South African Formula One Championship build interest by padding the field with Formula 2 and Formula 5000 cars, but viewership was in a steady decline - not helped by a somewhat Byzantine points system. 1976 would see the start of the domination of South Africa's National Championship by Ian Scheckter. Indeed, had it not been for youthful exuberance Scheckter would have won the 1975 title. He won more races than Charlton, but Charlton was more consistent. Scheckter won the first four championship in a row for Lexington Racing before United Tobacco Company withdrew their teams (Lexington, Gunston and Texan). With Gunston returning in 1983, Scheckter
Sergio Peña (racing driver) Sergio Peña (racing driver) Sergio Peña (born February 13, 1993) is an American NASCAR driver who is one of eleven drivers who is part of the Drive for Diversity program. He impressed people with his second-place effort only to be behind Joey Logano at the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway after starting on the pole. In 2010, Peña competed in the K&N Pro Series East for his rookie season. Prior to NASCAR, he was part of the Formula BMW series. In 2010, Peña drove for John Story's Revolution Racing Chevrolet team, finishing twelfth in the K&N East Series standings