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) and also the first North American sports car endurance split era. 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

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Rnd Race Distance Circuit Date
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

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Overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit CA Winning Team GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team Results
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

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