The 2024 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® presented by Sunoco was one heck of a ride. Chills, spills, and nail-biting action, the 60th anniversary event held at Road America in Plymouth, WI, on Sept. 28-Oct. 6 was next level in so many ways. For example, the Formula Vee® battle for the win came down to 0.059sec. But that wasn’t the margin of victory – that was the gap from first to third. The margin of victory was 0.036sec. Yet that’s just one example of why you need to read all of the Runoffs event recaps below.
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F Production saw a runaway for the win, with Cliff Ira on the pole and Kevin Ruck blasting to the front. Neither, however, finished the race, although one of them was leading with just three turns to go. Then how about Ethan Goulart in Spec Miata, who didn’t just control the entire Spec Miata race, he also became SCCA’s youngest Runoffs winner ever.
This year’s Runoffs also saw familiar names rise to the top, like Peter Shadowen, Andrew Aquilante, and Marshall Mast, with some who haven’t stood atop the podium for a while, like Michael Varacins. Plus, a number of feel-good stories came from the podium, like in Formula Enterprises® 2 when Adam Jennerjahn became the third generation of his family to stand on the Runoffs podium.
Then there was the fact that only one driver out of 26 won the SCCA Super Sweep.
You’ll find all of the writeups below, but there’s also videos you can watch from the live stream. Those videos are currently separated into individual days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), so if there’s a specific race you’re looking for, you’ll want to check the Runoffs event schedule so you can scroll to the spot you’re looking for. Videos are currently being broken into individual races for easier viewing consumption, with more information coming soon.
2024 Runoffs Recaps
- SCCA Workers of the Year, presented by Mazda
- Tire Rack Pole Awards
- American Sedan®: Richardson Elevated to 2nd Consecutive American Sedan Title
- B-Spec: Hromin Nabs Back-to-Back B-Spec Championships
- E Production: Ladd Dances to E Production Win, Claims Super Sweep
- F Production: Workman Survives Wild FP Race, Earns First Title in 20 Tries
- H Production: Prather Gathers More Gold with HP Runoffs Victory
- Formula 600: Weida Triumphs in Formula 600 Runoffs at Road America
- Formula Atlantic®: Fleck Wins Formula Atlantic Thriller for Long Awaited First Title
- Formula Continental®: Varacins Locks Down First Formula Continental Title
- Formula Enterprises® 2: Jennerjahn a 3rd Gen Runoffs Medalist with FE2 Win
- Formula F: Stefanelli’s Runoffs Debut a Formula F Gold Performance
- Formula Vee®: Whitston Brothers Claim 1-2 in Close FV Battle
- GT-1: Ruehlow Rocks in GT-1 for First Runoffs Win
- GT-2: Second ‘24 Runoffs Gold for Charlie Peter after GT-2 Triumph
- GT-3: Lewis Lasts Through GT-3 Contest for 11th Runoffs Gold
- GT-Lite: Shadowen’s 6th GT-L Runoffs Championship One for the Record Books
- Prototype 1: Romer Family Shares P1 Podium, Son Matt's 1st Runoffs Win
- Prototype 2: Wolf Goes on the Hunt, Earns P2 Runoffs Gold
- Spec Miata: Youngest National Champ Goulart Dominates for First Spec Miata Title
- Spec MX-5: Lampe Lassos Firsts with Spec MX-5 Runoffs Performance
- Spec Racer® Ford: Turner Clinches 2nd Runoffs Gold in Wild SRF3 Battle
- Super Touring® Under: Herr Chips Away at the Win to Defend STU Runoffs Title
- Super Touring® Lite: Peña Fights Way to STL Win, 1st Runoffs Gold Medal
- Touring 1: Fourth Straight T1 Runoffs Win for Aquilante
- Touring 2: Charlie Peter Becomes 2nd Gen Champion with T2 Title
- Touring 3: Mast Notches Fifth Runoffs Gold Medal with Flag-to-Flag T3 Win
- Touring 4: Lozano Takes T4 Gold on Second Attempt
Photo by Jeff Loewe