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.

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:[1][2][3][4]

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. ^ "Road Atlanta IMSA 1998 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sports Car Grand Prix". www.ultimateracinghistory.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "World Sports Racing Prototypes - IMSA 1998". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "USRRC: Road Atlanta Race Results". www.theautochannel.com. June 21, 1998. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.