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
43°47′51″N 87°59′38″W
First race1964
Most wins (driver) Michael Varacins (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Lynx/Caracal (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length6.515 km (4.048 mi)
Turns14
Lap record2.45.389 (Brian Farnham, Silver Bullet FR-1, 2020)
2004 winner Jeff Loughead at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

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

YearTrackWinnerCarEngine
Formula Vee
1964Riverside International Raceway Lewis KerrFormcarVolkswagen Beetle
1965Daytona Dan FowlerBeach 5Volkswagen Beetle
1966Riverside International Raceway Bill CampbellZinkVolkswagen Beetle
1967Daytona Bill CampbellZinkVolkswagen Beetle
1968Riverside International Raceway Bill ScottZinkVolkswagen Beetle
1969Daytona James KillionZinkVolkswagen Beetle
1970Road Atlanta Harry IngleZinkVolkswagen Beetle
1971Road Atlanta Garret Van CampLynxVolkswagen Beetle
1972Road Atlanta Dave WeitzenhofAutodynamicsVolkswagen Beetle
1973Road Atlanta Rollin ButlerZinkVolkswagen Beetle
1974Road Atlanta Harry MacDonaldLynxVolkswagen Beetle
1975Road Atlanta Mike FrangkiserLynx BVolkswagen Beetle
1976Road Atlanta James BrookshireAgitatorVolkswagen Beetle
1977Road Atlanta Mike FrangkiserLynxVolkswagen Beetle
1978Road Atlanta Don CourtneyVista BushwakerVolkswagen Beetle
1979Road Atlanta Wayne MooreZinkVolkswagen Beetle
1980Road Atlanta Wayne MooreZink Z12.5Volkswagen Beetle
1981Road Atlanta Don CourtneyVista BushwakerVolkswagen Beetle
1982Road Atlanta Bill NobleCaracalVolkswagen Beetle
1983Road Atlanta George FizellZink Z12Volkswagen Beetle
1984Road Atlanta George FizellZink Z12Volkswagen Beetle
1985Road Atlanta Scott RubenzerCitation 85VVolkswagen Beetle
1986Road Atlanta George FizellCaracal DVolkswagen Beetle
1987Road Atlanta Stevan DavisRacer's WedgeVolkswagen Beetle
1988Road Atlanta George FizellCaracal DVolkswagen Beetle
1989Road Atlanta Bill NobleCaracal CVolkswagen Beetle
1990Road Atlanta Bill NobleCaracal CVolkswagen Beetle
1991Road Atlanta Skip StreetsMysterianVolkswagen Beetle
1992Road Atlanta Stevan DavisRacer's WageVolkswagen Beetle
1993Road Atlanta Bill NobleCaracal CVolkswagen Beetle
1994Mid-Ohio Bill NobleCaracal CVolkswagen Beetle
1995Mid-Ohio Jon AdamsAdams AeroVolkswagen Beetle
1996Mid-Ohio Jaques LazierMysterian M2Volkswagen Beetle
1997Mid-Ohio Jonathan RufenerCaracal DVolkswagen Beetle
1998Mid-Ohio Brad StoutProtoformVolkswagen Beetle
1999Mid-Ohio Roger SiebenalerMysterian M2Volkswagen Beetle
2000Mid-Ohio Roger SiebenalerMysterian M2Volkswagen Beetle
2001Mid-Ohio Brad StoutVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2002Mid-Ohio Brad StoutVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2003Mid-Ohio Stephen OsethVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2004Mid-Ohio Jeff LougheadVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2005Mid-Ohio Brad StoutVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2006Heartland Motorsports Park Stephen OsethVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2007Heartland Motorsports Park Stephen OsethVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2008Heartland Motorsports Park Brad StoutVortechVolkswagen Beetle
2009Road America Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5Volkswagen Beetle
2010Road America Rick ShieldsVDFVolkswagen Beetle
2011Road America Roger SiebenalerMysterian M3Volkswagen Beetle
2012Road America Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5Volkswagen Beetle
2013Road America Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5Volkswagen Beetle
2014Laguna Seca Rick ShieldsVDFVolkswagen Beetle
2015Daytona Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5Volkswagen Beetle
2016Mid-Ohio Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5Volkswagen Beetle
2017Indianapolis Motor Speedway Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5Volkswagen Beetle
2018Sonoma Michael VaracinsSpeed Sport AM-5Volkswagen Beetle
2019Virginia International Raceway Andrew WhitstonProtoform P2Volkswagen Beetle

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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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