LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 1, 2011) The 39th annual Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships saw another 35 classes in action on Thursday as the second wave of competitors completed their first day of competition in high temperatures at Lincoln Airpark. Each class will crown a National Champion at the conclusion of Fridays runs. The weekends largest class began the day on the East Course, as all 64 competitors in Street Touring R made runs. The top 10 drivers are within a second of leader Nicholas Barbato, of Wethersfield, Conn., driving the Thanks Mark/For Liam Honda S2000. Closest to Barbato is James Yoms Hardrace/VelocityShop.com Honda S2000 at just 0.197-second behind, followed by Robert Thornes SCR Performance Honda S2000 an additional 0.062-second behind Yom. Defending Street Touring Sport National Champion Andrew Canak, of Milwaukee, Wis., has picked up where he left off, leading the class by 0.185-second in the Toyo Tires/Big Bear Tire Mazda Miata. Trying to dethrone Canak is Rick Cone, of Lawrenceville, Ga., just behind in the Bridgestone/Mazda Mazda Miata. Jeff Wong, of Moorpark, Calif., backed up last years Street Touring Xtreme National title with the fastest time on Thursday, topping the 43-car field in the Toyo Tire/ProParts USA Honda Civic Si. Sitting 0.321-second behind Wong is Sebastian Rios, of Corona, Calif., in his ProParts USA/Blind Squirrel Racing Honda Civic Si. Brianne Corn, of San Marcos, Texas, topped the B Modified class by 0.775-second in her Janco/Hoosier LeGrand Dragon in her attempt to become just the third Glass Pylon recipient for women who have won an open class National Championship. Two-time defending class Champion Clemens Burger, of Nobelsville, Ind., is Corns closest competition in the LeGrand Mk18. Corn finished second last year and fourth in 2009 after winning B Modified Ladies in 2008. Action was just as heated amongst the classes on the West Course. Looking for his fifth-consecutive E Street Prepared National Championship, Mark Madarash, of Red Oak, Texas, got a jump on the 23-driver field in his Pontiac Trans Am with a 1.522-second lead over second place Bob Anderson, of Darien, Ill., in his MLS Motor Racing/SPS Solotime Chevrolet Camaro. Lisa Garfield, of Mount Airy, Md., watched her son, Julian, win Formula Jr. A on Wednesday, and hopes to bring another winning trophy home in Formula 125 Ladies. Shell have to unseed eight-time Champion Suzanne Segal, of Las Vegas, Nev., though, who holds a scant 0.053-second advantage over Garfield after Thursdays runs in her Birel Honda. In F Street Prepared, Ron Williams, of Topeka, Kan., laid down a quick time on his first West course run, but the engine of his Hoosier/Honda/A+ Collision Honda Civic expired upon completion, leaving the class leader without a running car. As is often the case in Solo competition, a fellow competitor offered up a co-drive in their own car. Randy Hickman, of Wellington, Colo., will have karma on his side, as Williams joined him for the second and third runs in the Sign Edge Racecar Graphics Volkswagen Scirocco. Williams first time was eclipsed by 0.339-second on Kevin Wenzels final run in the Thrudvang Racing/www.bmw2002.com BMW 2002, but Williams is still in the game entering Fridays runs, thanks to the generosity of a competitor. Wenzel, incidentally, used to own the Volkswagen that Williams is set to drive on Friday. Competition continues Friday in all of these classes for the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championship, crowning the final set of champions for the year on Friday following final runs. Follow the action through live timing at www.sololive.scca.com, live audio from the east course at www.ustream.tv/channel/solo-nationals-east and from the west course at www.ustream.tv/channel/solo-nationals-west, or on Twitter @sccalive. More information on the Tire Rack SCCA National Championship is available at www.scca.com/solo. Follow SCCA on Twitter @SCCAOfficial. LINCOLN, Neb. The top two runners in each of the 40 classes competing Thursday and Friday in the 39th Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships at Lincoln Airpark with class, leading driver, hometown and car; second place driver, hometown, car and gap behind first place. A Stock: Carl Vanderschuit, La Jolla, Calif., Porsche Cayman S; Glen Herndandez, Marysville, Wash., Porsche Cayman S, -0.147 A Stock L: Kristi Brown, Seattle, Wash., Porsche Cayman S; Christine Newcomer, Lake Forest, Calif., Porsche Cayman S, -0.609. B Stock: Jadrice Toussaint, Charlotte, N.C., Honda S2000; Bob Klingler, Colorado Springs, Colo., Honda S2000, -0.656. B Stock L: Jocelin Huang, Rochester, Minn., Honda S2000; Roberta Wetzel, Pensacola, Fla., Honda S2000, -0.246. C Stock: Ryan Buetzer, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Pontiac Solstice; Nathan Whipple, Marlborough, Mass., Pontiac Solstice, -0.431. C Stock L: Lynn Collins, Berlin, Mass., Pontiac Solstice; Mary Bahr, W. Salem, Wis., -1.092. D Stock: Mark Smith, Denver, Colo., Audi TT; Craig Wilcox, Lees Summit, Mo., Mini Cooper, -0.421. D Stock L: Mindi Cross, Phoenix, Ariz., Mini Cooper S; Connie Smith, Santa Fe, N.M., Audi TT, -0.696. G Stock: Bill Loring, Osceola, Ind., Toyota Celica GT; Jonathan Rogers, Oxford, Mich., Dodge SRT-4, -0.844. G Stock L: Julie Heaton, Omaha, Neb., Mazdaspeed Protégé; Leslie Swain, Tulsa, Okla., Honda Civic Si, -4.390. H Stock: Greg Reno, Lawrence, Kan., Mini Cooper; James Feinberg, Cary, N.C., Mini Cooper, -0.244. H Stock L: Barbara LeRoy Boehme, San Diego, Calif., Mini Cooper; Gwen Baake, Bahama, N.C., Mini Cooper, -1.908. Street Touring Sport: Andrew Canak, Milwaukee, Wis., Mazda Miata; Rick Cone, Lawrenceville, Ga., Mazda Miata, -0.185. Street Touring Sport L: Kim Whitener, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda CRX; Laura Harbour, Stamping Ground, Ky., Mazda Miata, -1.650. Street Touring R: Nicholas Barbato, Wethersfield, Conn., Honda S2000; James Yom, Los Angeles, Calif., Honda S2000, -0.197. Street Touring R L: Kyung Wootton, Austin, Texas, Mazda Miata; Victoria Benya, Phoenixville, Pa., Honda S2000, -3.552. Street Touring Ultra: Geoff Clark, Monroe, Wash., Mitsubishi Evo 9; John Hale, Austin, Texas, Subaru WRX STi, -0.919. Street Touring Ultra L: Christy Carlson, Papillion, Neb.; Gretchen Everett, Kent, Wash., Mitsubishi Evo 9, -0.179. Street Touring Xtreme: Jeff Wong, Moorpark, Calif., Honda Civic Si; Sebastian Rios, Corona, Calif., Honda Civic Si, -0.321. Street Touring Xtreme L: Gretchen Austin, Crystal, Minn., Mazda RX-8; Katelyn Johnson, Plano, Texas, Honda Civic Si, -1.163. E Street Prepared: Mark Madarash, Red Oak, Texas, Pontiac Trans Am; Bob Anderson, Darien, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, -1.522. E Street Prepared L: Linda Ruschak, Merrilville, Ind., Ford Mustang GT; No other competitors. E Street Prepared: Mark Madarash, Red Oak, Texas, Pontiac Trans Am; Bob Anderson, Darien, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, -1.522. E Street Prepared L: Linda Ruschak, Merrilville, Ind., Ford Mustang GT; No other competitors. G Prepared: Fred Robertson, London, Ohio, Honda Civic; Bo Rader, Wichita, Kan., A-H Sprite, -0.108. G Prepared L: Denise Kugler, Springtown, Pa., Honda CRX; Kim Bollinger, Granger, Ind., A-H Sprite, -1.727. B Modified: Brianne Corn, San Marcos, Texas, LeGrand Dragon; Clemens Burger, Noblesville, Ind., LeGrand Mk18, -0.775. B Modified L: Briget Sawatsky, Winnipeg, Canada, LeGrand MK 18; Heather Howe, Silverton, Ore., LeGrand Mk18, -1.080. C Modified: Nick Myers, Danville, Ind., Reynard FF1600; Joshua Parker, Nashua, N.H., Reynard, -0.029. D Modified: Mark Huffman, Litchfield Park, Az., Lotus Elan; Jeff Cashmore, New Berlin, Wis., Sprinto YC-3, -0.482. D Modi
