Here’s the thing: it’s a big one. The weekend will run on the 13CW configuration, which is the de facto Time Attack course in the U.S. Oh, and it just so happens to share the weekend with Global Time Attack’s (GTA) season finale.
Whether you’re chasing a personal best, battling for class honors, or looking to finish the season strong, this is the place to put it all on the line – and you’ll know exactly where you stand leaving the weekend.
If two days aren’t enough, Friday features a dedicated test day hosted by GTA, giving participants valuable seat time to shake down new parts, fine-tune setups, and dial in their cars before competition begins. It’s the perfect opportunity to arrive confident and ready.
The weekend runs in the format that’s familiar to SCCA Time Attack participants. Saturday features a practice session followed by three timed sessions; Sunday adds two more sessions. The best time in the Time Attack 1 and Time Attack 2 periods are added together, and the lowest time wins.
But back to the layout: Buttonwillow’s 13CW is the ultimate “if you know, you know” course. Slow speed corners, mid speed turns, and fast, blind crests can all be found here. It’s become the ultimate proving ground, both for Time Attack drivers and beyond. If a race team or manufacturer wants to test something, it often happens on the 13 clockwise configuration.
Riverside, Cotton Corners, and Phil Hill are all legendary turns found on 13CW.
The last thing you need to know? Registration is already open. If you haven’t signed up already, what are you waiting for? Be part of the event by heading to the event page for more info and registration.
The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour, part of the Summit Racing Equipment SCCA Road Racing Program, made nine stops in 2026 at sensational venues across the United States for a total of 18 races. Some of the country’s best amateur road racers came out to have #funwithcars from February to late August – and put on one heck of a show.
As always, adding to the excitement was the season-long Super Tour Nationwide Points Championship chase. Tallied up were a driver’s six best Hoosier Super Tour races within a single car class, plus their finish at the 2026 Mission Foods SCCA National Championship Runoffs®. Competitors earned 25 points per race victory, with second place laying claim to 21 points. Third earned 18 points, and so on through 20th place, who earned a solitary point. In cases where there was a tie in points, the person who finished higher at the Runoffs was awarded the better position within the Nationwide Points Championship.
Close Competition
While several of the 24 different Nationwide Points Championships were solidly cemented by competitors, a handful of classes were decided by a scant few points. B-Spec was one such class where only eight points decided the victor, that being Josh Schmidt over Chris Taylor in a field with nearly 60 entrants. That effort netted a second consecutive B-Spec Nationwide Points Championship for Schmidt.
Five points was the deciding factor in American Sedan®. Michael Kamalian was triumphant there, with Ross Murray claiming the runner-up spot. Five points was also the spread between Touring 1 Nationwide Points Championship winner Wes Humphryes and second-place finisher Richard Grant, followed by Ed Gless, who was only three points further back in third.
A couple classes were decided by only three points, and that included Formula Atlantic®, where John Mcaleer grabbed the Points Championship by amassing three more points than Dudley Fleck. Spec MX-5 (SMX) also came down to three points, with Cam Ebben sitting atop the 50-entrant class. Perhaps more impressive was the fact that the top five finishers at the end in SMX were separated by six points. William Wallis was runner-up with 144 points, and Camden Gruber third with 141 points. Tied with 138 points were Jarrett Jones and Christian Hoagland; Jones finished better than Hoagland at the Runoffs, so he claimed fourth in the standings, and Hoagland ended the year fifth.
Ties Decided
Two classes came down to a tie in 2026.
In Prototype, Todd Vanacore and Darryl Shoff each ended the season with 96 points. Vanacore’s fourth-place performance at the Runoffs sealed the deal and his Nationwide Points Championship. Further proving the tight battle at the top of the Prototype field was Gary Peck, who completed his year only two points behind Vanacore and Shoff.
As for Formula Vee®, the season’s Points Championship ended up being a battle amongst siblings. Zachary Whitston and Andrew Whitston closed their year with 156 points each, followed by Steve Whitston in third with 142 points. The Runoffs was very much the deciding factor for this trio, with Steve performing best, having earned the silver medal at Road America. Zachary grabbed the bronze medal in Wisconsin, and Andrew finished just off the podium in fourth. But as the Nationwide Points Championship goes, Zachary’s result locked down the top spot and bragging rights.
An Elite Season
While kudos goes out to all the Nationwide Points Champions this year, special recognition is due to Tony Ave. He managed to claim three Points Championships in 2026; those being in GT-2, Super Touring® Under, and E Production.
In GT-2, Ave achieved the top spot by accumulating 151 points, as compared to the 125 points earned by runner-up Jorge Nazario. Ave also pulled together 131 points to lead the E Production class as compared to the 117 points gathered by second-place finisher Jon Brakke during the season. Finally, in Super Touring Under, Ave ended up with 11 points more than runner-up Peter St. Pierre; David Fiorelli finished third only a dozen points back.
Click the link below for a complete look at the full points rundown for all classes.
Below is the list of 2026 Hoosier Super Tour Nationwide Points Championship winners with class, name, and SCCA Region of record. Complete points results for all Hoosier Super Tour classes can be viewed here.
American Sedan®: Michael Kamalian, Atlanta Region
B-Spec: Josh Schmidt, North Carolina Region
E Production: Tony Ave, Central Carolinas Region
F Production: Mason Workman, Ohio Valley Region
H Production: Steve Sargis, Blackhawk Valley Region
Formula Atlantic®: John Mcaleer, Atlanta Region
Formula Continental®: Brandon Dixon, Alabama Region
Formula Enterprises®2: Sebastian Mateo Naranjo, Central Illinois Region
Formula 600: James Weida, Indianapolis Region
Formula F: David Ybarra, Texas Region
Formula Vee®: Zachary Whitston, Lone Star Region
GT-1: Adam Romito, Wiregrass Region
GT-2: Tony Ave, Central Carolinas Region
Spec Miata: John Salerno, New England Region
Spec MX-5: Cam Ebben, Milwaukee Region
Spec Racer® Ford Gen3: Tyler Stephens, Northeast Oklahoma Region
Prototype: Todd Vanacore, Central Florida Region
Prototype 2: Richard Colburn, Cincinnati Region
Super Touring® Lite: Nick Leverone, New England Region
Super Touring® Under: Tony Ave, Central Carolinas Region
Touring 1: Wes Humphryes, Alabama Region
Touring 2: William Bolt, Atlanta Region
Touring 3: Nic Hammann, Kansas City Region
Touring 4: Madin Workman, Ohio Valley Region
Photo of Tony Ave, GT-2 Super Tour Point Champion, by Jay Bonvouloir
For decades, the Sports Car Club of America™ (SCCA®) and Grassroots Motorsports (GRM) have helped automotive enthusiasts turn an interest in cars into something they can experience behind the wheel. Now, the organizations are strengthening that relationship around a shared goal: making motorsports more accessible through DIY, approachable, budget-friendly competition.
The agreement names GRM the Official Media Partner of SCCA and builds on an established foundation of member subscription benefits, shared storytelling, and programs that connect enthusiasts with opportunities to participate.
Beginning in 2027, the partnership will bring a new identity to SCCA’s Race Experience program, welcome Grassroots Motorsports Challenge cars built for $5,000 into SCCA events, and the two organizations will begin working together to develop and cultivate collegiate sports car clubs.
“For decades we’ve been involved with the SCCA as participants, board members, and above all else, members,” says GRM Publisher Tom Suddard, “and our fellow enthusiast have been reading our magazine every step of the way. Together, we can grow the hobby and get more people having fun with cars. That’s what GRM and the SCCA are all about.”
“SCCA has built its partnership with GRM piece by piece over the last two decades,” says SCCA Vice President of Rally/Solo and Experiential Programs Heyward Wagner. “It started with including their magazine in Starting Line student packs, grew through the promotion of Track Night in America®, and most recently brought the Ultimate Track Car Challenge into the Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship. Welcoming GRM founder Tim Suddard into the SCCA Hall of Fame speaks to the impact Grassroots Motorsports has had on our Club. It’s great to build on that legacy by making this partnership official.”
Introducing the SCCA Grassroots Motorsports Cup
The SCCA Grassroots Motorsports Cup, or GRM Cup, will reinvent SCCA’s Race Experience program by bringing together SCCA’s experience delivering safe, fun motorsports events and GRM’s culture of DIY ingenuity and budget-minded participation.
Building on SCCA Race Experience, the GRM Cup will offer approachable wheel-to-wheel racing for drivers with properly prepared racecars and required safety equipment. Drivers can participate without an existing competition license, with instruction and coaching supporting a welcoming, lower-pressure racing environment.
GRM Cup events will take place alongside Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge events and at participating SCCA Regional race weekends.
Through how-to articles, event previews, and coverage, SCCA and GRM will help enthusiasts understand what they need, how to prepare, and how to get on track.
Build a Challenge Car and Keep Having Fun
GRM is also reinventing one of its signature programs, moving from the traditional $2,000 budget to a new $5,000 limit for the Grassroots Motorsports Challenge Presented by Tire Rack. The higher budget supports a broader goal: helping owners and teams build cars that are fun and sustainable to use throughout the year.
The Challenge still rewards creativity and resourcefulness. Teams purchase and prepare a car within the $5,000 budget, then compete in autocross, drag racing, and concours-style judging. Safety equipment and one qualifying set of tires are excluded from the budget. The partnership will give those projects more places to play.
Beginning in 2027, GRM Challenge exhibition classes will be offered at Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour and Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge events, along with the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships and Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship. These will initially be exhibition classes without National Championship status.
Those opportunities are intended for existing and future GRM Challenge teams, collegiate clubs, and DIY, budget-minded SCCA members.
“A car built for the Challenge represents a lot of creativity, effort, and teamwork,” Wagner says. “We want to give people more reasons to build one, and more opportunities to enjoy it. The vision is a car you can have fun with all season.”
Helping Collegiate Car Clubs Grow
Collegiate sports car clubs will be a central part of the effort.
SCCA and GRM will invite existing clubs to become more engaged through approachable competition, including SCCA events and the Grassroots Motorsports Challenge. Together, the organizations will also help cultivate new clubs, connecting students with information, local SCCA communities, and opportunities to build and compete.
For students, these programs offer a shared project with a practical destination: prepare a car together, learn together, and take it to an event.
The 2027 Grassroots Motorsports Challenge takes place April 17–18 at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, FL. Visit GRMChallenge.com for event information and rules.
SCCA’s 2027 Solo National Tour, Time Attack Challenge, and National Championship event schedules will be announced soon.
Photo by Jeff Loewe
First, mark “SCCA® National Convention” on your calendar for Jan. 15-20, 2027, then come back to this article.
Welcome back!
There are plenty of reasons to attend the SCCA National Convention, especially in 2027. For starters, the event is held online, so you can join in from nearly anywhere in the world. It’s also FREE(!) to attend, and all members of the Sports Car Club of America™ are welcome (and encouraged) to take part. Consider it an open invitation to spark something new.
Did we say spark? That was no accident, because this year’s National Convention theme is exactly that: Spark.
What is the SCCA National Convention? It’s where members come together to ignite fresh ideas, build valuable connections, celebrate well-earned recognition, and fuel their passion for the Club. With nearly 1,000 SCCA members, volunteers, leaders, officials, competitors, and staff in the mix, there’s no shortage of perspectives to share, inspiration to discover, or possibilities to unearth.
Whether you want to reignite energy in your Region, take your events up a notch, sharpen your leadership skills, meet your next motorsports friend, or help steer the Club toward an exciting future, this is the place to get things moving. One conversation can spark an idea. One new connection can fuel a collaboration. And one fresh perspective can set something bigger in motion.
See? Spark!
And what’s a spark without a little celebration? The Convention also shines a spotlight on the people who make SCCA special, with awards ranging from the SCCA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to some of the Club’s top honors in Solo®, Road Racing, RallyCross®, and RoadRally.
Drivers are welcome too! The National Convention features something for everyone, including information about future programs, licensing, event innovations, and more.
You Say “And More”
More, like what? Wondering about EVs in motorsports? The SCCA National Convention will have a session involving exactly that. Want to know what the future holds for Road Racing’s Regional programs? You’re welcome to attend that session. Curious about how Track Days, Time Attack, and Road Racing can work together to elevate a Region’s weekend? Yes, there is a session that’ll go into that topic, too.
While we know some of the “and more” that will take place at the 2027 National Convention, we’re still developing many of the details, with a full listing hitting the National Convention’s webpage in early December.
There’s also “more” in that numerous SCCA Divisions are hosting Divisional Conventions…like:
Southeast Division, Jan. 22-24, 2027, Atlanta, GA
Rocky Mountain Division, Jan. 30, 2027, Virtual
Northeast Division, Feb. 20, 2027, Scranton, PA
Great Lakes Division, March 5-6, 2027, Fort Wayne, IN
Midwest Division, TBD
Central Division, March 13-14, 2027, Milwaukee, WI
More info to come on those, too.
Get Ready
All of this sounds great, right? The only bad news is you can’t register yet – registration will open Dec. 1. Two weeks later, on Dec. 15, we’ll be back with the complete National Convention schedule.
For now, there’s nothing to do except for marking your calendar and getting ready to spark new ideas, fuel your passion, and help shape what’s next for SCCA.
Once you’ve decided to own a competition vehicle that will need towing to the track, you’ve got a long road in front of you – not because towing is particularly difficult, but because there are a few major decisions to be made before you hit the road. For one – and this will at least partially dictate which tow vehicle you get – you need to decide what your trailer needs are. This is exactly the topic the editors at Hagerty recently tackled.
Hagerty, SCCA’s Official Insurance Partner, has a media arm that generates tons of written and video content at hagerty.com/media. Not long ago, one of Hagerty’s editors, Benjamin Hunting, stepped into the ins and outs of picking the automotive trailer that’s right for you.
“Whether it’s a fender position failure, too much tongue weight, an incompatible brake-and-hitch system, or a trailer that’s simply too bulky for the job (or too lightweight for the load), there are numerous considerations to make when trying to choose the best towing platform for your specific needs,” Hunting begins.
Before diving into the details, the article first covers safety: “No matter the trailer, improper loading and securing is typically the number one failure we see,” Chad Anderson, Material Damage Specialist at Hagerty, says in the article. “Too much weight in front of the axle or too much behind will cause a towing nightmare. A good rule to remember is the 60/40 method, with more weight in front of the axle. Also consider that too short of trailer, with a loaded vehicle hanging over anywhere, is also a recipe for disaster.”
The categories he covers are open trailers, tow dollies, and enclosed. Hunting points out that while enclosed trailers seem to have many upsides, there are also negatives to consider, like aerodynamics, ease of loading, and more.
“It can be more difficult to load a vehicle into an enclosed trailer (especially if the angle of the ramp door at the rear is too abrupt), not to mention finding one that offers you an escape door that’s properly positioned so you can exit the car after you’ve driven it inside the carrier,” Hunting points out.
“Finally, theft remains an issue, even for enclosed trailers. Thieves are often opportunists, but some bad actors might assume that since you’ve taken extra steps to protect your vehicle, it’s potentially valuable enough for them to take a risk with a break-in.”
Next, the article moves on to accessories, like tire racks, winches, lockable storage bins, ramp extenders, trailer brakes, and more.
Hunting’s conclusion? “The single best piece of advice when it comes to choosing a trailer is to have a good understanding of the type of towing you’ll be doing the most often,” he writes. “Avoiding the temptation to buy more trailer than you need – whether it’s length or weight capacity – will save you serious cash. If your tow vehicle has enough muscle, you can also probably skip springing for a lightweight aluminum chassis.”
The Sports Car Club of America™ Hall of Fame Class of 2027 has been unveiled, honoring five SCCA® legends whose on- and off-track achievements have earned them a place among the organization’s most distinguished members.
Ron Babb, Kas Kastner, Brian Redman, Tim Suddard, and Cliff Tufte form the illustrious class of honorees, which will be officially inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame in January 2027 during the SCCA National Convention.
Since the Hall of Fame’s inception in 2005, the SCCA has recognized an extraordinary group of individuals whose contributions have helped shape the Club and the world of motorsports. Past inductees include racing greats Roger Penske, Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, and Bobby Rahal, along with influential figures such as Paul Newman, Denise McCluggage, and Lyn St. James. From championship-winning drivers and innovative engineers to dedicated volunteers and leaders, each has left a lasting mark on SCCA’s history, carrying forward a legacy that continues with the Class of 2027.
What follows is a summary of the accomplishments of those who will be inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame as the Class of 2027.
Ron Babb
An active autocrosser since joining the SCCA in 1980, Ron Babb was successful on the Solo course and in developing programs at both the Regional and National level. A cofounder of the Northwest Region Solo program in the 1980s, Babb brought administrative developments learned from his Naval career to the program. He mentored other NorPac Regions who were improving their own programs and encouraged members to make the long tow to what is now called the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships in the heartland, often leading a caravan himself. Prior to smart phones, his 20-year tenure as Nationals Chief of Info provided information to competitors on site, including live results. On the course, Babb is a four-time National Champion, adding to his Hall of Fame legacy.
R.W. “Kas” Kastner
R.W. “Kas” Kastner changed the way SCCA competitors approached their cars. As a driver, Kastner was the 1959 E Production National Champion, but his real legacy came off the track. Already running the Triumph Competition Department, he was the winner of SCCA’s Best Technical Article award in 1963. Here, he developed manuals and, eventually, books explaining how to extract performance from Triumphs under the now-famous motto: “never be beaten by equipment.” His models allowed competitors to extract the maximum performance from a car using what amounts to factory support in their own garages. He finished his career in charge of Nissan’s successful IMSA GTP program. Along the way, he served as the Cal Club Region chief driving instructor, was the SCCA National Licensing Chair, and was on the Cal Club Board of Governors, which comes in addition to his being a team manager, team builder, and mentor.
Brian Redman
Even today, Brian Redman is known as the consummate race car driver. A current and active member of SCCA’s Central Florida Region, Redman was the only person to win three consecutive SCCA Formula 5000 championships in the mid-1970s. The Burnley, England, native was a Formula 1 racer and won at Le Mans, Daytona, and Sebring. Off the track, Redman has been an unofficial promoter of SCCA activities, including the Stewards program, and an official promoter of vintage racing across the United States, with his legendary cat elevating his notoriety even more in the sport.
Tim Suddard
From the time Tim Suddard joined the SCCA in 1983 after attending his first autocross, he has provided a voice for the Club on a National and global level. As the founder of Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, which began as Auto-X, he was a cheerleader for programs that may have been overlooked on the larger motorsports stage. He was an autocross promoter near his home in Daytona Beach, FL, and introduced the first event program to what is now the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships. His magazine amplified programs like SCCA Hill Climbs and was an early proponent of SCCA’s Track Night in America® Driven by Tire Rack program. That theme continues today, where Grassroots Motorsports Magazine reaches an audience of more than six million enthusiasts through print and digital outlets.
Clif Tufte
In the 1950s, Clif Tufte envisioned the future of motorsports taking place on permanent racetracks. As the road racing tide turned away from temporary courses on Strategic Air Command airports and public roads in the 1950s, Tufte conceived of, raised the funds for, designed, and built Road America outside of Elkhart Lake, WI. As the track’s first president and promoter when Road America opened in 1955, he and his team provided the blueprint for every permanent road course to come. The first race held at Road America came in September 1955 and was an SCCA National, won by fellow SCCA Hall of Fame member Phil Hill. Tufte retired from the track in 1978, prior to his passing in 1981 at 84 years old.
Photo Caption: (Clockwise from far left) Ron Babb, Kas Kastner, Brian Redman, Tim Suddard, and Clif Tufte will be inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame in January 2027.
The Sports Car Club of America™ teamed up with Bridgestone to put the Potenza RE-71RZ to the test at the 2026 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships. Club Spec MX-5s, Club Spec Mustangs, Club Spec Caymans and Solo Spec Coupes ran the RE-71RZ alongside other tires, and autocrossers had the chance to drive a variety of cars and share their honest feedback. Watch what members had to say about the tire, then explore the Club Spec classes and Bridgestone’s Potenza lineup.
For the first time in five years, Arizona Region plans to bring its SCCA® Hill Climb to Greenlee County with the rebirth of the Clifton Hill Climb – and all the locals now know about the upcoming April 16-18, 2027, event thanks to the Eastern Arizona Courier and Arizona Region’s RE Jim Cantrell.
“The hill climb’s roots in Clifton [AZ] stretch back to 1966, according to Jo Amm Stratton, whose family has been involved with the event for four generations,” the Courier’s Brooke Curley reported in the article. “Stratton said her husband, David ‘Dave’ Stratton, had previously worked as a corner worker for the Jerome Hill Climb before the family moved to Clifton. By 1966, he had formed a local car club when the Four Cylinder Club from Phoenix began looking for a new location for its hill climb.”
The report says the Clifton Hill Climb ran through 1982, before taking a hiatus until events in 1989 and 1990. The event has run somewhat inconsistently since then, but with drivers always waiting to enter every time it returns.
The 2027 Clifton Hill Climb, the article states, will use the same canyon course outside of Clifton, AZ, as past events – that means the course will be 1.9 miles in length and involve 22 turns spanning 586 feet of elevation change.
The Clifton Hill Climb is also expected to include a parade through town, making this a memorable three-day event.
“It’s a very unique event not allowed in many communities anymore,” Cantrell told the Courier. “They used to be far more common and this is a historic venue and event and it’s great to still be able to do one. The famous Pike’s Peak event in Colorado later in the summer is a supercharged version of the Clifton event, but racers from that community come to Clifton as a means to practice and mechanically sort their cars for the big event.”
Registration for the April 16-18, 2027, Arizona Region Clifton Hill Climb is slated to open Nov. 1, 2026. For more information, check out Arizona Region’s website at azscca.com.
Fresh off an appearance at the 2026 Mission Foods SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Road America, Northwest Region’s Asad Nikadambaev is making the news. In his Runoffs rookie debut, the 15-year-old Spec Racer® Ford Gen3 racer qualified his No. 144 car on the outside pole at the Runoffs, ahead of drivers like Bobby Sak, Caleb Shrader, Robeson Clay Russell, and more. Unfortunately, his race came to an early end, but the media attention around him didn’t.
Shortly after the Oct. 28-Oct. 4, 2026, Runoffs took place, Newsweek published an article on the young racer entitled “For a Teenage Racing Driver, Success on the Track Means Building a Business.” There, the author spoke to Asad and his father Odil about the realities of attempting to become a professional racer. Odil said he was quoted a number into the hundreds of thousands of dollars for Asad to get a seat in a pro series.
“Most families can’t afford that. Neither can we. At that point we need to look for partners,” Odil told Newsweek.
The solution? Asad launched a social media presence and started racing SRF3 with SCCA.
“Asad’s breakthrough came earlier this year in the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California,” the article states. “Driving in a Spec Racer Ford Gen3 –a fast closed-wheel vehicle with a top speed of 150 miles per hour – Asad stunned the crowd by beating a slew of national champions to secure first place.”
“This honestly means so much,” Asad told Newsweek. “Me, my dad, my entire family, we’ve been sacrificing so much to get to this point already, and we’re already planning to sacrifice so much more just to get to the top of motor sport.”
Winning on the racetrack begins long before the green flag waves. From preparing the car to mapping out a season’s schedule, racers know that success takes more than a heavy right foot. The best pre-season plans include covering ALL the details, including one that might seem small but can make a big difference: choosing a race car number and ensuring it’s yours for the entire season to come.
Reserving a car number for one or more Conferences in the U.S. Majors Tour (which includes the Hoosier SCCA Super Tour) is not mandatory, but it does allow racers to rest easy knowing their car number should stay the same throughout the season.
How it Works
Those competing in any of the U.S. Majors Tour’s six Conferences (Southeast, Southern, Western, Northeast, Mid-States, and Northern) can choose to secure a single or two-digit car number for their Conference of choice. Racers who will be competing in multiple Conferences can reserve a three-digit car number beginning with the number “1,” reserving their car number in all six Conferences.
The numeral “1” can only be used by the current SCCA National Champion in each class.
Drivers with a 2026 U.S. Majors Tour series registration will have from Oct. 30, 2026, at 9 a.m. Central Time until Nov. 7, 2026, at 9 a.m. CT to reserve that same Conference number for 2027.
On Nov. 7, unreserved numbers will be released into the general pool, allowing others to reserve that number. This means that for those who are reserving a number for the first time, Nov. 7 is your date to know.
What it Costs
Number registration for a single U.S. Majors Tour Conference is $50, with a second Conference adding another $50 – car numbers that are available include 0 through 99, with “1” only available to defending National Champions.
Reserving your car number in all six Conferences costs $150 and requires that the number be three digits, beginning with a “1” (so 100 through 199).
Get Your Number
Ready to claim your number for the season? Use the button below to get started with your reservation. You’ll also find the class groupings for Hoosier Super Tour and U.S. Majors Tour weekends, plus additional details to help you make your selection.
Reserving a car number in one, two, or all U.S. Majors Tour Conferences is not a guarantee that you will be able to use your car number at each event during the season. Number reservations must be made at least 14 days prior to event registration. Also, dual-Conference events with duplicate number requests will give the reserved number to the driver who registered for the event first.
Photo by Jeff Loewe
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.
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*
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.
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.
In 2026, the Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge included a point series that involved a West and East series. While many drivers chose to enter events near them, Jessica Mignone decided to try her hand at winning in one (or potentially both) series. That meant travel was in her future.
“When I heard about the East and West circuits for the Time Attack Challenge, I decided I was going to win them, which means I had to start driving at every track I could get to,” the SCCA Lone Star Region member reveals. “I started at Eagles Canyon [in Decatur, TX] and I decided to go out to Thunderhill [Raceway Park in Willows, CA]. I wasn’t able to hit all the tracks out there, but I made a whole trip of it – I’m from California originally, so I went out and visited friends out there. Then within the same three-week span I went out to Carolina [Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC].”
Which car did she select for this? An NC Mazda Miata built for one of SCCA’s newest classes, Club Spec MX-5. The Club Spec concept involves a build once, run anywhere mentality. Another important aspect is drivability and reliability.
“I had some experience with Miatas before … [and] when I heard about the spec series, I knew I wanted to do it simply because it was a spec series and I knew it wouldn’t be an arms race,” she explains. “I love the idea of a spec series because it’s all about the driver and not necessarily about the car. I also liked the idea that we would be able to do multiple things with one car.”
The car was originally built for autocross, with her co-driver being an autocrosser. When he stepped back from competition, she decided to upgrade the safety level of the car with a class-approved roll bar, seats, harnesses, and removable steering wheel and take it to the track.
“The speeds are so much faster on the track, it’s just common sense to upgrade the safety level,” she says.
Eventually, every car put on the track will have issues, and Mignone’s adventure is no exception, but she found the community made that a non-issue.
“The car has had issues, as all race cars do, but the good thing is I see the same people everywhere I go, so I went out to Thunderhill and got help out there when the car had trouble, [and] I’ve gone out to Carolina and gotten help from people I knew when the car had trouble,” she says, adding, “I’ve never had anything massive since it’s a newer gen Miata.”
What advice does she have for someone traveling the country to hit events far from home?
“You really have to keep up on general maintenance,” she says. “You have to make sure your fluids are all good. I go through the car before I go on a big trip … so I check the brake fluid, the coolant, all those kinds of things. Then I always check the tires – I always bring an extra set of tires just in case.”
Anything else? “Bring all of your tools,” she adds. “The good thing, though, is that community of racers – if there’s a piece you don’t have, there’s always someone who has a tool to help you out.”
When it was announced that the inaugural Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack National Championship would take place at Eagles Canyon Raceway in Decatur, TX, on Oct. 22-25, 2026, things got serious. The Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge had traveled to Eagles Canyon in early 2025 prior to this announcement, but by the time the same event rolled around in May 2026 (and everyone knew the National Championship was coming), it was obvious that drivers were lighting the wick. Resetting 11 of the existing track records during that weekend, drivers dropped the mic in four Max classes, three Tuner classes, two Sport classes, and both Club Spec classes. That begged the question: Come the 2026 Time Attack National Championship, was there more time to be had?
With partly mostly clear skies and temperatures in the low 60s to low 80s anticipated throughout the weekend, Time Attack National Championship drivers took to the 2.7-mile, 15-turn FIA-spec circuit just northwest of Fort Worth in the counterclockwise direction midday Friday, Oct. 23, for their first timed session, with another timed session taking place later that day. The competition began again on Saturday morning with the final CCW timed sessions.
It was then that we knew just how determined everyone was to call themselves a National Champion, because 17 track records had just been reset.
New Track Records
Club Spec Mustang: Michael Bard, 2025 For Mustang GT, 2:12.049
Club Spec MX-5: Cameron Goode, 2014 Mazda MX-5, 2:13.443
Sport 5: Tim Havelka, 2016 Mazda MX-5, 2:11.759
Sport 4: Thomas Lackey, Subaru BRZ, 2:11.759
Sport 3: David Albrecht, 2021 Honda Civic, 2:08.604
Sport 2: Tyler Kvetko, 2023 Chevrolet Camaro, 2:04.106
Sport 1: Tom Bergeron, 2009 Chevrolet Corvette, 2:02.040
Tuner 4: Bill Denheyer, 2021 Mazda Miata, 2:07.631
Tuner 1: Chris Wheelock, 2010 Chevrolet Corvette GS, 2:02.365
Max 5: Mark Shrivastava, 2005 Lotus Elise, 2:03.756
Max 4: Oleksii Badikov, 2006 Aston Martin Vantage, 2:01.159
Max 3: Ryan Harness, 2020 Ford Mustang, 2:02.401
Max 2: Tarry Fair: 2002 BMW M3, 1:59.936
Max 1: Justin Peachey, 2026 Chevrolet Corvette, 1:57.483
Unlimited 2: David Entz, 2017 Porsche Cayman, 2:06.036
Unlimited 1: Jackie Ding, 2023 BMW M2, 1:57.004
The Opposite Direction
Things flipped midday Saturday as the competition changed from CCW to clockwise as drivers put in their first timed CW session.
The track length and number of turns remain the same, but Eagles Canyon becomes a different beast. Instead of a fast right-left jog off the front straight that leads into an uphill run, competitors face a tight right-hand, double apex 180 followed by another 180 that dips hard to the left. Meanwhile, the lead onto the enormous back straight swaps from a flowing downhill sprint into a tight left-right with a blind crest in the middle.
Put another way, it’s the same track, but a very, very different challenge.
Saturday’s Town Takeover
Following Saturday’s final session, many drivers took their competition vehicles to nearby Decatur, a picturesque Texas town of 6,500 people, where everyone parked their Time Attack cars in or around the town square in front of The County Seat, a popular local bar and hangout. As the sun set, locals checked out the cars while drivers chatted and headed toward the local restaurants that surround the city’s historic courthouse.
It was a truly unique experience in a historic Texas town.
To Come: Crowning National Champions
The track goes hot once more on Sunday at 8 a.m. Central Time, where drivers get two more shots at Eagles Canyon Raceway before podium celebrations begin and SCCA crowns its first-ever Time Attack National Champions.
Keep up with the action via live timing, and check out the event page for more info (like the day’s schedule).
There’s been plenty of excitement surrounding the Oct. 22-25, 2026, (and inaugural!) Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack National Championship for over a year, and it’s finally here. More than 100 drivers are currently at Eagles Canyon Raceway in Decatur, TX, for SCCA’s very first Time Attack National Championship, with every one of them ready to tackle the FIA-spec circuit’s 2.7-mile, 15 turn road course, which boasts a 2,200-foot front straight – not to mention a back straight that offers thrills leading onto and off of it regardless of the direction the track is run.
Speaking of which, the format of the event will see all Time Attack National Championship drivers complete runs in a counterclockwise direction, then they’ll swap to clockwise. The fastest time from each direction is then added together and the driver with the fastest cumulative time in each class will be named an SCCA National Champion.
Keeping track of those lap times is easy, too, as live timing will appear on timetrials.scca.com. You can also follow along on SCCA’s Time Trials Facebook page
SCCA’s “National Champion” title is steeped in history.
Since John Fitch claimed SCCA’s inaugural Road Racing National Championship in 1951, legends including Phil Hill, Roger Penske, Peter Cunningham, and Randy Pobst have helped shape the sport’s history. Autocross has carried its own National Championship tradition since 1973, producing standout champions such as Tom O’Gorman and Bryan Heitkotter. SCCA also crowns National Champions in RoadRally and RallyCross®, with the RallyCross National Championship taking place barely one week ago.
With the inaugural 2026 Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship, SCCA Time Attack joins those ranks, giving drivers a shot at earning a title that shows that you’re the best of the best in the sport.
Beyond Competition
SCCA Time Attack competition goes beyond the battle for the win, and this year’s Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship takes that to a whole new level. For one, this year the event will take over an entire city.
With a population of 6,500 people, Decatur is a quintessential small Texas town, but this weekend, it will also see more than a hundred Time Attack drivers descend on the city, turning Decatur’s town square into a car show and party on Saturday evening.
“Everybody parks the [competition] cars in town and people from all around the area check out the cars,” explains Brad Flack, Eagles Canyon Raceway’s General Manager. “People drive in, go to the local restaurants, get a drink, and hang out for the evening. The courthouses [in these small towns] are from the mid- to late-1800s, and this is one of the coolest ones out there. It’s on a square, and around the square are restaurants and shops, and people can hang out and walk around for hours.”
Who Will Win?
While the event’s entry list can be found here, that doesn’t tell you who will win each class. The truth is, nobody knows who’s going to win until the event’s over, but that didn’t stop us from assembling a series of polls where you could vote for your favorite drivers.
Those articles were divided into two parts, one covering Sport, Tuner, and Club Spec, with the second article diving into Max and Unlimited. Check out the articles and vote!
The Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship is made possible by support from numerous SCCA partners.
For one, there’s Tire Rack, which is not only the Official Tire Retailer of the SCCA but also the title sponsor of the event. It’s likely too late now to order tires for the Time Attack National Championship, but keep Tire Rack in mind as the 2027 season nears.
Everyone’s got to stop at some point, and Hawk Performance, the Official Brake Products of the SCCA, is here to help. Time Attack National Championship participants have all been emailed a coupon for 20% off a single purchase at Hawk’s website.
Hagerty, SCCA’s Official Insurance Partner, offers on-track insurance for events just like this one. Head to Hagerty’s HPDE Insurance Quick Quote portal and pop in your information to get a quote and purchase a policy for the weekend.
Sunoco, the Official Fuel of SCCA, can also be purchased on-site at Eagles Canyon, with pumps dispensing 93 octane, unleaded Sunoco 260GT 100 octane, and Sunoco Standard 110 octane leaded fuel.
Then there’s Öhlins (the Official Suspension System of SCCA), Falken Tires, and Nissan/NISMO, which (in addition to Hawk Performance) all offered contingency programs for the event.
The More You Know
The 2026 Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack National Championship is already in full swing.
Cars were slated to hit the track at 8:30 a.m. Central Time Friday, Oct. 23, with paced laps running in the traditional counterclockwise direction, followed by practice sessions 20 minutes later. The first timed sessions then take the green flag beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday’s action begins once more at 8:30 a.m. CT, but around lunchtime, the course swaps to clockwise and the process repeats with a practice session and the first clockwise timed session. Two more timed sessions are scheduled for Sunday morning, followed by the podium celebration planned for 2:30 p.m.
Everything you need to know, including a detailed event schedule, can be found on the event’s webpage.
October has long been the month that concludes National Championship season in the Sports Car Club of America™. It’s traditionally a time to sit back and contemplate the year that was, since members are undoubtedly too tired from participating in these huge events to do anything other than recover. It’s also a month for those who watched from the sidelines to wonder how they can get involved – but for most, they hold off joining the SCCA® for a few more months.
Below is a list of SCCA members celebrating a milestone member anniversary (with us starting our listing at 25 years and then working our way up in five-year increments). These folks certainly buck the system when it comes to when they joined the Club.
Most see the fun members had at these end-of-year keystone events, then around the New Year, they set their mind to having #funwithcars and join the Club a month or two later. The 71 members listed below, meanwhile, march to their own drum. These members jumped into action before the rest, joining the Club as the season was winding down, prepping for their first SCCA event as early as possible.
More power to them!
The anniversary listing below notes each member’s name, Region of record, Division, and join/rejoin date. It’s important to point out that join dates for 1981 and earlier may list the first of the month rather than the actual day of membership.
25-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date Aaron J Anselm, Steel Cities Region, NE, 10/4/2001 Druann Bosien, Houston Region, SW, 10/29/2001 Debra Eymann, Phoenix AZ Solo® Region, SP, 10/11/2001 Brian FitzGerald, Glen Region, NE, 10/5/2001 Bridget FitzGerald, Glen Region, NE, 10/5/2001 Mallorey FitzGerald, Glen Region, NE, 10/5/2001 Adam Grzech, Northeastern Pennsylvania Region, NE, 10/3/2001 Cameron Healy, Oregon Region, NP, 10/3/2001 Jeffrey P Holbrook, Houston Region, SW, 10/30/2001 Kevin W Kirchoff, Indiana Northwest Region, GL, 10/23/2001 Stephen Kohn, Colorado Region, RM, 10/25/2001 Alan Leukhardt III, Cal Club Region, SP, 10/10/2001 Jay Masotta, New England Region, NE, 10/25/2001 Thomas Roberts, Chicago Region, CN, 10/31/2001 Diana Kimiko Sudo, San Francisco Region, NP, 10/17/2001 Jonathan Wolff, Western New York Region, NE, 10/3/2001 Scott Woosley, Ozark Mountain Region, MW, 10/17/2001
30-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date Gary W Bartlett, Indianapolis Region, GL, 10/16/1996 Karter Bollmann, Houston Region, SW, 10/3/1996 James R Harrison, Wichita Region, MW, 10/31/1996 Frederick M Howden, San Diego Region, SP, 10/22/1996 Scott Johnson, Ohio Valley Region, GL, 10/29/1996 Nita D Keirn, Fort Wayne Region, GL, 10/29/1996 James E Knab, Finger Lakes Region, NE, 10/8/1996 Joe Leonard, Central Florida Region, SE, 10/24/1996 Diane Nekich, Milwaukee Region, CN, 10/17/1996 Stephen Wheeler, Finger Lakes Region, NE, 10/17/1996 Dana Wiehl, New England Region, NE, 10/21/1996 Margaret Zukawski, Northeastern Pennsylvania Region, NE, 10/8/1996
35-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date Brian Beasley, Central Florida Region, SE, 10/17/1991 Mark E Farnham, Neohio Region, GL, 10/17/1991 Theodore Giovanis, Washington DC Region, NE, 10/24/1991 Bradford Green, Northwest Region, NP, 10/29/1991 Nick Leverone, New England Region, NE, 10/31/1991 Rory T Osborne, North Carolina Region, SE, 10/4/1991 William A Schmidt, Kansas City Region, MW, 10/17/1991 Monica Shaw, Des Moines Valley Region, MW, 10/9/1991 Evan H Webb, Washington DC Region, NE, 10/23/1991 Vicki Weinhold, Milwaukee Region, CN, 10/7/1991
40-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date Jeffrey M Bishop MD, Florida Region, SE, 10/24/1986 Tom Clayton, San Francisco Region, NP, 10/21/1986 Rocky Hendrick, Central Carolinas Region, SE, 10/13/1986 William R Spellerberg, St Louis Region, MW, 10/28/1986 Deborah Wilson, Atlanta Region, SE, 10/13/1986
45-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date Michael G Angus, Chicago Region, CN, 10/1/1981 Bob Brewer, Cal Club Region, SP, 10/1/1981 Karen Grant, Atlanta Region, SE, 10/1/1981 Mark Robert Holland, San Diego Region, SP, 10/1/1981 Larry Hubert, Washington DC Region, NE, 10/1/1981 Elizabeth M Pemberton, Nebraska Region, MW, 10/1/1981
55-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date Mike Bachman, San Francisco Region, NP, 10/1/1971 Claire Ball, Chicago Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Duane S Eitel, Arizona Region, SP, 10/1/1971 David K Foote, New England Region, NE, 10/1/1971 Mark Gifford, Houston Region, SW, 10/1/1971 Charles W Hilliar, Chicago Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Joseph L Hobbs, Hawaii Region, SP, 10/1/1971 Dan Miklovic, Northwest Region, NP, 10/1/1971 Bill Opperman, Chicago Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Ron Pellman, Indianapolis Region, GL, 10/1/1971 Cynthia Pomeroy, Chicago Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Patrick Prevenas, Blackhawk Valley Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Frederick M Rosevear, Milwaukee Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Rick Ruth, Chicago Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Fred Sasser, Chicago Region, CN, 10/1/1971 Jerilyn J Wilson, St Louis Region, MW, 10/1/1971
60-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date Robert E Allen, San Francisco Region, NP, 10/1/1966 Cecil N Harris, Houston Region, SW, 10/10/1966 Anton Mallner, New York Region, NE, 10/1/1966 Karen Mattacotti, Milwaukee Region, CN, 10/1/1966
65-YEAR MEMBERS Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date H Leslie Blumberg, Wiregrass Region, SE, 10/1/1961
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