The 62nd SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® Presented by Sunoco is taking place Sept. 29 through Oct. 5, 2025, in Wisconsin at Road America. That’s six decades of National Championship history, and a lot of data detritus. But modern race car drivers and teams love digging into the numbers, so here are some about the Runoffs.
Let’s start with the first timers – 66 of which are on the entry list this week. From 75-year-old David Newman in Touring 2 through a pair of 15-year-olds – Jackson Wolny (Spec Miata and Super Touring® Lite) and Liam Kerper (Spec Racer® Ford Gen3) – it proves there’s never a bad time to make an inaugural appearance at the Runoffs.
Conversely, there’s also not a bad time to make your 70th Runoffs appearance. Mark Weber should extend his record number of entries to 70 and then 71 with E Production and F Production. Richard Colburn is sitting at 50 and will be second with 51 starts after his Prototype race, but he’ll be tied with Michael Pettiford if the Colorado driver makes both his Touring 1 and Touring 3 races. Three starts for Mike Lewis in F Production, GT1 and GT3U will put him at 50 as well.
Speaking of ages, it’s nothing but a number. Colburn, at 82, is joined by Tom Tuttle and Robert Horrell as drivers in their 80s. But lest we use that number to push a stereotype, we should also point out the 18 teenage entries going into the weekend – a true mix of everyone.
When the SCCA Runoffs last saw Lawrence Loshak, it was 2014. Not exactly retired, Loshak drove several seasons in Trans Am – but he’s back. His old H Production car? Out. Now? A Prototype. This year the five-time champion is looking for a sixth at his home track.
Is there a home field advantage at the Runoffs? Maybe, and we’ll know more this year. Nearly 20 different drivers are returning to America’s National Park of Speed to defend their Championships. One reigning Champion not on site is Spec Miata driver Ethan Goulart. Last year he became the youngest National Champion in SCCA history at 15 years, 174 days. The previous record holder was Neil Verhagen at 15 years, 242 days in 2016. Verhagen is now a factory BMW driver. Before that? Graham Rahal.
So to the 408 competitors, the hundreds of volunteers and workers, and the more than a quarter million fans who will turn into the race live and on delay, we salute you.
Follow the Runoffs Fun Online
Coverage of SCCA’s Runoffs includes qualifying. Live timing/scoring, as well as an audio presentation, can be found at SCCA.com/live. Gregg Ginsberg and Dan Bullis will be seated behind microphones to cover Thursday and Friday developments, which can also be heard at SCCA’s Official YouTube Channel.
A seasoned team of commentators then takes over for Hagerty Race Days at Road America on Saturday and Sunday. With an immense storehouse of motorsport and Runoffs knowledge, SCCA’s National Championship welcomes back livestream broadcast anchors John Fippin and Ryan Myrehn. Additional insight will be supplied by Tom O’Gorman and Larry “Lefty” MacLeod, with Heyward Wagner roaming grid to gather up additional details before conducting post-race interviews with the top three finishers in each of the 23 classes.
Be sure to catch all the motorsport action and passion live at SCCA’s Official YouTube Channel, a link for which you’ll find below.
Photo by Jon Krolewicz
