Scott Tucker, owner and driver for Level 5 Motorsports, has made history earlier this week at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Through the victory lap, he nabbed his 3rd straight SCCA titles, an historical accomplishment that simply a limited number of drivers have ever done.
During 2009, the Runoffs classic occured initially in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., its 6th place since it began. The venue was in close proximity to Level 5 Motorsports' home base in Madison, Wisc. The team, which Tucker created in 2008, had been young but had experienced some great accomplishment 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 start, and he led the T1 field through turn one. In turn two, he lost the leading place 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 2nd place position even with pressure from behind in driver Lance Knupp of Fenton, Mich., the third driver to eventually reach the podium that day.
The most notable 3 drivers fought it out through the entire race. Tucker followed Buttermore closely, waiting for a way to surpass him. In turn 5, Buttermore's miscalculation became Tucker's window, and Tucker passed him to regain the lead in lap 4, just before turn six.
Tucker didn't look back through out the 13-lap, 52-mile race. Once he crossed the checkered flag, Tucker had sped to a 1.42-second lead for the first place finish in his first Runoffs appearance. Along the way, 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 because of braking, which allowed 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.
In 2009, Tucker was still in the midst of proving himself the top driver in just his third year of professional racing. His decisive victory at the Runoffs, considered one of the top sports car races worldwide, added to his growing list of victories in 2009. Going into this year's 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 several different racing series. The 2009 SCCA Runoffs at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., were the start of two years of explosive achievements for Tucker along with his Level 5 Motorsports team.
During 2009, the Runoffs classic occured initially in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., its 6th place since it began. The venue was in close proximity to Level 5 Motorsports' home base in Madison, Wisc. The team, which Tucker created in 2008, had been young but had experienced some great accomplishment 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 start, and he led the T1 field through turn one. In turn two, he lost the leading place 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 2nd place position even with pressure from behind in driver Lance Knupp of Fenton, Mich., the third driver to eventually reach the podium that day.
The most notable 3 drivers fought it out through the entire race. Tucker followed Buttermore closely, waiting for a way to surpass him. In turn 5, Buttermore's miscalculation became Tucker's window, and Tucker passed him to regain the lead in lap 4, just before turn six.
Tucker didn't look back through out the 13-lap, 52-mile race. Once he crossed the checkered flag, Tucker had sped to a 1.42-second lead for the first place finish in his first Runoffs appearance. Along the way, 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 because of braking, which allowed 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.
In 2009, Tucker was still in the midst of proving himself the top driver in just his third year of professional racing. His decisive victory at the Runoffs, considered one of the top sports car races worldwide, added to his growing list of victories in 2009. Going into this year's 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 several different racing series. The 2009 SCCA Runoffs at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., were the start of two years of explosive achievements for Tucker along with his Level 5 Motorsports team.
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