Congratulations to the second set of provisional winners from each of the 40 classes that concluded competition on Friday, Sept. 8, during the 50th running of the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships that took place Sept. 5-8, 2023, at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska’s capital city.
Included below in the list of Thursday/Friday National Champions and class winners is “class: name, car, margin of victory (career national championships).” An asterisk indicates the class either did not reach the participation threshold to crown a National Champion or is a supplemental class.
A Street: Dan Simms, Chevrolet Corvette, 0.540sec (first National Championship)
A Street Ladies: Sue Eckles, Chevrolet Corvette, 2.215sec (seventh National Championship, first in class)
E Street: Bartek Borowski, Mazda Miata, 0.218sec (11th National Championship, eighth in class)
E Street Ladies: Theresa Walton, Mazda Miata, 3.709sec (first National Championship)
F Street: Sam Strano, Ford Mustang, 0.242sec (10th National Championship, fifth in class)
F Street Ladies: Shelly Monfort, Ford Mustang, 0.710sec (13th National Championship, second in class)
H Street: Matt Morhardt, Honda Civic, 1.144sec (second National Championship, second in class)
H Street Ladies: Laura Harbour, Toyota Celica GT, 3.239sec (fifth National Championship, second in class)
C Prepared: Robert Lewis, Ford Mustang, 0.276sec (second National Championship, second in class)
C Prepared Ladies: Tracy Lewis, Ford Mustang, 3.3375sec (seventh National Championship, seventh in class)
D Prepared: Todd Roberts, Mazda Miata, 0.893sec (third National Championship, third in class)
F Prepared: Wes Hughson, Honda S2000, 1.393sec (second National Championship, second in class)
C Street Prepared: Raymond Dsouza, Mazda Miata, 0.075sec (second National Championship, first in class)
C Street Prepared Ladies: Hailey Schmidt, Mazda Miata, 1.313sec (first National Championship)
D Street Prepared: Steve O’Blenes, Mazda RX-8, 0.643sec (eighth National Championship, third in class)
D Street Prepared Ladies: Catherine Tran, Mazda RX-8, 3.316sec (second National Championship, first in class)
E Street Prepared: AJ Whitaker, Honda Civic Type-R, 0.040sec (first National Championship)
*E Street Prepared Ladies: Katie Barrett, BMW M3, 0.339sec (first Nationals win)
Super Street Touring® : Christopher Wanner, Chevrolet Corvette, 0.376sec (first National Championship)
Super Street R: Jim Perrin, Chevrolet Corvette, 1.190sec (first National Championship)
Street Touring® R: Billy Davis, Mazda Miata, 0.004sec (seventh National Championship, second in class)
Street Touring® R Ladies: Ali Wilson, Mazda Miata, 0.054sec (first National Championship)
Street Touring® Ultra: Brent Schneekloth, Mitsubishi Evo, 0.342sec (first National Championship)
Street Touring® Ultra Ladies: Thenmozhi Elayaperumal, BMW 328, 0.600sec (first National Championship)
Super Touring® Xtreme: Jonathan Mudge, Scion FR-S, 0.200sec (first National Championship)
Street Touring® Xtreme Ladies: Emily Brown, Scion FR-S, 0.024sec (first National Championship)
Super Street Modified: Matt Waldbaum, Mazda Miata, 3.058sec (first National Championship)
*Super Street Modified Ladies: Karen Miller, Nissan MT/Z, N/A (first Nationals Win)
Street Modified: Todd Kean, Nissan 240SX, 0.763sec (third National Championship, third in class)
Street Modified Ladies: Christine Grice, Mitsubishi Evo, 1.507sec (eighth National Championship, second in class)
B Modified: Matthew Ellam, Omnifab Cheetah, 1.012sec (sixth National Championship, sixth in class)
C Modified: Ben Martinez, Van Diemen RF84, 0.736sec (fifth National Championship, fourth in class)
C Modified Ladies: Mari Clements, Honda Van Diemen, 1.785sec (second National Championship, first in class)
Kart Modified: Larry MacLeod, Tonykart Shifter, 0.325sec (fifth National Championship, fifth in class)
*Classic American Muscle Contemporary: Dave Schotz, Chevrolet Camaro SS, 1.436sec (fourth Nationals win, first in class)
*Classic American Muscle Contemporary Ladies: Elizabeth Whitworth, Ford Mustang, N/A (first Nationals win)
*Classic American Muscle Traditional: Neil Britton, Chevrolet Camaro, 2.641sec (first Nationals win)
*Electric Vehicle X: Ian Jordan, Tesla Model 3, 0.536sec (first Nationals win)
*Xtreme A: Simon Gagnon, Subaru STi, 0.422sec (first Nationals win)
*Xtreme A Ladies: Halie Sewell, Subaru STi, 9.055sec (first Nationals win)
A list of winners from Tuesday/Wednesday competition can be found here. For a complete rundown of results, visit the 2023 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championship event webpage.
Photo: Brent Schneekloth on his way to a National Championship in Street Touring Ultra.
Photo by Rupert Berrington
