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The Right Place at the Right Time Put Jamey Osborne at the Track, and Now He’s an SCCA Worker of the Year

Lone Star Region SCCA® member Jamey Osborne has been a race fan since childhood. “We were the kind of family that would make the Indy 500 a national holiday,” Jamey says. “I was fortunate enough to marry a woman whose family was the same way. In fact, her family equipped everyone with super soakers, so […]

As Runoffs Driver and Volunteer Registration Opens (on July 9!), so Does Runoffs Contingency Registration

Drivers and volunteers are anxiously awaiting registration opening for the Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2025, SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® Presented by Sunoco at Road America. That registration begins on July 9, and for that you’ll want to keep an eye on the SCCA Runoffs homepage, or you can use these direct links for Runoffs driver (and […]

Don’t Let These 2025 SCCA Runoffs Dates Pass You By

The 2025 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® Presented by Sunoco will be here before you know it — turns out, Sept. 29-Oct. 5 is barely three months away. While that date is quickly nearing, other deadlines are too, namely prep shop paddock requests, plus online event registration, single car paddock reservations, the early entry deadline, and […]

Jim Wheeler Has Worked Many, Many Pro Races, and with His Advice, You Can Too

It took more than a handful of years of working races at his home track before Jim Wheeler joined SCCA’s Glen Region, and he had a good reason to join the Club. “I’ve been working Flagging & Communications since 2004 in the Race Services, Inc., group at Watkins Glen,” Jim explains, “But it wasn’t until […]

Runoffs Schedule, Supps, Event Info Now Available

The schedule for the 2025 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® Presented by Sunoco is now posted online at scca.com/runoffs. The annual event returns to Elkhart Lake’s Road America on Sept. 29-Oct. 5 to crown 23 Class Champions after three days of optional testing, two days of qualifying, and two Hagerty Race Days. “A year ago, we […]

It Surprised Megan Tyler When She Won SCCA’s Worker of the Year Award, but it Shouldn’t Have

Megan Tyler was surprised when she received the SCCA® Worker of the Year Award (presented by Mazda) for Race Administration. “I hadn’t really considered my volunteer work as Race Admin,” she laughs. “I joke that by working multiple specialties, doing work on the back side of events, serving on the North Carolina Region board, and […]

SCCA Runoffs Celebrates Repeat Performance in 2025 USA Today’s 10Best

Motorsport is all about improvement, but often if the original result was strong, a repeat performance is still something to celebrate. Therein, the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® has once again cracked the top half in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award for Best Motorsports Race. The original list of 20 contenders for the 10Best Motorsports […]

How Ethan Goulart’s 2024 Runoffs Performance Set Records and Earned him SCCA’s Coveted President’s Cup

Nose-to-tail throughout most of the slightly shortened 13-lap Spec Miata race at the 2024 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, teenagers Ethan Goulart and Noah Harmon crested the hill on the final lap at Road America and swept under the waving checkered flag. With a 1.133sec advantage, New England Region’s Ethan took the win in one of […]

Vote Now, Vote Tomorrow, Vote Often: Help the SCCA Runoffs Score Big in USA Today’s 10Best Rankings

Voting began just a few weeks ago, yet here we are already nearing the finish line. With voting hitting the gas on March 31, 2025, and concluding less than a month later on April 28, competition for the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Best Motorsports Race is more […]

At Just 20 Years Old, Shelby Robbins is Hard at Work in Tech while Setting Sights on a Career in Motorsports

Shelby Robbins is an amazing young woman. How many 20-year-old women do you see in the Tech shed at SCCA® Road Racing events? Shelby might be it. So, how did Shelby become an Eastern Tennessee Region member and scrutineer for the SCCA — not to mention SCCA’s 2024 Scrutineer Worker of the Year presented by […]

Runoffs Vying for Spot in USA Today’s 10Best — Again! Here’s How You Can Help

Last year, the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® was nominated for the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Best Motorsports Race. This reader-driven poll pit the Runoffs against some of the best motorsports events in America, including the NHRA U.S. Nationals, Chili Bowl, Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, and more. When voting concluded, the Runoffs […]

Thomas McLeod’s Path to Becoming the Pit & Grid Worker of the Year Began When he was 7

Washington DC Region member Thomas McLeod went to his first sports car race when he was 7 years old — he says he’s been hanging around British cars ever since. He continued to spectate at tracks in Canada, where he’s from, but finally got tired of paying for tickets. “It looked like the guys on […]

Track Night, Shootout, and More to Make Surprise Road America Visit in September — And You’re Invited

What would you do if you had access to one of the best racing circuits in the U.S. and had a weekend to fill? If you’re anything like us, you’d invite everyone you know to get on track — from super green beginners to seasoned track dogs. Then we’d divide the weekend so people looking […]

Bob Sharp — 1939-2025

Multi-time SCCA® Runoffs® National Champion, SCCA Hall of Fame member, and racing icon Bob Sharp has passed away, leaving behind a motorsports legacy that began in the 1960s and is still felt to this day. The New England Region member was 85 at the time of his passing on Feb. 28, 2025. In 1960, after […]

SCCA Extends Stay at Road America for 2026 Runoffs

Fans of Sports Car Club of America™ Road Racing have been eagerly awaiting venue news about the 2026 National Championship Runoffs® presented by Sunoco, which is the pinnacle of U.S. amateur road racing and the major motorsports event capping the Summit Racing Equipment SCCA® Road Racing program each year. While SCCA’s Road Racing department has […]

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