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Sexton/Gatlin Racing
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(619) 454-6945
For Immediate Release
GRANT SEXTON TAKES SEVENTH AT CLAY CUP IN WASHINGTON!
(Lakeside, CA, July 19, 2019) Up and coming open wheel driver Grant Sexton scored an impressive seventh-place finish in the finale of the 36th Annual IBEW/NECA Clay Cup Nationals at Washington’s Deming Speedway. The finish came four days after his 15th birthday and equaled his best outing of the 2019 season.
The 1,365-mile journey from their home in Lakeside, California to Washington, saw all three regular Sexton/Gatlin Racing drivers – Grant, his older sibling Dalton and father Brent – take on the best drivers in the Northwest. Originally slated to be three nights of racing, the first evening was wiped out before the main event due to Mother Nature unleashing her fury and dousing the track with heavy rains. Just before the rains came roaring in, Grant, Dalton and Brent finished third through fifth respectively in the 15-lap B-Main event.
Night number two saw Mother Nature in a better mood and she allowed the full show to get in. In Qualifying, Grant topped the family trio when he timed in 14th fastest. Brent was one spot behind in 15th and Dalton ended up 23rd.
Grant and Dalton placed fifth and sixth respectively in the second heat race of the night with father Brent coming home eighth in the next one. Brent and Dalton were forced to run the B Main with Brent ending up third to earn a spot in the 25-lap A Main. However, Dalton had a DNF and was done for the night.
In the subsequent A Main event, Brent came home 14th with Grant two spots behind in 16th.
Heading into Saturday’s finale, Grant and Brent already had their ticket punched into the 40-lap A Main. However, 16 year-old Dalton had to start his night in the 15-lap B Main. It was a race he needed to finish fifth or better to join his brother and father in the biggest race of the weekend. He did just that by taking home the fifth and final transfer spot to ensure all three Sexton racers were in the field for the finale of the historic race.
Grant was the star of the team in the celebrated main event coming from his 14th place starting position to finish seventh. Brent ended up 11th and Dalton, who dropped out on lap 22, finished 14th.
The Sexton brothers gave a great account of themselves on their first trip to the Deming track and against the new competition. They will be bringing back all of what they learned for their next on-track appearance, along with father Brent, at the August 10th California Lightning Sprint Car race at the Barona Speedway.
To keep up with all the exploits of the Sexton/Gatlin Racing Team, be sure to visit it’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Sexton-Gatlin-Racing-1173560279445564/
Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2018 season possible. Scotty and Jimmy Keys, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil and Infiniti Shocks. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Sexton/Gatlin team for the 2019 campaign, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail [email protected]
2019 Sexton/Gatlin Racing Schedule
March 16 Bakersfield Speedway – Brent 12th B – Dalton 10th A – Grant 19th A
March 23 Ventura Raceway – Brent DNS – Dalton 11th A – Grant 7th A
April 6 Barona Speedway – Dalton 18th – Grant 20th – Sheldon 3rd – Brent DNR
April 20 Bakersfield Speedway – Brent 16th – Dalton 5th – Grant 18th
May 4 Ventura Raceway – Brent 8th – Dalton 6th – Grant – 17th
May 18 Barona Speedway – Brent 3rd – David 11th – Dalton 12th – Grant 14th
June 1 Ventura Raceway – Brent 4th – Dalton 6th – Grant 16th
June 29 Barona (Open Comp) – Bezio 1st – Brent 2nd – Dalton 6th – Grant 8th
July 13 Barona (Open Comp) – Bezio DNS – Brent 4th – Dalton 3rd – Grant DNS
July 18 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup) – Rained out
July 19 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup) – Brent 14th – Dalton 9th in B Main – Grant 16th
July 20 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup) – Brent 11th – Dalton 14th – Grant 7th
August 10 Barona Speedway
August 24 Ventura Raceway
September 7 Ventura Raceway
September 21 Bakersfield Speedway
September 21 Barona (Open Comp)
October 5 Ventura Raceway
October 26 Ventura Raceway
November 17 Bakersfield Speedway
Photo courtesy of Pit Princess Photography
This release produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:[email protected]
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