September 25, 2016

John Black Named Spec Racer Ford Gen3 Runoffs Winner after Tech Infraction

While Cliff White from Huntsville, Alabama, crossed the finish line first at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the Spec Racer Ford Gen3 race Sunday at the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, his car was later found to be out of compliance and disqualified due to a technical infraction. John Black, of Olympic Valley, California, in the No. 17 CSR Performance SRF3 was later named the winner of the race. This is Black’s fourth Runoffs championship and first in the SRF3 class.

That also moves Bobby Sak, of Mattawan, Michigan, in the No. 19 Elite Autosport/Revolution10 Breaks car to second, and Tordy Acker, of Santa Clarita, California, in the No. 62 MBI Racing car fills out the podium in third.

After two waved-off starts, the 41-car SRF3 battle started with contact in the first two turns that took out second-place starter Patrick Byrne, of Spokane, Washington, in the No. 02 ProDrive/FlatOut racecar, and sent to the grass favorites Mike Miserendino, of Bakersfield, California, in the No. 11 MBI Racing vehicle and Scott Rettich, of Columbus, Ohio, in the No. 8 Alliance Autosport/pdiarm.com machine.

Emerging from the fray with the lead was Black, the Tire Rack pole sitter, followed by the No. 58 of White who jumped up from seventh. Those two hooked up and set off as a number of competitors argued for the third spot. By lap five, Sak managed to secure the position, but was being hounded by Acker.

On lap eight, White was able to slip by Black into Madness after the long back straight. But two laps later, a full-course yellow bunched up the field behind the pace car. When the green flew again, only a couple laps remained in what was to become a timed race. Black got back around White, but the positions swapped again on the penultimate lap. With White leading, Black went into Turn 1 on the last lap and developed a push that placed his right-side wheels into the dirt. That gave White the advantage he needed to cross the finish line first, but Black was later officially named the victor.

As for Sak, who had two previous Runoffs podium appearances, Acker made life difficult throughout the entire SRF3 battle, but he was able to keep things together for what later became a runner-up finish.

“This is pretty awesome after starting ninth,” Sak said. “Acker was really fast. If he really wanted to force it, he probably could’ve had the position. But I was just strong enough through the back portion of the course to keep him off. It was a really good race.”

Claiming fourth was Tray Ayres, of Gainesville, Georgia, in the No. 7 Ayres Racing machine, and Brian Schofield, of Lakeland, Florida, finished fifth in the No. 61 CFR PM Racing machine.

Taking the Sunoco Hard Charger award was Matthew Gray, of Chaska, Minnesota, in the No. 64 Ryan Companies US Inc. SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen3. He finished 16th after starting back in the 34th position.

The 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, the Pinnacle of American Motorsports, crowns Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing National Champions this year at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, from Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25.

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available live at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen3 National Championship at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps complete.

1, (1), John Black, Olympic Valley, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

2, (9), Bobby Sak, Mattawan, MI, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

3, (4), Tordy Acker, Santa Clarita, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

4, (10), Tray Ayres, Gainesville, GA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

5, (5), Brian Schofield, Lakeland, FL, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

6, (12), Robeson Russell, Spartanburg, SC, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

7, (11), Umberto Milletti, Hillsborough, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

8, (8), Todd Harris, Portland, OR, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

9, (18), Jeff Beck, Ingleside, IL, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

10, (6), Scott Rettich, Columbus, OH, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

11, (24), David Anzalone, Glen Head, NY, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

12, (19), Robert Breton, San Francisco, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

13, (3), Mike Miserendino, Bakersfield, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

14, (28), Robert J Kaminsky, Homer Glen, IL, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

15, (32), Joseph Wolf, East Nassau, NY, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

16, (34), Matthew Gray, Chaska, MN, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

17, (29), Scott Monroe, Seabrook, TX, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

18, (27), Chris Current, Silver Spring, MD, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

19, (22), Steven Introne, Oxford, CT, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

20, (21), Scott Peterson, Normandy Park, WA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

21, (17), Whitney Strickland, Houston, TX, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

22, (30), Tom Miserendino, Beverly Hills, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

23, (33), Lee Douglas, Portland, OR, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

24, (15), Thomas Burt, Woodway, WA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

25, (39), Steven Kramer, Heath, TX, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

26, (37), Peter Jankovskis, Lisle, IL, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

27, (23), Andre Perra, Portland, OR, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

28, (36), Joel Parris, Fishers, IN, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

29, (38), Matias Bonnier, New Albany, OH, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

30, (40), J Wendling, Wharton, NJ, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

31, (41), Timothy Gray, Minneapolis, MN, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

32, (31), Mark Hutchins, Lincoln, NE, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

33, (20), Paul Marino, Chatsworth, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 8.

34, (16), Max Grau, Port Byron, IL, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 8.

35, (26), Dave Lancaster, Chardon, OH, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 8.

36, (14), David Schacht, Noblesville, IN, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 6.

37, (13), Jack Willes, Palm Desert, CA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 3.

38, (2), Patrick Byrne, Spokane, WA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 2.

39, (25), Colin Kaminsky, Homer Glen, IL, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 0.

DNS, (35), Jean-Luc Liverato, Milton, GA, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3,

DSQ, (7), Cliff White, Huntsville, AL, SCCA Spec Racer Ford Gen 3, 20.

Overall Time of Race: 40:47.856

Average Race Speed: 66.416 mph

Margin of Victory: .804 second

Fastest Race Lap: Cliff White, 1:34.947 (85.614 mph)

Sunoco Hard Charger: #64 Matthew Gray

Lap Leaders: Laps 1-8, #17 John Black; 9-14 Cliff White

Photo: John Black (#17) took his fourth Runoffs win in SRF3

Cliff Ebben Ends 2016 SCCA Runoffs with GT-1 Victory

To close out the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, the powerful GT-1 field filled the hills around Lexington, Ohio, with thunder emanating from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Cliff Ebben, of Freedom, Wisconsin, claimed his fourth SCCA National Championship with the victory.

Ebben, in the No. 36 McMahon Group/Stumpf Ford/Lamers Ford Mustang was the Tire Rack pole sitter. After racing earlier this weekend in the SCCA Pro Racing sanctioned Trans Am Series event at VIRginia International Raceway, Ebben led the GT-1 field to the start Sunday afternoon at the Runoffs and was overtaken by defending Runoffs GT-1 champion Michael Lewis, of Escondido, California, in the No. 12 Goodyear/Peg’s List.com Jaguar XKR.

Lewis and Ebben toured the 2.258-mile, 13-turn track nose-to-tail for the first half-dozen laps, with Ryan McManus, of Westfield Center, Ohio, in the No. 07 The McManus Agency/Goodyear Chevrolet Corvette falling nine-seconds back in third. But beginning on lap eight, Ebben started poking the front of his car alongside Lewis.

Just before the race’s halfway point, Ebben managed a good run out of Turn 9 heading into Thunder Valley and got alongside Lewis. The duo was side by side as they entered the left-hand bend at Turn 11 with Ebben on the outside. The two touched, Lewis spun, and Ebben headed off to what would ultimately be his fourth GT-1 Runoffs championship.

“Everything went real smooth today,” Ebben said. “It’s been a while since I’ve won at the Runoffs. It’s nice the weekend ended up well. This win is as good as ever.”

After the spin, Lewis collected himself, but had fallen into the clutches of McManus in third. Putting his head down, Lewis pulled away intent on chasing down Ebben. But that wouldn’t be possible this day, and Lewis finished second.

“We made some changes and the car was better today, but it wasn’t ultimately enough,” Lewis said after the race.

After McManus lost contact with Lewis, he came under pressure from Dave Ruehlow, of Hartland, Wisconsin, in the No. 31 Ruehlow Racing Chevrolet Corvette. Ruehlow’s car had come into its own during the second half of the race and he was able to overtake McManus on his way to a Sunoco Hard Charger award and third-place finish.

“I had a great time out there,” Ruehlow said about his first Runoffs podium. “About 10 laps in, my car kind of came alive. I got comfortable out there and started reeling McManus in. I stayed on his bumper, we had some good racing, I got around him, and at the end I was just trying to keep my tires going.”

McManus finished fourth and fifth went to Todd Peterson, of Boulder, Colorado, in the No. 2 Peterson Machining Inc. Ford Mustang.

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available live at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s SCCA GT-1 National Championship at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps complete.

1, (1), Cliff Ebben, Freedom, WI, Ford Mustang, 23.

2, (2), Michael Lewis, Escondido, CA, Jaguar XKR, 23.

3, (4), Dave Ruehlow, Hartland, WI, Chevrolet Corvette, 23.

4, (3), Ryan McManus, Westfield Center, OH, Chevrolet Corvette, 23.

5, (5), Todd Peterson, Boulder, CO, Ford Mustang, 23.

6, (7), Jeffrey Hinkle, Destin, FL, Dodge Challenger SRT, 22.

7, (6), Kenneth Davis, Escondido, CA, Chevrolet Corvette, 10.

DNS, (8), Mark Boden, Winnetka, IL, Porsche 997 GT3 Cup, 0 .

Overall Time of Race: 32:55.554

Average Race Speed: 94.638 mph

Margin of Victory: 8.588 seconds

Fastest Race Lap: Michael Lewis, 1:22.866 (98.096 mph)

Sunoco Hard Charger: #31 Dave Ruehlow

Lap Leaders: Laps 1-10, #12 Michael Lewis; 11-23 #31 Cliff Ebben

Photo: Cliff Ebben was not to be beat Sunday as he took his fourth GT-1 SCCA Runoffs championship.

A year ago, Jeff Shafer left his Las Vegas home and gambled on his first SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB appearance in Daytona. He was just short in that first appearance, but finished in the money for his first National Championship on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Sherman Chao, of Palm Beach, Florida, and Greg Gyann, of Woodridge, Illinois, finished second and third behind the race winner.

Shafer went flag-to-flag in the 23 lap race, averaging 95.261 mph on his way to a 20.140-second victory. His fast lap of 1:20.904 (100.475 mph) was 1.4 seconds quicker than anyone else.

“It’s awesome,” Shafer said. “I used to race quite a bit, and I don’t race much anymore. I did the minimum number of races to be here this weekend. Being the biggest race of the weekend, it’s fun to participate in. It’s very fun, a very exciting life moment.

“I was running a Radical last year, and I planned to run it again this year. This Stohr that I was building, I was going to loan to Chris Farrell, who beat me last year. Unfortunately, Chris fell off his mountain bike and injured himself and couldn’t be here. I’m really glad he did it! I’m not sure I would be able to beat him with my Radical!”

Like Shafer, Sherman’s No. 3 Lee Racing/GDRE/Hoosier/Hawk Stohr WF1/Suzuki improved one position from a season ago. Unlike Shafer, Sherman spent the middle part of the race chasing the No. 55 SO Bright/Moon Super Cycle/Phoebe Stohr WF1/Yamaha of Jake Thielmann while also holding off the No. 83 Argus Magnetics/Gycor International Stohr WF1/Suzuki of Gyann.

The pair closed on Theilmann, who spun on his own after running wide in the Esses.

“I had a little bit of strategy, and that was to preserve my tires,” Sherman said. “I really didn’t want to push as hard as I could have at the beginning, so when Jake went for the pass going into Turn Two I stayed clear and made sure he had a clean pass so that we could continue with the race. He pulled a little on me, but I kept him in sight and thought I had plenty to get back there if I needed to.

“And then all of a sudden, I look in my mirrors, and there’s Greg. I wasn’t planning on that, and I wasn’t hoping for that, but he was. I had to start pushing harder than I wanted to. It was a fun battle, and we were able to catch up with Jake again, both of us. Traffic got in the way, and caused some separation, but Greg and I hooked up together again and started to press. Unfortunately, Jake had that one mistake that cost him the podium. I feel bad for him, because he had a wonderful year.”

Gyann earned his first podium finish, chasing down Chao but never quite getting around.

“It was a great battle,” Gyann said. “I didn’t know if I was going to be up there or not. I lost a few days in testing and qualifying, I blew a motor. We replaced it, and got back out there. It was not the motor I really wanted to be running. Nevertheless, it carried me there, and I was able to catch a few spots and pretty much catch a lucky break with Theilmann spinning.

“I was going to try at the beginning of the race to see if I could get there in Turn One and grab a few spots, but that didn’t happen. So I just kept fighting, and you’ve got to finish the race.”

Thielmann recovered from his spin to finish fourth, followed by Armen Megregian’s No. 31 Mazda Ralt Beasley/Mazda. Thomas Becker drove his No. 09 Peter Becker Prince LSR/Suzuki from 13^th on the grid to seventh to earn the Sunoco Hard Charger.

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available live at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s SCCA Prototype 2 National Championship at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps

1, (1), Jeff Shafer, Las Vegas, NV, Stohr WF1 Suzuki, 23.
2, (2), Sherman Chao, Palm Beach, FL, Stohr WF1 Suzuki, 23.
3, (5), Greg Gyann, Woodridge, IL, Stohr WF1 Suzuki, 23.
4, (4), Jake Thielmann, Kiel, WI, Stohr WF1 05 Yamaha, 23.
5, (8), Armen Megregian, Naples, FL, Ralt Beasley Mazda, 23.
6, (10), Richard Colburn, Northbrook, IL, Nostendo 2 Suzuki, 22.
7, (13), Thomas Becker, Smithtown, NY, Prince LSR Suzuki, 22.
8, (12), Doug Piner, Chapel Hill, NC, Dauntless/Tatuus MX1 Suzuki, 22.
9, (14), Jack Donnellan, Chickasha, OK, Lola B07/90 Mazda, 22.
10, (15), Rob Conrad, Sunnyvale, CA, Van Diemen RF99S Mazda, 21.
11, (17), Charles (Chuck) McConica, Longmont, CO, Radical Prosport Kawasaki, 20.
12, (7), Michael Crowe, Chattanooga, TN, Stohr WF1 Suzuki, 16.
13, (3), Michael Reupert, Hubertus, WI, Nostendo 1 Reupert, 15.
14, (9), Bryan Yates, Clemmons, NC, West WX1000 Kawasaki, 14.
15, (16), Vincent LaManna, Ontario, NY, Tiga Lincspeed Ford, 13.
16, (6), David Ferguson, Paso Robles, CA, Van Diemen RFS-03 Mazda, 7.
DNS, (11), William Niemeyer, Loveland, OH, Sorcerer SX2002 Suzuki, .
DNS, (18), Bruce Gurney, Aurora, CO, Carbir CS2 Ford, .

Overall Time of Race: 32:42.635
Average Race Speed: 95.261 mph
Margin of Victory: 20.140 seconds
Fastest Race Lap: #28 Shafer, 1:20.904 (100.475 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #09 Thomas Becker
Lap Leaders: Laps 1-23, #28 Shafer

Winning SCCA Runoffs Return For Ross Murray With Flag-To-Flag Touring 1 Victory

Ross Murray, of Marina Del Ray, California, made a triumphant return to the SCCA Runoffs after a 14 year absence this week and promptly went out and scored a flag-to-flag victory Sunday in the Touring 1 (T1) National Championship race at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Driving the No. 91 New Zealand Seafoods/Hoosier/CPM Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, Murray took the lead from the Tire Rack pole at the drop of the green flag and was never seriously challenged in the 23-lap T1 final.

Murray crossed the finish line more than 10 seconds ahead of John M. Buttermore, of South Lyon, Michigan, in the No. 52 Hoosier/Carbotech/StopTech Chevrolet Corvette. Pratt Cole, of Salt Lake City, Utah, raced from ninth on the grid to a third-place finish in the No. 88 Western Metals Transport/Hoosier Ford Mustang.

“It was pretty good,” Murray said. “These guys really leaned on me heavy when we were all bunched together. They’re always a threat, everyone is a threat, and I was trying to be cautious enough that if they would get by me I would still have some car left, some speed to keep in it. It was an exciting part of the race running with those guys, but once I got three or four laps on them it was all good.”

Murray last appeared in the Runoffs in 2002 here at Mid-Ohio where he also won his first National Championship in 1998, a victory from the pole in American Sedan.

“Well, to be honest, I sort of went away for the NASA thing,” Murray said. “The car I bought to run there was really too modified to go back to my old days in American Sedan, which I would have loved to do, but the car was more of a fit for T1. That’s how I ended up here.

“I am pleased that I am back. It’s amazing how many people can still remember me from 14 years ago. It really is a great community of dedicated racers and officials. You kind of wonder why you left now — at the time it seemed like a good idea — and choosing to come back definitely seems like a good idea now.”

After starting fourth, Buttermore ran no lower than third in the race and joined Scotty B. White, of Auburn, Washington, in giving Murray his stiffest challenge in the first half of the race. Buttermore moved to second for good on lap 15 when White slowed briefly exiting the Mid-Ohio Keyhole.

“I got a good run on him through the Keyhole,” Buttermore said. “We were coming out, and when you come out right behind someone you expect them to hit the gas and accelerate. I am not sure what problem he had, his car didn’t accelerate, but mine did! So I got into the back of him and just slid to the side. Luckily I was able to keep the pace up but it was all I could do to even keep Ross in sight. He drove a great race.”

Kris Olson, of Shingle Springs, California, finished fourth in his No. 49 Driving Ambition Acura NSX while Scotty B. White, who ran as high as second halfway through the race, crossed the line in fifth in his No. 0 BFGoodrich/Knight Transport LLC/Hawk Dodge Viper.

Pratt’s six-place improvement to third earned him the race’s Sunoco Hard Charger Award.

“I am so surprised to be here, I can’t believe it,” Pratt said. “I came from ninth place, I didn’t think this Ford had a prayer but here we are. Every time I caught somebody I found a way by, and that’s not easy to do around this track, so I am pretty happy, pretty juiced. I am the most surprised guy here, trust me.”

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s Touring 1 (T1) race at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps complete.

1, (1), Ross Murray, Marina Del Rey, CA, Dodge Viper, 23.
2, (4), John M Buttermore, South Lyon, MI, Chevrolet Corvette, 23.
3, (9), Pratt Cole, Salt Lake City, UT, Ford Mustang, 23.
4, (8), Kristofer Olson, Shingle Springs, CA, Acura NSX Turbo World Challenge, 23.
5, (3), Scotty B White, Auburn, WA, Dodge Viper, 23.
6, (6), Mark Boden, Winnetka, IL, BMW M3 Coupe, 23.
7, (7), David Sanders, Malvern, PA, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 23.
8, (13), Joseph Aquilante, Chester Springs, PA, Chevrolet Corvette, 23.
9, (14), Michael Pettiford, Louisville, CO, Chevrolet Z06, 23.
10, (10), Mike Henderson, El Cajon, CA, Dodge Viper ACR-X, 23.
11, (11), Buz McCall, Boca Raton, FL, Porsche Cayman, 23.
12, (15), Andrew Entwistle, Katonah, NY, Ford Mustang, 23.
13, (12), Ronald Hugate, Highlands Ranch, CO, Ford Mustang Boss 302, 21.
14, (5), Tim Myers, Atlanta, GA, Dodge Viper ACR-X, 8.
15, (2), Andrew Aquilante, Chester Springs, PA, Chevrolet Corvette, 5.
DNS, (16), Eric Thompson, Aberdeen, NJ, Toyota Celica

Length of Race: 52 miles
Overall Time of Race: 39:31.461
Average Speed: 78.838 mph
Margin of Victory: 10.149 seconds
Fastest Race Lap: No. 91 Murray 1:29.309 (91.019 mph)
Lap Leaders: No. 91, laps 1 — 23
Sunoco Hard Charger: No. 88 Pratt Cole

Neil Verhagen, of Mooresville, North Carolina, became the youngest SCCA National Champion ever on Sunday, winning Formula F during the SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. At 15 years, 242 days, Verhagen is more than a full year younger than current IndyCar star Graham Rahal was when capturing a Formula Atlantic National Championship at the same track in 2005.

Hans Saurino, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and David Livingston, Jr., of Nashville, Tennessee, finished behind Verhagen on the podium.

Verhagen set sail from the green flag, showing poise beyond in years in the No. 3 K-Hill Motorsports/Hoosier Mygale SJ11/Honda. The youngster built a lead of over 15 seconds before a full-course caution wiped it all away, then ran away again at the restart for the three-lap dash to the checkers and a 5.451-second victory.

The champ covered the 21-lap race, slowed once for a four-lap caution period and shortened to the 40-minute time limit, for an average of 77.266 mph. His fast lap of 1:30.133 (90.187 mph) led the field by nearly a second.

Verhagen also claimed the SCCA Super Sweep Award, winning his U.S. Majors Tour Conference, the national point championship, a key regular season race, and, finally, the Runoffs.

“I’m ecstatic right now,” Verhagen said. “It’s quite an accomplishment to be the youngest driver to ever win the Runoffs and set pole. I’m head over heels right now.

“Since this class is known for the drafting, I was a little worried at the beginning of the session that there was a chance that they would be in the draft from me and could stay with me. I think a couple of mistakes on the first lap gave me enough gap to open up my lead. I did not want to see the restart come out at all. It was hard. I got a great start again, and by the time I looked out at turn three, I had enough of a gap and we kept building from there.”

Verhagen also punched his ticket to the Mazda Road to Indy Scholarship Shootout with champions from a variety of racing series, where the winner can earn a scholarship to USF2000 for 2017.

Behind Verhagen, however, was an eight-car battle for the final two podium positions. Russell Ruedisueli (No. 20 Hoosier/Farley/Primus Van Diemen RF99/Ford), Andy Brumbaugh (No. 26 Blackhound Creative/Primus Racing Van Diemen RF98/Ford), John Benson (No. 7 ABS Racing/Cricket Farms Motors Swift DB-3/Ford), and Andrew Melvin (No. 23 American Pen Company Van Diemen RF00/Honda) joined Saurino and Livingston in a gaggle of open-wheel machines.

Saurino’s No. 11 Quantum Racing/Hoosier Van Diemen RF97/Honda was the first to make a big move, running from fourth to second under braking on lap five. That didn’t last long, however, as he fell back to third on the next lap, and made the pass into second on four different occasions throughout the race.

His biggest challenge, however, came on the lap 19 restart after Melvin bounced off the curbing trying to make a pass going into the keyhole and ended his day, as well as the day of Benson and Brumbaugh.

Saurino had a lapped car between he and Verhagen, but had Livingston’s No. 85 ThermaMasters Spectrum 14H/Honda in his mirrors. He timed the restart perfectly, however, and kept Livingston just far enough behind for the silver medal.

“I was very fortunate to get out ahead early on,” Saurino said. “Every lap was a battle. I went from fifth to second more times than I could tell. I was fortunate not to be in that wreck, and when I looked back and saw that huge gap behind me, I thought something bad must have happened.

“On the restart, it was a scary circumstance where I thought I’d have to battle again. My crew chief came on and said there was one lap, and I was so thankful because there wasn’t quite enough road to catch up. Another lap or two and it would have been a fight, for sure.”

Livingston had to recover from a spin, aided by a bump, on turn-in to the Esses during the 12^th circuit. It seemingly put Livingston out of contention at the time, but the full course caution aided his march to his first podium finish and a Honda podium sweep.

“It was a very intense race,” Livingston said. “Going into the turn off the main straight, I got tagged from the rear and spun in the middle of the pack. Luckily everyone missed me, and the double yellow gave me a chance to catch up and a second chance. Another lap or two and I could have given Hans a challenge. We had a great race going there before I went off. It was a good day.”

Ruedeisueli finished fourth, followed by Rubenzer, who improved six positions from his qualifying spot to earn the Sunoco Hard Charger.

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available live at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s SCCA Formula F National Championship at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and lap.

1, (1), Neil Verhagen, Mooresville, NC, Mygale SJ11 Honda, 21.
2, (6), Hans Saurino, Tulsa, OK, Van Diemen RF97 Honda, 21.
3, (5), David Livingston Jr, Nashville, TN, Spectrum 14H Honda, 21.
4, (3), Russell Ruedisueli, Rochester Hills, MI, Van Diemen RF99 Ford, 21.
5, (11), Scott Rubenzer, Brookfield, WI, Spectrum 012 Honda, 21.
6, (10), Clifford Johnson, Stilwell, KS, , 21.
7, (8), Jeffrey Bartz, Plymouth, WI, Van Diemen RF00 Honda, 21.
8, (9), Rick Payne, Mission, BC, Van Diemen RF99 Honda, 21.
9, (14), Robert Gross, Washington Twp, MI, Piper DL7 Honda, 21.
10, (12), Mark Keller, Snohomish, WA, Piper DF5 Honda, 20.
11, (13), Jon Krolewicz, Elgin, SC, Swift DB-3 Honda, 19.
12, (4), Andy Brumbaugh, Elgin, SC, Van Diemen RF98 Ford, 19.
13, (7), John Benson, Dade City, FL, Swift DB-3 Ford, 14.
14, (2), Andrew Melvin, Lakewood, CO, Van Diemen RF00 Honda, 13.

Overall Time of Race: 36:49.327
Average Race Speed: 77.266 mph
Margin of Victory: 5.421 seconds
Fastest Race Lap: #3 Verhagen, 1:30.33 (90.187 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #31 Scott Rubenzer
Lap Leaders: Laps 1-21, #3 Verhagen

Tire Rack pole-starting driver John Walker, of Richland, Michigan, took the F Production lead in his No. 5 Walker Racing Lotus Super Seven going into the Keyhole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on lap 10 and was later crowned class National Champion when an accident just moments later ultimately brought the race to an early end at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB.

Eric Prill, of Topeka, Kansas, finished second in his No. 7 MaxtonsFight.org/JPM/Hoosier Mazda Miata, and Charlie Campbell, of Corry, Pennsylvania, was third in the No. 89 Hoosier/Carbotech/JPM Mazda Miata.

“It feels great to win,” Walker said. “I am just trying to figure out that this actually just happened! It was just about late last night when I finally accepted that I put it on pole after seven or eight laps. It’s nice to kind of come full circle, my Dad grew up 20 miles from here and we have always kind of considered Mid-Ohio home. To come here and get the first Runoffs pole and win in the Lotus is very special.”

Walker made what proved to be the winning pass for the lead on the No. 77 Huffaker Engineering/Hoosier MG Midget of Joe Huffaker, of Petlauma, California, going into the Keyhole on Lap 10.

Seconds later, as Walker and the other leaders raced through the Keyhole and down the Mid-Ohio back straight, Steve Hussey, of Capitola, California, also tried to move by Huffaker in his No. 37 LinnSpeed/Teknik Lotus Super Seven.

Hussey and Huffaker touched right at the fast “kink” section of the straight and both cars spun off course. Huffaker’s Midget made contact with the wall on the right side of the track while Hussey’s Lotus had a hard impact with the safety barriers on the left side of the track.

Huffaker exited the Midget uninjured while Hussey was transported to a Columbus-area hospital. He was released from the hospital Monday and flew home to California that night where he is resting comfortably.

A full-course caution was shown for the incident and, after circulating for a few laps behind the pace car, the field was shown a black flag and guided into the pits. The checkered flag was shown a few minutes later when it was determined track repairs couldn’t be completed within the race time limit.

Prill jumped from third to second at the race start and ran in the runner-up slot until both Walker and Hussey passed him just before the race-ending incident.

“It was a crazy race, it was a lot of fun, but I just really hope Steve is OK,” Prill said. “I got a really great start but I later made a little tactical error going into the Keyhole. That opened the door for John (Walker) to go inside of me, he got Joe (Huffaker) for the lead at the same time, and then the wreck happened. But it was another solid run with this car and I am very happy to again be on the podium with the car in one piece.”

Campbell started sixth but was up to fourth by lap two and battling in the lead pack.

“I didn’t get a good start really but managed to work up a little bit farther,” Campbell said. “I was just kind of hanging back a little bit, Hussey got by me, I tried to figure out a way to get back by him and finally did, but then time kind of ran a little bit short. For the most part, I think everybody played well together, and I certainly hope that Steve is OK, our thoughts are with him.”

Huffaker led the first nine race laps after charging from fifth to first at the race start.

“I had no idea where Huffaker came from,” Walker said. “I never heard him, I never saw him but all of a sudden he was in the lead. He was definitely holding us up a little bit, but everybody was so close, it was hard to make a move. I was just biding my time waiting or an opportunity to open up and it did, just in time.”

Kevin Ruck, of Pearsall, Texas, finished fourth in the No. 73 Hoosier/Honda Performance Development Acura Integra, and Peter Morton was fifth in his Creative Threads/Austin & Hayley Lotus Super Seven.

The Sunoco Hard Charger Award went to Brian Linn who improved 12 positions in his No. 21 Hoosier/Carbotech/Red Line Oil MG Midget to finish ninth.

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s F Production race at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps complete.

1, (1), John Walker, Richland, MI, Lotus Super Seven, 14.
2, (3), Eric Prill, Topeka, KS, Mazda Miata, 14.
3, (6), Charles Campbell, Corry, PA, Mazda Miata, 14.
4, (4), Kevin Ruck, Pearsall, TX, Acura Integra, 14.
5, (7), Peter Morton, Milford, MI, Lotus Super Seven, 14.
6, (12), Samuel Henry, Republic, MO, Mazda Miata, 14.
7, (9), Mason Workman, Reynoldsburg, OH, Mazda Miata, 14.
8, (10), Ken Kannard, Sebring, FL, Mazda Miata, 14.
9, (21), Brian Linn, Hermosa Beach, CA, MG Midget, 14.
10, (14), Mark McAllister, Webster, NY, Mazda Miata, 14.
11, (13), David Strittmatter, Akron, OH, Lancia Scorpion, 14.
12, (18), Doug Weaver, Chatham, ON, Mazda Miata, 14.
13, (22), Michael Sturm, Grafton, WI, Mazda Miata, 14.
14, (11), H Gary Baucom, Monroe, NC, Fiat 124 Sport Spider, 14.
15, (24), Larry Gallagher, Thornville, OH, Acura Integra, 14.
16, (15), Robert Garrison, Knoxville, TN, Mazda Miata, 14.
17, (23), Mark Weber, Saint Louis, MO, Mazda Miata, 14.
18, (26), Daniel Thiel, Webster, NY, Mazda Miata, 14.
19, (28), Ken Alderson, Westlake, OH, Opel GT, 14.
20, (30), Stewart Wright, Blue Ash, OH, Honda CRX Si, 14.
21, (27), Jeffrey Norris, Felton, PA, Mazda Miata, 13.
22, (29), Robert Keller, Algonquin, IL, Volvo P-1800, 13.
23, (31), Brian Frank, Eaton, OH, Ford Fiesta, 13.
24, (5), Joe Huffaker, Petaluma, CA, MG Midget, 9.
25, (2), Steven Hussey, Capitola, CA, Lotus Super Seven, 9.
26, (8), David Bednarz, Ann Arbor, MI, Mazda Miata, 5.
27, (17), Gerald Lamb, Oswego, IL, MG B, 1.
28, (20), Lee Grimes, Burlington, KY, Honda CRX Si, 0.
29, (19), Tom Tuttle, Windsor, CA, MG Midget, 0.
30, (32), Scott McAllister, Brockport, NY, Volkswagen Rabbit, 0.
DNS, (16), Blake Meredith, Alpharetta, GA, Honda CRX Si
DNS, (25), Andrew Wright, Murfreesboro, TN, Lotus Super 7
DNS, (33), Ryan Kristoff, Farmington Hills, MI, Triumph Spitfire

Length of Race: 32 miles
Overall Time of Race: 35:45.325
Average Speed: 64.215 mph
Margin of Victory: Race ended with field in the pits
Fastest Race Lap: No. 5 Walker 1:36.399 (84.325 mph)
Lap Leaders: No. 77, laps 1 — 9; No. 5, laps 10 – 14
Sunoco Hard Charger: No. 21 Brian Linn

With a heavy heart, the Sports Car Club of America learned of the passing of Area 9 Director Brian McCarthy early Sunday morning after a brief battle with cancer. He was 72.

From John Walsh, Chairman of the SCCA Board of Directors:

“Brian was a passionate supporter of the SCCA, especially his beloved Formula Vee community, and a valuable member of the Board of Directors. But most importantly, Brian was my buddy. We didn’t always agree in Board meetings, but he always shared his viewpoint, and knew this Club inside and out. It’s an understatement to say the Sports Car Club of America will miss Brian.”

More information will be released as it becomes available.

The SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB are 23 flat out laps at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and it the race distance provides a true test for a National Champion. Where others failed, Stacy Wilson, of Englewood, Tennessee, completed the race distance and more, earning the 2016 GT-3 SCCA National Championship.

Paul Young, of Commerce Township, Michigan, and Joe Kristensen, of London, Ontario, completed the podium.

Wilson’s first victory at the SCCA Runoffs looked like a silver medal until, with two laps to go, the No. 09 BSI Racing Mazda RX-3 of Gary Bockman pulled off in Turn One with a mechanical issue. Bockman’s five-second lead evaporated, and the No. 47 Hoosier Tire/Mobil 1/Tilton Mazda RX-7 was unabated to the checkered flag.

The champion averaged 84.808 mph over the 23 laps for what turned out to be a 25.862-second margin of victory. Wilson also earned the Sunoco Hard Charger after a sixth-place start.

“I don’t really know what to say,” Wilson said. “We’ve come here on, not a shoestring budget, but a thread budget. We just put everything that we can scrape up into this operation, and don’t have a lot of spares and don’t have a lot of anything. We just have a lot of heart. I know with the Runoffs moving around, I’m going to have to be selective of where I actually go. But I wanted to come back here and try it. I don’t know what else to say. It hasn’t sunk in yet.”

Bockman, the Tire Rack pole sitter, got a break at the start when Kristensen’s No. 14 Kristensen Racing Engines/Hoosier Acura RSX spun in the Esses, which left Chad Bacon’s No. 18 CB Motorsports/Goodyear/TRD Toyota Celica with no escape and into the side of Kristensen. On lap three, the No. 12 Goodyear/Red Line Oil Mazda RX-7 of Mike Henderson had a hairy moment coming out of Thunder Valley and toward the Carousel, and a spin there also collected the No. 78 Mazda/TRO/Hoosier Mazda RX-7 of Rob Warkocki.

Wilson held onto second in his first Runoffs appearance since 2002 at Mid-Ohio, and the site of one of his two previous podium finishes in 1996. He also podiumed in 1992 at Road Atlanta.

“I just really focused on trying to catch Gary,” Wilson said. “I believe I did close in on him as the race went, but I just couldn’t make any more gains on him. He’s got that car running pretty strong. All I could do was pull it out on Paul, and I had a gap. I just tried to be smooth and keep a gap. When I looked up and saw Gary pull off, I just couldn’t believe it. My thoughts were just don’t wreck the thing now, don’t do something stupid.”

With those early incidents out of the way, Young drove his No. 79 Young Racing/Hoosier Tire Ford Probe to his third career podium. Knowing that he couldn’t catch the leaders on track, Young backed off in the closing laps — almost too far. Kristensen was coming hard at the finish, but Young stayed in the runner-up slot at the checkered flag.

“Stacy and I were reeling in the leader a little bit, he was just a tick faster but I could see Bockman coming back to us a little bit,” Young said. “I think Stacy found some extra horsepower toward the middle of the race, because he started to pull away from me. The last three or four laps, I said, well, I’m not going to pass Stacy, so I backed it down a little bit. But the crew didn’t tell me Joe was coming! I looked, and there was Joe — I said ‘Oh my God!’

“One of these days we’re going to get this thing! What really motivated me today was that someone said I was getting too old. I’ll fix them eventually!”

Rejoining in the back of the field and making a pit stop to make sure his tires weren’t flat is normally a killer in a sprint race, but Kristensen charged back, turning the fastest lap of the race in 1:31.107 (89.223 mph) and winding back to third for his fifth Runoffs podium.

“The start, I really don’t know what happened. I thought we got through clean, I was single file behind Gary, and the next thing I know I got hit and I was sideways sitting on the track. I got going again, and the tires weren’t warm up yet and it felt like I had a flat tire. I came in, and I got the stewards to take a quick look to see if there was a flat tire. They said no, and I went back out and went to work.”

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available live at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s SCCA GT-3 National Championship at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps complete.

1, (6), William Wilson, Englewood, TN, Mazda RX-7, 23.
2, (7), Paul Young, Commerce Township, MI, Ford Probe, 23.
3, (2), Joe Kristensen, London, ON, Acura RSX, 23.
4, (8), George Cichon, Machesney Park, IL, Mazda RX-7, 23.
5, (12), James Ashe, Prospect, CT, Mazda RX-7, 23.
6, (4), Mike Henderson, El Cajon, CA, Mazda RX-7, 23.
7, (10), John Mills, Fostoria, OH, Mazda Miata, 23.
8, (13), Guy Laidig, Woodside, CA, Mazda RX-7, 22.
9, (1), Gary Bockman, Portland, OR, Mazda RX-3, 21.
10, (15), Phillip Hollenbeck, Ashby, MA, Nissan 240Z, 21.
11, (11), Kenford Nelson, Novi, MI, Nissan 200-SX, 11.
12, (14), John Janszen, Shepherdstown, WV, Mazda RX-3, 6.
13, (5), Robert Warkocki, Frankfort, IL, Mazda RX-7, 3.
14, (3), Chad Bacon, Kingsport, TN, Toyota Celica, 1.
DNS, (9), Philip Lasco, Venice, FL, Mazda RX-7, .

Overall Time of Race: 36:44.546
Average Race Speed: 84.808 mph
Margin of Victory: 25.286 seconds
Fastest Race Lap: #14 Kristensen, 1:31.107 (89.223 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #47 Stacy Wilson
Lap Leaders: Laps 1-21, #09 Bockman; Laps 22-23, #47 Wilson

Photo: Stacy Wilson crests the hill at Mid-Ohio on his way to a GT-3 Championship.

Formula Continental Cruise for LaRue to SCCA Runoffs Win

John LaRue, of Muncie, Indiana, had a pretty good week at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB. On Sunday, the last day of competition on the 13-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, LaRue started on the Tire Rack pole and immediately grabbed the lead, which he never relinquished on his way to a second Runoffs win, the first in Formula Continental®.

“I was playing a consistency game most of the race,” LaRue said after exiting his No. 17 Hoosier/Hyperco Citation Snipe FC. “It worked out real well for us. But these other guys are tough competitors. I knew they would be a handful if they got in front of me.”

Second place, however, was a hot potato for most of the event. Nigel Saurino, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the No. 9 Quantum Racing/Hoosier/Elite Engines Van Diemen RF05, held the second spot until he spun on lap six and stalled. At that point, younger brother Joshua Saurino, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the No. 2 QuantumRacing/Hoosier/Elite Engines Van Diemen RF05, took over the spot with Robert Allaer, of Lithia, Florida, in the No. 52 LTD Motorsports/Martini/Coors Light car right behind.

Joshua and Allaer fought tooth-and-nail for a bit, but Allaer then spun his car working lap 13 and smacked into a tire wall, leaving Joshua to roll along all on his own in second — until three laps later when he spun and handed the position back to Nigel, who held that runner-up spot to the finish.

“The minute my car started going tail out, I knew exactly what happened,” Nigel said about the spin that dropped him back early in the race. “I realized the race for a win was over, which is a hard pill to swallow. But I’ll take second if they’re going to give it to me.”

For Joshua, a third-place finish may not be what he was looking for out of this year’s Runoffs, but still took something positive away from the week.

“At first I thought I had it. Thought I wouldn’t spin,” Joshua said about gifting second place to his older brother. “Once it started going around a little more, I thought ‘oh, no.’ But there’s nothing better than family racing for sure. It adds a positive aspect to the Runoffs.”

Daniel Weyls, of Medina, Ohio, in the No. 4 CW Delivery/ArmsUp Motorsports Van Diemen DP08 finished fourth. Fifth place went to the No. 46 Blue Chip Diesel/Still River Design Van Diemen DP08 of Douglas Rocco from Sandisfield, Massachusetts, who also won the Sunoco Hard Charger award from his seventh starting position.

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available live at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s SCCA Formula Continental National Championship at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps complete.

1, (1), John LaRue, Muncie, IN, Citation Snipe FC, 23.

2, (2), Nigel Saurino, Tulsa, OK, Van Diemen RF05, 23.

3, (3), Joshua Saurino, Tulsa, OK, Van Diemen RF05, 23.

4, (5), Daniel Weyls, Medina, OH, Van Diemen DP08, 23.

5, (7), Douglas Rocco, Sandisfield, MA, Van Diemen DP08, 22.

6, (6), Gary Machiko, Allison Park, PA, Van Diemen RF98, 22.

7, (4), Robert Allaer, Lithia, FL, 13.

Overall Time of Race: 32:30.140

Average Race Speed: 95.871 mph

Margin of Victory: 23.906 seconds

Fastest Race Lap: Nigel Saurino, 1:22.049 (99.073 mph)

Sunoco Hard Charger: #46 Douglas Rocco

Lap Leaders: Laps 1-23, #17 John LaRue

Photo: John LaRue taught the youngsters a lesson on his way to a Formula Continental Runoffs victory

Norman Wins Formula Atlantic National Championship with Super Sweep Performance at the SCCA Runoffs at Mid-Ohio

Ryan Norman, of Aurora, Ohio, scored a flag-to-flag victory in Sunday’s Formula Atlantic® race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, capping a record-setting week with his first National Championship and a Super Sweep at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Starting from the Tire Rack pole in his No. 48 K-Hill Motorsports/Hoosier/Mazda Swift 016a Mazda, Norman jumped to the lead at the race start and was never challenged throughout the 23-lap race.

Keith Grant, of Germantown, Tennessee, finished second in the No. 40 Mazda/Hoosier/Polestar Swift 016a Mazda. Spencer Brockman, of Westport, Connecticut, finished third in his No. 34 Mazda of Milford Swift 014a Mazda and won the Sunoco Hard Charger Award.

Morning temperatures in the low 50-degree range made for a damp Mid-Ohio circuit for the Atlantic race, which went green at 8:30 a.m.

“On the out lap I tried to get my tires up to temperature, but that really didn’t do anything,” Norman said. “The first five or six laps were really sketchy, I got a few seconds gap on Keith, and halfway through the race we started to plateau, running the same times, and it was pretty steady from there. It feels great to win our first National Championship.”

The National Championship was the crowning touch on a great week for Norman at Mid-Ohio. He repeatedly set new track records earlier this week in qualifying, culminating with a Thursday time of 1:14.920 around the 2.258-mile, 13-turn course that is the quickest all-time lap for any SCCA class at Mid-Ohio. Norman broke Graham Rahal’s 2005 Formula Atlantic record by a full 1.68 seconds.

Grant took control of second at the race start but was never able to mount a charge on Norman.

“It was really a wet track the first few laps,” Grant said. “Mid-Ohio is notorious for that in recent years, early in the morning first time out each day, and it was pretty slick. It was our first time out this early in the morning. Ryan did a good job today, I tried to stay with him but just couldn’t.”

Brockman battled with Brian Novak for third for most of the race, taking the position for good on lap 10 with an inside pass at the end of the back straight.

“I feel pretty happy,” Brockman said. “The whole week I have been third but Novak clipped me on the final day by a few tenths of a second in qualifying, but I was still pretty happy with fourth. I got a good start and after that, deeper braking into the Keyhole, I came out and had a really good draft. I went down to the inside, a simple, clean pass with no contact, and I held it from there.”

Novak was fourth in the No. 75 Honda Performance/Hoosier Swift 014a Honda, and Dwight Rider completed the top five in the No. 10 Ralt RT41 Toyota.

While the live broadcast of all 28 National Championships is available at SCCA.com, each race will be on demand in the coming weeks.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Provisional results for Sunday’s Formula Atlantic race at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with finish position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car and laps complete.

1, (1), Ryan Norman, Aurora, OH, Swift 016a Mazda, 23.
2, (2), Keith Grant, Germantown, TN, Swift 016a Mazda, 23.
3, (4), Spencer Brockman, Westport, CT, Swift 014a Mazda, 22.
4, (3), Brian Novak, Dearborn, MI, Swift 014a Honda, 22.
5, (5), Dwight Rider, Aurora, CO, Ralt RT41 Toyota, 22.

Length of Race: 52 miles
Overall Time of Race: 31:56.227
Average Speed: 97.568 mph
Margin of Victory: 14.695 seconds
Fastest Race Lap: No. 48 Norman 1:19.009 (102.884 mph)
Lap Leaders: No. 48, laps 1 — 23
Sunoco Hard Charger: No. 34 Spencer Brockman