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Sexton/Gatlin Racing
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(619) 454-6945
For Immediate Release
SEXTON/GATLIN RACING GETS TWO TOP 10 FINISHES AT BARONA – PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS WEEK!
(Lakeside, CA, May 24, 2018) Sexton/Gatlin Racing Team drivers Brent Sexton and son Dalton recorded top ten finishes when the California Lightning Sprint Car Series visited the Barona Speedway for the Jim Squire Memorial last Saturday. This Saturday, May 26th, the team will head to Perris Auto Speedway for the “70th Anniversary Salute to Indy.”
It was round #4 for the CLS in 2018. While it was the club's first appearance at the San Diego County dirt track in over a decade, the place is no stranger to the racing Sexton’s who live nearby in Lakeside. Patriarch Brent had raced there in the old days with the CLS and his two sons cut their racing teeth there in the track resident junior classes. Their experience showed in qualifying as all three timed in among the top 10 in the 23-car field. Youngest son Grant was the quickest of the family trio when he bested all, but one other car on hand with a lap of 14.819. Brent was third fast at 14.828 and Dalton was eighth with a lap of 15.271.
The teenage brothers squared off in the second heat with Dalton getting fourth and Grant taking eighth. Father Brent posted a family best on the night in the heat races when he won heat #3.
For the 25-lap main, Dalton had the best starting spot coming from the inside of the second row. Brent was outside row three and Grant was inside the sixth row. Veteran Brent quickly worked his way forward and momentarily took over second. He eventually finished fourth and never ran out of the top four the entire race. Dalton ended up with a season-best eighth. Grant slapped the wall and dropped out after 10-laps placing 18th.
Going into Saturday’s race on the biggest track on the circuit, Brent is second in the championship standings and only trails the leader by 13-points. Grant and Dalton are ranked 10th and 11th in the standings with Grant holding a slender 4-point advantage over Dalton in the “Rookie of the Year” chase.
Fans wishing to attend Saturday’s show can find Perris Auto Speedway at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris (92571). The track phone number is (951) 940-0134 and the website is http://perrisautospeedway.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 – Brent 4th – Dalton 8th – Grant 18th
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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