The Viper Competition Coupe's sleek concept car shape retains the 2003 RT-10 Convertible's windshield, and as a result, affords the driver two inches of additional headroom as compared to the GTS/R concept car.
Among those events in which the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe would be eligible to compete are:
- Skip Thomas Viper Racing League — The Viper Competition Coupe will have its own class and be the primary wheel-to-wheel event at the Viper Days weekends
- Grand American Cup — The Viper Competition Coupe is eligible to compete in the Grand Sports Class with the Chevrolet Corvette and Porsche 911
- Speedvision World Challenge — The Viper Competition Coupe is eligible to compete in these American Le Mans Series support races
The Competition Coupe's predecessor — called the Dodge Viper GTS-R and based on the 1996 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe — passes on one of the most distinguished pedigrees in the modern history of endurance racing. The Viper GTS-R earned five international GT championships including the 1999 and 2000 American Le Mans Series GTS class titles and the 1997-1999 FIA GT Championships. The Viper finished 1-2 in the GTS class in three consecutive years — 1998-2000 — and notched an amazing overall win at the 2000 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the first for an American production-based car.