The second of three qualifying days has come to a close at Road America for the 60th anniversary SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® presented by Sunoco, taking place Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2024, in Wisconsin‘s Kettle Moraine region amongst quaint towns such as Elkhart Lake and Plymouth.
Wednesday was Hawk “Brake-Through Performer” day at the Runoffs. The one driver from each of 26 car classes who made the biggest improvement in qualifying position from Tuesday to Wednesday will now receive a free set of Hawk brake pads for street cars, race cars, or tow vehicles. Winners will receive official confirmation via the email address they supplied during Runoffs event registration. A list of Hawk Brake-Through Performer winners will also be posted to SCCA.com early Thursday morning.
Only one day of qualifying remains, with drivers in each class having a final 20-minute session on Road America’s 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit Thursday to improve lap times before Tire Rack Pole Award winners are lauded.
Catch the excitement online at the Runoffs Live Timing/Scoring webpage. That’s where you’ll find an audio-only qualifying broadcast, as well as current and archived Timing/Scoring data from all on-track sessions. That same audio presentation – featuring commentary from pro driver Tom O’Gorman, Road America announcer Eric Mueller, and Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour broadcasters Larry “Lefty” MacLeod and Gregg Ginsberg – will be heard around Road America on the public address system as well.
Results, an event schedule, facility map, and much more can be found at the SCCA Runoffs event webpage button linked below.
The Search for a Super Sweep
Established in 2009, the SCCA Road Racing Super Sweep is one of the most demanding accomplishments a Club racer can achieve. To merit the award in 2024, drivers must win one Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour race, a Hoosier Super Tour Points Championship, a U.S. Majors Tour® Conference Championship, and a National Championship Runoffs race – all within a single class.
Last year, only three drivers earned Super Sweep honors, which certainly stands as testament to the immense skill and commitment required for the feat. Those three competitors were Graham Fuller in GT-Lite, Charles Russell Turner in Formula Enterprises® 2, and Formula Vee®’s Andrew Whitston.
At Road America this year, 17 of 26 Runoffs races could produce a Super Sweep winner – and upwards of 27 drivers are still in the hunt before Hagerty Race Days begin. Some drivers only require a Runoffs race win; others need a combination of factors to align.
It’s a complex equation, especially when a Runoffs performance counts toward the Hoosier Super Tour Nationwide Points Championship.
The best way to stay atop of developments is to tune to SCCA.com or the SCCA Official YouTube channel for Runoffs Hagerty Race Day video coverage presented by Mazda.
Day 2 Qualifying Leaders
The following list contains drivers who are class leaders after the second day of qualifying for the 60th anniversary SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Road America. The provisional results include driver name, hometown, SCCA Region, car, and fastest lap time. Bolded entries indicate a polesitter change from Tuesday to Wednesday.
- American Sedan®: Gregory Eaton, Washington DC Region, Ford Mustang GT, 2:26.578
- B-Spec: Daniel Conway, Washington DC Region, Mini Cooper, 2:52.027
- E Production: John Hainsworth, South Jersey Region, Mazda RX-7, 2:27.115
- F Production: Cliff Ira, Kansas City Region, Honda Civic Del Sol, 2:32.327
- H Production: Jesse Prather, Kansas Region, Mazda2, 2:39.236
- Formula 600: Calvin Stewart, Detroit Region, Novakar J10 Suzuki, 2:19.106
- Formula Atlantic®: Hans Peter, Kansas City Region, Swift 016a, 2:01.560
- Formula Continental®: Timothy Minor, Blue Ridge Region, Citation US2000, 2:11.681
- Formula Enterprises®2: Russell Turner, Washington DC Region, SCCA Mazda FE2, 2:11.513
- Formula F: Calvin Kautz, Chicago Region, Piper DF3D/Honda, 2:22.552
- Formula Vee®: Steve Whitston, Milwaukee Region, Protoform P2/Volkswagen, 2:44.152
- GT-1: Dave Ruehlow, Milwaukee Region, Chevrolet Camaro, 2:04.306
- GT-2: Brad McAllister, Oregon Region, Ford Mustang, 2:12.624
- GT-3: Tony Ave, Central Carolinas Region, Honda Civic, 2:22.108
- GT-Lite: Chris Bovis, Chicago Region, Honda CRX, 2:31.111
- Prototype 1: Chip Romer, San Francisco Region, Elan DP-02, 2:00.832
- Prototype 2: Bart Wolf, Milwaukee Region, Ligier JS49/Honda, 2:07.405
- Spec Miata: Ethan Goulart, New England Region, Mazda Miata, 2:41.106
- Spec MX-5: Justin Adakonis, New England Region, Mazda MX-5, 2:35.894
- Spec Racer® Ford Gen3: Denny Stripling, Texas Region, SCCA SRF Gen3, 2:27.773
- Super Touring® Lite: Joe Moser, Detroit Region, Honda CRX Si, 2:30.063
- Super Touring® Under: Thomas Noble, Land O'Lakes Region, BMW 330i, 2:27.504
- Touring 1: Andrew Aquilante, Philadelphia Region, Ford Mustang, 2:16.578
- Touring 2: Kurt Rezzetano, Philadelphia Region, Chevrolet Corvette, 2:22.875
- Touring 3: Marshall Mast, Philadelphia Region, Pontiac Solstice, 2:28.852
- Touring 4: Matt Spicuzzi, Detroit Region, Mazda RX-8, 2:34.430
Photo: Matt Spicuzzi leads the field after two days of Runoffs qualifying in Touring 4, and he’s on pace to set a new class qualifying record at Road America
Photo by Jeff Loewe
