Second Crop of Classes Halfway to a Solo National Championship

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 27, 2007) €“ The remaining 34 Solo National classes have kicked off the second half of competition at the 35th Tire Rack ® Solo National Championships at Heartland Park Topeka.After finishing runner-up in B Stock Ladies last year, Jennifer Isley could be en route to her third National Championship. Running a Mazda RX-8, Isley currently sits a comfortable 1.245 seconds ahead of Debbie Kerswill in another Mazda RX-8.Husband and defending B Stock Champion Jason Isely is the day one leader in his Mazda RX-8, but is under extreme pressure from rookie Doug Rowse. Also driving an RX-8, Rowse is more than impressive in his Solo National debut, ending day one just 0.032-second behind two-time Champion Isley.It€™s a team Tunnell and Team Beecher face-off in the X Prepared classes. Bob and Patty Tunnell lead Richard and Barbara Beecher in X Prepared and X Prepared Ladies. Appropriately the couples are facing off in rival German machinery; the Tunnells are at the wheel of a BMW M3, while the Beechers pilot a Porsche RSR.D Stock is shaping up to be a rematch from 2006. Defending champion Bartek Borowski in an Acura ITR, trails last year€™s runner-up Kinch Reindl in a Acura Integra by 0.249-second. If he can maintain the gap on Friday, it will be Reindl€™s first National Championship. Things keep getting better for Mike €œJunior€ Johnson. After winning this year€™s Tire Rack® ProSolo National Championship less than a week ago, he finds himself leading A Street Prepared by 0.683-second in his Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Johnson is the defending ASP Champion.With the exception of the tie in E Prepared between Tom Ellam and Christopher Dorsey, G Stock Ladies is the closest battle going into day two and it€™s between two ladies looking for their first National Championships. Both in Mini Coopers, Brianne Corn currently leads Mindi Cross by slim 0.006-second. The final day of competition for the 2007 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships begins Friday at 8:00 a.m. (CDT). The classes will switch courses from West to East and East to West. Today€™s best times, along with Friday€™s, will be added together to determine the class Champion.For complete results from the event, click the "more about this event" link at the bottom of the page.-30-TOPEKA, Kan. €“ Top two runners in each of the 34 classes competing Thursday and Friday in the 35th Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships at Heartland Park Topeka with class, leading driver, hometown and car; second place driver, hometown, car and gap behind first place. Results are provisional.A Stock: Jason Collett, Knoxville, Tenn., Honda S2000; 2, Eric Stemler, Peoria, Ill., Pontiac Solstice GXP, -0.207-second.A Stock L: Diana Carris, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Subaru STi; 2, Denise Cashmore, New Berlin, Wis., Chevrolet Corvette, -0.265 secondA Street Prepared: Michael Johnson, Glen Allen, Va., Chevrolet Corvette Z06; 2, Rod McGeorge, Tappahannock, Va., Chevrolet Corvette Z06, -0.683-secondA Street Prepared L: Diane Johnson, Glen Allen, Va., Chevrolet Corvette Z06; 2, Natha A Waldbaum, Omaha, Neb., -3.679 secondsB Stock: Jason Isley, Ladera Ranch, Calif., Mazda RX-8; 2, Doug Rowse, Phoeniz, Ariz., Mazda RX-8, -0.032 secondB Stock L: Jennifer Isley, Ladera Ranch, Calif., Mazda RX-8; 2, Debbie Kerswill, Reno, Nev., Mazda RX-8, -1.245 secondsB Street Prepared: Tom Berry, Alta Loma, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo IV; 2, Marshall Grice, Mitsubishi Evo IV, -0.702-secondB Street Prepared L: Christine Berry, Alta Loma, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo I; 2, Lisa Savage, Fort Worth, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, -5.136 secondsD Prepared: Steve Hoelscher, St. Augustine, Fla., Toyota MR2; Keith Brown, Des Moines, Wash., Mazda Miata, -0.261-secondD Prepared L: Kim M Wilson, Bowling Green, Ky., Toyota MR2 Spyder; 2, Anne Robinson, Highland, Ind., Toyota MR2 Spyder, -1.893 secondsD Stock: Kinch Reindl, Denver, Colo., Acura ITR; 2, Bartek Borowski, Elmwood, Ill., Acura Integra, 0.249-secondD Stock L: Pamela J Earnes, Meridian, Idaho, Volkswagen R32; 2, Karen Kraus, Frederick, Md., Subaru Impreza WRX, -0.061E Modified: Dan Wasdahl, Massillon, Ohio, Lotus Europa; 2, Jeff Kiesel, Poway, Calif., -0.329-secondE Modified L: Ann S Vogel, Tulsa, Okla., Mazda Miata; 2, Debra Pruett, Kansas City, Mo., Lotus 7, -0.320-secondE Prepared: Tom Ellam, Livermore, Calif., Mazda RX3; 2, Christopher Dorsey, Littleton, Colo., Honda CRX, tieE Prepared L: Jennifer Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mazda RX3; no other competitorsE Street Prepared: Mark Madarash, Red Oak, Texas, Pontiac Trans-Am; 2, Mark Jorgensen, Omaha, Neb., Ford Mustang Cobra, -0.144-secondE Street Prepared L: Lorien Feighner, Howell, Mich., Ford Mustang; 2, Lorae Myers, Howell, Mich., Ford Mustang, 0.444-secondF Modified: Gary E Kramar, Arlington, Texas, Red Devil F500; 2, Jeff Blumenthal, Independence, Ohio, KBS Mk7, -0.615-secondF Modified L: Christina Libecco, Warren, Ohio, KBS MKVII; 2, Robin Lumb, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Raptor F500, -3.030 secondsF Stock: Sam Strano, Knoxdale, Pa., Ford Shelby Mustang; 2, Van A Michael, Turbotville, Pa., Ford Mustang, -1.064 secondsF Stock L: Jennifer Merideth, Westland, Mich., Ford Mustang Shelby Cobra; 2, Crissy Weaver, Beavercreek, Ore., Ford Mach 1, -1.268 secondsFormula 125: Jeremiah McClinktock, Commerce Township, Mich., Renspeed Fast; 2, Mitch Fagundes, Clovis, Calif., CRG Road Rebel, -0.496-secondFormula 125L: Suzanne Valerie Segal, Las Vegas, Nev., Birel CR32; 2, Karen J Craner, Idaho Falls, Idaho, GPracing CR125, -1.255 secondsG Stock: Ron Williams, Topeka, Kan., Mini Cooper S; 2, Eric Kriemelmeyer, Pomfret, Md., Nissan Spec-V, -0.036-secondG Stock L: Brianne Corn, San Marcos, Texas, Mini Cooper S; 2, Mindi Cross, Phoenix, Ariz., Mini Cooper S, -0.006-secondStreet Touring S: Jason Frank, Racine, Wis., Honda Civic Si; 2, Kevin McCormick, Lincoln, Calif., Honda Civic Si, -0.171-secondStreet Touring S L: Katie Elder, Folsom, Calif., Honda Civic Si; 2, Julie J Avard, Topeka, Kan., Honda Civic Si, -0.896-secondStreet Touring Ultra: James Eric Paulson, Portland, Ore., Subaru WRX STi; 2, Jerry Irvine, Lenexa, Kan., Mitsubishi Evo IX, -0.260-secondStreet Touring Ultra L: Mary E Bahr, West Salem, Wis., Subaru STi; 2, Meredith Najewicz, Mableton, Ga., Subaru STi, -0.054-secondStreet Touring Xtreme: Chris Fenter, Appleton, Wis., Subaru Impreza WRX; 2, Neal Tovsen, Saint Paul, Minn., BMW 325is, -0.556-secondStreet Touring Xztreme L: Amy Coleman, Renton, Wash., Subaru WRX; 2, Shauna Rios, Corona, Calif., Subaru Impreza WRX, -1.241 secondsX Prepared: Bob Tunnell, Superior, Colo., BMW M3; 2, Richard Beecher, Davie, Fla., Porsche RSR, -0.861-secondX Prepared L: Patty Tunnell, Superior, Colo., BMW M3; 2, Barbara Beecher, Davie, Fla., Porsche RSR, 0.477-second