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First-Ever Indy Runoffs Win Goes to Andrew Aquilante in Touring 1

Andrew Aquilante became the first driver ever to win an SCCA National Championship Runoffs race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday morning.  For Aquilante, this is his seventh Runoffs victory.  But taking the win at Indianapolis in Touring 1 (T1) is something special. “It’s pretty cool to do this at Indy and be the first guy […]

2017 Workers of the Year Celebrated at Runoffs

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Sept. 28, 2017) — From the Runoffs to the Hoosier Racing Tire Super Tour, U.S. Majors Tour to regional weekends, SCCA road racing events are made possible thanks to the tremendous effort of SCCA workers.  And each year, a handful of workers are recognized for their enormous contribution.  Those individuals are bestowed with […]

2017 Runoffs Tire Rack Pole Award Winners

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Sept. 28, 2017) — Four days of qualifying wrapped up Thursday evening at the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs® at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  As such, there are now 28 Tire Rack Pole Award winners who will lead their respective classes to the green flag over the next three days as nearly 1,000 competitors […]

ORECA Crazy 20Bout A Sharp Dressed Man

Take a look at the podium this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and you’re going to see some well-dressed drivers representing a new-to-the-U.S. company. Oreca Gear is the U.S. arm of ORECA Group, a multi-national company who has manufactured safety gear, race cars and more for over 40 years. This year, a partnership with SCCA […]

Runoffs Report: Thursday Morning

Thursday is the last of four qualifying days at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs®.  By day’s end, the Tire Rack Pole Award winners will be named in each of 28 car classes competing over the next three days.  Keep track of all the action — with live timing, audio commentary […]

2017 Runoffs Report: Wednesday Evening

The third of four qualifying days is complete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs®.  Action begins again Thursday at 8 a.m. Eastern Time when drivers in the 28 different car classes get one last chance to turn their best qualifying lap on the 15-turn, 2.592-mile road circuit. Below are provisional […]

Runoffs Report: Wednesday Afternoon

Before the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda season finale later this month, a few young drivers from that series have opted to take on the 2017 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. F4 racers Elliot Finlayson and Flinn Lazier will face each other, and several other SCCA competitors, in the […]

Runoffs Report: Wednesday Morning

It’s the third of four qualifying days at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2017 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. But this third day is a little unique for the Spec Miata and Spec Racer Ford Gen3 classes.  The length of Indianapolis’ road course for the Runoffs, 2.592 miles, means only 72 cars can compete in each […]

2017 Runoffs Report: Tuesday Evening

The second of four qualifying days is complete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs®.  Action begins again Wednesday at 8 a.m. Eastern Time when drivers in the 28 different car classes get a third shot at the 15-turn, 2.592-mile road circuit. Below are provisional results from Tuesday qualifying with Class: Name, […]

Runoffs Coverage at SCCA.com, Motor Trend OnDemand and CBS Sports Network

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 26, 2017) — With the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® poised to shatter records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year, viewers at home will also have expanded opportunities to see the action unfold via SCCA.com, Motor Trend OnDemand and CBS Sports Network. Presented by Mazda, each of the 28 Runoffs class races will […]

Runoffs Report: Tuesday Afternoon

The Runoffs at Indianapolis is a big deal. We know that; but it’s not just us. RACER.com has caught up with others in the industry who are excited about this week’s event. Here directly from them, in video form, including: Mike Hull, from Chip Ganassi Racing: http://www.racer.com/scca-home/item/144508-racer-video-chip-ganassi-racing-s-mike-hull-on-the-2017-scca-runoffs Bobby Rahal: http://www.racer.com/scca-home/item/144510-racer-video-bobby-rahal-on-the-2017-scca-runoffs Honda’s T.E. McHale: http://www.racer.com/scca-home/item/144482-racer-video-honda-s-t-e-mchale-on-the-2017-scca-runoffs Mazda’s […]

Runoffs Party People!

Speedway, Indiana. Home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and race fans that embrace motorsports. And the little city certainly embraced the Runoffs® participants Monday night. Hundreds of workers, racers, crew and family wandered onto main street to sample Daredevil Brewing’s finest work, listen to the Max Allen band play some covers, and sample Speedway’s own […]

Runoffs Report: Monday Evening

The first of four qualifying days is complete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs®.  But action begins again Tuesday at 8 a.m. Eastern Time when drivers in the 28 different car classes get a second shot at the 15-turn, 2.592-mile road circuit. Below are provisional results from the first day […]

Runoffs Report: Monday Afternoon

Two of the largest car classes at this year’s Runoffs, Spec Miata and Spec Racer Ford Gen3, have made their first on-track appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  With about 100 entries, the SRF3 class was broken into two qualifying groups so drivers had a better chance of finding some space on the track during their […]

The Gang’s All Here!!

The 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs are underway for the first time ever at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The opening day of qualifying began under gorgeous, sunny skies.  Temperatures are expected to climb near 90 degrees, so things are going to get hot!  Monday is the first of four qualifying days, with each of 28 car […]

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