The 1999 SpeedVision World Challenge was the tenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. It was the first season that the series would be covered by the SpeedVision network. The season also marked a new format, with Touring 1 becoming Grand Touring and Touring 2 becoming Touring Car. 1999 was also the first year in which the series would have a corporate sponsor since 1991. Pontiac got its final series win this season, joining Oldsmobile and Saturn as General Motors brands gradually disappearing from the World Challenge. It was not until the rise of the Cadillac CTS-V that a GM division other than Chevrolet would see a win. This also led to the beginning of a longtime BMW-Mazda-Acura affair in touring car.
Results
| Round
|
Circuit
|
Winning Driver (GT)
Winning Driver (TC)
|
Winning Vehicle (GT)
Winning Vehicle (TC)
|
| 1
|
Mosport
|
 Bobby Archer
Michael Galati
|
Dodge Viper
Acura Integra R
|
| 2
|
Lime Rock
|
Bobby Archer
Michael Galati
|
Dodge Viper
Acura Integra R
|
| 3
|
Mid-Ohio
|
Peter Kitchak
Michael Galati
|
Porsche 911 RSR
Acura Integra R
|
| 4
|
Road Atlanta
|
Kermit Upton III
Michael Galati
|
BMW M3
Acura Integra R
|
| 5
|
Tros-Rivieres
|
Peter Kitchak
 Pierre Kleinubing
|
Porsche 911 RSR
Acura Integra R
|
| 6
|
West Michigan
|
Peter Kitchak
Will Turner
|
Porsche 911 RSR
BMW 328
|
| 7
|
Vancouver
|
Scotty White
Hugh Plumb
|
Chevrolet Corvette C5
Acura Integra R
|
| 8
|
Pike's Peak
|
Peter Kitchak
Chuck Hemmingson
|
Porsche 911 RSR
Pontiac Sunfire
|
| 9
|
Laguna Seca
|
John Heinricy
Pierre Kleinubing
|
Chevrolet Corvette C5
Acura Integra R
|
[1]
References
