LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 11, 2009) The 37th Annual Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships came to a close Friday, with Championships awarded in the final 38 classes of competition.Unlike the first two days of action, which saw the lead in 13 of the 29 classes change from day one to day two, 34 of the 38 drivers leading after Thursdays runs held serve to take top honors for their class in 2009.The Berry family added one more Champion this week, as 18-year old Lisa won in her first ever Solo Nationals appearance driving the Berry Family Racing Mitsubishi Evo 9, besting her mother, Theresa, by 0.644-second in B Street Prepared Ladies. Family patriarch Tom Berry took the open class version of BSP, coming from second overnight to take his sixth-career title. Daughter Christine is also a former Champion, and finished second in Street Modified Ladies on Wednesday.Two other drivers earned National Championships in their first ever Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships appearance. Thomas Kenna, of Irvine, Calif., held his overnight lead to take the Street Touring Ultra class title in the Ciro Design/Dunlop Mitsubishi Evo. Additionally, Donna Littlejohn, of Columbia, S.C., took the A Street Prepared Ladies title in her rookie run, driving the Vettechicks.com Chevrolet Corvette.After finishing second in four-consecutive tries, Karen Craner, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, finally captured her coveted first Championship in Formula 125 Ladies, driving a GPracing CR125.On the opposite end of the spectrum, Patty Tunnell, of Superior, Colo., captured her 13th National Championship, coming from behind in her BarekAub.com/H&R/Hoosier BMW M3 to beat defending E Modified Ladies Champion Shawn Marie Kiesel.Other drivers coming from behind to win National Championships included Alex Muresan, of Santa Clara, Calif., in his D Stock class www.ltbmotorsports.com Acura Integra R and Diana Carris, of Kailua, Hawaii in her Street Touring® Ultra Ladies class thanks cy Mitsubishi Evo 9.Overall, the event was a tremendous success, SCCA President and CEO Jeff Dahnert said. With 1149 competitors, we missed the overall record by just eight and I heard nothing but positive feedback about the site, the organizers and the city of Lincoln.Full results from the 2009 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships are available at www.scca.com.LINCOLN, Neb. Winners in the final 38 classes competing Thursday and Friday in the 37th Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships at Lincoln Airpark with class, driver, hometown, car and number of total championships won. Classes with an asterisk and in bold indicate a lead change from day one to day two.A Stock: Scott McHugh, Santa Clarita, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette; Third National ChampionshipA Stock L: Denise Cashmore, New Berlin, Wis., Chevrolet Corvette; Third National ChampionshipB Stock: Bryan Heitkotter, Fresno, Calif., Mazda RX-8; Second National ChampionshipB Stock L: Debbie Kerswill, Reno, Nev., Mazda RX-8; First National Championship.D Stock*: Alex Muresan, Santa Clara, Calif., Acura Integra R; First National ChampionshipD Stock L: Pamela Eames, Meridian, Idaho, Audi TT Quattro; First National ChampionshipG Stock: Anthony Savini, Cochranville, Pa., MINI Cooper S; First National ChampionshipG Stock L: Mindi Cross, Phoenix, Ariz., MINI Cooper S; First National ChampionshipStreet Touring Sport: Matthew Glagola, Atlanta, Ga., Honda CRX Si; First National ChampionshipStreet Touring Sport L: Michelle Seelig, Edmond, Okla., Honda CRX Si; Fifth National ChampionshipStreet Touring Ultra: Thomas Kenna, Irvine, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo; Rookie ChampionStreet Touring Ultra L*: Diana Carris, Kailua, Hawaii, Mitsubishi Evo IX; First National ChampionshipStreet Touring Xtreme: Bryce Merideth, Ocoee, Fla., BMW 328is; First National ChampionshipStreet Touring Xtreme L: Jennifer Isley, Coto De Caza, Calif., Mazda RX-8; Fourth National ChampionshipA Street Prepared: Jason Collett, Smyrna, Tenn., Chevrolet Corvette; Second National ChampionshipA Street Prepared L: Donna Littlejohn, Columbia, S.C., Chevrolet Corvette; Rookie ChampionB Street Prepared*: Tom Berry, Alta Loma, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo; Third-straight Championship, sixth overall.B Street Prepared L: Lisa Berry, Alta Loma, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo 9; Rookie ChampionE Street Prepared: Mark Madarash, Red Oak, Texas, Pontiac Trans Am; Third-straight ESP Championship (five overall)E Street Prepared L: Karen Kraus, Harmans, Md., Subaru Impreza WRX; Second ChampionshipF Street Prepared: David Fauth, Arvada, Colo., BMW 2002; Fifth National ChampionshipF Street Prepared L: Lisa Krueger, Midland, Mich., Volkswagen Rabbit; Eighth National ChampionshipX Prepared: Fred Zust, Tempe, Ariz., Lotus Elise; Second-consecutive ChampionshipX Prepared L: Diane Deanovic, Tempe, Ariz., Lotus Elise; no other cars entered.E Prepared: Christopher Raglin, Findlay, Ohio, Honda Civic; Second-consecutive ChampionshipE Prepared L: Amy Lee, Kailua, Hawaii, Mazda RX3; First National ChampionshipG Prepared: Steve Bollinger, Granger, Ind., Austin-Healey Sprite; Fifth National ChampionshipG Prepared L: Denise Kugler, Springtown, Pa., Honda CRX; Fifth National ChampionshipB Modified: Clemens Burger, Noblesville, Ind., LeGrand Mk18; First National ChampionshipB Modified L: Jane Willis, Irving, Texas, Dragon; only car entered.C Modified: Peter Calhoun, Westmont, Ill., Swift DB-1; First National ChampionshipC Modified L: Beverly Carlile, Warner, Okla., Citation; no other entries.D Modified: Jeff Cashmore, New Berlin, Wis., Sprinto 7; Sixth National ChampionshipD Modified L: Diane Wood Austin, Tallahassee, Fla., Austin Mini; First National ChampionshipE Modified: Jeff Kiesel, Poway, Calif., KFR Turbo Sprite; Fourth National ChampionshipE Modified L*: Patty Tunnell, Superior, Colo., BMW M3; 13th National ChampionshipFormula 125: Paul Russell, San Diego, Calif., Tony Krypton/Honda; Second National ChampionshipFormula 125 L: Karen Craner, Idaho Falls, Idaho, GPRacing CR125; First National ChampionshipAttached: Scott McHugh en route to his A Stock National Championship.Credit: Jimmy Sykes-30-
