Sexton/Gatlin Racing
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For Immediate Release
BRENT SEXTON SECOND IN CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR RACE AT VENTURA!
(Lakeside, CA, May 11, 2018) Two-time California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Brent Sexton continued his early season prowess when he placed second in the 25-lap main event last Saturday night at the Ventura Raceway. In addition, his two teenage sons and teammates on the Sexton/Gatlin Racing Team, Dalton and Grant, continued with their impressive rookie seasons placing 10th and 12th in the same race.
Brent fired the first salvo for the Sexton/Gatlin trio when he qualified sixth in the 22-car field. Dalton clocked in 12th fastest while, Grant ended up 21st due to some qualifying issues. Grant was the first of the three to race on the night and he finished fourth in his heat race. Brent and Dalton squared off in the third heat race with Brent taking third and Dalton sixth.
On a track that was proving tough to pass on, Brent who celebrated his birthday four days after the race, started fourth in the main event. Grant began in 11th and Dalton came from 18th. By the end of the first lap Brent advanced all the way to second and he stayed there the entire race constantly challenging the race’s eventual winner. When the checkered ended the race, Brent was within a car length of the victor.
Dalton passed eight cars in the main to finish 10th and Grant was two spots behind in 12th. Dalton’s passing ability earned him the race “Hard Charger Award.” That was the third time in three races that the brothers ended up with the “Hard Charger.”
Coming away from Ventura, Brent, who was the series champion in 1999 and 2008, jumped up to third in the point standings and only trails the leader by 15-points. Grant is 11th in the standings and that is tops among the rookies. Older sibling Dalton is 14th in the series standings and second to his brother in the “Rookie of the Year” race.
On Friday May 11th, Sexton/Gatlin Racing was a guest on a special tv segment on KUSI in San Diego.
The USAC/California Lightening Sprint Car Series takes this weekend off before returning to the place where it all began, the Barona Speedway, for the Jim Squire Memorial on May 19th.
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. Sexton Fire Protection, Scotty and Jimmy Keys, BK Wings, Victory Graphics, Henchcraft, Sam Coe Performance and Swift Powdercoat. If you or your company would like to be a part of the Sexton/Gatlin team for the 2018 campaign, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail [email protected]
SEXTON/GATLIN 2018 CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES RACING SCHEDULE
March 31 – Placerville Speedway – BCRA – Brent 2nd - Grant 14th - Dalton 17th
April 14 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Brent 5th – Grant 7th – Dalton DNS
April 21 – Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National – Brent 7th – Dalton 9th – Grant 18th
May 5 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Brent 2nd – Dalton 10th – Grant 12th
May 19th – Barona Speedway – Jim Squire Memorial
May 26 – Perris Auto Speedway – USAC National – Salute to Indy
June 16 – Bakersfield Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA
July 7 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
July 19 – Deming Speedway (Everson, WA) – 35th Annual Clay Cup
July 20 – Deming Speedway (Everson, WA) – 35th Annual Clay Cup
July 21 – Deming Speedway (Everson, WA) – 35th Annual Clay Cup
August 1 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Ventura County Fair
August 18 – Perris Auto Speedway – USAC National – California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night
September 8 – Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National
September 21 – Placerville Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA
September 22 – Placerville Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA
October 6 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
October 27 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National
November 17- Bakersfield Speedway USAC National with USAC National and Western Midgets
December – River City Expo Center – Tulsa, Oklahoma
This release produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:[email protected]
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