ChampCar Regional & National Championships
Last updated: November 25, 2025
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.
National Championship entries are not exclusive. Any team may enter the race weekend, but only qualified teams are eligible to be crowned National Champion.
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.
Winner-take-all format
The Championship race decides the title on track. Win the race, win the Championship.
Ref: BCCR 1.5.2.BPoints & 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.
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 & 1.5.3.1Driver 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 1.5.4Open entry: Championship weekends are not exclusive. Anyone may enter the event. Only qualified teams can be crowned Champion. Ref: BCCR 1.5.5
2025 National Championship Standings
Showing teams that have met the two-event prerequisite.
View as a stand along web pageFAQ
- Warning flag: at
4:40 pmthat 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 pmwith 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.
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.
- 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.
Docs & Links
- BCCR – Rules and Regulations
- Event Schedule (find the National Championship weekend)
- Event Supplemental Rules for the Championship weekend (posted on the event page)