Stat nerds, unite! There are any number of stats at to come out of the Runoffs – here are some of our favorites.

2,933.80: Total miles traveled by the race winners, in 20,852 laps. 25,883: The total number of Runoffs entries in 50 years. 7,756: The number of different individuals who have raced at the Runoffs in 50 years. 1,144: The total number of races run at the Runoffs, so far. The first was Formula Vee; the 1,144th was GT-Lite. 709: The most starters for an event, at Mid-Ohio in 2004. 634: The number of different drivers who can claim to be an SCCA National Champion. 613: Number of different individuals who have been fast qualifiers, or pole position, as they’re most commonly known. 410: The number of drivers who have won just one Championship. 231: Drivers who are multi-time champions. 87: Wins powered by Mazda, the official car of the SCCA along with Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. 76 and 364/365th: Age of Dan Carmichael when he won the 1995 Formula Atlantic championship to become the oldest driver to win a National Championship. Mr. Carmichael passed away this year. 51: Most starts at the Runoffs. Mark Weber has run two, and even three, classes in several different years, should make his 52nd start this year to expand his record. 49: Most years between a driver’s first and last start. Jim Downing was on the Formula Vee pole for the very first Runoffs race at Riverside, finished on the podium in C Sports Racing in 2011, and raced at the 50th running in 2013. 46: Years since the Runoffs has been on the west coast. The last visit was at Riverside International Raceway in 1968. 33: The number of Mikes and Michaels who have won a National Championship, the most common first name. There are 30 Jon, John and Jonathans, and 27 Bob and Bobbys – with an additional 11 Roberts to make a case for the record. 33: Most years between first and last Championships, which goes to Don Knowles. Knowles won Showroom Stock B in 1978 at Road Atlanta, and Touring 2 in 2012 at Road America. In between, he captured four more titles for a total of six. 27: No driver has won more often than Jerry Hansen, with 27 titles. The next closest is Duane Davis, with 13. Only John Heinricy, with 12, joins them in the double-digit win club. Heinricy could tie – or pass – Davis this year, as he’s among the favorites in both B-Spec and American Sedan. 27: The lowest starting position by a National Champion. Jacques Lazier started deep in the Formula Vee pack in 1996 at Mid-Ohio, and then worked through the field to take the title. 23: Scott Rubenzer went 23 years between his first and second wins – In 1985 in Formula Vee and 2009 in Formula F. 22: Number of winning Indy 500 car owners, out of the last 30 events, who were Runoffs podium finishers. Roger Penske, Chip Ganassi, Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal, Jim Trueman and Jimmy Vasser make up this list. 16: Graham Rahal’s age when he won the Formula Atlantic title in 2005. Rahal was the youngest winner in Runoffs history at 16 years and 242 days. 10: Most consecutive championships, by Jerry Hansen in A Sports Racing from 1975-1984. 7: The number of Spec Racer Ford championships (that’s right – Spec Racer Ford, where everyone has the same car) Warren Stillwell won in a row, from 1994 to 2000. There’s a reason he was nicknamed “Mr. Mid-Ohio.” 6: The number of times Jacek Mucha has finished runner-up at the Runoffs—the most for any driver not also having at least one gold medal. Randy Canfield leads the way with 11 silver medals, but also took five wins. 5: The lowest position a driver crossed the finish line, later to be declared the winner. That pesky post-race tech has a way of sorting things out, and Tom Hughes and Britt Ponder both earned the benefits in 1988 in Showroom Stock B and Showroom Stock C, respectively. 4: The number of National Championships won by a driver who was has also won an Academy Award. Ok, so they were all the same driver – Paul Newman. On the podium in 1976, following his first victory, Newman reportedly said “Screw the Oscars, this is terrific!” 4: Number of Smiths (Dick, Alexander, Jerry and R.K.), Millers (Jeffrey, James, Eddie and Matt), and Johnsons (Alan, Steve, Dean and Herm) who have won National Championships – tied for the most common last name to win at the Runoffs. 2: Women have won gold medals at the Runoffs – Catherine “Cat” Kizer in 1979 (H Production) and Andrea Kasiewicz in 1996 (Sports 2000). 0.007: The miniscule margin of victory of the final Runoffs race of 2013. Chris Bovis just edged Bobby Lentz at the finish in the closest margin of victory in the transponder era.

And finally, most importantly:

1: No matter what happened all season long, if the goal is to be called National Champion, only one race matters. The SCCA National Championship Runoffs.  

2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs