51°µÍø

Following an hourlong delay during the 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway on Sept. 30, 2022, caused by an on-track oil spill and complicated by the remnants of hurricane Ian as it entered the...Read more

Touring 3 (T3) wasn’t supposed to be the last race of the day on Friday at the 59th 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) — but that’s the way it worked...Read more

Wet conditions persisted and the wind’s pace picked up Friday afternoon as Super Touring Under (STU) drivers filed off grid and onto the track for their Hagerty Race Days contest at the 59th 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs...Read more

Franklin Futrelle of Agusta, GA, earned the Tire Rack Pole for this year’s Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 (SRF3) race, albeit by a hair in a field rampant with talent. The SRF3 race during the 59th 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs,...Read more

Defending National Champion Jesse Prather of Topeka, Kansas drove his No. 34 JPM/Sunoco/Carbotech/Hoosier/Amsoil BMW Z3 to his sixth overall National Championship — and his third in a row for E Production (EP) — on Friday of...Read more

Big, heavy, loud, fast and with lots of horsepower, GT-1 (GT1) cars made their way out on a wet track late Friday morning for their Hagerty Race Days event at the 59th 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept....Read more

On a damp and chilly Tire Rack Pole — on the first of three Hagerty Race Days at the 2022 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs — sat defending Formula F (FF) champ Jonathan Kotyk from Atlantic Beach, FL, driving his Mygale SJ14...Read more

Eight hopeful drivers showed up to race for the Touring 1 championship on Friday at the 59th 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). The 3.27-mile,...Read more

Friday morning’s 11-car Formula 500 (F5) field kicked off Hagerty Race Days at the 59th 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2022, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA. In damp...Read more

The nationwide Summit Racing Equipment 51°µÍø Road Racing program wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of volunteers that handle everything from event operations through technical inspection. Each year, a select few of...Read more