1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z Sport Coupe

In 2014, Walt Brown, Jr., of Scottsdale, AZ., purchased the race car at Sebring Raceway, FL. Walt has been racing all over the country, from coast to coast, since 2012 and is a member of HMSA, SCCA, SVRA & VARA. He is the proud winner of The Grand Nationals - Circuit of the Americas 2018, Sebring Vintage Classic 2016, Coronado Speedfestival 2015, plus many more. Walt has also raced numerous times in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Pre-reunion and Reunion, Brickyard Vintage Racing International, HMSA Spring Classic-Laguna Seca, Sonoma Motorsports Invitational, Sonoma Historics, TransAm Speedfest-Laguna Seca, Vintage Grand Prix-Watkins Glen and, most recently, added the Grand Prix of Long Beach to his racing profile.

Pink Panther (historically known as the Anytime Pizza Camaro which was sponsored by DuPont) has raced every year since it was built in 1987 by Bob Keselowski, father of Brad Keselowski and brother to NASCAR racer, Ron Keselowski. Back in 1987, when most cars were red, white and blue, world-renown race car driver, Craig Bennett walked into DuPont's corporate office and said, 'I want the brightest color out there!' Hence, the history of 'Pinkie', aka Pink Panther. Craig Bennett was behind the wheel of the #28 when he took the title of '1987 SCCA Rookie of the Year.'

IROC-Z Camaro
The first International Race of Champions (IROC) was held at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA on October 27, 1973. This race was comprised of IRL, NASCAR Winston Cup, NASCAR Busch, and World of Outlaws, who competed in identical cars, testing their driving skills at winning the IROC Championship of the season.

For the 1984 season, up until the 1989 season, IROC chose the 'newly' designed Camaro Z/28 as their ride Chevrolet, in turn, had another idea....make a commemorative Camaro model after the IROC series to celebrate the 'rebirth' of the IROC series. The IROC-Z was option B4Z on the option sheet and could only be ordered with the Z/28 option package. The ride height was lower than a standard Z/28, and featured performance-calibrated front struts and springs, Bilstein rear shocks and 16-inch aluminum wheels with Goodyear Eagle 345/50/16 tires. This new performance icon boasted skidpad numbers within the range of .90 g. The eye appeal was astounding and separated itself from the Z/28 model Camaro. The IROC also came with a redesigned front fascia with a more rounded appearance and a deeper chin spoiler with lower ground effects. The new fake hood louvers were introduced on the Z/28 and IROC-Z/28. The IROC was available in Yellow, Bright Blue Metallic, Black, Silver Metallic and Red.

1987 brought about only minor changes to the IROC. The motors now had the new center bolt style heads and manifolds had a revised bolt hole angle to accommodate the different heads. The motors also made the switch to hydraulic roller camshafts. Visually, the 1987 is identical to the 1986 model, except that the third brake light moved from upon the rear hatch, to down in the rear spoiler.

Sponsor History
DuPont, Anytime Pizza, Automotive Finishes, Goodyear, Michigan Engine Bearings, Quarter Master, Tilton Engineering and McCord Gaskets.