Jump to content

1999 United States Road Racing Championship

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1999 United States Road Racing Championship was the second and final 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 as GT2, GT3, and GTT. Five races were scheduled from January 30, 1999, to October 2, 1999, but the series was cancelled after three rounds on June 6, 1999.

The USRRC season was cancelled due to a lack of competitors, mainly in the premiere Can-Am class. The two cancelled races at the end of the season were to be run in conjunction with the FIA GT Championship, therefore USRRC GT class competitors were allowed to compete in the FIA GT race if they wished, but would not receive points as the champions had already been declared.

The following year, the new Grand American Road Racing Association agreed to take over the series from the SCCA, and renamed it the Grand American Road Racing Championship, eventually becoming the Rolex Sports Car Series.

Schedule

[edit]

Five races were initially scheduled, but the final two rounds became non-championship races part of the FIA GT Championship after the USRRC folded. These events are listed in italics.

Rnd Race Distance Circuit Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Daytona International Speedway January 30
January 31
2 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 2 Hours 15 Minutes Lime Rock Park May 31
3 U.S. Road Racing Classic 2 Hours 15 Minutes Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 6
4 Sports Car Extravaganza 3 Hours Homestead-Miami Speedway September 25
5 Bosch Sports Car Oktoberfest 6 Hours Watkins Glen International October 2

Season results

[edit]

Overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit CA Winning Team GT2 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team Results
CA Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers GT3 Winning Drivers
1 Daytona United States #20 Dyson Racing Germany #83 Roock Racing United States #23 Alex Job Racing Results
United States Butch Leitzinger
United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Germany André Ahrlé
Germany Hubert Haupt
Italy Raffaele Sangiuolo
United Kingdom David Warnock
United States Kelly Collins
United States Cort Wagner
United States Anthony Lazzaro
United States Darryl Havens
2 Lime Rock United States #27 Doran Lista Ferrari United States #30 Mosler Automotive United States #10 Prototype Technology Group Results
Belgium Didier Theys
Switzerland Fredy Lienhard, Sr.
Canada Stéphane Roy
France Loïc Depallier
Portugal João Barbosa
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
United States Boris Said
3 Mid-Ohio United States #16 Dyson Racing United States #99 Schumacher Racing United States #02 Reiser/Callas Rennsport Results
United Kingdom James Weaver
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Larry Schumacher
United States John O'Steen
United States David Murry
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem

References

[edit]
[edit]