Formula Vee at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Formula Vee is one of the oldest classes in SCCA and competed in the first SCCA National Championship Runoffs.[1]
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Formula Vee at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs | |
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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 |
First race | 1964 |
Most wins (driver) | ![]() |
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 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]
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Race winners
Year | Track | Winner | Car | |
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Formula Vee | ||||
1964 | Riverside International Raceway | ![]() | Formcar | |
1965 | Daytona | ![]() | Beach 5 | |
1966 | Riverside International Raceway | ![]() | Zink | |
1967 | Daytona | ![]() | Zink | |
1968 | Riverside International Raceway | ![]() | Zink | |
1969 | Daytona | ![]() | Zink | |
1970 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Zink | |
1971 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Lynx | |
1972 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Autodynamics | |
1973 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Zink | |
1974 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Lynx | |
1975 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Lynx B | |
1976 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Agitator | |
1977 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Lynx | |
1978 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Vista Bushwaker | |
1979 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Zink | |
1980 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Zink Z12.5 | |
1981 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Vista Bushwaker | |
1982 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Caracal | |
1983 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Zink Z12 | |
1984 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Zink Z12 | |
1985 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Citation 85V | |
1986 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Caracal D | |
1987 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Racer's Wedge | |
1988 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Caracal D | |
1989 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Caracal C | |
1990 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Caracal C | |
1991 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Mysterian | |
1992 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Racer's Wage | |
1993 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | Caracal C | |
1994 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Caracal C | |
1995 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Adams Aero | |
1996 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Mysterian M2 | |
1997 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Caracal D | |
1998 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Protoform | |
1999 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Mysterian M2 | |
2000 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Mysterian M2 | |
2001 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Vortech | |
2002 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Vortech | |
2003 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Vortech | |
2004 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Vortech | |
2005 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Vortech | |
2006 | Heartland Motorsports Park | ![]() | Vortech | |
2007 | Heartland Motorsports Park | ![]() | Vortech | |
2008 | Heartland Motorsports Park | ![]() | Vortech | |
2009 | Road America | ![]() | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
2010 | Road America | ![]() | VDF | |
2011 | Road America | ![]() | Mysterian M3 | |
2012 | Road America | ![]() | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
2013 | Road America | ![]() | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
2014 | Laguna Seca | ![]() | VDF | |
2015 | Daytona | ![]() | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
2016 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
2017 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ![]() | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
2018 | Sonoma Raceway | ![]() | Speed Sport AM-5 | |
2019 | Virginia International Raceway | ![]() | Protoform P2 | |
2020 | Road America | ![]() | Vortech | |
2021 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ![]() | Protoform P2 | |
2022 | Virginia International Raceway | ![]() | Silver Bullet FR-S | |
2023 | Virginia International Raceway | ![]() | Protoform P2 |
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.