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1998 United States Road Racing Championship

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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. Champions were declared on September 2nd after the final round at Laguna Seca was cancelled.[1]

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There had been plans to hold a race at Laguna Seca in support of the FIA GT championship, but the race joined the IMSA GT Championship schedule instead.[3]

Entry list

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Can-Am (CA)

More information Team, Chassis ...
Team Chassis Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rnds.
United States Scandia Enginnering Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 G 3 France Yannick Dalmas 1
France Bob Wollek 1
Italy Max Papis 1
Canada Ron Fellows 1
United States Transatlantic Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 D 8 United States Scott Schubot All
United States Henry Camferdam 1, 3–5
United States Johnny O'Connell 1
United States Barry Waddell 2
Australia David Besnard 5
United States Genesis Racing Hawk MD3R Mazda ?? (Rd. 1)

Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 (Rd. 2)

G 11

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United States Chuck Goldsborough 1–2
United States Rick Fairbanks 1–2
United Kingdom Michael DeFontes 1
United States Dan Lewis 1
United States Mark Neuhaus 1
Italy Auto Sport Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 ? 15 Switzerland Enzo Calderari 1*
Switzerland Lilian Bryner 1*
United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 G 16 United Kingdom James Weaver All
United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson 1
United States Rob Dyson 1
United States Dorsey Schroeder 1
United States Butch Leitzinger 2–5
20 United States Rob Dyson 1
United States John Paul, Jr. 1
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy 1
United States Butch Leitzinger 1
United States Dorsey Schroeder 2–5
United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson 2–4
United States Doyle-Risi Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 P 17 South Africa Wayne Taylor 1
Belgium Eric van de Poele 1
Spain Fermín Vélez 1
United States Davin Racing Kudzu DLM Buick 3.0 L V6 G 19 United States A.J. Smith 1
United States Mark Montgomery 1
United States Edd Davin 1
United States Intersport Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 G 28 United States Jon Field 1–3, 5
United States Butch Brickell 1–2
United States Rick Sutherland 1, 5
Italy Enrico Bertaggia 1
United States Alex Padilla 1
United States John Mirro 3
Spice SC95 (1-2)

Riley & Scott Mk III (5)

Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 (1-2)

Ford 5.0 L V8 (5)

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United States Joaquin DeSoto 1–2
United States Simon Gregg 1
Germany Oliver Kuttner 1
United States Tim Holt 1
United States John Mirro 2
United States Jacek Mucha 5
United States Sam Brown 5
United States Doran/Moretti Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 Y 30 Italy Gianpiero Moretti 1–2, 5
Italy Mauro Baldi 1–2, 5
Belgium Didier Theys 1, 5
Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 1
United States Matthews-Colucci Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 P 36 United States Barry Waddell 1, 3, 5
United States Jim Pace 1
Chile Eliseo Salazar 1
United States Jim Matthews 2–3, 5
United States Robby McGehee 2
United States David Murry 2
United States Tom Kendall 5
39 United States David Murry 1–3, 5
United States Jim Matthews 1–2
United States Hurley Haywood 1, 5
United Kingdom Derek Bell 1
United States Tom Kendall 3
Sweden Stefan Johansson 5
United States Fantasy Junction-Coys Racing Cannibal Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 ? 51 United States Bruce Trenery 1
United States Spencer Trenery 1
United Kingdom Grahame Bryant 1
United States Steve Pfeifer 1
United States Kent Painter 1
United States Brown Racing Spice HC94 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 ? 51 United States Bobby Brown 3
United States Jim Martin 3
United States Kopf Precision Race Products Keiler KII Ford 5.0 L V8 D 60 United States Shane Donley 1
United States Kris Wilson 1
United States Tim Moser 1
United States Downing Atlanta Kudzu DLM Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor G 62 United States John Mirro 1
United States Ralph Thomas 1
United States Douglas Campbell 1
United States Dennis Spencer 1
United States Rich Grupp 1
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor (1)

Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor (2-5)

63 United States Jim Downing 1–3, 5
United States Howard Katz 1–2, 5
Japan Yojiro Terada 1
United States John O'Steen 1
France Franck Fréon 1
United States Shawn Bayliff 3
United States Rich Grupp 5
United States Dollahite Racing Spice BDG-02 (Rd. 1)

Ferrari 333 SP (Rd. 2-5)

Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 (Rd. 1)

Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 (Rd. 2-5)

Y 88 United States Bill Dollahite All
United States Anthony Lazzaro 1
United States Paul Dallenbach 1
United States Mike Davies 2–5
Canada Claude Bourbonnais 5
United States Denaba Racing Kudzu DLM Buick 4.5L V6 ? 92 United States A.J. Smith 4–5
United States Joaquin DeSoto 4–5
United States TRV Motorsport Kudzu DL-4 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 G 95 United States Jeret Schroeder All
United States Tom Volk All
United States Lyn St. James 1, 5
United States Pete Halsmer 1
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GT1

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Team Chassis Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rnds.
Canada Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang Cobra GTS1[6] Ford 4.6 L V8 D 0 Canada Scott Maxwell 1
Canada Jason Priestley 1
Canada David Empringham 1
France Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 9R1 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 M 00 France Christophe Bouchut 1
France Patrice Goueslard 1
Sweden Carl Rosenblad 1
Germany Uwe Alzen 1
United States Rohr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 9R1 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 M 01 United Kingdom Allan McNish 1
United States Danny Sullivan 1
Germany Dirk Müller 1
Germany Jörg Müller 1
Germany Uwe Alzen 1
United States Mosler Automotive Mosler Raptor Chevrolet 6.3 L small-block V8 ? 2 United States Shane Lewis All
United States Vic Rice 1, 3–5
United States Brian Hornkohl 1
United States Chris Neville 1
United States Andy Pilgrim 2
United States Tom Gloy Racing Ford Mustang Cobra Ford V8 ? 4 United States Mike Borkowski 1
Brazil Tony Kanaan 1
United States Robbie Buhl 1
United States Panoz Motorsports

United States Visteon Panoz Racing Team

Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 M 4

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Australia David Brabham 1, 3, 5
France Éric Bernard 1
United Kingdom Jamie Davies 1
United Kingdom Andy Wallace 2–3, 5
United States Doc Bundy 2, 4
United States Johnny O'Connell 4
5 Brazil Raul Boesel 1, 3, 5
United Kingdom Andy Wallace 1, 5
United States Scott Pruett 1
United States Doc Bundy 1
France Éric Bernard 3, 5
United States Overbagh Motor Racing Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet small-block V8 G 29 Italy Fabio Rosa 1
Italy Giovanni Viganó 1
Italy Gabrio Rosa 1
Italy Pierangelo Masselli 1
United States C. J. Johnson 1
United States McDill Racing Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet small-block V8 Y 35 Italy Stefano Bucci 1
Italy Mauro Casadei 1
Italy Francesco Ciani 1
Italy Andrea Garbagnati 1
United States Champion Motors Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 9R1 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 M 38 Belgium Thierry Boutsen All
Germany Ralf Kelleners 1, 5
United States Andy Pilgrim 1
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel 2
France Bob Wollek 3–4
United States Rankin Racing, Inc. Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet small-block V8 G 40 United States David Rankin 1
United States Hank Scott 1
Canada Eric Jensen 1
El Salvador Toto Lassally 1
United States Nort Northam 1
United Kingdom Newcastle United Storm Racing Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0 L V12 M 46 United Kingdom Julian Bailey 1
United Kingdom Tiff Needell 1
New Zealand Craig Baird 1
United Kingdom Richard Dean 1
United States Diablo Racing Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet small-block V8 G 53 United States Tom Scheuren 1, 5
United States Gerry Green 1, 5
United States Bobby Jones 1, 5
United States Spencer Pumpelly 1
Argentina Team Argentina Oldsmobile Cutlass Oldsmobile V8 G 56 Argentina Gastón Aguirre 1
Argentina Francisco Castillo 1
Argentina Horacio Paolucci 1
Argentina Facundo Gilbicella 1
United States Banks Motorsport Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet V8 ? 72 United States Tim Banks 1
United States Todd Sprinkle 1
United States Kerry Hitt 1
United States Robinson Racing Oldsmobile Aurora GTS-1 Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8 G 74 United States George Robinson 1–3
United States Jack Baldwin 1–3
United States Irv Hoerr 1
United States Jon Gooding 1
United States John Annis Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 ? 87 United States John Annis 1
United States Lee Hill 1
United States Bill Ladoniczki 1
United States Steve Ladoniczki 1
United States Randy Pobst 1
United States Maugeri Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 G 89 United States Richard Maugeri 1
United States Anthony Puleo 1
United States Sim Penton 1
United States Daniel Urrutia 1
United States Rock Valley Racing Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 G 91 United States Roger Schramm 5
United States Stu Hayner 5
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GT2

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Team Chassis Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rnds.
Canada C. J. Motorsports Porsche 993 GT2 R Porsche M64/82 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 04 United States John Morton 1
Canada John Graham 1
Netherlands Patrick Huisman 1
Netherlands Duncan Huisman 1
Canada Prova Motorsports Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/83 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 05 Netherlands Cor Euser 1
Japan Masamitsu Ishihara 1
Japan Katsunori Iketani 1
United States Spirit of Daytona Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Mitsubishi I4 T 09 United States Craig Conway 2
United States Todd Flis 2
United States Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 BMW S50 3.2 L I6 Y 6 United States Peter Cunningham 4
United States Brian Simo 4
United States Commercial Motorsports Ford Mustang ?? ? 14 Canada Rick Bye 1*
United States Tim Zock 1*
Canada Paul Kitchener 1*
United States Grady Willingham 1*
United States Kevin Jeannette Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64/20 3.8L Flat-6 ? 15 United States Jay Cochran 1
France Michel Aouate 1
Germany Dener Motorsport Stuttgart Sportscar Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/83 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 21 Brazil André Lara Resende 1
Brazil Régis Schuch 1
Brazil Flávio Trindale 1
Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala 1
United States Goldin Brothers Racing Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 2.0 L 3-Rotor H 27 United States Steve Goldin 2
United States Keith Goldin 2
United States GTR Motorsports Porsche 968 GTR Porsche ?? D 37 United States Bob Strange 5
United States Jim Loftis 5
United States John Finger 5
United States Johnson Autosport Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 D 50 United States J. Robert Johnson 1, 4
United States Tom McGlynn 1, 4
United States James Oppenheimer 1
United States George Balbach 1
United States Erik Johnson 1
United States Team Protosport GT Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64/20 3.8L Flat-6 Y 52 United States William Stitt 2–4
United States Dave Russell 2–4
United States Bell Motorsports BMW M3 BMW S50 3.2 L I6 Y 54 United States Scott Newman 2
United States Andy Pilgrim 2
United States Terry Borcheller 2
United States Broadfoot Racing Porsche 944 Turbo Porsche ?? G 58 France Pascal Dro 1
United States Martin Shuster 1
France Phillipe Lenain 1
United States Saleen/Allen RRR Speedlab Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.8 L V8 ? 65 United States Steve Saleen 1
United States Ron Johnson 1
United Kingdom Will Hoy 1
Germany Proton Competition Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 69 Switzerland Denis Lay 1
Germany Gerd Ruch 1
United States William Langhorne 1
Germany Gerold Ried 1
Germany Spreng Enterprises Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64/20 3.8L Flat-6 Y 69 Germany Gustl Spreng 2
United States Ray Mummery 2
United States Pettit Racing

United States Oppenheimer Racing

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United States Cameron Worth All
United States Scott Sansone All
United States Nick Vitucci 1
United States Bill Lester 1
United States Brian Richards 1
United States Mostly Mazda Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 2.0 L 3-Rotor ? 78 United States Brian Richards 5
United Kingdom Michael DeFontes 5
United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Dodge Viper GTS-R Chrysler EWB 8.0 L V10 G 81 United States Chris Gleason 1
Australia Ray Lintott 1
United States Matt Turner 1
United Kingdom Ashley Ward 1
Belgium AD Sport Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 90 Belgium Kris Wauters 1
Belgium Koen Wauters 1
Belgium Franco La Rosa 1
Belgium Bert Longin 1
Belgium Albert Vanierschot 1
Germany Konrad Motorsport Porsche 993 GT2 R Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 97 Switzerland Toni Seiler 1
Germany Wido Rössler 1
United States Peter Kitchak 1
Italy Angelo Zadra 1
Austria Franz Konrad 1
Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 98 1
United Kingdom Robert Nearn 1
United States Nick Ham 1
United States Larry Schumacher 1
United States Schumacher Racing Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 99 3, 5
United States Andy Pilgrim 3
United States John O'Steen 5
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GT3

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Team Chassis Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rnds.
United States Firefly Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 ? 06 United States Rick Polk 4
United States 'Trip' Goolsby 4
26 United States Erik Johnson 4
United States James Oppenheimer 4
United States G & W Motorsports Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 P 07 United States Danny Marshall All
United States Price Cobb 1
United Kingdom Peter Chambers 1
Germany Ulrich Gallade 1
United Kingdom Martyn Konig 1
United States Steve Marshall 2
United States Darren Law 3–5
86 United States Steve Marshall 1, 3–5
United Kingdom Brian Redman 1
United States Arthur Urciuoli 1
Sweden Robert Amren 1
United States Price Cobb 1
United States Mike Fitzgerald 3
United States Cole Scrogham 4
Canada Sylvain Tremblay 5
United States Spirit of Daytona Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Mitsubishi I4 T 09 United States Craig Conway 1
United States Eric van Cleef 1
United States Todd Flis 1
United States Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 (E36) BMW S50 3.2 L I6 Y 1 Canada Ross Bentley 2–3
Belgium Marc Duez 2
United States Mark Simo 3
6 United States Peter Cunningham 1, 5
United States Mark Simo 1
Austria Dieter Quester 1
Canada Ross Bentley 5
Belgium Marc Duez 5
7 Canada Ross Bentley 1
United States Les Delano 1
United States Andy Petery 1
United States Derek Hill 1
10 United States Boris Said 1–3
United States Bill Auberlen 1, 2, 3
Belgium Marc Duez 1
United States Peter Cunningham 1
United States Mark Simo 2, 4–5
Canada Ross Bentley 4
United States Andy Pilgrim 5
United States Fabcar/Perfect Power Porsche 911 Fabcar Porsche 3.2 L Flat-6 D 21 United States Philip Collin 3
United States Lee Ezell 3
United States Alex Job Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 P 22 United States Randy Pobst 5
United States Terry Borcheller 5
23 United States Darryl Havens 1, 3, 5
United States Mike Conte 1
Belgium Bruno Lambert 1
United Kingdom Nick Holt 1
United States Cort Wagner 3, 5
United States Kelly Collins 5
24 United States Don Kitch 1
United States Byron Sanborn 1
Italy Angelo Cilli 1
United States Kim Wolfkill 1
25 United States Dale White 5
Italy Angelo Cilli 5
United States 'Trip' Goolsby 5
Germany RWS-Brun Motorsport Porsche 993 Cup Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 M 25 Austria Hans-Jörg Hofer 1
Italy Luca Riccitelli 1
Italy Raffaele Sangiuolo 1
Germany Günther Blieninger 1
United States Goldin Brothers Racing Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 2.0 L 3-Rotor H 27 United States Steve Goldin 1
United States Keith Goldin 1
United States John G. Thomas 1
United States Todd Vallancourt 1
United States Phoenix American Motorsport Pontiac Firebird Formula Pontiac ?? H 32 United States John Heinricy 1
United States Stu Hayner 1
United States Scott Harrington 1
United States Don Knowles 1
33 United States Mike Weinberg 1, 5
United States Jim Michealian 1, 5
United States Steve McNeely 1, 5
United States Bob Rockwood 1
United States GTR Motorsports Porsche 968 GTR Porsche ?? D 37 United States Dave White 1
United States Jim Loftis 1
United States Bob Strange 1
United States Richard Howe 1
United States Technodyne Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 P 41 United States Cort Wagner 1
United States Chris Cervelli 1
Germany Marc Basseng 1
United States Kelly Collins 1
Belgium GLPK Racing Leaders Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche Flat-6 P 44 Germany Harald Grohs 1
Belgium Hans Willems 1
Belgium Vincent Dupont 1
Belgium Alfons Taels 1
45 Belgium Stéphane Cohen 1
Belgium Paul Kumpen 1
Belgium Marc Schoonbroodt 1
Germany Michael Funke 1
United States Team Protosport GT Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 Y 52 United States Dave Russell 1
United States William Stitt 1
United States Mark Hillstead 1
United States Paul Arnold 1
Germany Neil Crilly 1
United States Bell Motorsports BMW M3 (E36) BMW S50 3.2 L I6 Y 54 United States Stu Hayner 1
Ecuador Henry Taleb 1
United States Scott Neuman 1
United States Terry Borcheller 1
United States AASCO Performance Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 P 55 United States Tim Ralston 1–2
Costa Rica Jorge Trejos 1–2
United States Charles Slater 1
United States Tom Peterson 1
United States Kryderacing Nissan 240SX Nissan 2.4 L I4 G 57 United States Reed Kryder 1, 5
United States Steve Ahlgrim 1, 5
United States Dave Deen 1
United States Frank Del Vecchio 1
United States Ryan Hampton 1
United States Alistair Oag 5
United States The Racer's Group Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 G 67 United States Chris Ronson 1
United States Brian Pelke 1
United States Steve Pelke 1
United States Bruce Busby 1
68 United States Kevin Buckler 1
United States Philip Collin 1
United States Eric Bretzel 1
United States Duncan Dayton 1
United States Jack Lewis Enterprises Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 G 73 United States Jack Lewis 1
Canada Tony Burgess 1
United States Anthony Lazzaro 1
United States Kurt Mathewson 1
United States On the Edge Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 G 75 United States Max Schmidt 1
United States Chris Bingham 1
United Kingdom Nigel Smith 1
United States Scott Harrington 1
United States Team A.R.E. Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 Y 76 United States Scott Peeler 1, 5
United States Mike Doolin 1
United States John Ruther 1
United States Martin Snow 1
United States Peter Argetsinger 5
United States Richard Polidori 5
United States Grey Cliff Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 ? 77 United States John Drew 1
United States David Friedman 1
United States Beran Peter 1
United States James Nelson 1
United States Mark Greenburg 1
United States Swedish Car Specialist Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 2.0 L 3-Rotor G 81 United States Lester Fahlgren 3
United States Dick Greer 3
Ecuador Team Ecuador Nissan 240SX Nissan 2.4 L I4 Y 93 Ecuador Henry Taleb 2
Italy Rino Mastronardi 2
United States Olive Garden Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 P 96 United States Ron Zitza 1
United States Kevin Wheeler 1
United States Mike Davies 1
United States North American Marien Group Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche M64 3.8L Flat-6 G 98 United States Spencer Pumpelly 5
United States David Kicak 5
United States Oma Kimbrough 5
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* Was on the entry list but did not participate in the event.

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