by Sheryl Kuhn
Scott Tucker, owner and driver for Level 5 Motorsports, made history earlier this week at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Through the victory lap, he nabbed his third consecutive SCCA titles, an historical feat that a very small number of drivers have ever attained.
During 2009, the Runoffs classic occured the very first time in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., its sixth location since it began. The area was near Level 5 Motorsports' home base in Madison, Wisc. The team, which Tucker established in 2008, had been young but had enjoyed some really good 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 out, and then he led the T1 field through turn one. In turn 2, he lost the leading place to competitor 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 absolute best three drivers fought it out through the race. Tucker followed Buttermore intently, waiting for a chance to surpass him. In turn 5, Buttermore's error became Tucker's window, and Tucker passed him to regain charge in lap four, right before turn six.
Tucker didn't look back through out the 13-lap, 52-mile race. By the time 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."
Not long after Tucker overtook Buttermore, the Chevrolet lost stability as a result 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 '09, Tucker had been in the middle of proving himself a top-notch driver in just his 3rd year of professional racing. His decisive victory at the Runoffs, considered one of the best sports car races globally, added to his growing list 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 five different racing series. The 2009 SCCA Runoffs at Elkhart Lake, Wisc., were the start of 2 years of intense success for Tucker and his awesome Level 5 Motorsports team.
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Title: History in the Making: Scott Tucker
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