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The 1994 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season was the fifth running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. To this date the 1994 season is the most recent in which an American manufacturer (Oldsmobile) won the touring car championship. The groups were changed from A, B, and C to World Challenge, Touring Car, and Super Production, reviving the class names not seen since 1991.
Round | Circuit | Winning Driver (WC) Winning Driver (TC) | Winning Vehicle (WC) Winning Vehicle (TC) |
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1 | Miami | Alencar, Jr. Willy Lewis | Porsche 944 |
2 | Mid Ohio | John Heinricy | Chevrolet Corvette |
3 | Des Moines | Mauro Baldi | Porsche 911 Turbo |
4 | Trois-Rivières [1] | Mauro Baldi Bill Cooper [2] Dave Jolly [2] | Porsche 911 Turbo Chevrolet Camaro |
5 | Mosport | Richard Spenard | Chevrolet Camaro |
6 | Road Atlanta | Price Cobb | Porsche 911 Turbo |
7 | Road America | Price Cobb | Porsche 911 Turbo Did not participate |
8 | Dallas | Price Cobb | Porsche 911 Turbo Chevrolet Camaro |
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