SOUTHLAKE, Texas – Dorsey Schroeder is the final entrant in the Sportscar Vintage Racing Ass’n’s first Vintage Race of Champions Charity Pro-Am Presented By RACER Magazine at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
The addition of Schroeder further strengthens a stout roster of champions that also includes Al Unser Jr., Geoff Brabham, Davy Jones, Mike Skinner, Greg Biffle and Willy T. Ribbs. Twenty-eight professional and amateur drivers will begin a six-month chase for the VROC series points championship.
VROC charity pro-am races are also planned for Indianapolis Motor Speedway in August, and Virginia International Raceway in September. At stake are championship trophies for both amateur and professional racers.
“All of us at SVRA are thrilled to get this unique VROC series celebrating great champions and helping charity underway,” said SVRA President and CEO Tony Parella. “It’s always an honor to work with and develop friendships among true legends, but what is truly special is to assist such great charities as Hope For the Warriors (HFTW) in their good works.”
The new Road Atlanta Charity Pro-Am will support HFTW, a national nonprofit organization that provides assistance to combat-wounded service members, their families, and families of those killed in action. The organization focuses on those involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families. The Road Atlanta Speed Tour race weekend will kick off HFTW’s Month of the Military Child.
Schroeder is an accomplished road racer with NASCAR credentials in both Cup and Trucks. He was Trans-Am champion in his rookie year in 1989 with six race wins. One of the drivers to beat in the 1990s, he accumulated 11 more Trans-Am victories for a total of 17, ranking him among the sport’s elite in history.
In 1990 he focused on the IMSA GT Championship and became GTO class champion with three wins. All that success earned him an invitation to compete in the exclusive IROC series in 1990 and 1991. Schroeder’s mastery was apparent from the beginning of his career when, in 1971 at age 19, he became the first driver under 21 to be awarded an SCCA national license.
After wrapping up his driving career he served for several years as a TV motorsports analyst for top-level professional American sports car racing. Until recently he was Race Director for the Pirelli World Challenge series and currently serves as Chief Steward for the Trans-Am Series Presented by Pirelli.