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Race Chairman

The Race Chairman the chief organizer of the race weekend. They appoint a Chief Steward and other race officials, draft and post the supplemental and registration documents for the entrants and workers, arrange for insurance coverage, rent the track and other facilities, facilitate driver trophies, and more. Read more in the Race Chair Manual.

Race Steward

The Race Steward (or Steward of the Meeting, "SOM") is responsible for enforcing compliance with the General Competition Rulebook ("GCR") and Supplementary Regulations for the racing event. They act primarily as a judicial entity and are not responsible for the organization or execution of the event. The powers of the SOM include settling disputes among officials or racers, imposing penalties permitted by the GCR, modifiying the supplemental regulations or racing schedule, and amending competition results.

Specialty Chiefs

A race weekend requires Chiefs for everything from Flagging and Communications to Emergency Response to Timing and Scoring. Read more about each specialty here and contact the current specialties chiefs here.

Divisional Officers

More Information

For more detailed information on rules and regulations surrounding racing officials read Chapter 5 of the SCCA General Competition Rulebook (GCR) available for download here.