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RACE: Super Sweep, nationwide point winners announced

Super Sweep, Nationwide Point Winners Revealed TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 1, 2009) -- The results are in, and the first ever SCCA Club Racing Super Sweep and nationwide points Champions have been crowned. Announced at the 2009 SCCA National Convention, ...

Super Sweep, Nationwide Point Winners Revealed

TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 1, 2009) -- The results are in, and the first ever SCCA Club Racing Super Sweep and nationwide points Champions have been crowned.

Announced at the 2009 SCCA National Convention, the Super Sweep was developed to recognize drivers accomplishing four major feats in the 2009 SCCA Club Racing National season--a Divisional points title, a win in a key qualifying National race, a National Championship at the Runoffs and the newly-created nationwide points title all in the same class.

In all, seven drivers captured the coveted, inaugural Super Sweep honor, including:

Garry Crook, Pensacola, Fla., Gulf Coast Region -- D Sports Racing

Cliff Ebben, Appleton, Wis., Milwaukee Region -- GT-1

Joel Lipperini, Pittston, Pa., NE Pennsylvania Region -- Showroom Stock C

Juan Marchand, South Haven, Mich., Western Michigan Region -- Formula Mazda

Mark Mercer, Aurora, Colo., Colorado Region -- Sports 2000

Mirl Swan, Austintown, Ohio, Mahoning Valley Region -- Formula Atlantic

Michael Varacins, Burlington, Wis., Chicago Region -- Formula Vee

"These drivers were the best of the best in 2009," SCCA President and CEO Jeff Dahnert said. "I commend them on their accomplishments this year. To meet all the criteria was not an easy task and they each represent what hard work, dedication and talent can produce."

Four of the drivers, Crook, Lipperini, Swan and Varacins, led the nationwide points entering the Runoffs, while the other three; Ebben, Marchand and Mercer--scored enough points in the Runoffs event to vault them to the top of the nationwide points in a come-from-behind win.

Each of the Super Sweep winners receives a beautiful crystal trophy and a free entry to the 2010 National Championship Runoffs.

The nationwide point structure was adopted in 2009 as part of the Super Sweep criteria, and was designed to allow drivers from coast to coast to compete within a common point structure throughout the season, regardless of Division. Points were awarded per the GCR as well as bonus points for the number of cars a driver beat in a given race (capped at 10 per race). A driver could count his or her best seven races in addition to the Runoffs, which paid double base points and did not have a cap on bonus points.

Prior to the adoption of the Interdivisional Championship race (now called the Runoffs) in 1966 to determine a class National Champion, a nationwide point structure was utilized from 1951 through 1965.

Eighteen drivers, in addition to those that earned the highest honor of the Super Sweep, clinched nationwide point titles at last week's National Championship Runoffs at Road America. They are:

American Sedan - Tom Ellis, Sunrise, Fla., Florida Region

C Sports Racing -- Jacek Mucha, Laval, Que., Indianapolis Region

E Production -- Sam Halkias, Westerville, Ohio, Ohio Valley Region

Formula 500 -- Michael Brent, Bethel, Conn., New England Region

Formula Continental -- Revere Greist, Madison, Wis., Milwaukee Region

Formula Enterprises -- Nick Evans, Powell, Ohio, Ohio Valley Region

Formula Ford -- Tim Kautz, Geneva, Ill., Chicago Region

F Production -- Eric Prill, Topeka, Kan., South Texas Border Region

GT-2 -- Mark Jurczyk, Chicago, Ill., Chicago Region

GT-3 -- Mike Henderson, El Cajon, Calif., San Diego Region

GT-L -- Peter Shadowen, Loxahatchee, Fla., Florida Region

H Production -- Tim Pitts, Louisville, Tenn., Atlanta Region

Spec Miata -- Matthew Reynolds, Boerne, Texas, Alamo Region

Spec Racer Ford -- Brian Schofield, Lakeland, Fla., Central Florida Region

Showroom Stock B -- Michael Scornavacchi, Manheim, Pa., Florida Region

Touring 1 -- Lance Knupp, Fenton, Mich., Milwaukee Region

Touring 2 -- Bill Baten, Indianapolis, Ind., Indianapolis Region

Touring 3 -- Bret Spaude, Bushnell, Fla., Central Florida Region

Of the 2048 drivers that scored at least one point in National race competition this year, Schofield was the top point-getter in the nationwide point structure, with 212 points. Schofield also captured the iRacing.com Cup in 2008, which was the precursor to the nationwide point standings for National competition.

The final top 10 drivers overall in nationwide points, regardless of class were:

Pos., Driver (Class), Points

1. Brian Schofield (SRF), 212

2. Scott Rettich (SRF), 198

3. Matthew Reynolds (SM), 197

4. Michael Varacins (FV), 190

5. Andrew Charbonneau (SM), 183

6T. Tray Ayers (SRF), 176

6T. Denny Stripling (SRF), 176

8. Charles Hearn (FV), 172

9. Chip Van Vurst (SM), 171

10. Jean-Luc Liverato (SRF), 170

Final nationwide point standings are available here: www.scca.com/documents/Club_Points/09-club-nationwide-points-final.pdf.

-credit: scca

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