High Tech Truck Class.

#7 // Chevrolet Makes Room For Small Displacement In Racing

In a shocking departure from Chevy’s signature large displacement V8s, the Cruze made its presence known at the World Touring Car Championship in 2010. After a season dominating BMWs around the globe, Chevrolet scored a devastating one-two punch − seizing both the Driver’s Championship and the Manufacturer’s Championship. Proving that, yes, there just might be a replacement for displacement.

#6 // Dale Earnhardt Sr. Solidifies Legendary Status At Daytona

1998 saw Dale Earnhardt Sr. solidify legendary status at Daytona; finally conquering 19 years of chasing the checkered flag. Sadly though, it was Earnhardt’s first and only victory at the Daytona 500. The scene that followed is widely considered to be one of the most touching moments in sports history, as crews and competitors alike lined Pit Road to shake his hand on the long, slow drive to Victory Lane. 

#5 // Corvette Gains Right To Throne

In ’08, the Chevrolet Corvette essentially slayed the monsters − BMW, Ferrari and Porsche. The Corvette team was able to seize its eighth consecutive Manufacturer’s Championship, making it the most successful team in American Le Mans Series history and conveniently placing Chevrolet in the crosshairs of global competition.

Of course, to find out which historic event took the #4-1 spot, be sure to head on over to Chevrolet.com.