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In Case You Missed It: 2017 Runoffs Winners

Now part of Club history, the 54th SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was an event for the ages.  There was fantastic racing on the 15-turn, 2.592-mile road course that included portions of the IMS track previously utilized by Formula One for the U.S. Grand Prix and used by the Verizon IndyCar Series […]

DirtFish RallyCross National Championship on Record Pace

Words by Greggar Helgeland The 2017 DirtFish SCCA RallyCross® National Championship is right around the corner.  Being held this year October 20-22 at Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas, the event already has 113 entries, which will likely break the previous record of 109 competitors set in 2014 at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska. The cap […]

It’s Official: 2017 Runoffs Sets New Entry Record

The 2017 SCCA® National Championship has obliterated the previous Runoffs® participation record.  This year’s event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway officially had 969 entries take to the track.  That is 260 more than the previous record of 709 set in 2004 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. “The 54th running of the SCCA National Championship held at […]

Indianapolis Runoffs Photos Available

If you were on track during the 2017 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, then the IMS Photo Dept. probably has a photo of you.  The pictures are organized by day and session and can be viewed at http://photos.ims.com/2017-SCCA-Runoffs. IMS Photo had a total of 10 photographers on site over the course of […]

Isley Grabs Elusive H Production Title

Updated: Tuesday, 10/3/17, 1:30 pm Jason Isley, of Coto de Caza, California, caught heartbreak in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs H Production race at Daytona International Speedway in 2015, finishing second in a finish-line crash. In 2016, Isley fell less than a second short at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, again the runner-up. In 2017, Isley […]

McMahan Makes Good at 2017 Runoffs in Formula 500

Small but mighty, a field of 38 Formula 500 (F5) racecars had their shot Sunday on the 15-turn, 2.592-mile road circuit at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. The F5 front row had a less than stellar start to their race. Polesitter Clint McMahan, of Covington, Georgia, spun on the pace lap […]

Max Gee Outlasts and Outruns to Win STU

Max Gee, of Mansfield, Ohio, won the SCCA Runoffs® driving the No. 22 Gee Motorsports/Hoosier Honda Prelude and was crowned National Champion Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Super Touring® Under class (STU). To win, Gee had to keep ahead of a charging Ray Huffmaster, of Clarkston, Michigan, in the No. 36 BlueForceStaffing.com/Hoosier […]

Seltzer Named Touring 4 Champion

Update: Seltzer Named Touring 4 Champion (Updated: October 1 at 10:30 p.m. to reflect a change in the winner in the official results) The Touring 4 (T4) class packed as much drama as they could into the 19-lap SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Action from the front of the 40-car […]

Bovis Earns Third GT-Lite Crown At Three Different Tracks

Chris Bovis, of Lawrence, Kansas, took both the green flag and the checkered flag first during Sunday’s GT-Lite race at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs, claiming his third National Championship at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Peter Shadowen, of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Steve Sargis, of Frankfort, Illinois, also cemented podium finishes.  Bovis’s No. 78 […]

It’s Formula V-aracins at Indianapolis Runoffs

Michael Varacins, of Burlington, Wisconsin, took his sixth SCCA Runoffs® win driving the No. 65 Hoosier/Speed Sport Engineering Speed Sport AM-5 to be crowned National Champion at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Following Varacins was second place Andrew Whitston, of Neenah, Wisconsin, driving the No. 12 Subway Protoform P2, and Brian Farnham, of Medina, Ohio, in […]

Pintaric Pounds to First GT-1 Runoffs Win

A tranquil morning in Indianapolis was shattered Sunday when the raucous GT-1 field took to the 15-turn, 2.592-mile road circuit at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to shake the ground and wake the neighbors during the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. David Pintaric, of Canfield, Ohio, was on pole and brought the thundering herd to the Yard of […]

Finlayson Slays IMS for Formula Enterprises National Championship

A chilly morning started the final day of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday with 36 Formula Enterprises (FE) cars taking to the historic track. Runoffs rookie Elliot Finlayson, of Yorkville, Illinois, went flag-to-flag to clinch his first national championship, finishing the 19-lap race nearly 13 seconds ahead of second-place rookie […]

Eriksen Rallies to Claim First Prototype 1 Runoffs Win

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Sept. 30, 2017) – Jonathan Eriksen, of Northville, New York, claimed the Prototype 1 class National Championship on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the SCCA® Runoffs® in an eventful race, outlasting the field for a gold medal. Tim Day, of Scottsdale, Arizona, finished second, while Darryl Shoff, of Reading, Pennsylvania, scored third.  […]

Mayer Takes First Formula 1000 Runoffs Win

To close out the second day of racing from the 2017 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Formula 1000 (FB) field took to the 15-turn, 2.592-mile road circuit. Gary Hickman, in the No. 76 Edge Engineering Inc. Phoenix F1K 12 Suzuki, started on pole with No. 77 Alex Mayer to his side.  […]

Buttermore More Better in Touring 2 for Runoffs Win

John Buttermore, of South Lyon, Michigan, dropped back from the pole on the start but came back to win his first Touring 2 class and third total National Championship at the SCCA Runoffs® in his No. 97 Hoosier/Carbotech/Stoptech Chevrolet Corvette. Second place went to Mark Boden, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois who charged from sixth place […]

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