SCCA Crowns 20 Time Attack National Champions in Inaugural Event

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SCCA Crowns 20 Time Attack National Champions in Inaugural Event

It was a first for SCCA®, as the Sports Car Club of America™ hosted the inaugural Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship, where three days of intense competition at Eagles Canyon Raceway in Decatur, TX, culminated in one amazing podium celebration. While SCCA Time Attack has been around in its current form for nearly a decade, the Oct. 22-25, 2026, event marked the first time the Club would crown National Champions – and this event did not disappoint.

While cars didn’t officially hit Eagles Canyon’s 2.7-mile FIA circuit until Friday, Oct. 23, there was action on-site all day Thursday thanks to the Time Attack National Championship (TANC) test day and the Grassroots Motorsports Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge (UTCC).

UTCC competitors were blazing around the track’s 15 turns all day Thursday, with that competition coming to a close by day’s end. Between UTCC’s sessions, many TANC drivers dialed in their cars for the coming three days of competition.

The weekend’s conditions were what many would call “Chamber of Commerce” weather, dropping into the 60s overnight and peaking in the low 80s. This, combined with partly cloudy skies for much of the event, kept the track fast – as evidenced by the 17 new track records set on Friday and Saturday while TANC ran Eagles Canyon in the counterclockwise direction.

It wasn’t all CCW, though, as mid-day Saturday saw a swap as drivers headed clockwise, setting the fast time that would add to their CCW time to become part of their overall score and determine who would be SCCA’s first Time Attack National Champions.

National Champions

The listing below is SCCA’s first Time Attack National Champions, listed by class name, driver name, vehicle, and cumulative time for the weekend. An asterisk denotes a new lap record set for a CCW lap.

  • Club Spec Mustang: Michael Bard, 2005 Ford Mustang, 4:24.420*
  • Club Spec MX-5: Eric Prill, 2007 Mazda Miata, 4:29.870
  • Sport 6: Kamber Kirchmeier, 2010 Mazda MX-5, 5:09.444
  • Sport 5: Daniel Rowland, 2013 Scion FR-S, 4:24.987
  • Sport 4:Thomas Lackey, 2024 Subaru BRZ, 2:11.759*
  • Sport 3: David Albrecht, 2021 Honda Civic, 4:18.006*
  • Sport 2: Tyler Kvetko, 2023 Chevrolet Camaro, 4:09.298*
  • Sport 1: Tom Bergeron, 2009 Chevrolet Corvette, 4:06.139*
  • Tuner 5: Richard Sawicki, 2001 Mazda Miata, 4:27.660
  • Tuner 4: Bill Denheyer, 2021 Mazda Miata, 4:17.463*
  • Tuner 3: Derek Secord, 2007 Honda S2000, 4:16.203
  • Tuner 2: Brian Peters, 2026 Volkswagen Golf, 4:17.174
  • Tuner 1: Chris Wheelock, 2010 Chevrolet Corvette GS, 4:06.986*
  • Max 5: David Whitener, 2004 Mazda MX-5, 4:09.584
  • Max 4: Mat Beck, 1989 Nissan 240SX, 4:05.494
  • Max 3: Byan Harness, 2020 Ford Mustang, 4:05.524*
  • Max 2: Terry Fair, 2002 BMW M3, 1:59.182*
  • Max 1: Salil Shukla, 2025 Porsche 911, 3:56.282
  • Unlimited 2: David Entz, 2017 Porsche Cayman, 4:13.645*
  • Unlimited 1: Jackie Ding, 2023 BMW M2, 3:52.731*

Complete event results can be found here:

Event Results

Superlative Awards

What makes SCCA’s Time Attack program so great is that while everyone is there to compete, they’re also there to have fun with friends. To recognize this, SCCA presents a number of Superlative Awards to celebrate achievements beyond the competition.

Spirit of Time Trials
The Spirit of Time Trials is one of the most important awards presented at the event. This award recognizes the person who upholds the ethos of SCCA Time Attack, which is to bring joy to the sport, be it as a helpful hand when someone needs it the most, spreading the word about the sport, or anything else which shows that motorsports is, first and foremost, a community. This year’s Spirit of Time Trials award was presented to Alan Lani.

Fastest Lap Cup
This Cup places the name of the event’s fastest driver on it. This year’s fastest lap was 1:57.004, posted by Jackie Ding.

Worker’s Choice Award
Presented by Grassroots Motorsports and decided by the workers, Ben Smollen received this award.

Fastest Classic
Presented by Grassroots Motorsports for Classic Magazine. The award goes to the fastest “older” vehicle at the event. At this year’s event, the “classic” was a 1989 Nissan 240SX driven by Mat Beck, who posted a fastest time of 2:01.575.

True Grassroots Award
Presented by Grassroots Motorsports, this award goes to the driver who represents a true grassroots approach to motorsports. This year, Darryl Paul received the honor.

Top Novice
Also presented by Grassroots Motorsports, this award can be presented to a novice who turns the fastest lap time, wins their class, or, while being brand new to the sport, embodies what SCCA Time Attack is all about thanks to their enthusiasm and spirit. This year, James Clem was presented with the award.

Other Awards

  • Fastest FWD: Brian Peters
  • Fastest RWD: Jackie Ding
  • Fastest AWD: Daniel Moore
  • Well Traveled Award: Nick Bauer
  • Hagerty Keeping it Cool Award: Jason Anderson
  • Öhlins gift certificate: David Webb and Mindi Cross
  • Sunoco fuel jug: Calvin Jilek

Special Thanks

Beyond the event’s participants, coaches, and other volunteers, a special thanks goes to the SCCA partners who helped make not only the 2026 Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship happen, but also aided in the success of the entire 2026 Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge season.

The list is long and their contributions many. For starters, the event couldn’t happen without Tire Rack, the Official Tire Retailer of SCCA. Then there is Hawk Performance (the official Brake Products of SCCA), which offered discounts on brake products to all TANC participants; Hagerty (the official Insurance Partner of SCCA), which offered discounts on track insurance; and Sunoco (the Official Fuel of SCCA), which stocked the track with Sunoco 260 GT 100 octane fuel.

Then there’s Grassroots Motorsports, which brought UTCC to the event weekend.

Finally, there are the companies that offered contingency programs at the event, which included Hawk Performance, Öhlins (the Official Suspension System of SCCA), Falken Tires, and Nissan/NISMO.

2027?

The 2027 Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge schedule, including the date and location of the second annual Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship, has yet to be announced – but rest assured, the announcement is soon to happen.

To keep up with the latest news, check timetrials.scca.com, like SCCA’s Time Trials Facebook page, and subscribe to SCCA’s weekly newsletter, SportsCar News.

Photo by Gregory Pfaff

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