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) |  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[edit]
| Year | Track | Winner | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Vee | ||||
| 1964 | Riverside International Raceway | Lewis Kerr |
Formcar | |
| 1965 | Daytona | Dan Fowler |
Beach 5 | |
| 1966 | Riverside International Raceway | Bill Campbell |
Zink | |
| 1967 | Daytona | Bill Campbell |
Zink | |
| 1968 | Riverside International Raceway | Bill Scott |
Zink | |
| 1969 | Daytona | James Killion |
Zink | |
| 1970 | Road Atlanta | Harry Ingle |
Zink | |
| 1971 | Road Atlanta | Garret Van Camp |
Lynx | |
| 1972 | Road Atlanta | Dave Weitzenhof |
Autodynamics | |
| 1973 | Road Atlanta | Rollin Butler |
Zink | |
| 1974 | Road Atlanta |  Harry MacDonald |
Lynx | |
| 1975 | Road Atlanta | Mike Frangkiser |
Lynx B | |
| 1976 | Road Atlanta | James Brookshire |
Agitator | |
| 1977 | Road Atlanta | Mike Frangkiser |
Lynx | |
| 1978 | Road Atlanta | Don Courtney |
Vista Bushwaker | |
| 1979 | Road Atlanta | Wayne Moore |
Zink | |
| 1980 | Road Atlanta | Wayne Moore |
Zink Z12.5 | |
| 1981 | Road Atlanta | Don Courtney |
Vista Bushwaker | |
| 1982 | Road Atlanta | Bill Noble |
Caracal | |
| 1983 | Road Atlanta | George Fizell |
Zink Z12 | |
| 1984 | Road Atlanta | George Fizell |
Zink Z12 | |
| 1985 | Road Atlanta | Scott Rubenzer |
Citation 85V | |
| 1986 | Road Atlanta | George Fizell |
Caracal D | |
| 1987 | Road Atlanta | Stevan Davis |
Racer's Wedge | |
| 1988 | Road Atlanta | George Fizell |
Caracal D | |
| 1989 | Road Atlanta | Bill Noble |
Caracal C | |
| 1990 | Road Atlanta | Bill Noble |
Caracal C | |
| 1991 | Road Atlanta | Skip Streets |
Mysterian | |
| 1992 | Road Atlanta | Stevan Davis |
Racer's Wage | |
| 1993 | Road Atlanta | Bill Noble |
Caracal C | |
| 1994 | Mid-Ohio | Bill Noble |
Caracal C | |
| 1995 | Mid-Ohio | Jon Adams |
Adams Aero | |
| 1996 | Mid-Ohio | Jaques Lazier |
Mysterian M2 | |
| 1997 | Mid-Ohio | Jonathan Rufener |
Caracal D | |
| 1998 | Mid-Ohio | Brad Stout |
Protoform | |
| 1999 | Mid-Ohio | Roger Siebenaler |
Mysterian M2 | |
| 2000 | Mid-Ohio | Roger Siebenaler |
Mysterian M2 | |
| 2001 | Mid-Ohio | Brad Stout |
Vortech | |
| 2002 | Mid-Ohio | Brad Stout |
Vortech | |
| 2003 | Mid-Ohio | Stephen Oseth |
Vortech | |
| 2004 | Mid-Ohio | Jeff Loughead |
Vortech | |
| 2005 | Mid-Ohio | Brad Stout |
Vortech | |
| 2006 | Heartland Motorsports Park | Stephen Oseth |
Vortech | |
| 2007 | Heartland Motorsports Park | Stephen Oseth |
Vortech | |
| 2008 | Heartland Motorsports Park | Brad Stout |
Vortech | |
| 2009 | Road America | Michael Varacins |
Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2010 | Road America | Rick Shields |
VDF | |
| 2011 | Road America | Roger Siebenaler |
Mysterian M3 | |
| 2012 | Road America | Michael Varacins |
Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2013 | Road America | Michael Varacins |
Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2014 | Laguna Seca | Rick Shields |
VDF | |
| 2015 | Daytona | Michael Varacins |
Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2016 | Mid-Ohio | Michael Varacins |
Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2017 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Michael Varacins |
Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2018 | Sonoma Raceway | Michael Varacins |
Speed Sport AM-5 | |
| 2019 | Virginia International Raceway | Andrew Whitston |
Protoform P2 | |
| 2020 | Road America | Chris Jennerjahn |
Vortech | |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Andrew Whitston |
Protoform P2 | |
| 2022 | Virginia International Raceway | Brian Farnham |
Silver Bullet FR-S | |
| 2023 | Virginia International Raceway | Andrew Whitston |
Protoform P2 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.