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Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2014) – Dominic Scelzi pieced together another consistent performance last Saturday at the Stockton Dirt Track.
Scelzi kicked off the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series event by qualifying 10th quickest.
“I didn’t make the best laps, but I felt like they were pretty solid and we had a decent time,” he said. “I was happy with it.”
That started him on the pole of an eight-lap heat race.
“I didn’t get as good of a start as I wanted,” he said. “I ended up falling back to third and the yellow came out. I got to restart and that time I got the jump. I went to the top where I qualified and the track went away further than we thought.”
Scelzi led the first three laps before being passed for the lead. He held on for a runner-up result, which locked him into the 30-lap main event.
“The main was really, really slick and there wasn’t any moisture up top,” he said. “People were running anywhere and everywhere.”
After starting on the inside of the sixth row, Scelzi advanced to seventh place before contact on a restart dropped him several positions.
“On a restart I got chopped and we got together and I fell back to 13th or 14th,” he said. “The track laid rubber with about 10 laps to go. It was really difficult to pass and we salvaged what we could.”
Scelzi rebounded for a ninth-place finish, which marked his eighth top 10 of the season. He also advanced to seventh in the King of the West championship standings.
“I’m really happy with where we’re at,” he said. “We’ve turned around our program night and day. Since Peter Murphy started helping we’ve really showed a lot of speed. At times our finishes haven’t showed how good we actually were. Now we’re waiting on everything to go right.”
Scelzi will take the next couple of weekends off until the 54th annual Johnny Key Classic on Aug. 23 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 2 – Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 10; Heat race: 2 (1); Feature: 9 (11).
SEASON STATS –
25 races, 0 wins, 4 top fives, 8 top 10s, 12 top 15s, 17 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Aug. 23 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., for 54th annual Johnny Key Classic
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Scelzi-Motorsports/225890834113599
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Carlucci Transport
Formed in 2001, Carlucci Transport has grown into a leader in the transport business, ranging from agricultural commodities to freight. With more than 200 power units servicing California, Carlucci Transport not only continues to meet, but stay ahead of the State of California’s CARB (California Air Resource Board) compliance laws. For more information, visit http://www.CarlucciTransport.com.
“I really would like to thank everyone at Carlucci Transport, especially Nick and his wife for all of the support the past few years,” Scelzi said. “I really enjoy having them as friends as well as sponsors.”
Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fowler Packing, Fuel Delivery Services Inc., Red Rose Transportation, AXA Equitable Insurance with Bob & Gina Estrada, Panella Trucking, Roth Motorsports, Scelzi Enterprises, FK Rod Ends, Kaeding Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Sweet Manufacturing, Weld Wheels, Simpson Race Products, Blast Tech, Tim Jones, G&J Truck Sales, Red Line Oil, K&N Filters, Schoenfeld Headers, Sparco and ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Aug 04, 2014
- Article Date: 8/4/2014 by Inside Line Promotions