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Trenery Gets GT-2 Victory for Birthday at Runoffs

A very competitive class, GT-2 did not disappoint Saturday during the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Sonoma Raceway in California.  After 20 laps around the 12-turn, 2.52-mile circuit, Spencer Trenery reached the checkered flag before everyone else to claim his very first victory at the Runoffs on his birthday. Trenery, of Berkeley, California, started the […]

Tim Day Jr. Wins First National Championship in Prototype 2 Runoffs at Sonoma

Tim Day Jr., of Scottsdale, Arizona, dominated the Prototype 2 (P2) race on his way to his First National Championship at the 55th SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Sonoma Raceway. After qualifying first in the No. 8 Mere Mortal/GDRE/Summit Stohr Suzuki, Day immediately assumed the lead and never relinquished it. Lucian Pancea and Chuck Bona […]

Boehm Cruises to Win Ahead of Ferocious Battles in STU

Kevin Boehm of Marysville, OH,  started the No. 90 HPD/Acuity Instruments/Carbotech Honda Civic from the Tire Rack Pole and escaped a first-lap melee to win Super Touring Unlimited (STU) at the 2018 SCCA Runoffs® at Sonoma Raceway. The win was the third-career Runoffs victory for Boehm, who escaped with a dominating 49.757-second margin of victory. […]

John Heinricy Wins 14th National Championship at Sonoma

John Heinricy, of Clarkston Michigan, raced to the win and his 14th National Championship in American Sedan (AS) class during the 55th SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Sonoma Raceway. Heinricy — in the No. 56 Hoosier/Hawk/Mobil Chevrolet Camaro, put in a flawless drive for his 14th career National Championship and now trails only Jerry Hansen’s […]

Lazier Continues Family Legacy with FE2 Runoffs Win

Flinn Lazier secured a convincing win to become the first SCCA National Champion in the Formula Enterprises 2 (FE2) class, 8.6 seconds ahead of Liam Snyder. Six-time Runoffs Champion Scott Rettich came home in third place. “We got away early, which helped us, but Liam definitely kept the pressure on,” Lazier said. “By no means […]

15-Year-Old Snyder Takes Formula Enterprises Win

Rarely are 15-year-olds zapped for energy. But after 20 laps on his way to an SCCA® National Championship Runoffs Formula Enterprises victory, Mark Snyder was a teenager in need of an energy drink. It was well deserved, however, as the Southlake, Texas native led flag-to-flag from the Tire Rack pole to take a 16.379-second win […]

Cornet has His Way with Formula Mazda Field at Runoffs

(editor’s note: updated 9:48 p.m. PT on October 20) SONOMA, Calif. (Oct. 19, 2018) — It was Bryce Cornet’s day on Sonoma Raceway’s 12-turn, 2.52-mile circuit as he handily took the Formula Mazda win in his No. 65 BryceCornet.com Star Formula Mazda. It is his first Runoffs® win in his first appearance at the SCCA® […]

Isley Wins Back to Back H Production Titles at the Runoffs

Jason Isley and Brian Linn had captured the past three SCCA® National Championship Runoffs H Production races entering Friday’s showdown at Sonoma Raceway. When the pair qualified on the front row, side by side, the battle was once again on for supremacy. When the dust settled, Isley’s No. 1 TRD/Hoosier/OS Giken/Racer.com Toyota Yaris crossed the […]

Varacins Wins His Seventh Runoffs after a Formula Vee Dogfight

Defending Formula Vee® Runoffs winner Michael Varacins won his seventh SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, but not without a last-lap challenge from Tire Rack Pole Award winner and 1991 FV Runoffs Champion Skip Streets, who fought his way back from a mid-race spin to cross the finish line side-by-side in a near-photo-finish. Third place went to […]

Ermish Sets the Pace in GTL Victory in Runoffs at Sonoma

Troy Ermish, of Tracy, California, won from pole in the GT-Lite (GTL) class during the 55th SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Sonoma Raceway. Ermish’s weekend didn’t start as well as it finished. A qualifying crash put him behind the eight ball with a car in need of serious repairs. Fellow competitor and odds-on favorite Joe […]

Formula Continental Fracas Results in Win for Reichert

The second race of the 55th SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® was an exciting, action-packed Formula Continental (FC) battle.  Timothy de Silva led the field to the start at Sonoma Raceway with Robert Armington right next to him.  But going into Turn 2, contact between cars took both Armington and de Silva out of the race, […]

Lewis Hangs On For GT-1 Runoffs Win at Sonoma

Michael Lewis, of Poway, California, opened the 55th SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Sonoma Raceway on Friday morning with his ninth career championship, and sixth in the GT-1 class. Preston Calvert, of Potomac, Maryland, closed the gap to 2.254-seconds at the end of the 20-lap race with a late charge to finish second. Michele Abbate, […]

2018 Runoffs Tire Rack Pole Award Winners

Three days of qualifying concluded Thursday evening at the 2018 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® being held this year at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California.  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 500 competitors do […]

2018 Workers of the Year Celebrated at Runoffs

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 Worker of the Year honors, presented […]

2018 Runoffs Report: Thursday Midday

It’s the third and final day of qualifying for the 2018 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California. Each of the 28 different car classes has one, final qualifying sessions today to decide who becomes Tire Rack Pole Award winners. There was a power outage in the region around the track this […]

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