Formula Vee at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs
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| Formula Vee at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Road America |
| Location | Town of Plymouth, Sheboygan County, at N7390 Highway 67, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States 43°47′51″N 87°59′38″W / 43.79750°N 87.99389°W |
| First race | 1964 |
| Most wins (driver) | United States Michael Varacins (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Lynx/Caracal (12) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 6.515 km (4.048 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 2:41.594 (Andrew Whitston, Protoform P2, 2023) |
Formula Vee is one of the oldest classes in SCCA and competed in the first SCCA National Championship Runoffs.[1] Formula Vee was first introduced at the Runoffs in 1964 at Riverside International Raceway. The first edition was won by Lewis Kerr.[2] The following decades saw many racing drivers compete in various different racing chassis. Michael Varacins is the most successful driver in the class winning seven times, at five different tracks.[3] Varacins also builds his own chassis.[4] During the early years of the class the Zink were far superior winning five straight; the chassis won ten total championships.[5] The Lynx chassis name was later changed to Caracal. The Lynx/Caracal chassis has won the most of any other chassis at twelve championships. Later in the class history, the introduction of the Vortech chassis in 2001 started an era of dominance. The chassis type won the race eight consecutive years in a row with three different drivers.[6]
Race winners
| Year | Track | Winner | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Vee | ||||
| 1964 | Riverside International Raceway | United States Lewis Kerr | Formcar | |
| 1965 | Daytona | United States Dan Fowler | Beach 5 | |
| 1966 | Riverside International Raceway | United States Bill Campbell | Zink | |
| 1967 | Daytona | United States Bill Campbell | Zink | |
| 1968 | Riverside International Raceway | United States Bill Scott | Zink | |
| 1969 | Daytona | United States James Killion | Zink | |
| 1970 | Road Atlanta | United States Harry Ingle | Zink | |
| 1971 | Road Atlanta | United States Garret Van Camp | Lynx | |
| 1972 | Road Atlanta | United States Dave Weitzenhof | Autodynamics | |
| 1973 | Road Atlanta | United States Rollin Butler | Zink | |
| 1974 | Road Atlanta | Canada Harry MacDonald | Lynx | |
| 1975 | Road Atlanta | United States Mike Frangkiser | Lynx B | |
| 1976 | Road Atlanta | United States James Brookshire | Agitator | |
| 1977 | Road Atlanta | United States Mike Frangkiser | Lynx | |
| 1978 | Road Atlanta | United States Don Courtney | Vista Bushwaker | |
| 1979 | Road Atlanta | United States Wayne Moore | Zink | |
| 1980 | Road Atlanta | United States Wayne Moore | Zink Z12.5 | |
| 1981 | Road Atlanta | United States Don Courtney | Vista Bushwaker | |
| 1982 | Road Atlanta | United States Bill Noble | Caracal | |
| 1983 | Road Atlanta | United States George Fizell | Zink Z12 | |
| 1984 | Road Atlanta | United States George Fizell | Zink Z12 | |
| 1985 | Road Atlanta | United States Scott Rubenzer | Citation 85V | |
| 1986 | Road Atlanta | United States George Fizell | Caracal D | |
| 1987 | Road Atlanta | United States Stevan Davis | Racer's Wedge | |
| 1988 | Road Atlanta | United States George Fizell | Caracal D | |
| 1989 | Road Atlanta | United States Bill Noble | Caracal C | |
| 1990 | Road Atlanta | United States Bill Noble | Caracal C | |
| 1991 | Road Atlanta | United States Skip Streets | Mysterian | |
| 1992 | Road Atlanta | United States Stevan Davis | Racer's Wage | |
| 1993 | Road Atlanta | United States Bill Noble | Caracal C | |
| 1994 | Mid-Ohio | United States Bill Noble | Caracal C | |
| 1995 | Mid-Ohio | United States Jon Adams | Adams Aero | |
| 1996 | Mid-Ohio | United States Jaques Lazier | Mysterian M2 | |
| 1997 | Mid-Ohio | United States Jonathan Rufener | Caracal D | |
| 1998 | Mid-Ohio | United States Brad Stout | Protoform | |
| 1999 | Mid-Ohio | United States Roger Siebenaler | Mysterian M2 | |
| 2000 | Mid-Ohio | United States Roger Siebenaler | Mysterian M2 | |
| 2001 | Mid-Ohio | United States Brad Stout | Vortech | |
| 2002 | Mid-Ohio | United States Brad Stout | Vortech | |
| 2003 | Mid-Ohio | United States Stephen Oseth | Vortech | |
| 2004 | Mid-Ohio | United States Jeff Loughead | Vortech | |
| 2005 | Mid-Ohio | United States Brad Stout | Vortech | |
| 2006 | Heartland Motorsports Park | United States Stephen Oseth | Vortech | |
| 2007 | Heartland Motorsports Park | United States Stephen Oseth | Vortech | |
| 2008 | Heartland Motorsports Park | United States Brad Stout | Vortech | |
| 2009 | Road America | United States Michael Varacins | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2010 | Road America | United States Rick Shields | VDF | |
| 2011 | Road America | United States Roger Siebenaler | Mysterian M3 | |
| 2012 | Road America | United States Michael Varacins | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2013 | Road America | United States Michael Varacins | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2014 | Laguna Seca | United States Rick Shields | VDF | |
| 2015 | Daytona | United States Michael Varacins | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2016 | Mid-Ohio | United States Michael Varacins | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2017 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | United States Michael Varacins | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2018 | Sonoma Raceway | United States Michael Varacins | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2019 | Virginia International Raceway | United States Andrew Whitston | Protoform P2 | |
| 2020 | Road America | United States Chris Jennerjahn | Vortech | |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | United States Andrew Whitston | Protoform P2 | |
| 2022 | Virginia International Raceway | United States Brian Farnham | Silver Bullet FR-S | |
| 2023 | Virginia International Raceway | United States Andrew Whitston | Protoform P2 | |
| 2024 | Road America | United States Steve Whitston | Protoform P2 | |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Runoffs Archives". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Runoffs Archives". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Varacins Wins His Seventh Runoffs after a Formula Vee Dogfight". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Local Racer Moves to Formula Continental as the WeatherTech® Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints® Return to Road America June 14–16". Road America. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "2004 SCCA Runoffs Media Guide". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Runoffs Archives". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Wedge Racecars". Wedge Racing. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Whitston Brothers Share Podium With Andrew Taking Formula Vee Win". Retrieved 12 October 2019.