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Register Now For 2023 Runoffs Contingencies

Coffee, as they say, is for closers — but when it comes to the 2023 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® contingency programs, benefits are to be had by way more than those on the podium. Need examples? Hawk Performance offers a Runoffs contingency program that pays deep into the field — 10 spots deep. And Hawk’s […]

SCCA To Utilize Optional Flagtronics In-Car Flag System at 2023 Runoffs

The Sports Car Club of America® is stepping toward the implementation of the Flagtronics electronic flag and communication system, with onboard flag conditions being available to drivers participating in the 2023 SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Already utilized by several race series, including SCCA Pro Racing, SVRA, and Champ Car, Flagtronics takes the current Flagging & […]

2023 Runoffs Here We Come! But First, Check the Calendar

Time marches on, and right now it’s marching closer and closer to the 2023 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway, Sept. 23-Oct. 1. It’s the third time — and second in a row — that the Runoffs has been held at the place that our very own Paul Newman called “Heaven on Earth” […]

Runoffs Registration: Don’t Miss These Dates

The 2023 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® is no ordinary Runoffs. This year’s event — taking place Sept. 23-Oct. 1 at VIRginia International Raceway — is, in fact, the culmination of 60 years of road racing’s best winner-take-all amateur championships. Through the decades, the Runoffs has seen such racers as Bobby and Graham Rahal, Bob Bondurant, […]

2023 Runoffs Schedule Announced, Featuring Bonus Class and More

The pinnacle of amateur motorsports held at the best racetracks across America, the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® is an annual gathering of the nation’s top Club racers to determine who is that year’s best of the best. For 60 years, the Runoffs has drawn talented racers from all walks of life to lay it on […]

Mazza Wine and SCCA Continue Shaping Celebrations

It’s tough to top an eight-year podium streak, but that’s just what Mazza Vineyards has done, recently continuing its agreement to be the exclusive sparkling wine supplier to Sports Car Club of America celebrations at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour in road racing, as well as the […]

Road America to host the 2024 and 2025 National Championship Runoffs

The Sports Car Club of America will return to Road America in 2024 and 2025 for the 61st and 62nd running of the annual National Championship Runoffs, an event that caps the Summit Racing Equipment SCCA Road Racing program each year and has evolved into what is widely known as the pinnacle of U.S. amateur […]

2023 Runoffs Qualification Criteria, Plus Invited Classes

The 2023 Summit Racing Equipment SCCA Road Racing season is nearly upon us — as in, it starts this weekend! The U.S. Majors Tour jumps into action at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, FL, Jan. 6-8 – plus race weekends later, the SCCA National Championship Runoffs returns to VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, VA, on Sept. […]

The Hardest Charges at the ’22 Runoffs

Podium finishers get the love, but not everyone can win at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs — there’s something to be said for perseverance, and in many cases that’s exactly what the event’s Sunoco Hard Charger award represents. So while the 2022 SCCA Runoffs, held Sept. 24-Oct. 2 at VIRginia International Raceway, is long over, […]

2022 Runoffs Races Now Available On Demand

On Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, hundreds of racers converged on VIRginia International Raceway to compete in SCCA’s pinnacle of road racing, the National Championship Runoffs. All 26 competition classes enjoyed a sunny week of qualifying, with drivers rocketing around the 3.27-mile, 18-turn circuit in near-perfect conditions. The Runoffs week always culminates in three days of […]

WoT Assists in Farret’s First Runoffs Adventure

Washington DC Region worker Vanessa Farret had never attended the SCCA National Championship Runoffs before, let alone volunteered during SCCA’s weeklong road racing championship event — something she wanted to change. Thanks to an SCCA Women on Track (WoT) scholarship, Vanessa was presented with $500 to assist with her Runoffs expenses, suddenly making that trek […]

Inside the SCCA: SCCA’s Dan Dennehy-Rodriguez

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 […]

Only Two Claim SCCA Road Racing Super Sweeps for 2022

Super Sweep, the toughest Summit Racing Equipment SCCA Road Racing accomplishment, requires drivers to win a U.S. Majors Tour Conference Championship, a Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour Nationwide Point Championship, and a National Championship Runoffs race — all within a single class in the same year. Established more than a decade ago in 2009, […]

In Case You Missed It: 2022 Runoffs at VIR

The 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs took place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway. A beautiful, top-notch venue found along Virginia’s southern border with North Carolina, more than 500 competitors were on hand to contest 26 championship races around the 3.27-mile, 18-turn circuit. Tire Rack Pole Award winners emerged after three days of […]

2022 Runoffs Photos Now Available!

Hurricane Ian tried to rain on our parade, but participants and workers during the Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, SCCA National Championship Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway would have none of it. When inclement weather struck, those at the track banded together to pull off an amazing Runoffs week. We have the photos to prove it […]

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