It was a tough day for American Sedan drivers at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). VIR’s 3.27-mile, 18-turn circuit — located along the border of North Carolina in Alton, VA — saw steady light rain during their race on the third and final […]

The second of three Hagerty Race Days came to a close late Saturday afternoon with an exciting Touring 2 (T2) contest during the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA. Conditions were tricky as three-quarters of the 18-turn, 3.27-mile circuit was dry; but […]

Few were surprised when defending H Production (HP) National Champion Steve Sargis earned the HP Tire Rack Pole in his Hoosier/Carbotech Triumph Spitfire at the 2022 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, adding another notch to his Runoffs pole tally that now stands at 14. That said, he certainly turned heads when he reset the VIR Runoffs […]

One of the fastest car classes, Formula Atlantic’s Hagerty Race Days contest got underway Saturday afternoon during the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA. Chip Romer, the Tire Rack Pole Award winner, had control of the field at the start in his […]

Steve Introne of Windham, NH had a plan to win the B-Spec championship at the 59th SCCA National Championship Runoffs — taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) — in the No. 12 VeloceEng/Black Hog Beer/BosMblTire MINI Cooper. And, it worked. Introne’s plan involved a partnership with second-place finisher Richard Hromin […]

A Formula Vee® (FV) field consisting of 28 drivers took to a drying track late Saturday morning during 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. After setting a new track record in qualifying, Brian Farnham was […]

Setting a new SCCA National Championship Runoffs qualifying track record with a 2:09.577 (some 1.7 seconds faster than the record), John Heinricy earned the Tire Rack Pole for Touring 4 (T4), adding to his already impressive collection of 11 other Runoffs poles (not to mention 16 Runoffs gold medals). While starting on the pole is […]

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 […]

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 […]