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Inside Line Promotions – PLACERVILLE, Calif. (April 7, 2015) – Dominic Scelzi earned his first top five of the season with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series last weekend.
Scelzi rallied from 11th to finish fourth at Placerville Speedway on Saturday night.
“It went pretty well,” he said. “We drew a really good number and went out second for qualifying. I didn’t put down the best laps, but we ended up ninth quickest.”
Scelzi’s ninth-place qualifying result lined him up on the outside of the front row for a heat race.
“Right from the get-go I felt a bad vibration from the rear end,” he said. “I was trying to limp it to the finish.”
Scelzi ended with a third-place finish in the heat race, which locked him into the main event. His Roth Motorsports backed team quickly changed the rear end prior to the feature, which he started on the inside of the sixth row.
“I can’t thank the Roth team enough for helping us out,” he said. “They were a huge, huge help. The track was really, really slick in the feature. I just stayed on the bottom the whole race and was patient.”
Scelzi maneuvered into third place prior to a late-race caution.
“On a restart with about six laps to go I was fighting for second and I missed the bottom so (Shane) Golobic got back by me,” he said. “It was definitely not where we want to be, but we’ll take a top five.”
Scelzi will return to action with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series this Saturday and Sunday at Calistoga Speedway in Calistoga, Calif., for the Wine Country Outlaw Showdown. The doubleheader is also co-sanctioned by the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series.
Additionally, Scelzi will drive a 360ci sprint car for Dan Monhoff on Saturday with the Civil War Sprint Car Series.
“It’s a place I’ve been fast and had speed,” he said. “I look forward to racing all three races. I’d love to get three top 10s.”
QUICK RESULTS –
April 4 – Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Calif. – Qualifying: 9; Heat race: 3 (2); Feature: 4 (11).
SEASON STATS –
14 races, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 5 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 7 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday and Sunday at Calistoga Speedway in Calistoga, Calif., for the Wine Country Outlaw Showdown with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Scelzi-Motorsports/225890834113599
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Roth Motorsports
Roth Motorsports is a premier sprint car organization formed in 1992 by Dennis and Teresa Roth. For more information, visit http://www.RothMotorsports83.com.
“I want to thank Dennis and Teresa Roth as well as the entire Roth team for their support,” Scelzi said. “It’s much appreciated and great to be associated with them.”
Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fowler Packing, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., AXA Equitable Insurance with Bob & Gina Estrada, Carlucci Transport, Panella Trucking, Scelzi Enterprises, Red Rose Transportation, FK Rod Ends, Kaeding Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Sweet Manufacturing, Red Line Oil, Weld Wheels, Simpson Race Products, Blast Tech, Tim Jones, G&J Truck Sales, K&N Filters, Schoenfeld Headers, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Sparco, ARP and Big & Deep Ag Development for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Apr 07, 2015
- Article Date: 4/7/2015 by Inside Line Promotions