Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1998 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: First Union 6 Hours Watkins Glen		Date: 23.8.1998
Track: Watkins Glen International Circuit (United States), 5.472 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
United States Road Racing Championship (round 5)

Weather:	humid, dry
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	36
Practiced:	33
Qualified:	33
Started:	31
Finished:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start
Can-Am	12	12
USRRC GT1	6	6
USRRC GT2	5	5
USRRC GT3	10	9

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Race notes:
6 full-course cautions for 37 laps (118 minutes)

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 55 minutes on 21-22/8
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 150 minutes on 21-22/8
15 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	30	Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti / Theys / Baldi
USRRC GT1:	38	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Boutsen / Kelleners
USRRC GT2:	25	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	White / Cilli / Goolsby
USRRC GT3:	22	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	Pobst / Borcheller
Leaders:
laps 1-10:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Weaver
laps 11-17:	20	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Schroeder
laps 127-137:	38	Porsche 911 GT1	Boutsen
laps 138-171:	30	Ferrari 333 SP	Theys
laps 18-26:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Weaver
laps 27-29:	88	Ferrari 333 SP	Davies
lap 30:	38	Porsche 911 GT1	Boutsen
laps 31-50:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Weaver
laps 51-56:	38	Porsche 911 GT1	Boutsen
laps 57-75:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Forbes-Robinson
laps 76-80:	38	Porsche 911 GT1	Kelleners
laps 81-126:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Leitzinger
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	James Weaver (GB)	1:40.8720	198.1521 km/h
USRRC GT1:	38	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Thierry Boutsen (B)	1:43.5800	192.9716 km/h
USRRC GT2:	99	Porsche 911 GT2	Larry Schumacher (USA)	1:56.9150	170.9622 km/h
USRRC GT3:	86	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Steve Marshall (USA)	1:49.0730	183.2528 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	20	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Dorsey Schroeder (USA)	1:39.1710	220.2387 km/h
USRRC GT1:	4	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Brabham	1:42.0980	213.9301 km/h
USRRC GT2:	99	Porsche 911 GT2	O'Steen / Schumacher	1:56.2960	186.2011 km/h
USRRC GT3:	10	BMW M3	Auberlen / Simo	1:55.9590	187.8104 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (10), Riley & Scott (7), Kudzu (3), Ferrari (2), Panoz (2), BMW (2), Chevrolet (2), Mazda (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (10), Ford (9), Mazda (3), Chevrolet (3), Ferrari (2), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Riley & Scott Mk III (7), Porsche 993 Carrera (5), Ferrari 333 SP (2), Panoz GTR-1 (2), Kudzu DLM (2), BMW M3 (2), Porsche 911 Carrera (2), Chevrolet Camaro (2), Mazda RX-7 (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (64), GB (4), CDN (4), B (3), I (3), AUS (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (40%), front-engined (31%), rear-engined (29%)
Oldest known drivers:	Larry Schumacher (62), Gianpiero Moretti (58), Roger Schramm (57)
Youngest known drivers:	Spencer Pumpelly (24), Jeret Schroeder (29), Butch Leitzinger (29)
Female drivers:	Lyn St. James

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