1998 United States Road Racing Championship
The 1998 United States Road Racing Championship season was the inaugural season of the revived United States Road Racing Championship run by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). The season involved four classes: Can-Am prototypes and three Grand Touring classes referred to at GT1, GT2, and GT3. Five races were run from January 31, 1998, to August 23, 1998.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Distance | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | January 31 February 1 |
2 | Homestead 2 Hours 15 Minutes | 2 Hours 15 Minutes | Homestead-Miami Speedway | May 17 |
3 | U.S. Road Racing Classic | 2 Hours 30 Minutes | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 14 |
4 | Sprint PCS Grand Prix of Minnesota | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Minneapolis street circuit | June 28 |
5 | First Union 6 Hours | 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International | August 23 |
Season results
Overall winners in bold.
Rnd | Circuit | CA Winning Team | GT1 Winning Team | GT2 Winning Team | GT3 Winning Team | Results |
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CA Winning Drivers | GT1 Winning Drivers | GT2 Winning Drivers | GT3 Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Daytona | #30 Doran/Moretti Racing | #01 Rohr Motorsport | #97 Konrad Motorsport | #10 PTG | Results |
Gianpiero Moretti Mauro Baldi Arie Luyendyk Didier Theys | Danny Sullivan Allan McNish Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen Dirk Müller | Franz Konrad Wido Rössler Toni Seiler Angelo Zadra Peter Kitchak | Bill Auberlen Boris Said Peter Cunningham Marc Duez | |||
2 | Homestead | #16 Dyson Racing | #4 Panoz-Visteon Racing | #54 Bell Motorsports | #1 PTG | Results |
Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | Doc Bundy Andy Wallace | Andy Pilgrim Terry Borcheller Scott Newman | Marc Duez Ross Bentley | |||
3 | Mid-Ohio | #20 Dyson Racing | #4 Panoz-Visteon Racing | #99 Schumacher Racing | #10 PTG | Results |
Dorsey Schroeder Elliott Forbes-Robinson | David Brabham Andy Wallace | Larry Schumacher Andy Pilgrim | Bill Auberlen Boris Said | |||
4 | Minneapolis | #16 Dyson Racing | #4 Panoz-Visteon Racing | #6 PTG | #10 PTG | Results |
Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | Doc Bundy Johnny O'Connell | Brian Simo Peter Cunningham | Mark Simo Ross Bentley | |||
5 | Watkins Glen | #30 Doran/Moretti Racing | #38 Champion Motors | #25 Alex Job Racing | #22 Alex Job Racing | Results |
Gianpiero Moretti Mauro Baldi Didier Theys | Ralf Kelleners Thierry Boutsen | Dale White "Trip" Goolsby Angelo Cilli | Randy Pobst Terry Borcheller |
References
External links
- The official website of Grand-Am
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1998 USRRC Results