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SCCA Runoffs Scores Spot in USA Today’s 10Best

The SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® has upset a few incumbents on USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award for Best Motorsports Race. OK, the SCCA Runoffs didn’t finish first, but when you consider what events the Runoffs beat to get there, you’ll understand. Last year’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best Motorsports Race on USA Today’s 10Best.com […]

2024 Runoffs Heads to Road America: Prelim Event Schedule Now Available

Since 2020, SCCA® road racers have been clamoring for the Club’s National Championship Runoffs® to return to Road America. Dubbed America’s National Park of Speed, Road America’s challenging 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit played host to the Runoffs from 2009 through 2013, and then once more in 2020. But while the racing in 2020 was incredible, the […]

SCCA Runoffs in Contention for USA Today’s 10Best — But We Need Your Help

In our humble opinion, the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® is one of the greatest annual motorsport events in the United States. Every past and current member of the Sports Car Club of America knows it’s true, and it could soon be evident to race fans around the country through the 2024 USA Today 10Best Readers’ […]

Meet Don Drennon, the 2023 F&C Worker of the Year

Don Drennon first spectated at Road Atlanta at a Can-Am race in 1974. In 1987, while spectating at the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, he heard a recruiting pitch that was often repeated over the PA system: “Want to get involved? See what it’s like on the other side of the fence and join us as […]

Mazza Vineyards Back for Select 2024 SCCA Podium Parties

Some insist red wines should only be enjoyed with red meats, and white wines are meant to accompany poultry dishes. There are sommeliers who also insist you drink whatever you like no matter what you’re eating. But there’s only one wine to be paired with Sports Car Club of America® victory podium celebrations — that […]

Five-Time Runoffs Champ Posthumously Awarded RRDC Honor

Former SCCA® competitor Tom Davey, who passed away last October at 81 years old, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) as the 2023 Bob Akin Award winner during a January 2024 ceremony. From 1969-’84, Davey participated in 13 SCCA National Championship Runoffs® races. He emerged as Formula Super Vee National Champion in […]

Inside the SCCA: A B-Spec Runoffs Plan, with Rich Hromin

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

The Path to the 2024 Runoffs, Plus Invited Classes

It’s time to start thinking about the 2024 Summit Racing Equipment SCCA® Road Racing season — and for many, the coming season is imminent. The 2024 U.S. Majors Tour kicks off on Jan. 5-7 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour beginning just one week later at Sebring International Raceway. Those […]

Super Tour and Runoffs to use Flagtronics in 2024

An electronic flagging assist will be coming to the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour and National Championship Runoffs in 2024. The Flagtronics electronic flagging system was utilized as an optional proof of concept during the 2023 Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway with great success, leading to the decision to require the Flagtronics electronic flagging […]

Inside One of the Best Runoffs Races of 2023

It’s not hyperbole to say one of the best performances of the 2023 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway came in Super Touring® Under (STU). That race witnessed drama from the moment the green flag flew up until the last car passed under the checker 15 laps later. Of the 14 racers in […]

SCCA President’s Update Set For Dec. 13

The last four months have been crammed with enough SCCA® goodness to fill anyone’s cup. Championship season kicked off the first week of September with the Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® Finale followed by the Tire Rack SCCA Solo® National Championships, both held in Nebraska. A few weeks later, the National Championship Runoffs® headed to VIRginia […]

Charging Through: The Biggest Gains at the 2023 Runoffs

The best reason to race is to test yourself — but testing yourself doesn’t always mean winning the race. That’s why, once again, the Sunoco Hard Charger Award was presented during each and every race of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway, which took place Sept. 23-Oct. 1, 2023. The Sunoco Hard […]

Mike Joy Goes to the SCCA Runoffs

If you’re a motorsports fan, you know Mike Joy — even if you don’t know the name, you certainly know his voice. Since the early 1980s, Joy has filled the airwaves at NASCAR races as a pit reporter and lap-by-lap announcer. Over the years, Joy has announced at a variety of events, from Formula One […]

Inside the SCCA: Podcast’s Runoffs Award Show

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

Runoffs Recaps: 24 Champs Crowned in 2023

The 60th running of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® on Sept. 23-Oct. 1, 2023, saw action that astounded and amazed. We would say the race of the Runoffs weekend was Super Touring® Under, where pro-turned-Club racer Chip Herr started second on the grid, spun to the back of the field by Turn 3, then won […]

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