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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]

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 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

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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
2024 Road America   Steve Whitston Protoform P2

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See also

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References

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  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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