ChampCar Regional & National Championships

The ChampCar National Championship is a winner-take-all event. Qualify during the season, line up on the grid, and the first team to the checkered flag is the Champion. Simple as that.
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Overview Eligibility Points & Seeding Car & Driver Continuity Current Standings FAQ Docs & Links

Event details: The CEO designates the Championship venue and date. Always review the Event Supplemental Rules for official specifics (schedule, tech, sound, fueling, etc.).

Eligibility (BCCR 1.5)

To qualify for the National Championship, a team must:
  • Finish in the Top 75 in points from the previous season.
  • Compete in at least two (2) event weekends during that season.

Ref: BCCR 1.5.1 A–B

Winner-take-all format

The Championship race decides the title on track. Win the race, win the Championship.

Ref: BCCR 1.5.2.B

Points & Seeding (BCCR 1.6)

Season points are used to determine seeding and qualification, not a head start. Lower is better.
How points are awarded
  • 1 point for 1st, 2 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, and so on.
  • Your best two (2) finishes from the season are counted. Other results are dropped.
Ref: BCCR 1.6.1–1.6.2
Mini example
Finish
Points
P1
1
P2
2
P10
10

Seeding uses the sum of your best two finishes. Seeding does not carry a time or points advantage into the race.

Car & Driver Continuity

Bring the same car you qualified with

If your car was totaled, a same-generation make, model, and options replacement may be used with ChampCar Tech approval.

Ref: BCCR 1.5.3 & 1.5.3.1

Driver continuity

A minimum of two (2) original team drivers from one or both qualifying races must each complete at least one (1) lap in the Championship race.

Ref: BCCR 1.5.4

2025 National Championship Standings

Showing teams that have met the two-event prerequisite.

View as a stand along web page

FAQ

Yes. Points leader starts first, followed by 2nd, 3rd, and so on.

Yes. All championship cars grid at the front. Non-championship cars line up behind them.

  • Warning flag: at 4:40 pm that pits are about to close.
  • Pit road closes: 4:45 pm (15 minutes before end of day).
  • Penalty for pitting after close: car must drive through with no service and be sent back out.
  • Pit exit closes: at 5:00 pm with the checkered and red flag.
  • Does pit exit close as soon as the checker comes out? Yes. It does not wait for the last car to receive the checker.

The leading championship car receives the checkered first. Championship cars then report to parc ferme on pit road.

All championship cars park on pit road overnight. Only the following are allowed:

  • Installing or adjusting cameras
  • Placing or removing car covers

Penalty for violation: touching the car beyond the above, or removing it from pit road during parc ferme, moves the car to EC and out of the championship.

Non-championship cars: exit the track and return to paddock for the night.

If a championship car is in paddock before pits close (4:45 pm): it may be worked on overnight and rejoin Sunday at the back of the field.

  • Championship cars leave pit road first in the order they came off the track Saturday.
  • Non-championship cars follow behind them.

  • Championship (parc ferme) race laps: cumulative across Saturday and Sunday.
  • Non-championship cars: two separate races. Sunday starts from zero laps.

No. All driver stints reset to zero after one hour of inactivity.

  • Recon laps: one lap behind the Pace Car.
  • Pit availability: pit road opens after all cars have left pit road. A car may enter pits after completing one lap around the track.
  • Fueling on that first pass: permitted once pits are officially open as above.
  • If a car is out of fuel on pit lane: it is held until the flag turns green. Then the team can get their car to their pit box and start their stop.
  • If a car runs out of fuel on track: the tow truck will be dispatched after the race starts.

The championship leading car is considered the leader for Pace Car pickup.

The championship leader receives the checkered flag first.
Note: This FAQ is a quick reference. In any conflict, the BCCR and the event Supplemental Rules and steward directives govern.

Docs & Links

Note: This page summarizes BCCR 1.5 and 1.6. If there is any conflict, the published BCCR and Event Supplemental Rules govern.