SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Formula Vee at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs
VenueRoad America
LocationTown 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 / 43.79750; -87.99389
First race1964
Most wins (driver)United States Michael Varacins (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Lynx/Caracal (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length6.515 km (4.048 mi)
Turns14
Lap record2:41.594 (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]

2004 winner Jeff Loughead at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Race winners

YearTrackWinnerCar
Formula Vee
1964Riverside International RacewayUnited States Lewis KerrFormcar
1965DaytonaUnited States Dan FowlerBeach 5
1966Riverside International RacewayUnited States Bill CampbellZink
1967DaytonaUnited States Bill CampbellZink
1968Riverside International RacewayUnited States Bill ScottZink
1969DaytonaUnited States James KillionZink
1970Road AtlantaUnited States Harry IngleZink
1971Road AtlantaUnited States Garret Van CampLynx
1972Road AtlantaUnited States Dave WeitzenhofAutodynamics
1973Road AtlantaUnited States Rollin ButlerZink
1974Road AtlantaCanada Harry MacDonaldLynx
1975Road AtlantaUnited States Mike FrangkiserLynx B
1976Road AtlantaUnited States James BrookshireAgitator
1977Road AtlantaUnited States Mike FrangkiserLynx
1978Road AtlantaUnited States Don CourtneyVista Bushwaker
1979Road AtlantaUnited States Wayne MooreZink
1980Road AtlantaUnited States Wayne MooreZink Z12.5
1981Road AtlantaUnited States Don CourtneyVista Bushwaker
1982Road AtlantaUnited States Bill NobleCaracal
1983Road AtlantaUnited States George FizellZink Z12
1984Road AtlantaUnited States George FizellZink Z12
1985Road AtlantaUnited States Scott RubenzerCitation 85V
1986Road AtlantaUnited States George FizellCaracal D
1987Road AtlantaUnited States Stevan DavisRacer's Wedge
1988Road AtlantaUnited States George FizellCaracal D
1989Road AtlantaUnited States Bill NobleCaracal C
1990Road AtlantaUnited States Bill NobleCaracal C
1991Road AtlantaUnited States Skip StreetsMysterian
1992Road AtlantaUnited States Stevan DavisRacer's Wage
1993Road AtlantaUnited States Bill NobleCaracal C
1994Mid-OhioUnited States Bill NobleCaracal C
1995Mid-OhioUnited States Jon AdamsAdams Aero
1996Mid-OhioUnited States Jaques LazierMysterian M2
1997Mid-OhioUnited States Jonathan RufenerCaracal D
1998Mid-OhioUnited States Brad StoutProtoform
1999Mid-OhioUnited States Roger SiebenalerMysterian M2
2000Mid-OhioUnited States Roger SiebenalerMysterian M2
2001Mid-OhioUnited States Brad StoutVortech
2002Mid-OhioUnited States Brad StoutVortech
2003Mid-OhioUnited States Stephen OsethVortech
2004Mid-OhioUnited States Jeff LougheadVortech
2005Mid-OhioUnited States Brad StoutVortech
2006Heartland Motorsports ParkUnited States Stephen OsethVortech
2007Heartland Motorsports ParkUnited States Stephen OsethVortech
2008Heartland Motorsports ParkUnited States Brad StoutVortech
2009Road AmericaUnited States Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5
2010Road AmericaUnited States[Rick ShieldsVDF
2011Road AmericaUnited States Roger SiebenalerMysterian M3
2012Road AmericaUnited States Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5
2013Road AmericaUnited States Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5
2014Laguna SecaUnited States Rick ShieldsVDF
2015DaytonaUnited States Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5
2016Mid-OhioUnited States Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5
2017Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUnited States Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5
2018Sonoma RacewayUnited States Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5
2019Virginia International RacewayUnited States Andrew WhitstonProtoform P2
2020Road AmericaUnited States Chris JennerjahnVortech
2021Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUnited States Andrew WhitstonProtoform P2
2022Virginia International RacewayUnited States Brian FarnhamSilver Bullet FR-S
2023Virginia International RacewayUnited States Andrew WhitstonProtoform P2

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Runoffs Archives". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Runoffs Archives". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Varacins Wins His Seventh Runoffs after a Formula Vee Dogfight". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "2004 SCCA Runoffs Media Guide". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Runoffs Archives". SCCA. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wedge Racecars". Wedge Racing. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Whitston Brothers Share Podium With Andrew Taking Formula Vee Win". Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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