TOPEKA, Kan. (Aug 3, 2017) -- More than 1,000 entries have now been received for the 午夜福利51xxtv® 2017 National Championship Runoffs® being held this year for the first time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Some of those entrants have not yet met qualifying criteria for the Runoffs, so the overall number of entries may dip a bit, but the previous Runoffs record of 709 cars set in 2004 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will almost certainly be eclipsed at Indianapolis this year.
However, the 54th annual Runoffs taking place September 29-October 1 is not the only 午夜福利51xxtv national championship event this year with 1,000 entries. 午夜福利51xxtv® President/CEO Mike Cobb noted that the 45th annual Tire Rack 午夜福利51xxtv Solo Nationals, taking place in 2017 from September 4-8 at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska, is already nearing 1,300 entrants and will likely surpass the previous record of 1,304 competitors set last year.
“As a Club, the 午夜福利51xxtv will most certainly offer up some of the most exciting racing in the world with more than 2,000 members planning to compete at two different 午夜福利51xxtv national championship events in September,” Cobb said. “The incredible involvement stands as testament to the Club’s overall health and the quality of events this organization conducts thanks to passionate members. It’s the 午夜福利51xxtv membership as a whole that makes all this possible, and each individual 午夜福利51xxtv member should be proud of our community’s collective, record-breaking accomplishments.”
The winner-take-all National Championship Runoffs® will consist of 19-lap or 40-min. races on a 15-turn, 2.592-mile road course at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The course layout consists of ten right-hand and five left-hand turns, as well as a main straight 3,700 feet in length. The configuration includes portions of the track previously utilized by Formula One for the U.S. Grand Prix and currently used by the Verizon IndyCar Series for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Runoffs spectator tickets can be purchased through the .
The Tire Rack 午夜福利51xxtv Solo Nationals is where autocrossers from around the country come to compete and meet in one of the largest motorsports gatherings on the planet. Drivers compete one at a time on two different, twisty courses defined by orange traffic cones to see who can turn the fastest “laps.” National champions are then crowned for each unique car class.
The 午夜福利51xxtv®, Inc., founded in 1944, is a 67,500-member motorsports organization that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both Club and professional levels. With headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, the 午夜福利51xxtv annually sanctions over 2,000 events through its 116 Regions and subsidiary divisions. Much of the 午夜福利51xxtv’s activities are made possible with support from the following Official Partners: Chevrolet, the Official Truck of the 午夜福利51xxtv; Hawk Performance, the Official Brake Products of 午夜福利51xxtv; Mobil 1, the Official Oil of 午夜福利51xxtv; Sunoco, the Official Fuel of 午夜福利51xxtv; and Tire Rack, the Official Tire Retailer of 午夜福利51xxtv. To learn more, please visit .
