Few drivers epitomize SCCA open-wheel racing more than 82-year-old RRDC member, Dave Weitzenhof, the 2025 WeatherTech Chicago Region June Sprints Grand Marshal. Winning four Formula F National Championships in the ‘70s and ‘80s was no small feat. But add to that a Formula Vee title in 1972, then a pair of Formula Continental titles during the ’90s, and we can’t forget about his 14 June Sprints victories.
Inducted into SCCA’s Hall of Fame in 2020 alongside his wife, Sherrie, Dave also earned the Road Racing Drivers’ Club Mark Donohue Award in 1972 and SCCA’s President’s Cup in 1977. During the weekend of June 6-8, 2025, at Road America, it’s Dave who presented podium finishers with one of the unique and fabulous plaque trophies created by Chicago Region for the June Sprints.
Outside the car, Dave is an accomplished engineer who spent much of his career with Bridgestone/Firestone and has numerous patents to his name. That engineering knowhow served him well in his racing, but he has given it freely to his fellow racers over the years. Without hesitation, car setup and vehicle dynamics information were shared in documents he made readily available to others. He also has given setup seminars at NEohio Region, NEDiv and even SCCA National Conventions.
Both his driving and engineering prowess were applied in test-driving duties for the original SCCA Enterprises Sports Renault, now one of SCCA’s largest car classes known as Spec Racer Ford Gen3.
