The 1992 Camel GT Championship and Exxon Supreme GT Series seasons were the 22nd season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for GTP and Lights classes of prototypes, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTS, GTO, and GTU classes. It began February 1, 1992, and ended October 11, 1992, after fifteen rounds.
Schedule
editThe GT and Prototype classes did not participate in all events, nor did they race together at shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 1 February 2 |
| 2 | Toyota Grand Prix of Miami | 1 Hour | GT | Streets of Miami | February 22 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 3 | Contac 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 21 |
| 4 | Nissan Grand Prix of Atlanta | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Proto | Road Atlanta | April 26 |
| 5 | The Nissan Grand Prix | 2 Hours | GT | Mosport Park | May 18 |
| 6 | Toyota Trucks Lime Rock Grand Prix | 2 Hours | Proto | Lime Rock Park | May 25 |
| 7 | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | 1 Hour | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | May 30 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | May 31 | |||
| 8 | Grand Prix du Mardi Gras | 1 Hour | GT | New Orleans street course | June 14 |
| 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Proto | ||||
| 9 | Camel Continental | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Proto | Watkins Glen International | June 28 |
| 10 | Grand Auto Supply Camel GT | 1 Hour | GT | Laguna Seca Raceway | July 18 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | July 19 | |||
| 11 | G.I. Joe's/Camel Grand Prix | 1 Hour | GT | Portland International Raceway | July 26 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 12 | Nissan Grand Prix of Road America | 1 Hour | GT | Road America | August 9 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 13 | The Jamesway 300 | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | GT | Lime Rock Park | August 26 |
| 14 | Checker Grand Prix | 2 Hours | Proto | Phoenix International Raceway | October 4 |
| 15 | Vons Grand Prix of San Diego | 1 Hour | GT | Del Mar Fairgrounds | October 10 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | October 11 |
Season results
editPrototypes
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† - The 24 Hours of Daytona was won by Nissan Motorsports, but their car did not comply with GTP rules and therefore did not score points. Jaguar Racing was the highest finishing GTP class car.
Grand Tourers
edit| Rnd | Circuit | GTS Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTS Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona |  #15 Roush Racing
|
Did Not Participate† | #82 Dick Greer Racing
|
Results |
| Dorsey Schroeder Wally Dallenbach Jr. Robby Gordon
|
Dick Greer Al Bacon Mike Mees Peter Uria
| ||||
| 2 | Miami | #75 Cunningham Racing
|
#41 Tommy Riggins
|
#96 Leitzinger Racing
|
Results |
 Steve Millen
|
Tommy Riggins
|
David Loring
| |||
| 3 | Sebring | #51 Rocketsports
|
Did Not Participate† | #96 Leitzinger Racing
|
Results |
| George Robinson Irv Hoerr Darin Brassfield Paul Gentilozzi
|
John Paul Jr. David Loring
| ||||
| 5 | Mosport | #76 Cunningham Racing
|
#48 Lindley Racing
|
#96 Leitzinger Motorsport
|
Results |
 Jeremy Dale
|
Les Lindley
|
David Loring
| |||
| 7 | Mid-Ohio | #75 Cunningham Racing
|
#48 Lindley Racing
|
#0 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Steve Millen
|
Les Lindley
|
John Fergus
| |||
| 8 | New Orleans | #75 Cunningham Racing
|
#4 Rocketsports
|
#97 Leitzinger Racing
|
Results |
| Steve Millen
|
Irv Hoerr
|
Butch Leitzinger
| |||
| 10 | Laguna Seca | #3 Rocketsports
|
#4 Rocketsports
|
#0 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Paul Gentilozzi
|
Irv Hoerr
|
John Fergus
| |||
| 11 | Portland | #5 Rocketsports
|
#4 Rocketsports
|
#0 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Darin Brassfield
|
Irv Hoerr
|
John Fergus
| |||
| 12 | Road America | #3 Rocketsports
|
#4 Rocketsports
|
#97 Leitzinger Racing
|
Results |
| Paul Gentilozzi
|
Irv Hoerr
|
Butch Leitzinger
| |||
| 13 | Lime Rock | #75 Cunningham Racing
|
#4 Rocketsports
|
#7 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Steve Millen
|
Irv Hoerr
|
Don Walker
| |||
| 15 | Del Mar | #9 Roush Racing
|
#55 Bruce Nesbitt
|
#97 Leitzinger Racing
|
Results |
| Robby Gordon
|
Bruce Nesbitt
|
Butch Leitzinger
|
† - The GTO class was combined with the GTS class for Daytona and Sebring.
External links
edit- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1992 IMSA GT Championship results