June Sprints Storylines
Streak Continued
It was 1956 when the first full season of racing began at Road America, and the Chicago Region June Sprints was part of that year’s schedule. Back then, the June Sprints was a component of the SCCA National Sports Car Championship, a series that determined SCCA champions prior to today’s Runoffs®. If you thought a pandemic would stop the June Sprints streak, you were wrong. This year’s Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour WeatherTech Chicago Region® June Sprints® represents the 65th successive running of this prestigious event at Road America, possibly making it the longest consecutively held road race in America.
Lots of Machinery
There are approximately 470 entries anticipated for the WeatherTech Chicago Region® June Sprints®. Washington to Florida, California to Massachusetts — SCCA Club road racers will be at Road America to have #funwithcars. Fields with 15 entries or more include: Formula 500, Formula F, Formula Vee, Formula Continental, Formula Enterprises 2, GT-2, E Production, F Production, Touring 2, Touring 3 and the Prototype 1 class. Also, the Super Touring® Lite and Super Touring® Under fields have gotten their own combined Group 1A race! And at around 75 entries a piece, Spec Miata and Spec Racer Ford Gen3 will again be a June Sprints spectacle not to be missed.
2020 Runoffs Precursor
As noted above, the June Sprints at Road America was once part of the SCCA National Sports Car Championship, a series deciding SCCA’s best prior to the Runoffs®. In recent history, from 2009 to 2013, Road America was the Runoffs venue where champions earned their honors. This year, Road America will again be the battleground where SCCA champions are crowned as that venue hosts the 57th SCCA National Championship Runoffs in October. What happens this weekend during the WeatherTech Chicago Region® June Sprints® may very well serve as a “crystal ball” for predicting 2020 SCCA national champions.
Spectators Welcome!
America’s National Park of Speed, Road America is open and welcomed everyone to come see some great racing! Those in attendance had to abide by SCCA Road Racing COVID-19 operational guidelines. Road America also deployed active COVID-19 measures as outlined at www.roadamerica.com/safety.
Results Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour – June 12-14
Road America — Elkhart Lake, WisconsinCompetition Sunday at Road America brought to a close the 65th running of the WeatherTech Chicago Region® June Sprints®, part of this year’s Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour. With two days of intense battles completed, SCCA road racers now have an idea who should be considered “favorites” to bring home a National Championship this fall as the Runoffs® return in October to Road America’s 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Big Time
There were nearly 480 entries at this year’s June Sprints, and more than 120 of those entries participated in Spec Racer Ford Gen3 (SRF3) and Spec Miata (SM) races. It was Brian Schofield, in the No. 61 PM Racing SRF3, who claimed victory Saturday over the 60-car field. On Sunday, Schofield did it again, but not without pressure from folks like Scott Rettich, John Black, Bobby Sak, Denny Stripling and TJ Acker, who led a great deal of Sunday’s 13-lap race. But Schofield was able to eke it out on the last lap for the win.
The SM class saw two different winners over the weekend for the 60 competitors in that group. Saturday’s race had teammates Jim Drago and Preston Pardus hook up and decide the race amongst themselves, with Pardus coming out ahead in the No. 32 Danus Utilities/East Street Racing/5x Racing/ PR Mazda Miata. On Sunday, Pardus and Drago looked as if they were going to duplicate their performance from the previous day, but Kyle Greenhill threw a wrench in that plan. He managed to split Pardus and Drago on several occasions, which also gave Chris Haldeman and Danny Steyn a chance to mix it up for the lead.
Saturday Winners:
Below are provisional race results from Saturday’s Hoosier SCCA Super Tour WeatherTech Chicago Region June Sprints at with Class: Name, Hometown, Region and Car.
American Sedan®: Gregory Eaton; Woodbridge, VA; Washington DC Region; Ford Mustang
B-Spec: Riley Salyer; Longview, TX; Houston Region; Honda Fit
E Production: Jesse Prather; Topeka, KS; Kansas Region; BMW Z3
F Production: Ethan Shippert; Petaluma, CA; Cal Club; Lotus Super 7
H Production: Steve Sargis; Frankfort, IL; Blackhawk Valley Region; Triumph Spitfire
Formula 500: Aaron Ellis; Farmington, MN; Land O’Lakes Region; Ellis AE13
Formula Atlantic®: Richard Zober; Croydon, PA; Philadelphia Region; Swift 016a Mazda
Formula Continental®: Robert Armington; Stateline, NV; San Francisco Region; Van Diemen RF00
Formula Enterprises 2: Kenton Koch; Huntersville, NC; Cal Club; FE2/Mazda
Formula F: Robert Perona; Indianapolis, IN; Indianapolis Region; Piper Df-3
Formula Vee®: Zachary Whitston; Austin, TX; Milwaukee Region; Protoform P2
Formula X: Dale Vandenbush; Green Bay, WI; Milwaukee Region; Formula Mazda.
GT-1: Tony Ave; Maiden, NC; Central Carolinas Region; Chevrolet Corvette
GT-2: Mark Boden; Buffalo Grove, IL; Chicago Region; Porsche 991.2 Cup
GT-3: Jeff Dernehl; Roswell, GA; Atlanta Region; Mazda RX-7
GT-X: Luke Lange; Dallas, TX; Texas Region; Hyundai Veloster
GT-Lite: Taz Harvey; Danville, CA; San Francisco Region; Mazda MX-5
Prototype 1: James French; Sheboygan, WI; Milwaukee Region; Swift 014-CSR
Prototype 2: Tim Day Jr.; Scottsdale, AZ; San Francisco Region; Stohr WF1
Spec Miata: Preston Pardus; New Smyrna Beach, FL; Central Florida Region; Mazda Miata
Spec Racer Ford 3: Brian Schofield; Lakeland, FL; Central Florida Region; SRF3
Super Touring® Lite: Joe Moser; Wilmette, IL; Detroit Region; Honda CRX SI
Super Touring® Under: David Fiorelli; Coppell, TX; Texas Region; Subaru BRZ
Touring 1: Bill Baten; Carmel, IN; Indianapolis Region; Chevrolet Camaro
Touring 2: Alan Kossof; Prospect Heights, IL; Chicago Region; Porsche 996
Touring 3: Jason Ott; Littleton, CO; Colorado Region; BMW Z4 M
Touring 4: Michael Borden; Greenfield, WI; Milwaukee Region; Mazda MX-5
Sunday Winners:
Below are provisional race results from Sunday’s Hoosier SCCA Super Tour WeatherTech Chicago Region June Sprints at with Class: Name, Hometown, Region and Car.
American Sedan®: Andrew McDermid; Howell, MI; Milwaukee Region; Ford Mustang
B-Spec: Fritz Wilke; Chelsea, MI; Detroit Region; Ford Fiesta
E Production: Jesse Prather; Topeka, KS; Kansas Region; BMW Z3
F Production: Eric Prill; Topeka, KS; Kansas Region; Mazda Miata
H Production: Christopher Schaafsma; Wheaton, IL; Chicago Region; Volkswagen Golf GTI
Formula 500: Eric McRee; Lapeer, MI; Detroit Region; NovaRace Blade
Formula Atlantic®: Richard Zober; Croydon, PA; Philadelphia Region; Swift 016a Mazda
Formula Continental®: Christopher Miller; Minneapolis, MN; Land O’Lakes Region; Van Diemen Zetec
Formula Enterprises 2: Max Grau; Port Byron, IL; Great River Region; FE2/Mazda
Formula F: Simon Sikes; Martinez, GA; Atlanta Region; Mygale SJ12
Formula Vee®: Hunter Phelps-Barron; Garland, TX; Texas Region; Mysterian M4
Formula X: Jason Vinkemulder; Spring Lake, MI; Milwaukee Region; Star Mazda
GT-1: Tony Ave; Maiden, NC; Central Carolinas Region; Chevrolet Corvette
GT-2: Mark Boden; Buffalo Grove, IL; Chicago Region; Porsche 991.2 Cup
GT-3: George Cichon; Caledonia IL; Blackhawk Valley Region; Mazda RX-7
GT-X: Luke Lange; Dallas, TX; Texas Region; Hyundai Veloster
GT-Lite: Christopher Bovis; Lawrence, KS; Chicago Region; Honda CRX SI
Prototype 1: Chip Romer; Lake Havasu City, AZ; Las Vegas Region; Elan DP02
Prototype 2: Tim Day Jr.; Scottsdale, AZ; San Francisco Region; Stohr WF1
Prototype X: Judd Miller; Katy, TX; Houston Region; Radical PX
Spec Miata: Jim Drago; Memphis, TN; Mid South Region; Mazda Miata
Spec Racer Ford 3: Brian Schofield; Lakeland, FL; Central Florida Region; SRF3
Super Touring® Lite: Joe Moser; Wilmette, IL; Detroit Region; Honda CRX SI
Super Touring® Under: David Fiorelli; Coppell, TX; Texas Region; Subaru BRZ
Touring 1: Bill Baten; Carmel, IN; Indianapolis Region; Chevrolet Camaro
Touring 2: Mark Boden; Buffalo Grove, IL; Chicago Region; Porsche 996
Touring 3: Jason Ott; Littleton, CO; Colorado Region; BMW Z4 M
Touring 4: Michael Borden; Greenfield, WI; Milwaukee Region; Mazda MX-5
