News By Topic: Sports Car Club of America

Porsche Motorsports@PETIT LE MANS

Oct 6, 2001

For Immediate Release Contact: Bob Carlson (770) 290-3676 Andy Schupack (401) 739-5677 Cell at the track (917) 864-8767 MENZEL PUTS ALEX JOB RACING MCKENNA PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS FOURTH ON PETIT LE MANS GRID AT ROAD ATLANTA; BMWs TAKE FIRST THREE POSITIONS -In a qualifying session which featured both wet and dry conditions ... Continue reading

SCCA: Musical Corvette Seats For Road Atlanta Season Finale

Sep 28, 2001

September 28, 2001 CENTENNIAL, Colo. *Normally, a series' silly season effects the following year, but SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship Rookie of the Year hopeful Bobby Sak, Grand-Am SRII point leader Andy Lally and seven-time race winner "Wild" Bill Cooper have engaged in a game of musical C ... Continue reading

SCCA: Toyota powered racers win three championships at Valvoline Runoffs

Sep 25, 2001

September 25, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - Pete Peterson, Duane Davis and Larry Connor each left the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Complex this weekend with the title of "National Champion" after winning their respective classes at the 2001 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Valvoline Runoffs, Sept. 21-23. Considered the "Olympics" of ... Continue reading

SCCA: 2001 Valvoline Runoffs conclude at Mid Ohio

Sep 24, 2001

September 23, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio (September 23, 2001) - The final eight shootouts took place in front of another enormous crowd today at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 38th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Valvoline Runoffs. The culminating day of the 24 SCCA National Championship events featured a rac ... Continue reading

SCCA: Nissan Captures 81st SCCA National Championship at Valvoline Runoffs

Sep 24, 2001

September 23, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 23, 2001) -- Nissan won its 81st Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Championship at the Valvoline Runoffs this weekend, and maintained its status as the auto manufacturer with the most national titles in the 38-year history of the event. Jeff Winter, of Arvada, Colo., e ... Continue reading

SCCA: First eight champions crowned at SCCA Valvoline Runoffs

Sep 23, 2001

September 23, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - The first eight of 24 shootouts took place today at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 38th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Valvoline Runoffs. The weather played a major role in the eight SCCA National Championship races, as the skies couldn't decide whether to rain or s ... Continue reading

SCCA: Supreme racing, weather for day two at Valvoline Runoffs

Sep 23, 2001

September 23, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - Day two concluded today at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 38th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Valvoline Runoffs. Unlike the previous day, skies were clear for all eight SCCA National Championship races. The racing was fierce and the thousands of spectators that pour ... Continue reading

SCCA: 24 polesitters poised to go green at Valvoline Runoffs

Sep 22, 2001

September 22, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - Final rounds of qualifying were completed today at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 38th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Valvoline Runoffs, under the serene backdrop of the rolling hills that North-Central Ohio provides. For the third and final time this week, drivers ... Continue reading

SCCA Valvoline Runoffs in full swing

Sep 19, 2001

September 19, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio - The Sports Car Club of America returns to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio, this week for the 38th running of the Valvoline Runoffs- amateur road racing's largest and most celebrated event. By days-end Sunday, 24 National Champions will be crowned as second place goes ... Continue reading

SCCA Club Racing Valvoline Runoffs to start as scheduled

Sep 13, 2001

September 13, 2001 CENTIENNIAL, Colo. (September 12, 2001)* The Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course have issued a joint statement regarding the Valvoline Runoffs, which is scheduled to begin Monday, September 17: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the Sports Car Club of America extend our sincer ... Continue reading

SCCA Solo II Nationals put on hold due to security risk

Sep 12, 2001

September 12, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. (September 11, 2001)* The Sports Car Club of America has announced that the Solo II® Nationals held at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kan., has been temporarily halted, in lieu of the national security risk that started with the apparent terrorist act on the World Trade Center this morning in ... Continue reading

SCCA: Cunningham capitalizes to take Speedvision GT win at Mazda Raceway

Sep 10, 2001

September 10, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. (September 9, 2001) -- Peter Cunningham, of West Bend, Wis., took his record 23rd SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship win today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the Monterey Sports Car Championships Presented by Mazda, nearly halving Michael Galati's Cham ... Continue reading

SCCA: Eagle One 'Best Appearing Car' Award To Be Presented at 38th Valvoline Runoffs

Sep 10, 2001

September 10, 2001 Eagle One has become a sponsor of the SCCA Valvoline Runoffs and will present the Eagle One Best Appearing Entry Award at the national championships for amateur road racing. The 38th Valvoline Runoffs will be Sept.17-23 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Almost 700 cars are expect ... Continue reading

SCCA: Roger Foo wins first Speedvision Touring Car on Birthday

Sep 9, 2001

September 9, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. -- Roger Foo, of Hayward, Calif., celebrated his 36th birthday in grand fashion Saturday, leading every lap to take his first-career SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship victory in front of a huge crowd of import car enthusiasts (part of the Hot Import ... Continue reading

SCCA: Cunningham back on top, takes Speedvision GT Pole at Laguna

Sep 9, 2001

September 9, 2001 MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2001)-- Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., took his fifth Superchips Pole of the season, but first since having his Acura NSX SC boost reduced, and will lead the field for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship Round Eight race at Mazda Raceway ... Continue reading