Scott Tucker, owner and driver for Level 5 Motorsports, creates history this weekend at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Through taking the victory lap, he nabbed his third consecutive SCCA titles, an historical accomplishment that very select few drivers have ever performed.
In 2009, the Runoffs classic happened the first time in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., its sixth area since it began. The area was near to Level 5 Motorsports' home base in Madison, Wisc. The team, which Tucker created in 2008, had been young but had experienced some really good success already in the 2009 season. Tucker competed and won in the Hawk Performance Touring 1 race.
His No. 55 Ferrari 430 Challenge had the pole position to begin with, and then he led the T1 field through turn one. In turn 2, he lost the top placement to challenger John Buttermore, of Pontiac, Mich., who eventually makes podium behind Tucker. Tucker was hot on the tail of Buttermore's Nearbrook Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette, keeping his second place rank even with pressure from behind in driver Lance Knupp of Fenton, Mich., the third driver to eventually reach the podium that day.
The superior 3 drivers fought it out through the race. Tucker followed Buttermore carefully, awaiting a possibility to surpass him. In turn five, Buttermore's miscalculation became Tucker's window, and Tucker passed him to regain charge in lap 4, just before turn six.
Tucker didn't look back through out the 13-lap, 52-mile race. The moment he crossed the checkered flag, Tucker had sped to a 1.42-second lead for the first place finish in his first Runoffs appearance. In the process, he recorded the fastest lap of the race, with a 2:22.000 lap during the competition.
"Both Buttermore and Knupp were formidable competitors for the duration of the race," Tucker said. "I was caught sleeping for a second there, when Buttermore overtook me, but he got a little wide in turn five, and I was able to take advantage of that. It really could have been anyone's podium today; both of those guys put up strong, consistent races. I had to be continuously focused because I knew if I made a mistake, either one of them would be right there to pick it up."
Shortly after Tucker overtook Buttermore, the Chevrolet lost stability as a consequence of braking, which helped Knupp's No. 37 Dodge Viper to work into the second-place spot. Even as Buttermore decelerated the pace, he still pulled off the third-place podium finish.
one of the best, Tucker was still in the midst of proving himself a top-notch driver in just his third year of professional racing. His decisive victory at the Runoffs, considered one of the very best sports vehicle races on the globe, added to his growing list of victories in '09. Going into the 2011 Runoffs, Tucker was a different driver; he had not only two Runoffs wins under his belt, but a variety of other first-place and podium finishes from 5 various racing series. The 2009 SCCA Runoffs at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., were the start of 2 years of incredible achievements for Tucker along with his Level 5 Motorsports team.
In 2009, the Runoffs classic happened the first time in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., its sixth area since it began. The area was near to Level 5 Motorsports' home base in Madison, Wisc. The team, which Tucker created in 2008, had been young but had experienced some really good success already in the 2009 season. Tucker competed and won in the Hawk Performance Touring 1 race.
His No. 55 Ferrari 430 Challenge had the pole position to begin with, and then he led the T1 field through turn one. In turn 2, he lost the top placement to challenger John Buttermore, of Pontiac, Mich., who eventually makes podium behind Tucker. Tucker was hot on the tail of Buttermore's Nearbrook Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette, keeping his second place rank even with pressure from behind in driver Lance Knupp of Fenton, Mich., the third driver to eventually reach the podium that day.
The superior 3 drivers fought it out through the race. Tucker followed Buttermore carefully, awaiting a possibility to surpass him. In turn five, Buttermore's miscalculation became Tucker's window, and Tucker passed him to regain charge in lap 4, just before turn six.
Tucker didn't look back through out the 13-lap, 52-mile race. The moment he crossed the checkered flag, Tucker had sped to a 1.42-second lead for the first place finish in his first Runoffs appearance. In the process, he recorded the fastest lap of the race, with a 2:22.000 lap during the competition.
"Both Buttermore and Knupp were formidable competitors for the duration of the race," Tucker said. "I was caught sleeping for a second there, when Buttermore overtook me, but he got a little wide in turn five, and I was able to take advantage of that. It really could have been anyone's podium today; both of those guys put up strong, consistent races. I had to be continuously focused because I knew if I made a mistake, either one of them would be right there to pick it up."
Shortly after Tucker overtook Buttermore, the Chevrolet lost stability as a consequence of braking, which helped Knupp's No. 37 Dodge Viper to work into the second-place spot. Even as Buttermore decelerated the pace, he still pulled off the third-place podium finish.
one of the best, Tucker was still in the midst of proving himself a top-notch driver in just his third year of professional racing. His decisive victory at the Runoffs, considered one of the very best sports vehicle races on the globe, added to his growing list of victories in '09. Going into the 2011 Runoffs, Tucker was a different driver; he had not only two Runoffs wins under his belt, but a variety of other first-place and podium finishes from 5 various racing series. The 2009 SCCA Runoffs at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., were the start of 2 years of incredible achievements for Tucker along with his Level 5 Motorsports team.
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