Claim: In 1999, Engström Motorsport moved up to race in the Swedish Touring Car Championship, a touring car racing series based in Sweden that started in 1996, but also with rounds in Norway that began in 1996, as the Chrysler works team under the Chrysler Racing Team Sweden name, running a 1998 spec Stratus, and resulted a 17th place finish.
Evidence: Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Swedish television. In 1999 the team moved up to race in the Swedish Touring Car Championship as the Chrysler works team under the Chrysler Racing Team Sweden name, running a 1998 spec Stratus for Engström. The car lacked paced and Engström finished 13th in the standings.