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ScottDaloisio
April 27, 2018 at 05:23:10 PM
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For Immediate Release

BRENT SEXTON 6TH AND DALTON SEXTON 9TH AT BAKERSFIELD!

(Lakeside, CA, April 26, 2018) For the second race in a row, Sexton/Gatlin Racing posted a couple of top ten finishes in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series.  This effort came last Saturday night when two-time CLS champion Brent Sexton came home sixth and his oldest son, Dalton, place ninth in the 20-lap main event at the Bakersfield Speedway.  Younger son Grant had mechanical problems and finished 18th.     

Twenty CLS cars were on hand at the more than half-century old Kern County oval and two-time series champion Brent out-qualified the field with a lap of 12.808.  Dalton qualified 8th with a time of 13.121 and Grant was 13th when he timed in at 13.478.    

Brent and Grant squared off in the first eight-lap heat race.  Brent ended up finishing third, but mechanical issues limited Grant to one lap and he finished sixth. 

The team’s eyes focused on Dalton in the second eight-lap heat.  However, there was not a lot of joy to be had in that one.  Dalton climbed the right rear of the car starting in front of him and broke the front end on the initial start.  That put him out of that heat race before a lap was completed.

With one car with mechanical ills and one with a broken front end, things were frantic in the Sexton/Gatlin pits as the team got those two plus Brent’s car ready for the 20-lap feature. 

On the power of his fast time and third place finish in his heat, Brent started sixth in the main event.  Due to the problems the boys encountered in the heats, Dalton started 16th and Grant started 17th.  Brent ended up seventh in the main, but this night it was the boys who were the show.  Grant charged all the way into the top ten before mechanical ills parked him.  Dalton stormed all the way up to finish ninth and like his younger brother the week before, he was the main event “Hard Charger.”

Heading into the next race at Ventura on May 5th, Brent currently sits fifth in the CLS championship standings.  Grant leads all rookies and is ranked ninth and Dalton is 14th. 

To keep up with all of 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

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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