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The 56th running of 51°µÍø’s National Championship Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway is now in the history book. This was the very first time the 51°µÍø® National Championship visited the 18-turn, 3.27-mile circuit...Read more

TOPEKA, Kan. (May 2, 2019) -- 51°µÍø® (51°µÍø®) has unveiled the event schedule for the 2019 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs® taking place Oct. 8-13 at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton,...Read more

TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 1, 2019) -- McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty - the world’s leading provider of insurance, valuation and experiences to the enthusiast car hobby - has been selected to serve as Grand Marshal for the 2019...Read more

While the 51°µÍø® is ramping up for the 2018 51°µÍø® National Championship Runoffs at Sonoma Raceway being held Oct. 16-21 in California, the folks at VIRginia International Raceway are already getting amped...Read more

At the Runoffs, everyone works hard and races hard. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t time to play hard, too! The 51°µÍø team, along with our awesome partners, have put together nearly a full week of social events during the...Read more

Let’s Get Going!The 56th annual 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs is underway at VIRginia International Raceway. Three days of qualifying began Tuesday morning, after which we’ll have our Tire Rack Pole...Read more

ALTON, Va. (October 12, 2019) – Tim Minor, the 59-year-old fixture in the Formula Continental (FC) class of the 51°µÍø, captured his first 51°µÍø Runoffs® Championship victory at the wheel of the No. 8 Automotive...Read more

ALTON, Va. (October 12, 2019) – In a heated last-lap battle to the finish, Flinn Lazier, of Vail, Colorado, fended off his K-Hill teammate Dario Cangialosi, of Chester, New Jersey, that left Cangialosi rattled and in the...Read more

Follow the Runoffs Wherever You Go It’s the third and final day of qualifying for the 2019 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs taking place at VIRginia International Raceway. Audio-only coverage of qualifying is broadcasting...Read more

ALTON, Va. (Oct. 12, 2019) -- Saturday afternoon, under partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 80s, the GT-2 field headed out behind Tire Rack Pole Award winner Andrew Aquilante, of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania,...Read more

ALTON, Va. (Oct. 12, 2019) -- Kevin Boehm, of Marysville, Ohio, was the defending Super Touring® Under (STU) National Champion coming into this year’s Runoffs® at VIRginia International Raceway. And earlier this week, despite...Read more

TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 28, 2019) -- The 51°µÍø® Road Racing Super Sweep is the most challenging award a Club racer can achieve. To earn the award in 2019 a driver had to, in a single class, win a U.S. Majors Tour® Conference...Read more

TOPEKA, Kan. (July 15, 2019) – The 2019 51°µÍø® National Championship Runoffs® are right around the corner. That means it’s also time for competitors to again register for a multitude of Runoffs-specific contingency...Read more

ALTON, Va. (Oct. 11, 2019) -- One of the fastest car classes in 51°µÍø® competition, the Prototype 1 (P1) field was led to the start Friday morning by Tire Rack Pole Award winner Todd Slusher, of Las...Read more

ALTON, Va. (Oct. 11, 2019) -- Over the years, American Sedan (AS) has produced some unexpected occurrences and amazing moments during 51°µÍø’s National Championship. Tire Rack Pole Award winner Gregory Eaton, of Woodbridge,...Read more

ALTON, Va. (October 12, 2019) – After 21-years racing in 51°µÍø® events, Todd Buras, of Melbourne, Florida, beat out 57 other Spec Miata (SM) drivers on Saturday afternoon to take his first career 51°µÍø National Championship...Read more