“North American Touring Car Championship”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

North American Touring Car Championship

释义

Champions
Notable drivers
References

{{redirect|NATCC|the Northwest African sub-command|Northwest African Troop Carrier Command}}{{Infobox motorsport championship
| logo =
| image-size =
| caption =
| category = Super Touring
| country/region = {{USA}}
{{CAN}}
| inaugural = 1996
| inaugural2 =
| folded = 1997
| drivers =
| teams =
| constructors =
| engines =
| tyres =
| champion driver = {{flagicon|USA}} David Donohue
| champion team =
| manufacturer = {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda
| website =
}}

The North American Touring Car Championship was a touring car racing series using the Supertouring formula that raced in North America in 1996 and 1997. The series was funded in part by IndyCar team owner Gerald Forsythe with input from British series supremo Alan Gow. He appointed his Vice-President of Business Operations, Canadian Roger Elliott to run the operation headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The Dodge Stratus factory team engineered and crewed by PacWest Racing^[1] and Honda Accord factory team operated by TC Kline Racing dominated the series as they were one of the only truly professional outfits to contest the championship. The series ran as a support series to CART road and street course races.^[2]

While popular with fans, the series struggled to attract teams, with most races in the 1996 season only having 11 or 12 entrants.^[3] 1997 saw even fewer entrants with only 9 or 10 cars on track for most of the races.^[4] The series was not continued for 1998.

Champions

Season	Drivers' Champion	Manufacturers' Champion	Season article
1996^[3]	USA}} Randy Pobst (Honda Accord)	JPN}} Honda	season
1997^[4]	USA}} David Donohue (Dodge Stratus)	JPN}} Honda	season

Notable drivers

{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Andretti (7th in 1996)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Crompton (3rd in 1997; 7 wins, 14 podiums)
{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Cunningham (5th in 1996, 2nd in 1997; 8 wins, 19 podiums)
{{flagicon|USA}} Dominic Dobson (2nd in 1996, 4th in 1997; 6 wins, 17 podiums)
{{flagicon|USA}} David Donohue (3rd in 1996, 1997 champion; 6 wins, 18 podiums)
{{flagicon|NZL}} Rod Millen (1 podium)
{{flagicon|USA}} Randy Pobst (1996 champion, 5th in 1997; 5 wins, 18 podiums)
{{flagicon|USA}} Darren Law (8th in 1996 and 1997; 1 win, 2 podiums)

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=About Dominic Dobson|url=http://www.dobsonmotorsport.com/about.html|work=Dobson Motorsport|accessdate=31 January 2011}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Provisional 1997 schedule released|url=http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=6874&FS=TOURING|work=Press release|accessdate=11 February 2011}}
3. ^¹{{cite web|title=North American Touring Car Championship 1996 |url=http://www.autocourse.ca/archives/usa/supertouring/1996/supertouring.htm |work=Autocourse.ca |accessdate=31 January 2011}}
4. ^¹{{cite web|title=North American Touring Car Championship 1997 |url=http://www.autocourse.ca/archives/usa/supertouring/1997/supertouring.htm |work=Autocourse.ca |accessdate=31 January 2011}}

5 : Champ Car|Touring car racing series|Auto racing series in the United States|Auto racing series in Canada|North American Touring Car Championship

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。