1998 Grand Prix of Road Atlanta

Track map of Road Atlanta

The 1998 Sports Car Grand Prix of Road Atlanta was the fourth race for the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season. It took place on June 21, 1998, at Road Atlanta and ran for three hours and 45 minutes.[1]

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 WSC 16 United States Dyson Racing United Kingdom James Weaver
United States Butch Leitzinger		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 162
Ford 5.0 L V8
2 WSC 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Dorsey Schroeder
United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 162
Ford 5.0 L V8
3 GT1 38 United States Champion Motors Belgium Thierry Boutsen
France Bob Wollek		 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 160
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
4 WSC 7 United States Doyle-Risi Racing Belgium Eric van de Poele
South Africa Wayne Taylor		 Ferrari 333 SP P 158
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
5 WSC 8 United States Transatlantic Racing Services United States Scott Schubot
United States Henry Camferdam		 Riley & Scott Mk III D 152
Ford 5.0 L V8
6 WSC 36 United States Matthews-Colucci Racing United States Barry Waddell
United States Jim Matthews		 Riley & Scott Mk III P 151
Ford 5.0 L V8
7 WSC 63 United States Downing Atlanta United States Howard Katz
United States Jim Downing		 Kudzu DLM-4 G 145
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
8 GT1 5 United States Panoz Motorsports Brazil Raul Boesel
France Éric Bernard		 Panoz GTR-1 M 144
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
9 WSC 62 United States Downing Atlanta United States Paul Debban
United States Dennis Spencer		 Kudzu DLM G 144
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
10 GT2 6 United States Prototype Technology Group Belgium Marc Duez
United States Boris Said
United States Mark Simo		 BMW M3 Y 144
BMW 3.2 L I6
11 GT2 99 United States Schumacher Racing United States Larry Schumacher
United States John O'Steen
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim		 Porsche 911 GT2 P 143
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12
DNF		 WSC 39 United States Matthews-Colucci Racing United States David Murry
Sweden Stefan Johansson		 Riley & Scott Mk III P 142
Ford 5.0 L V8
13 GT3 10 United States Prototype Technology Group United States Bill Auberlen
United States Mark Simo		 BMW M3 Y 141
BMW 3.2 L I6
14 GT3 1 United States Prototype Technology Group Canada Ross Bentley
United States Peter Cunningham		 BMW M3 Y 140
BMW 3.2 L I6
15
DNF		 WSC 12 United States Genesis Racing United States Chuck Goldsborough
United States Rick Fairbanks
United States Jeff Glenn		 Hawk MD3R G 133
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
16
DNF		 WSC 27 United States Doran Enterprises, Inc. Belgium Didier Theys
Switzerland Fredy Lienhard		 Ferrari 333 SP Y 105
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
17
DNF		 GT1 45 United States Panoz Motorsports United States Johnny O'Connell
United States Doc Bundy		 Panoz GTR-1 M 99
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
18
DNF		 GT3 86 United States G&W Motorsport United States Cort Wagner
United States Mike Fitzgerald		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 74
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19
DNF		 GT2 15 United States Jon Lewis United States Kevin Allen
United States Randy Pobst		 Vector M12 G 43
Lamborghini 5.7 L V12
20
DNF		 WSC 28 United States Intersport Racing United States Jon Field
United States Rick Sutherland		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 37
Ford 5.0 L V8
21
DNF		 GT1 4 United States Panoz Motorsports United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Australia David Brabham		 Panoz GTR-1 M 36
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
DNS GT3 24 United States Tim Vargo United States Jake Vargo
United States Tim Vargo
United States Josh Vargo
United States Brady Refenning		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 0
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
DNS WSC 11 United States Genesis Racing United Kingdom Michael DeFontes
United States Mark Neuhaus
United States Jeff Glenn		 Kudzu DG-2 G 0
Buick 3.0 L V6
DNS GT3 23 United States Alex Job Racing United States Cort Wagner
United States Darryl Havens
United States Kelly Collins		 Porsche 964 Carrera RSR P 0
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
DNS GT3 48 United States John Finger United States John Finger
United States Mike Green		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 0
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Source:[2][3][4][5]

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #7 Doyle-Risi Racing - 1:14.658
  • Fastest lap - #27 Doran Enterprises, Inc. - 1:15.51
  • Average Speed - 176.89 km/h (109.92 mph)

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Kent (June 22, 1998). "Bad day on track for Panoz". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 30. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Road Atlanta IMSA 1998 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Sports Car Grand Prix". www.ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "World Sports Racing Prototypes - IMSA 1998". wsrp.cz. Retrieved December 31, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "USRRC: Road Atlanta Race Results". www.theautochannel.com. June 21, 1998. Retrieved December 31, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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