2026 SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Appearance Fund

What is the Runoffs Appearance Fund?

The Runoffs Appearance Fund launched in 2019 is a “re-imagined”, modern version of the former “Tow Fund” that existed until 2015. The Runoffs Appearance Fund is a driver-funded contingency program to support competitors achieving success throughout the SCCA® U.S. Majors Tour® in their efforts to attend the National Championship Runoffs®.

Who is eligible to receive a Runoffs Appearance payout?

Runoffs participants that finish atop a U.S. Majors Tour Conference points championship or in the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour points standings. The number of positions paid will be determined by the average car count per class throughout the U.S. Majors Tour season, calculated by dividing the total participation for a class by the total number of Majors events for the season. The Runoffs Appearance Fund will pay more drivers for classes that average more entries over the Majors season, thus providing more support to the classes that contributed more to the fund.

How does it work?

Twenty dollars of each Majors entry will go toward the fund. At the end of season, after the Runoffs has completed, the entire fund will be distributed to drivers based on their finish in one of the six Conference Championships (Northeast, Southeast, Northern, Southern, Mid-States and Western) or the Hoosier Super Tour points standings prior to the Runoffs. Actual payout amount will vary based on one-way distance “as the crow flies” from a driver’s home address to the Runoffs venue. Drivers within 300 miles of a Runoffs venue will not be eligible to receive a fund payout. The maximum paid mileage will be capped at 3000 miles.

As an example, if a class averages 8.3 entries per event, the top five drivers from each Majors Conference and the Hoosier Super Tour (regular season) standings would be eligible to receive a Runoffs Appearance Fund payout based on their one-way mileage to Road America. A driver may only receive one payout per class, so if they finished in the top five in two conferences and the Hoosier Super Tour, they would only receive one payment. As was the case with the previous Tow Fund, the total amount in the fund escrow is divided by the total number of one-way miles of eligible drivers to determine a one-way, per-mile rate. Eligible drivers will receive the payment after the Runoffs event. A completed W-9 form is required to receive your payment.

Sportity – Event Communications & Bulletin Board

We will be utilizing the Sportity app as a bulletin board for all important information shared before and during the Runoffs (schedule updates, timing results, event memos and briefings, stewarding action summaries, weather updates, and links to key documents).

The app is free to download from any smartphone app store. Be sure to look for the purple icon, not the green one. Here’s what it looks like:

Once you open the app, there’s no need to create a profile or log-in. Simply type in the event password 26-Runoffs, and you’ll be all set.

Documents and links will be organized into folders or posted for easy access. As additional folders and links become available, they will be posted in the app.

These signs will be posted at Registration and Tech in case someone you know doesn’t download the app in advance. 

If you’d like to view things on your web browser, you can access the event here: https://sportityrunoffs.scca.com

Runoffs Report Email Archive

The following emails were sent to registered drivers/prep shops and volunteer workers. If you’d like to receive the reports, a link will be provided soon.

• Friday, August 21 
• Friday, August 28