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Russell Takes First Runoffs Win with Formula X Victory

Formula X (FX) opened the second of three Hagerty Race Days at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA. Originally, the FX race was slated to take place late Friday. However, a delay earlier in the day — along with some harsh […]

SCCA Runoffs Update: Formula X To Race on Saturday

Following an hourlong delay during the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway on Sept. 30, 2022, caused by an on-track oil spill and complicated by the remnants of hurricane Ian as it entered the area, SCCA race officials have determined that the Formula X race will move from Friday evening to 8 a.m. […]

Jason Ott Wins T3 Championship in Torrential Downpour

Touring 3 (T3) wasn’t supposed to be the last race of the day on Friday at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) — but that’s the way it worked out. A major oil spill coupled with torrential rains from the fringes of Hurricane Ian […]

Moser Defends Super Touring Under Title in Shortened Race

Wet conditions persisted and the wind’s pace picked up Friday afternoon as Super Touring Under (STU) drivers filed off grid and onto the track for their Hagerty Race Days contest at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA. Having earned the Tire […]

Futrelle Claims Second Runoffs Gold, First in SRF3

Franklin Futrelle of Agusta, GA, earned the Tire Rack Pole for this year’s Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 (SRF3) race, albeit by a hair in a field rampant with talent. The SRF3 race during the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs, taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), had all the makings […]

Prather Drives Picture-Perfect Race to Third Consecutive EP Title

Defending National Champion Jesse Prather of Topeka, Kansas drove his No. 34 JPM/Sunoco/Carbotech/Hoosier/Amsoil BMW Z3 to his sixth overall National Championship — and his third in a row for E Production (EP) — on Friday of the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). “It’s never […]

Herb Repeats in Rain for GT-1 Win

Big, heavy, loud, fast and with lots of horsepower, GT-1 (GT1) cars made their way out on a wet track late Friday morning for their Hagerty Race Days event at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA. Tire Rack Pole Award winner […]

Kotyk Dominates FF For His Fourth Runoffs Title

On a damp and chilly Tire Rack Pole — on the first of three Hagerty Race Days at the 2022 SCCA National Championship Runoffs — sat defending Formula F (FF) champ Jonathan Kotyk from Atlantic Beach, FL, driving his Mygale SJ14 Honda. The conditions mattered little to Kotyk, though, as he put on a dominating […]

Aquilante in T1 Notches 12th Runoffs Championship

Eight hopeful drivers showed up to race for the Touring 1 championship on Friday at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). The 3.27-mile, 18-turn circuit — located along the border of North Carolina in Alton, VA — saw steady rain and gusting winds as […]

Formula 500 Driver de Vries Tiptoes to Second Runoffs Victory

Friday morning’s 11-car Formula 500 (F5) field kicked off Hagerty Race Days at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA. In damp conditions, Tire Rack Pole Award winner James Weida, in the No. 22 Formula X-1/Weida Apartments Scorpion S1 Rotax, led the […]

2022 Workers of the Year Acknowledged During VIR Runoffs

The nationwide Summit Racing Equipment SCCA Road Racing program wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of volunteers that handle everything from event operations through technical inspection. Each year, a select few of these volunteers are honored as an SCCA Worker of the Year presented by Mazda. The 2022 SCCA Worker of the Year awards […]

2022 Runoffs Tire Rack Pole Award Winners from VIR

Three days of qualifying have come to a close at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) for the 2022 SCCA National Championship Runoffs being held Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, in Alton, VA. As such, 26 Tire Rack Pole Award winners have been identified and will lead their respective classes to the green flag over the next three […]

#SCCARunoffs 2022 VIR: Thursday Midday Report

It’s the third and final day of qualifying for the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). Each of the 26 car classes competing at the Runoffs will have one last 20-minute session on VIR’s 3.27-mile, 18-turn circuit today. For those looking to improve their starting […]

Hawk “Brake-Through” Performers at VIR Runoffs

Thursday is Tire Rack Pole Day, the final day of qualifying for the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). But before the excitement reaches a fevered pitch, let’s recognize those who earned Hawk “Brake-Through” Performer accolades from Wednesday. For a third year, Hawk Performance — Official Brake Products of SCCA since […]

#SCCARunoffs 2022 VIR: Wednesday Evening Report

Two days of qualifying have come to close, which means there’s only one left — that being tomorrow’s Tire Rack Pole Day. By Thursday evening, grids will be set and polesitters named for three days of competition at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). […]

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