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ScottDaloisio
October 26, 2018 at 05:33:10 PM
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Sexton/Gatlin Racing

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For Immediate Release

SEXTON/GATLIN RACING HAS ITS BEST COMBINED FINISH AT BARONA SPEEDWAY!

(Lakeside, CA, October 18, 2018) Sexton/Gatlin Racing had its best combined California Lightning Sprint Car Series finish of 2018 last Saturday night at the Barona Speedway.  Family patriarch Brent placed fourth in the 25-lap main event with youngest son Grant sixth and oldest son Dalton seventh.

Things started off bright when Brent won the first heat race of the night.  Grant followed that up with a second-place outing in heat race number two and Dalton finished fourth in the third heat.

For the 25-lap main event, Brent had the best starting spot for the family triad coming off the inside of the third row in fifth.  Grant, who will be the 2018 CLS Rookie of the Year, started 10th.  Dalton was one row behind his younger sibling in 12th.

All three of the Sexton’s managed to avoid a wild five-car crash in turn four on the first lap of the main.  That tangle changed the starting lineup as several cars who started in front of them were knocked out of the race.  For the restart, Brent was on the inside of the second row with Grant outside of him and  Dalton moved up to the outside of row three. 

On the restart, Brent immediately shot into the second-place spot and Grant was initially third.  Grant slipped back to fourth in turn four on the opener and one lap later, the same corner bit Brent when he bobbled and four cars, including both of his sons, went by.

As the race progressed, the Sexton’s stabilized and in fact got into a crowd-pleasing battle among themselves for fourth.  At the end, Brent had come all the way to fourth with Grant not far behind in sixth and Dalton recording his season-best seventh place finish. 

With only two races to go in the 2018 season, Brent is still third in the championship standings.  Grant is locked into ninth.  Dalton is 13th and is only 26-points out of 12th.

This Saturday, October 27th, Sexton/Gatlin Racing will contest the next to last California Lightning Sprint Car Series race of the year at the Ventura Raceway.  Brent‘s best outings at the track in 2018 were second-place finishes on May 5th and August 8th.  Grant has a couple of seventh-place finishes on April 14th and July 7th.  Dalton’s best finish at the track that is located adjacent to the beach on the Ventura County Fairgrounds was a 10th on May 5th. 

Fans wishing to watch Team Sexton/Gatlin Racing in person on Saturday can find the track located just off the 101 on the Ventura County Fairgrounds.  The track address is 10 West Harbor Boulevard (93001).  The track’s website is at the following link http://venturaraceway.com/.  The office phone number is (805) 648- RACE.

Team Sexton/Gatlin Racing will close the CLS portion of its 2018 schedule on Saturday, November 17th at the 2nd Annual Western States Lightning Sprint Cars Championship at the Bakersfield 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.  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 – Brent 4th – Dalton 8th – Grant 18th

May 26 – Perris Auto Speedway – USAC National – Salute to Indy – Brent 11th – Dalton 12th – Grant 16th

June 16 – Bakersfield Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA – Brent 6th – Grant 12th – Dalton 21st

July 7 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Grant 7th – Dalton 11th – Brent 19th

July 21 – Santa Maria Raceway – Civil War vs BCRA – Grant 17th – Dalton 18th – Brent 19th

August 1 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Ventura County Fair – Brent 2nd – Grant 14th

August 11 – Merced Speedway – BCRA – Brent 8th – Grant 13th

August 18 – Perris Auto Speedway – USAC National – Grant 4th – Brent 5th – Dalton 11th 

August 25 – Barona Speedway – Brent 5th – Dalton 12th – Grant 13th

September 8 – Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National – Brent 7th – Grant 12th

September 21 – Placerville Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA – Brent 18th – Grant 10th in B-Main

September 22 – Placerville Speedway – Civil War vs BCRA – Brent 8th – Grant 15th – Dalton 18th

October 6 – Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Brent 10th – Grant 16th

October 20th – Barona Speedway – Brent 4th – Grant 6th – Dalton 7th

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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