1999 SpeedVision World Challenge
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 Winning Driver | Winning Vehicle Winning Vehicle |
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 |