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Inside Line Promotions – LEMOORE, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2014) – To say Giovanni Scelzi had his most frustrating outing of the season last weekend would be an understatement.
Scelzi battled mechanical issues and poor track conditions on Saturday at Lemoore Raceway.
“The track was terrible,” he said. “It took rubber in the heat races. They reworked it and it took rubber by the first main event.”
The night began with Scelzi showcasing speed during the winged micro sprint hot laps. Unfortunately, a problem occurred between then and qualifying, which kept Scelzi from timing in.
“We were the fastest car in hot laps and then we had problems in qualifying,” he said. “We think the clutch was slipping in it. We didn’t want to hurt the motor anymore so we decided to park it.”
Scelzi missed a heat race and the team decided to throw wings on the nonwing car for the winged main event. However, after rallying from last to just outside the top 10 on the rubber-down track, Scelzi decided to pull in prior to the midpoint of the 30-lap feature.
“It was rubber down and we weren’t going anywhere,” he said. “I didn’t want to crash or have something stupid happen to us.”
Scelzi kicked off the nonwing action on Friday by setting quick time in qualifying. He then powered from fourth to second place in his heat race. Unfortunately, the No. 8 was pulled for the feature inversion, which lined Scelzi up on the outside of the fourth row for the main event on a track that was caked with rubber.
“If we were starting on the pole we would have probably run it,” he said. “But we were going to burn our stuff up and risk getting in a wreck so we decided not to race the main event.”
Scelzi said he will be off this week before returning to Lemoore Raceway on Aug. 23.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 9 – Lemoore Raceway in Lemoore, Calif. (Nonwing) – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: DNS (8).
Aug. 9 – Lemoore Raceway in Lemoore, Calif. (Wing) – Qualifying: No Time; Heat race: DNS (-); Feature: 15 (15).
SEASON STATS –
24 races, 4 wins, 13 top fives, 15 top 10s, 17 top 15s, 21 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Aug. 23 at Lemoore Raceway in Lemoore, Calif.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GioScelzi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Scelzi-Motorsports/225890834113599
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Sparco
Sparco is a leading manufacturer of racing gear, including suits, gloves, helmets, shoes and more. For additional information, visit http://www.SparcoUSA.com.
“Sparco makes amazing suits,” Scelzi said. “It’s great to have someone like that as a sponsor.”
Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fowler Packing, Fuel Delivery Services Inc., Carlucci Transport, Panella Trucking, Red Rose Transportation, AXA Equitable Insurance with Bob & Gina Estrada, Roth Motorsports, Scelzi Enterprises, Metric Cycles Racing Engines, FK Rod Ends, Kaeding Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Sweet Manufacturing, Weld Wheels, Red Line Oil, Blast Tech, Tim Jones, G&J Truck Sales, K&N Filters, Simpson Race Products, Schoenfeld Headers, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and Automotive Racing Products for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Aug 10, 2014
- Article Date: 8/10/2014 by Inside Line Promotions