1999 United States Road Racing Championship

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.

1999 United States Road Racing Championship
Previous: 1998 Next: 2000

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

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

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

References

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