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LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 9, 2010) €“ Competitors in 35 more classes put in their first day of runs Thursday, as day three of the 38th Tire Rack ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv Solo National Championships went into the books at the Lincoln Airpark. Out of the 549 drivers that took to the courses, 32 of them are halfway home to a 2010 National Championship.Despite threatening skies, there was never a full rain shower, and the cloud cover made for some lightning quick times on the two courses.Sam Strano, of Knoxdale, Pa., wasted no time working toward defending his three-consecutive F Stock titles, wheeling his brand-new brand new, Strano Performance Parts/Summit Mtg 2011 Ford Mustang to a 0.649-second lead over Greely, Colorado€™s Kevin Youngers.Likewise, two-time defending C Prepared driver Mike Maier, of Livermore, Calif., got out to a big lead on his 39-car field in the Maier Racing 1965 Ford Shelby Mustang. Maier holds a stout 2.002-second advantage over second place, co-driver and four-time Champion Frank Stagnaro.Maier is one of three husband-wife tandems to lead at their half-way point€”a similar number to the Tuesday-Wednesday classes. Defending Champion Brianne Maier leads CPL in the same car as husband Mike. Jerry and Kyra Jenkins, of Vancouver, Wash., lead E Stock and ESL, respectively, in their Americas Tire-Vancouver Mazda Miata. Finally, Toby and Beverlee Larsson, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., lead F Prepared and FPL in their elitetint.com/OS Giken/Bilstein BMW 328is.Three of the battles are nearly even heading into Friday€™s final three runs, with margins less than one tenth of a second. Defending Champion Jerry Jenkins has the tightest battle, as he is only 0.042-second ahead of second place Bartek Borowski, a two-time D Stock Champion. Beverlee Larsson has just a tick more breathing room, with 0.060-second on nine-time National Champion Jodi Fordahl. Kyra Jenkins has nearly twice the lead husband Jerry does, but it still stands at a scant 0.081-second over Tara Johns.Today€™s 549 competitors, plus the 608 from Tuesday-Wednesday total 1157 racers this week, equaling the mark for the most ever at a single Tire Rack ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv Solo National Championships. The 2007 event also had 1157.In addition to the 32 classes running for Championships, three classes (Street Modified FWD, Street Modified FWD Ladies and Formula SAE) are competing as supplemental classes, but will not formally recognize National Champions.Friday€™s final runs begin at 8 a.m. (Central). Follow the results live at sololive.scca.com. For more event information, please visit www.scca.com/solonats.Attached: Image of Kristi Brown, leader of F Stock Ladies, in her Ford Shelby Mustang on Thursday.Credit: Rupert Berrington PhotoLINCOLN, Neb. €“ The top two runners in each of the 35 classes competing Tuesday and Wednesday in the 38th Tire Rack® ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv Solo National Championships at Lincoln Airpark with class, leading driver, hometown and car; second place driver, hometown, car and gap behind first place.Super Stock: G.J. Dixon, Scarsdale, N.Y., Porsche 911 GT3; Matthew Braun, Northville, Mich., Lotus Elise, -0.137.Super Stock L: Shelly Monfort, Saratoga, Calif., Lotus Elise; Crissy Weaver, Beavercreek, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette, -0.100.C Stock: Brian Heitkotter, Fresno, Calif., Mazda MX-5; Chris Fenter, Appleton, Wis., Mazda MX-5, -0.752.C Stock L: Briget Sawatsky, Winnipeg, MB, Porsche Boxster S; Learic Cramer, Columbia, Md., Nissan 370Z, -0.216.E Stock: Jerry Jenkins (D), Vancouver, Wash., Mazda Miata; Bartek Borowski, Elmwood, Ill., Mazda Miata, -0.042.E Stock L: Kyra Jenkins, Vancouver, Wash., Mazda Miata; Tara Johns, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mazda Miata, -0.081.F Stock: Sam Strano (D), Knoxdale, Pa., Ford Mustang; Kevin Youngers, Greeley, Colo., Ford Mustang Shelby, -0.649.F Stock L: Kristi Brown, Des Moines, Iowa, Ford Shelby GT; Holly Schwedler, Owings Mills, Md., Ford Mustang Shelby, -0.298.Street Touring: Jeffrey Wong, Moorpark, Calif., Honda Civic Si; Bill Bounds, Atlanta, Ga., Honda Civic Si, -0.326.Street Touring L: Leslie Cohen (D), Cardiff By the Sea, Calif., Honda Civic Si; Nicole Nagler, Moorpark, Calif., Honda Civic Si, -1.718.A Street Prepared: Michael Johnson, Glen Allen, Va., Chevrolet Corvette; Joe Tharpe, State Center, Iowa, Chevrolet Corvette, -0.659.A Street Prepared L: Jill Snell, Puyallup, Wash., Lotus Exige; Laurie Hyman, Redmond, Wash., Nissan GT-R, -0.413.B Street Prepared: Corey Ridgick, Allentown, Pa., Mitsubishi Evolution; Tom Berry (D), Alta Loma, Calif., Mitsubishi Evolution, -0.553.B Street Prepared L: Christine Berry, Alta Loma, Calif., Mitsubishi Evolution; Lorien Feighner, Howell, Mich., Pontiac Solstice, -0.984.C Street Prepared: Matt McCabe (D), Omaha, Neb., Mazda Miata; Scott Fraser, San Jose, Calif., Mazda Miata, -0.132.C Street Prepared L: Kathy Wolfskill, Nederland, Colo., Mazda Miata; Sue Eckles, Malcolm, Neb., Mazda Miata, -0.806.D Street Prepared: Brian Peters, Litchfield Park, Ariz., BMW 330i; Alex Shchipkov, Albany, N.Y., BMW 325i, -0.277.D Street Prepared L: Katy Nicholls, San Diego, Calif., BMW 330i; Amy Fair, Fairview, Texas, BMW 330Ci, -1.558.X Prepared: Fred Zust (D), Tempe, Ariz., Lotus Elise; Randall Wilcox, Clarksville, Tenn., Nissan 240SX, -1.414.X Prepared L: Rebecca Zacharda, Sherwood, Ore., MINI Cooper S; Elizabeth Leckey, Ann Arbor, Mich., Lotus Elise, -6.519.C Prepared: Mike Maier (D), Livermore, Calif., Ford Shelby GT350; Frank Stagnaro, Ford Shelby GT350, -2.002.C Prepared L: Brianne Maier (D), Livermore, Calif., Ford Shelby GT; Desiree Padberg, Muskego, Wis., Ford Mustang, -0.682.F Prepared: Toby Larsson, Anaheim Hills, Calif., BMW 328is; John Thomas, Tampa, Fla., Datsun 240Z, -0.408.F Prepared L: Beverlee Larrsson (D), Anaheim Hills, Calif., BMW 328is; Jodi Fordahl, Bremerton, Wash., Porsche 914-6, -0.060.Street Modified: Mike Simanyi, Santa Ana, Calif., BMW M3; P.J. Corrales, New Haven, Conn., -0.342.Street Modified L: Olga Bogdanova, Albany, N.Y., BMW 325i; Connie Smith, Sante Fe, N.M., VW Golf, -1.070.Street Modified FWD (Supplemental): Brian Karwan, Frederick, Md., Honda Civic; Tom Kotzian, Gladstone, Ore., MINI Cooper S, -0.198.Street Modified FWD L (Supplemental): Laura White, Atlanta, Ga., Honda Civic Si; No other competitors.Super Street Modified: Erik Strelnieks, Cedar Park, Texas, Mazda RX7; Andrew McKee, San Jose, Calif., Mazda RX7, -0.598.Super Street Modified L: Tonya Langley, Umatilla, Ore., Chevrolet Corvette; Jessica Feldpusch, Broomfield, Colo., Chevrolet Corvette, -0.340.A Modified: Gary Milligan, Richmond, B.C., Vancouver Special; Dan Wasdahl, Massilon, Ohio, BBR/Phantom DVS-1, -0.099.A Modified L: Carol Wong, Vancouver, B.C., Vancouver Special; No other competitors.F Modified: Glen Barnhouse, Lolo, Mont., Lucifer F500; Steven Mosley, St. Paul, Minn., Red Devil, -0.125.F Modified L: Jane Willis, Irving, Texas, KBS Mk4; Michelle Quinn, Oswego, N.Y., KBS Mk7, -1.400.Formula SAE (Supplemental): Michael Stanley, Ijamsville, Md., U of Maryland; Michael Cook, Tracys Landing, Md., U of Maryland, -0.902.