2023 Class Winners
At the 2023 American Speed Festival, there were 100 race vehicles on display divided into 24 different classes. The cars on display - both on track and in the paddock - were among the most iconic cars ever created, defining the past, present, and future of speed! Car classes were voted on by the onsite attendees with an Award Ceremony occurring Sunday afternoon of the Festival.
Class 1: Americans at Le Mans
1960 Cunningham Corvette #3 – Irwin Kroiz
Class 2: Chevrolet Corvette Racecars
1994 Callaway LM Corvette “Frieda” – John Kyle
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Class 3: I.R.O.C.
1974 Porsche 911 IROC Mark Donehue – Penske Collection
Phoenix, Arizona
Class 4: Ford Performance
1965 Ford GT Competition Prototype Roadster – Dana Mecum
Class 5: Vintage Indy
1968 Lotus 56 Turbine STP – Bruce Linsmeyer
Class 6: Sports Cars & Endurance Racecars
1964 McLaren M1 – Dean Sellars
American Speed Festival was packed with four days of automotive action.
Scroll through each day in our Gallery.
Class 7: Supercars
2003 Saleen S7 – Clark Harris
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Class 8: Rally & Drift Racecars
1980 Plymouth Arrow – Zach Tompson
Waterford, MI
Class 9: European Sports Cars
1958 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk lll – Peter Heydon
Ann Arbor, MI
Class 10: Chevrolet Corvette
1967 Chevrolet Corvette – Ron Turner
Waterford, MI
Class 11: Mopar
2015 Dodge Viper – Ted Gray
Waterford, MI
Class 12: American Classic
1957 Ford Ranchero – Terry & Jan Hawke
Sterling Heights, MI
Class 13: Import Classic
1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster – Conrad Foster
Plymouth, MI
Class 14: American Performance
2013 Shelby Mustang GT 500 – Jerry Tignanelli
Shelby Township, MI
Class 15: Import Performance
1995 Porsche 911 – Alan Klien
West Bloomfield, MI
Class 16: Muscle Car
1970 Pontiac GTO – Dick Winkle
Pontiac, MI
Class 17: Pony Car
1969 Shelby Mustang GT350 – Larry Rogers
Rochester, MI
Class 18: Hot Rod / Custom
1953 Ford F-100 – Paul Grabski
Sterling Heights, MI
Class 19: Motorcycle
1954 Pony Cycle Motor Scooter – Terry Hawke
Sterling Heights, MI
City of Pontiac Award
1963 Pontiac Grand Prix – Howard Kay
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
People’s Choice Award
1989 Pontiac Grand Prix #42 Melo Yello NASCAR driven by Kyle Petty – Michael Haislet, Fenton, MI
Car Selection Committee Award
1966 Corvette L88 Penske – George Haddad
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chairman Award
1977 Camaro IROC – Bill Warner
Jacksonville, FL
M1 Momentum Magazine Award
1964 Ferrari 250 LM – IMS Museum
Indianapolis, IN
Master of Motorsports Award
1981 March 817 CanAm – David Nikolas
Pontiac, MI
