{"id":459373,"date":"2001-01-01T03:05:10","date_gmt":"2001-01-01T11:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=120232"},"modified":"2024-10-31T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:27:57","slug":"racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember the Fastmasters? A dozen of motorsport\u2019s racing greats pitted against each other in identically prepared Jaguar XJ220\u2019s? Well, the concept is back with an even better twist. 2001 will see the launch of the Shelby Cobra Challenge Senior Racing Series. Some of the legendary drivers confirmed to take part in this new series include Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Bob Bondurant, Bobby Unser, Parnelli Jones, John Morton, Dick Guldstrand and George Follmer, just to name a few. Each will drive an identically prepared CSX 4000 Series Shelby Cobra manufactured by Shelby\u2019s Finish Line Motorsports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Initial plans call for a series of six road races (unlike the Fastmaster\u2019s short oval format). Four races will be held in conjunction with the CART events at Portland, Laguna Seca, Cleveland and Road America, with the addition of 2 other races, one of which may be at Watkins Glen with the NASCAR Winston Cup cars.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_701599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-701599\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-701599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1-770x411.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-p1-293x156.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-701599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mario Andretti at the wheel of the new Cobra Challenge racecar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the Fastmasters? A dozen of motorsport\u2019s racing greats pitted against each other in identically prepared Jaguar XJ220\u2019s? Well, the concept is back with an even better twist. 2001 will see the launch of the Shelby Cobra Challenge Senior Racing Series. Some of the legendary drivers confirmed to take part in this new series include Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Bob Bondurant, Bobby Unser, Parnelli Jones, John Morton, Dick Guldstrand and George Follmer, just to name a few. Each will drive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":814089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,1306,13063],"tags":[432,15234,1307,22015],"class_list":["post-459373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-shelby","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing","tag-shelby","tag-shelby-event"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2001-01-01T11:05:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-31T15:27:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-fea.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"702\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"336\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"SportsCarDigest Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"SportsCarDigest Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"SportsCarDigest Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/51d193ee53f997a3f6d82ce34de31baa\"},\"headline\":\"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series\",\"datePublished\":\"2001-01-01T11:05:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-31T15:27:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":179,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2001\\\/01\\\/n5-200101-fea.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Event (Car Events &amp; Shows)\",\"Event (Vintage Races)\",\"Shelby\",\"Shelby Events\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Car Events &amp; Shows\",\"Shelby\",\"Vintage Races &amp; Rallies\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/\",\"name\":\"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2001\\\/01\\\/n5-200101-fea.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2001-01-01T11:05:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-31T15:27:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/51d193ee53f997a3f6d82ce34de31baa\"},\"description\":\"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2001\\\/01\\\/n5-200101-fea.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2001\\\/01\\\/n5-200101-fea.jpg\",\"width\":702,\"height\":336},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Supercars.net\",\"description\":\"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/51d193ee53f997a3f6d82ce34de31baa\",\"name\":\"SportsCarDigest Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/g3d2b_0474-4buzzetta-1-293x293.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/g3d2b_0474-4buzzetta-1-293x293.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/g3d2b_0474-4buzzetta-1-293x293.jpg\",\"caption\":\"SportsCarDigest Staff\"},\"description\":\"The SportsCarDigest team helped build one of the coolest automotive websites on the planet. Now part of Supercars.net, we wanted to make sure they got credit for their hard work. This team of bloggers was driven by their relentless passion for automobiles, delving deep into every nuance of the car world. From vintage classics to futuristic prototypes, they left no hood unlifted. Their fingers danced on keyboards as swiftly as tires on tarmac, ensuring every car enthusiast was fueled with the latest insights and stories. Their obsession with anything car-related is nothing short of contagious.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/joon_lim-2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series","description":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series","og_description":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series","og_url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/","og_site_name":"Supercars.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/","article_published_time":"2001-01-01T11:05:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-10-31T15:27:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":702,"height":336,"url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-fea.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"SportsCarDigest Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@supercars_net","twitter_site":"@supercars_net","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"SportsCarDigest Staff","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/"},"author":{"name":"SportsCarDigest Staff","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/51d193ee53f997a3f6d82ce34de31baa"},"headline":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series","datePublished":"2001-01-01T11:05:10+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-31T15:27:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/"},"wordCount":179,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-fea.jpg","keywords":["Event (Car Events &amp; Shows)","Event (Vintage Races)","Shelby","Shelby Events"],"articleSection":["Car Events &amp; Shows","Shelby","Vintage Races &amp; Rallies"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/","name":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-fea.jpg","datePublished":"2001-01-01T11:05:10+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-31T15:27:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/51d193ee53f997a3f6d82ce34de31baa"},"description":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-fea.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/n5-200101-fea.jpg","width":702,"height":336},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-greats-to-face-off-in-2001-shelby-cobra-challenge-series\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Racing Greats to Face Off in 2001 Shelby Cobra Challenge Series"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/","name":"Supercars.net","description":"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/51d193ee53f997a3f6d82ce34de31baa","name":"SportsCarDigest Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/g3d2b_0474-4buzzetta-1-293x293.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/g3d2b_0474-4buzzetta-1-293x293.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/g3d2b_0474-4buzzetta-1-293x293.jpg","caption":"SportsCarDigest Staff"},"description":"The SportsCarDigest team helped build one of the coolest automotive websites on the planet. Now part of Supercars.net, we wanted to make sure they got credit for their hard work. This team of bloggers was driven by their relentless passion for automobiles, delving deep into every nuance of the car world. From vintage classics to futuristic prototypes, they left no hood unlifted. Their fingers danced on keyboards as swiftly as tires on tarmac, ensuring every car enthusiast was fueled with the latest insights and stories. Their obsession with anything car-related is nothing short of contagious.","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/author\/joon_lim-2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}