This is it! The final “Who Will Win the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships?” article before the big rock-and-roll theme Sept. 1-5, 2025, Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships takes the stage.
If you missed any of the other “Who Will Win?” articles, you can find them all here.
This final set of polls is a veritable stairway to heaven, covering all of the Developmental and Exhibition classes, namely CAM®, EVX, Club Spec, FSAE, and Xtreme. And these classes are getting a whole lotta love from the Solo community! CAM-S sports entries in the upper 40s while CAM-C and CAM-T are pushing 40 each. Club Spec Mustang entries were sitting in the mid-30s when we assembled these polls, with XA on the brink of breaking the 50-entry mark!
These drivers are not competing for a National Championship title, but you’d never know it based on the entry count and the incredible talent who has entered. Are these drivers dazed and confused? Hardly – these classes are just that fun to compete in!
Like with the other polls this week, we led with a list of who WE thought would win. Here you go:
- CAM-C: Dave Schotz
- CAM-CL: Samantha Whitworth
- CAM-S: Justin Peachey
- CAM-T: Mark Madarash
- CAM-TL: Ashley Griffin
- EVX: Jay Bullington
- CSM: Chip Manuel
- CSML: Carmen Rowlands
- CSX: Mike King
- CSXL: Brittany Edwards
- FSAE: Steven Tang
- FSAEL: Kaylee Citarella
- XA: John Vitamvas
- XAL: Laura Marcus
- XB: Andrew Canak
- XBL: Avery Bingham
- XU: Brian Garfield
These polls were assembled just days before the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships, with hundreds of names on the list. If you find the polls have drivers missing from their listings, it’s nobody’s fault but mine (and my decision to assemble these polls a week or so before the event, which means last-minute class shuffling won’t be represented in these polls).
Rather than ramble on, we’ll jump to the interesting bit:
Poll Results
Fans weighed in on who they thought would win. Choices with votes are listed by share of votes, highest first. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number, so totals may not equal 100%.
Classic American Muscle Contemporary
79 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Dave Schotz | 37% |
| John Ward | 19% |
| Peter Bruschi | 5% |
| Robert Gosda | 5% |
| Mikey Albacete | 4% |
| Brandon Nelson | 4% |
| Dave Whitworth | 4% |
| David Feighner | 3% |
| Hal Dorton | 3% |
| Michael Snyder | 3% |
| Chris Levitz | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
| David Gushwa | 1% |
| Dustin Neuville | 1% |
| Ron Ver Mulm | 1% |
| Meredith Evans | 1% |
| Andy Neilson | 1% |
| Jeff Cox | 1% |
| Greg Paine | 1% |
| Terry Neuville | 1% |
Classic American Muscle Contemporary Ladies
40 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Samantha Whitworth | 50% |
| Kylee Risse | 28% |
| Elizabeth Whitworth | 23% |
Classic American Muscle Sport
67 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Justin Peachey | 36% |
| Mike Casino | 12% |
| Josh Peek | 7% |
| Ryan Mathews | 6% |
| Kevin Keys | 6% |
| Alek Tziortzis | 6% |
| Scott Fraser | 4% |
| Chris Cox | 3% |
| Scott Boito | 3% |
| Richard King | 1% |
| Chris Kempfer | 1% |
| Tom Warson | 1% |
| Matthew Sebelski | 1% |
| Bill Hughes | 1% |
| David Green | 1% |
| Keith Lamming | 1% |
| Dan Bullis | 1% |
| Clay Turner | 1% |
| David Rock | 1% |
| Other | 1% |
Classic American Muscle Traditional
60 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Mark Madarash | 20% |
| Colton Hobaugh | 12% |
| J.J. Mallrich | 10% |
| Brian Harvey | 8% |
| Mike Johnson | 8% |
| Chris Haydu | 8% |
| Emery Seaton | 7% |
| Chris Cargill | 5% |
| Thomas Kamman | 3% |
| Jinx Jordan | 3% |
| Brian Underwood | 2% |
| Phil Knowles | 2% |
| Howard Duncan | 2% |
| Chris Janusz | 2% |
| Briget Sawatsky | 2% |
| Stephen Riner | 2% |
| Raleigh Boreen | 2% |
| Wayne Atkins | 2% |
| Mark Sawatsky | 2% |
Classic American Muscle Traditional Ladies
32 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Ashley Griffin | 34% |
| Linda Duncan | 31% |
| Velma Boreen | 31% |
| Other | 3% |
Electric Vehicle Experimental
total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|
Club Spec Mustang
71 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Chip Manuel | 37% |
| Randy Adkins | 18% |
| Jeffrey Pilson | 6% |
| Jim Perrin | 6% |
| Kevin Buchholz | 6% |
| Martin Montagno | 6% |
| Chris Fletcher | 4% |
| Jonathan Cadiente | 4% |
| Eric Sienkiewicz | 3% |
| Justin Barbry | 3% |
| Thomas Waylett | 1% |
| Brian Meyers | 1% |
| Noah Feldstein | 1% |
| Kevin Henry | 1% |
| Mike Razny | 1% |
| Clarke LaCelle | 1% |
Club Spec Mustang Ladies
50 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Carmen Rowlands | 56% |
| Crissy Hedderick | 26% |
| Carla Russo | 16% |
| Other | 2% |
Club Spec MX-5
55 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Ricky Crow | 25% |
| Mike King | 20% |
| Carlos Morales | 11% |
| Abdul Huuda | 11% |
| Rick Myers | 7% |
| Jeremy Wilson | 7% |
| Eric Prill | 5% |
| Mike Pride | 5% |
| Steven Burkett | 4% |
| Trevor Enochs | 2% |
| Sean Green | 2% |
Club Spec MX-5 Ladies
34 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Brittany Edwards | 35% |
| Deanna Flanagan | 24% |
| Ali Wilson | 12% |
| Theresa Walton | 12% |
| Amy New | 6% |
| Jessica Mignone | 6% |
| Other | 6% |
Formula SAE
12 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Steven Tang | 67% |
| Ramin Ansary | 17% |
| Other | 17% |
Formula SAE Ladies
14 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Kaylee Citarella | 93% |
| Other | 7% |
Xtreme A
74 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| John Vitamvas | 23% |
| Kyle Gottschalk | 23% |
| David Marcus | 15% |
| Other | 11% |
| Andriy Sytyashenko | 5% |
| Chris Gladu | 4% |
| Christopher Mayfield | 4% |
| Simon Gagnon | 3% |
| Joe Brennan | 1% |
| Rj Harrison | 1% |
| Graham Snyder | 1% |
| Norm Flowers | 1% |
| Logan Altmyer | 1% |
| Darian Taggart | 1% |
| Hsun Chen | 1% |
| Drew Hackett | 1% |
| Jade Wiegel | 1% |
Xtreme A Ladies
38 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Laura Marcus | 53% |
| Christine Grice | 21% |
| Monique Forsythe | 8% |
| Lisa Berry | 8% |
| Victoria Butler | 5% |
| Halie Sewell | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
Xtreme B
56 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Andrew Canak | 25% |
| Alan Claffie | 11% |
| Deana Kelley | 9% |
| Nick Pasternack | 5% |
| Rusty Horlacher | 5% |
| Brandyn Marlow | 5% |
| Matthew Ellam | 5% |
| Daniel Shugan | 4% |
| Blake Alvarado | 4% |
| Tom Ellam | 4% |
| Sean Forthun | 4% |
| Keegan Shepard | 4% |
| Michael Carpenter | 4% |
| Kevin Coyne | 2% |
| Rob Springer | 2% |
| Michael Cobb | 2% |
| Andrew McGibbon | 2% |
| Chris Bailey | 2% |
| Brian Bielanski | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
Xtreme B Ladies
23 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Kate Claffie | 48% |
| Avery Bingham | 30% |
| Rebecca Mestas | 9% |
| Carrie Goetz | 9% |
| Other | 4% |
Xtreme Street Unlimited
40 total votes
| Driver | Share of votes |
|---|---|
| Brian Garfield | 40% |
| Geoffrey Wolpert | 30% |
| Robert Tunnell | 13% |
| Other | 8% |
| Lee Depew | 5% |
| Jere Haigh | 3% |
| Patty Tunnell | 3% |
Photo by Jeff Loewe