LINCOLN, Neb.(September 6, 2012) –After crowning one set of National Championships on Wednesday at the 40th TireRack SCCA Solo National Championships, a second run of competitors have postedtimes and only one day of action remains at the Lincoln (Neb.) Airpark.

 

G.J. Dixon, ofScarsdale, N.Y., rocketed to a 0.694-second advantage in the 41-car Super Stockfield in his Grand Prix of New York/Monticello Motor Club Porsche 911 GT3 onthe West course. The driver in second, Steve Telehowski, of Shelby Twp., Mich.,was a bit of a surprise, as it’s the two-time C Stock Champion’s firstNationals since 2005. In fact, his sponsor denotes his absence with the “It’sbeen how long?” Chevrolet Corvette. Behind them, it’s a who’s who of stalwarts,including defending Champion Matthew Braun, Gary Thomason and Sam Strano, amongothers.

 

Coming off his win inthe Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale and the Gumout Super Challenge, Joe Tharpe,of State Center, Iowa, carried that momentum into the first day of Super StreetPrepared runs with his R&S Racing/Loctite Chevrolet Corvette. He holds asizeable 0.831-second lead over multi-time Champion Ryan Buetzer in Mike“Junior” Johnson’s Evolution/ChaseCam/Motion Control Suspension/OS GikenChevrolet Corvette. Katy Nicholls, of San Diego, Calif., sits third and couldbe a threat to be the fourth-ever woman to win in an open class with her ThreeWheel Racing Lotus Elise.

 

One duel to keep aneye on through the final day is the X Prepared class battle between formerNational Champs. Fred Zust, of Tempe, Ariz., has dominated the class during hisfour-consecutive National Championships in the Blackwatch Racing Lotus Elise.To keep that streak alive, however, Zust is going to have to make up someground on Andrew Mckee, of San Jose, Calif. Rather than defend his Super StreetModified, title, McKee moved his Mazda RX-7 to XP and is the clubhouse leadergoing into Friday by 0.330-second.

 

Dan Wasdahl, ofMassillon, Ohio, leads the charge toward the Small Fortune Racing FTD trophyfor the fastest time of the event. After Nick Roberts ran the firstsub-50-second time (49.957) in Formula SAE earlier in the day on the Westcourse, the challenge was on to see if anyone could top it, or if the honorwould go to FSAE for the second-straight year. Wasdahl rose to the occasion,turning a blistering 47.659 in his Wing Shop/Hooper BBR/Phantom DVS-1 to lead AModified by more than three seconds.

 

There’s a familyrivalry afoot in F Modified, as defending Champion Jeff Colegrove, ofRochester, N.Y., leads brother Stefan, of Fairport, N.Y., by just 0.082-second.The pair shares the Mitchell Racing Services/Berg Racing Red Devil F500. Jeffhas finished one spot ahead of younger brother Stefan each of the last twoyears, topping him for the title in 2011 by 0.148-second.

 

Thursday’s runs alsomarked the debut of the Road Tire Category as supplemental classes at the TireRack Solo National Championships. New at the National Level for 2012, the RoadTire classes get the full treatment as every class, but will not be recognizedas National Champions as they are in their infancy. Within the category,Stephen Hui, of Bellevue, Wash., leads the Road Tire RWD class with an indexedtime that is just 0.051-second ahead of Lance Keely, of Brookfield, Wis. Hui’sHonda S2000, Keeley’s Hyundai Genesis, and the rest of the category are givenan indexed time based on their full-class counterparts.

 

Thursday morning wasalso the first of two Gumout Use Your Motorhead All-Star Challenges this week.Top PAX Index drivers from each heat from Tuesday and Wednesday runs all wenthead-to-head in the Gumout/Black Magic/BFGoodrich Tires/Hawk Volkswagen Golf.Street Touring X National Champion Bryan Heitkotter posted the fastest time andclaimed the $500 grand prize, with Jeff Cashmore (D Modified) and Mark Smith (DStock) completing the top three.

 

Some of the sport’shighest honors were handed out at Wednesday night’s banquet honoring the newlycrowned National Champions. The Solo Cup, given to the person who has made anoutstanding contribution to the Solo Events Program, went to former SCCA Boardmember and Solo Events Board Chairman Marcus Merideth, of Westland, Mich. Ashocked Sam Strano, of Knoxdale, Pa., was awarded the Solo Driver of Eminence,given annually to the Solo driver who has consistently demonstrate excellencebehind the wheel and an exemplary degree of sportsmanship. The Johnson Spiritof the Sport award was given to Danny Kao, of North Potomac, Md., for hisenthusiasm for Solo.

 

In Wednesday’sNational Championship release, the G Stock National Champion was incorrectlyidentified. William Loring, of Osceola, Ind., is a repeat winner in G Stockafter coming from behind during the second day of runs in his Hoosier Tire/TireRack Toyota Celica GT.

 

Follow the actionthrough live timing at www.sololive.scca.com,live audio from the east course at www.ustream.tv/channel/solo-nationals-eastand from the west course at www.ustream.tv/channel/solo-nationals-west,or on Twitter @sccalive.

 

More information onthe Tire Rack SCCA National Championship is available at www.scca.com/solo.

 

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LINCOLN, Neb. – Thetop two runners in each of the 43 classes competing Thursday and Friday in the40th Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships at Lincoln Airpark with class,leading driver, hometown and car; second place driver, hometown, car and gapbehind first place.

 

Super Stock: G.J.Dixon, Scarsdale, N.Y., Porsche 911 GT3; Steve Telehowski, Shelby Twp., Mich.,Chevrolet Corvette, -0.694.

Super Stock Ladies:Holly Schwedler, Medina, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette; Shelly Monfort, Saratoga,Calif., Chevrolet Corvette, -0.184.

B Stock: Jeff Janzen,Winnepeg, MB, Honda S2000 CR; James Yom, Los Angeles, Calif., Honda S2000 CR,-0.037.

B Stock Ladies:Roberta Wenzel, Pensecola, Fla., Honda S2000; Emily Bashford, Winnipeg, MB,Honda S2000 CR, -0.104.

E Stock: Eric Chiang,Somerville, Mass., Mazda Miata; Bartek Borowski, Elmwood Park, Ill., MazdaMiata, -0.069.

H Stock: Greg Reno,Lawrence, Kan., Mini Cooper; Tim Carritte, Avon Lake, Ohio, Mini Cooper,-0.554.

H Stock Ladies: GwenBaake, Bahama, N.C., Mini Cooper; Linda Duncan, Topeka, Kan., Mini Cooper,-1.962.

F Stock: Brian Peters,Litchfield Park, Ariz., Ford Mustang; Mark Daddio, Beacon Falls, Conn., FordMustang, -0.742.

F Stock Ladies: MaryLou Holmes, Los Alamos, N.M., Ford Mustang; Dawn Ammirata, Caldwell, N.J., FordMustang, -0.258.

C Prepared: MichaelMaier, Livermore, Calif., Ford Mustang; Todd Farris, Bryan, Texas, ChevroletCamaro, -1.755.

C Prepared Ladies:Donna Bartling, Katy, Texas, Chevrolet Camaro; Brianne Maier, Livermore,Calif., Ford Mustang, -1.159.

D Prepared: Ron Bauer,Issaquah, Wash., Mazda MX-5; Drew VanderPloeg, Pflugerville, Texas, MazdaMiata, -0.387.

D Prepared Ladies:Tami Daniels, Gladstone, Ore., Mazda Miata; Vickie Livengood, Kennewick, Wash.,Mazda MX-5, -2.131.

F Prepared: AndrewPallotta, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Mitsubishi Evo; Tom Holt, Round Rock, Texas,Datsun 280Z, -0.023.

F Prepared Ladies:Christy Carlson, Papillion, Neb., Subaru Impreza; Jennifer Parker, Kailua,Hawaii, Datsun 280Z, -3.987.

X Prepared: AndrewMcKee, San Jose, Calif., Mazda RX-7; Fred Zust, Tempe, Ariz., Lotus Elise,-0.330.

A Street Prepared:Aaron Miller, Auburn Hills, Mich., Mitsubishi Evo 8; Marshall Grice, LosAngeles, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo 9, -0.299.

A Street PreparedLadies: Christine Grice, Los Angeles, Calif., Mitsubishi Evo 9; LorienFeighner, Howell, Mich., Pontiac Solstice GXP, -1.032.

B Street Prepared:Mark Baer, Loveland, Colo., BMW M3; Jason Uyeda, Canoga Park, Calif., HondaS2000, -0.068.

C Street Prepared:Scott Fraser, San Jose, Calif., Mazda Miata; Matt McCabe, Omaha, Neb., MazdaMiata, -0.386.

C Street PreparedLadies: Sue Eckles, Malcom, Neb., Mazda Miata; Jodi Fordahl, Bremerton, Wash.,Mazda Miata, -0.315.

D Street Prepared:Nathan Whipple, Marlborough, Mass., BMW 325is; Doug Rowse, Phoenix, Ariz., BMW330, -0.075.

D Street PreparedLadies: Olga Bogdanova, Clifton Park, N.Y., BMW 330Ci; Melanie Pora, Arvada,Colo., BMW 325is, -0.185.

A Modified: DanWasdahl, Massillon, Ohio, MMR/Phantom DVS-1; KJ Christopher, Redondo Beach,Calif., BBR/Phantom Menace, -3.035.

F Modified: JeffColegrove, Rochester, N.Y., Red Devil F500; Stefan Colegrove, Fairport, N.Y.,Red Devil F500, -0.082.

F Modified Ladies:Michelle Quinn, Dublin, Ohio, KBS MK7; Katelyn Johnson, Plano, Texas, KBS MK4,-2.294.

Street Modified: MikeSimanyi, Santa Ana, Calif., BMW M3; Michael Fineberg, Blue Bell, Pa.,Mitsubishi Evolution, -0.235.

Street ModifiedLadies: Lana Tsurikova, Farmingham, Mass., BMW M3; Laurie Hyman, Redmond,Wash., Nissan GT-R, -0.028.

Super Street Modified:Carter Thompson, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mazda RX-7; Brian Johns, Murfreesboro,Tenn., Mazda RX-7, -0.665.

Super Street ModifiedLadies: Tara Johns, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mazda RX-7; Kandy Johnson, Glen Allen,Va., Chevrolet Corvette Z06, -1.921.

Street Modified F (SupplementalClass): Jinx Jordan, Terrell, N.C., Honda Civic; Bryan Mancuso, Enfield, Conn.,Honda CRX, -0.616.

Street Modified FLadies (Supplemental Class): Ginette Jordan, Terrell, N.C., Honda Civic;Rebecca Zacharda, Sherwood, Ore., MINI Cooper S, -2.719.

Street TouringCompact: Jason Frank, Racine, Wis., Honda Civic; Jeff Wong, Moorpark, Calif.,Honda Civic Si, -0.551.

Street Touring CompactLadies: Nicole Nagler, Moorpark, Calif., Honda Civic Si; Shauna Rios, Corona,Calif., Honda Civic Si, -0.961.

Street Touring F: AndyHollis, Austin, Texas, Mazda 2; Ann Hollis, Austin, Texas, Mazda 2, -1.335.

Street Touring FLadies: Jan Rowe, Houston, Texas, MINI Cooper; No other entrants.

Super Street Prepared:Joe Tharpe, State Center, Iowa, Chevrolet Corvette; Ryan Buetzer, HermosaBeach, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette, -0.831.

Road Tire AWD(Supplemental Class): Andrew Barrett, Old Greenwich, Conn., Subaru WRX; AndySmedegard, Stevens Point, Wis., Subaru WRX, -0.242.

Road Tire FWD(Supplemental Class): Mark Allen, Petaluma, Calif., Mini Cooper; Adam Barber,Anoka, Minn., Dodge Neon, -0.329.

Road Tire FWD Ladies(Supplemental Class): Liz Foreman, Lewis Center, Ohio, MAZDASPEED3; JodyBedell, Farmington, Minn., Mazda3, -0.927.

Road Tire RWD(Supplemental Class): Stephen Hui, Bellevue, Wash., Honda S2000; Lance Keeley,Brookfield, Wis., Hyundai Genesis, -0.051.

Road Tire RWD Ladies(Supplemental Class): Brooke Bierman, Ankeny, Iowa, Scion FR-S; Kathryn George,Chicago, Ill., BMW Z3, -2.087.

Formula SAE(Supplemental Class): Nick Roberts, Olathe, Kan., University of Kansas;Christopher Moulckers, Arlington, Texas, University of Texas, -0.633.

 

Image: G.J. Dixonleads Super Stock after Thursday’s runs.

Credit: Rupert Berrington