<< Prev Page 2 of 2 The successes continued in 1991 when Millen scored four victories and his team-mate Jeremy Dale added a further win to the Nissan's tally. Unfortunately, Millen faced a very consistent Pete Halsmer, who also won four rounds and rarely finished off the podium in the others with his Mazda RX-7. The Nissans on the other hand struggled with reliability issues and at the end of the season, Dale placed fourth and despite his four wins, Millen ranked only fifth.
Ahead of the 1992 season subtle changes were made to the regulations and the GTO class morphed into GTS. Nissan's chief rivals were once again Roush, who fielded Mustangs and Rocketsports with Oldsmobiles. Over the winter, the bugs had clearly been ironed out of the 300ZX and Millen scored wins at Miami, Mosport, Mid Ohio, New Orleans and Lime Rock Park. He was finally crowned champion at the end of the year, while Nissan topped the manufacturers' table.
The 1993 season started on a high with a class win at Sebring but an accident at Watkins Glen sidelined Millen for the remainder of the year. The team returned even stronger in what was the 300ZX's sixth season. The mighty V6-engined machine won Sebring and Daytona outright and placed fifth overall and first in class at Le Mans. Millen and Nissan were once again crowned IMSA GTS champions.
Such had been the dominance of the Cunningham-built Nissans that their twin-turbo V6 engine was banned from the start of the 1995 season. The team returned with a V8-engined version of the car, which promptly won the Sebring 12 Hours. Unfortunately a massive accident during the following round at Road Atlanta effectively ended Millen's career. The devastated Cunningham team ended the program at the end of the year, bringing a close to a remarkable seven-season career of the 300ZX IMSA << Prev Page 2 of 2
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The successes continued in 1991 when Millen scored four victories and his team-mate Jeremy Dale added a further win to the Nissan's tally. Unfortunately, Millen faced a very consistent Pete Halsmer, who also won four rounds and rarely finished off the podium in the others with his Mazda RX-7. The Nissans on the other hand struggled with reliability issues and at the end of the season, Dale placed fourth and despite his four wins, Millen ranked only fifth.