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 3rd straight SCCA titles, an historical feat that a small selection of drivers have ever performed.
In 2009, the Runoffs classic occured initially in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., its 6th spot since it began. The location was near to Level 5 Motorsports' home base in Madison, Wisc. The team, which Tucker started in 2008, was still young but had experienced some 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, and then he led the T1 field through turn one. In turn two, he lost the leading position to opponent 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 standing even with pressure from behind in driver Lance Knupp of Fenton, Mich., the 3rd driver to eventually reach the podium that day.
The best 3 drivers fought it out through the race. Tucker followed Buttermore closely, awaiting a way to surpass him. In turn 5, Buttermore's mistake became Tucker's window, and Tucker passed him to regain the lead in lap 4, prior to turn six.
Tucker didn't look back for the remainder of 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. Along the way, he recorded the fastest lap of the race, with a 2:22.000 lap while in 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 due to braking, which helped Knupp's No. 37 Dodge Viper to operate 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 had been in the middle 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 around the world, added to his growing number of victories during 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 several racing series. The 2009 SCCA Runoffs at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., were the start of two years of incredible success for Tucker along with his Level 5 Motorsports team.
In 2009, the Runoffs classic occured initially in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., its 6th spot since it began. The location was near to Level 5 Motorsports' home base in Madison, Wisc. The team, which Tucker started in 2008, was still young but had experienced some 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, and then he led the T1 field through turn one. In turn two, he lost the leading position to opponent 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 standing even with pressure from behind in driver Lance Knupp of Fenton, Mich., the 3rd driver to eventually reach the podium that day.
The best 3 drivers fought it out through the race. Tucker followed Buttermore closely, awaiting a way to surpass him. In turn 5, Buttermore's mistake became Tucker's window, and Tucker passed him to regain the lead in lap 4, prior to turn six.
Tucker didn't look back for the remainder of 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. Along the way, he recorded the fastest lap of the race, with a 2:22.000 lap while in 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 due to braking, which helped Knupp's No. 37 Dodge Viper to operate 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 had been in the middle 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 around the world, added to his growing number of victories during 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 several racing series. The 2009 SCCA Runoffs at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., were the start of two years of incredible success for Tucker along with his Level 5 Motorsports team.
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