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Sexton/Gatlin Racing
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[email protected]
(619) 454-6945
For Immediate Release
SEXTON AND SONS RACE IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD SATURDAY AT BARONA SPEEDWAY!
(Lakeside, CA, May 17, 2018) When the California Lightning Sprint Car Series makes its first appearance in more than 10 years at the Barona Speedway for the Jim Squire Memorial this Saturday, May 19th, it will be a virtual home game for two-time series champion Brent Sexton and his teenage sons Dalton and Grant. The track, which is in Lakeside, is just a stone’s throw away from the Sexton’s Lakeside home. Racing will begin at 5:00 P.M.
Anticipation for the CLS return to the dirt track located near the Barona Casino and Resort has reached a fever pitch among San Diego County race fans. The Sexton/Gatlin Racing Team has been right in the middle of the excitement. Last Sunday the racing trio was featured on KUSI TV in San Diego promoting the race and on Wednesday they were at the El Cajon Car Show.
Heading into this weekend’s race, two-time series champion Brent is coming off a second-place finish at the Ventura Raceway on May 5th. He has moved up to third in the championship standings and is a mere 15 points out of first. Grant is 11th in the standings and Dalton is 14th. In addition, Grant and Dalton are ranked first and second respectively in the “Rookie of the Year” chase.
While the race is the first for the CLS at Barona in more than 10 years, none of the Sexton/Gatlin drivers are strangers to the track. Brent was a regular at the facility when it was the home track for the CLS in the early days of the club. Both boys have competed there in the tracks junior racing classes. In addition, they have all had some valuable practice time recently on the quarter-mile dirt oval in their current CLS cars.
Fans wishing to attend Saturday’s show can find the Barona Speedway at 1754 Wildcat Canyon Road in Lakeside (92040). The track phone number is (619) 749-8115 and the website is www.baronaspeedway.com
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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