TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 28, 2007) There were a slew of first-time champions on the closing day of the 35th Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships.Although there werent many day one leaders who fell on the final day of competition, two drivers made up enough time on day two to earn their first National Championships. In E Modified Jeff Kiesel ended Thursdays heats in second, but ended todays contest in first behind the wheel of a 3-Rotor Sprite to take his first Solo National Championship. Carol Kolk in A Stock Ladies also captured her first Championship in a Pontiac Solstice GXP, after starting the day in third.Jason Frank and Jason Collett were both first time Champions in some of the largest classes of the event. Collett topped 59 other A Stockers in his Honda S2000 to bag his first Championship, while Frank beat out the Street Touring S field by an extraordinary 1.151 seconds in his Honda Civic SiLocal driver Ron Williams also took home his first National Championship driving a Mini Cooper S in G Stock, beating defending Champion Craig Wilcox by a narrow margin of 0.017-second.There were just as many repeat titlists however, some in the double digits. Patty Tunnell earned her 12th National Championship when she took victory in X Prepared Ladies. Katie Elder nabbed her fifth-straight Street Touring® S Ladies Title. Suzanne Valerie Segal, Tom Ellam and Christina Libecco are now six-time Champions. Ellams Title came after breaking a day-one tie with Christopher Dorsey in E Prepared. Ellam took his second-straight EP Championship in a Mazda RX-3 by 0.204-second over Robert J Foleys Honda Civic.Wendi Lynne Allen also earned her sixth National Championship, successfully defending her G Stock Ladies crown after being 0.425-second back in third on Thursday. After four fun days of competition, the 2007 Tire Rack Solo National Championships have come to a close and thus concluded the Solo National season. Tires are likely already on order for next year and a 2008 Solo schedule will be announced early in the new year. Visit www.scca.com for full results and the latest Solo news.
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