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Herr Scores Redemption and STU Gold at the Runoffs

The Super Touring® Under (STU) race at the 60th running of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway, taking place Oct. 1, 2023, as part of day three of Hagerty Race Days, was astoundingly different from a year ago. In 2022, the STU race took place in the remnants of Hurricane Ian, and […]

Allaer Claims First Formula F Win For Ford Since 2011

Nolan Allaer doubled up on his weekend with National Championships in two of the Sports Car Club of America’s traditional open wheel classes, and brought a Ford motor back to the Formula F SCCA National Championship Runoffs® winner’s circle for the first time since 2011. Allaer’s second of two gold medals at the 2023 SCCA® […]

Vanacore Elevated to First, Wins Runoffs Gold in Prototype 1

All 15 laps in Friday’s Prototype 1 race at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs counted, but a first lap incident went a long way in determining the winner as Todd Vanacore, of Ormond Beach, Florida, was elevated to his first career National Championship in 17 tries in the final race of Friday’s Hagerty Race Day […]

GT-Lite Win Earns Fuller First National Championship, Super Sweep

Defending GT-Lite (GTL) National Champion Peter Shadowen was fastest in class during qualifying at the 60th running of SCCA’s National Championship Runoffs®, thus earning the Tire Rack Pole Award. But that advantage lasted all of one corner as Graham Fuller, of Summit Point, WV, powered past in Turn 2 for the GTL lead Sunday morning […]

Stewart Hangs on in F600 for Second Runoffs Win

Calvin Stewart led the Formula 600 (F600) race to the green from the Tire Rack Pole at the 60th running of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway in his No. 07 SabbathTruth.com/Hoosier Novakar J10 Suzuki. Stewart’s qualifying time was fast, but it wasn’t head-and-shoulders above the nine-car field, as James Weida started in […]

Hromin Takes Popular First B-Spec Victory On Sunday at VIR

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated based on official results. Richard Hromin took a hard fought and tremendously popular victory to open the third and final Hagerty Race Day at the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at VIRginia International Raceway. Hronin became the new B-Spec class National Champion in his […]

Steve Ott Takes the Title Over Brother Jason and T3 Field

A year ago, Jason Ott drove through the remnants of Hurricane Ian to claim his first SCCA® National Championship ahead of younger brother Steve Ott in the Touring 3 class. On Saturday at the 60th running of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs®, the younger brother flipped the tables and took his turn on the top […]

Andrew Whitston Takes Third FV Runoffs Win, Claims Super Sweep

Andrew Whitston clinched the gold medal running in Formula Vee (FV) at the 60th running of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway, and in the process locked in much more than his third SCCA National Championship title. His road to victory began in qualifying, where he earned the Tire Rack Pole in […]

Allaers Finish 1-2 in Formula Continental Runoffs Race

The Formula Continental® (FC) race Saturday afternoon at VIRginia International Raceway during the 60th running of SCCA’s National Championship Runoffs® ended up being a family affair featuring Nolan Allaer and his father, Robert Allaer, who are both from Grosse Pointe, MI. Nolan, the reigning FC National Champion and 2023 Tire Rack Pole Award winner in […]

Futrelle Fends Off Teammates for SRF3 Victory

(editor’s note: this article has been revised based on official results) Franklin Futrelle ran a perfectly executed Spec Racer® Ford Gen3 race on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, during Hagerty Race Days at the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, holding back a pair of challengers on the final lap to capture his third career gold medal and […]

Moser Makes it Five with Intense STL Runoffs Battle

You could sum up this year’s Super Touring® Lite (STL) race at the 60th running of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway by saying Joe Moser earned the gold medal driving his No. 36 Hoosier/King Motorsports/Carbotech Honda CRX Si, but that wouldn’t even begin to capture the spectacular nose-to-tail, flag-to-flag battle that […]

Ira Victorious in Shortened E Production Race

Late Saturday morning during a Hagerty Race Day at the 60th running of SCCA’s National Championship Runoffs®, E Production racer Greg Ira stood atop the victory podium and gleefully sprayed a bottle of Mazza Sparkling Wine, the Official Sparkling Wine of SCCA’s Runoffs. It was his third gold medal at the Runoffs, this one behind […]

Aquilante Bags 14th Career Championship in T1 in Flag to Flag Victory

Andrew Aquilante, of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, solidified his hold on third all-time in SCCA road racing National Championships with a flag-to-flag win in Touring 1 on Saturday at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. The now 14-time Champion launched from the Tire Rack pole at the Virginia International Raceway green flag with a singular goal to […]

First-Ever Runoffs Co-Champions: Bruni & Pardus in SM

Here’s something we’ve never said before: today we crowned a pair of Co-National Champions at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs®. Spec Miata drivers Preston Pardus and Nicolas Bruni were crowned on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, during the first of three Hagerty Race Days, writing a new chapter in the Runoffs history books. How did we […]

Pancea Sets P2 Pace To Earn First Runoffs Title

The Prototype 2 (P2) field at the 60th running of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway saw a field of 11 — largely made up of Stohr WF1s — take the Hagerty Race Days green flag on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, led by Tire Rack Polesitter and defending P2 National Champion Greg […]

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