The Chicago Region SCCA celebrates twenty years of the “Triple Crown®” award

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Twenty years ago the Chicago Region SCCA, created and established the Triple Crown® award which is presented to a driver that meets the three requirements of the star pillars, June Sprints® Champion, Conference Champion, and National Champion.  The prerequisites are, finishes first in class at the Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints® at Road America®, wins either their home division class championship, or a SCCA Majors Conference Class Championship, or is a National Points Leader within their class.  The last requirement to the Triple Crown is winning the SCCA National Championship Runoffs® for that class in that race season/year.  

This coveted award was originally established in 2001 and following its inception the Chicago Region SCCA trade-marked the name and award “Triple Crown” used in the context with motor racing.  Originally the award was presented at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs®.  Currently the Triple Crown award is shipped to the recipient following the Run-offs.  With this award the driver not only joins a prestigious group that few can claim membership but the winners from the most recent year also receive a paid entry to the June Sprints for the next year.   

In the twenty years since the inception of this award there have only been nine multiple winners. Niki Coello FC, Michael Varacins FV, and Scott Rettich FE, have each won the award three times. Hans Peter CSR, Brad Stout FV, Andy McDermid AS, Darryl Wills FM, and Danny Steyn STL, have won the award twice in their respective class. In 2013, Lawrence Loshak was the first person to win in two different classes (FB and HP) in the same year!  In 2008 and 2009 there were eight winners, the most in any one year.  In 2020 which was an extremely unprecedented competition year there were twelve contenders, from seven different Regions all hoping to win this award?  Four of the twelve were successful, Mark Boden (T2), Michael Borden (T4), Joe Moser (STL), and Jesse Prather (EP).  Over the years there have been winners from across the country from many different regions and divisions, and it all begins at the Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints.      

Here is the list of Triple Crown winners from the past twenty years:

Triple Crown Winners:

2020 WINNERS

  • MARK BODEN (T2)        Chi
  • MICHAEL BORDEN (T4)  Milw
  • JOE MOSER (STL)           Det       
  • JESSE PRATHER (EP)      Kan

2019 WINNERS

  • ANDREW WHITSTON (FV) Milw
  • DANNY STEYN (STL)       Atl

2018 WINNERS

  • DANNY STEYN (STL)       Fla

2017 WINNERS

  • ELLIOT FINLAYSON (FE)  Chi

2016 WINNERS

  • SCOTT RETTICH (FE)       OVR
  • DAVID DAUGHTERY (BSpec) Hou 

2015 WINNERS

No Award Winners

2014 WINNERS

No Award Winners

2013 WINNERS

  • LAWRENCE LOSHAK (FB) Milw   
  • SCOTT RETTICH (FE)       OVR
  • DARRYL WILLS (FM)       Hou
  • MICHAEL VARACINS (FV) Chi      
  • LAWRENCE LOSHAK (HP) Milw   
  • MICHAEL SCORNAVACCHI (T4) Fla

2012 WINNERS

  • GERALD SZYLULSKI (FC) LOL
  • JON BRAKKE (E PROD)   LOL
  • MICHAEL VARACINS (FV) Chi
  • JASON BYERS (FA)         Milw
  • BRANDON DIXON (F1000) Ala    
  • MICHAEL MUELLER (F500) Milw

2011 WINNERS

  • JOHN BUTTERMORE (T1) Det
  • STEVE SARGIS (F PROD) BVR
  • DARRYL WILLS (FM)       Hou
  • MICHAEL MALLINEN (FA) SNRV

2010 Winners

  • ANDY McDERMID (AS)   Milw
  • PARTICK GALLAGHER (F500) OVR
  • SCOTT RETTICH (FE)       OVR
  • STEVE FORRER (CSR)      Milw

2009 Winners

  • JIM DENTICI (GTL)         Milw
  • MERL SWAN (FA)          MAHV
  • JUAN MARCHAND (FM) W Mich
  • TOM SLOE (AS)             NeOhio
  • MICHAEL VARACINS (FV) Chi
  • JOE LIPPERINI (SSC)       NEPA
  • CLIFF EBBEN (GT1)        Milw
  • GARY CROOK (DSR)       GUCO

2008 Winners

  • MIKE MISERENDINO (SRF) CalClub
  • NIKI COELLO (FC)           Milw
  • J.R. OSBORNE (DSR)      Colo
  • MARK EATON (FE)         CFR
  • JOE McCLUGHAN (SSC)  Hou
  • LEE NIFFENEGGER (SSB) OVR
  • FRANK FUTRELLE (FM)   Atl
  • ANDY McDERMID (AS)   Milw

2007 Winners

  • HANS PETER (CSR)         KCR
  • BRIAN NOVAK (F500)     Det
  • JAMES GOUGHARY (FM) Fla       

2006 Winners

  • NIKI COELLO (FC)           Milw
  • HANS PETER (CSR)         KCR
  • MARK MERCER (S2)       Colo

2005 Winners

  • BRIAN STOUT (FV)         St. Louis
  • NIKI COELLO (FC)           Milw

2004 Winners

  • JOHN FERGUS (S2)        OVR
  • BRIAN TOMASI (FC)       Chi

2003 Winner

  • JOHN HEINRICY (AS)      Det

2002 Winners

  • MIKE CYPHERT (GT2)     NeOhio
  • BRAD STOUT (FV)          St. Louis

2001 Winners

  • BRAD STOUT (FV)          St. Louis
  • BRIAN KELM (T2)           SCR