North American Touring Car Championship
The North American Touring Car Championship , NATCC for short , was a co-production of the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) and the owners of the IndyCar Series . In 1996 and 1997 the cars from Dodge Stratus , Toyota Carina (1997: Toyota Camry ), BMW 318i (1997: BMW 320i ), Honda Accord , Ford Mondeo , Pontiac Sunfire (all 1996 and 1997), Vauxhall appeared in this series Cavalier, Mercedes 190 (both 1996 only) and Mazda Xedos 6 (1997) according to the FIA's super touring car regulations .
Two races were run per race weekend. In the 1996 season they drove in Lime Rock Park , Detroit , Portland , Toronto , Trois Rivieres , Mid Ohio , Vancouver and on the Laguna Seca Raceway .
In the 1997 season, the NATCC raced in Long Beach , Savannah , Detroit , Portland , Cleveland , Toronto , Mid Ohio , Vancouver and on the Laguna Seca Raceway .
In the two years, the Indy Car Series was often part of the supporting program, thereby increasing audience interest. In addition, manufacturers such as Audi were considering entering the NATCC. After the end of the 1997 season, the exit of the only factory team, Chrysler ( Dodge ), brought the series down.
| season | master | place 2 | place 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Randy Pobst (Honda Accord) | Dominic Dobson (Dodge Stratus) | David Donohue (Dodge Stratus) |
| 1997 | David Donohue (Dodge Stratus) | Peter Cunningham (Honda Accord) | Neil Crompton (Honda Accord) |