(Photo by Dennis Krumpelman Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (May 2, 2016) – Giovanni Scelzi highlighted another strong weekend by driving into Victory Lane for the first time this season.
Scelzi capped a sprint car/micro sprint weekend doubleheader in his home state on Saturday by setting quick time during qualifying before advancing from sixth to win the winged micro sprint main event at Delta Speedway.
“I’ve felt so confident all year and hadn’t got the results,” he said. “We finally had a night that went our way from start to finish.
“I want to thank Jarrod Huckleberry and Jake Hagopian at Driven Performance for their hard work last week to get our new fully-injected Adams motor set up in our micro and Mark at Schoenfeld Headers, who made us a prototype header that worked great. Also, a huge thanks goes to my crew chief, Brett Ventura, for his tireless effort. He’s a huge part of the team and it’s great for all of us to have the reward of a win after we’ve worked so hard.”
The night began with Scelzi qualifying fastest around the bullring before he advanced from fourth to third place in a heat race. That locked him into the feature inversion, which was a six and lined Scelzi up on the outside of the third row for the 30-lap main event.
“We set up to run toward the middle to the bottom of the track,” he said. “We passed cars running right through the middle and in the slick. I got to second on the third lap and then I passed for the lead a few laps later and the yellow came out so that put me back to second.”
Scelzi retook the top spot a lap after the restart and he led the final 20-plus laps for the victory.
“For the first seven or eight laps we ran through the slick and then the rubber started coming in,” he said. “We were able to check out and even after a late caution we pulled away and won by a straightaway.”
Here is a link to watch the main event: https://youtu.be/yeY7zbBE-Qk.
Scelzi opened last weekend in a Roth Motorsports owned 360ci winged sprint car on Friday at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, Calif., where he qualified fifth quickest.
“We were two hundredths (of a second) off of second place so we were close,” he said. “Luckily, we won the heat race so that got us into the dash.”
Scelzi’s first career sprint car heat race win locked him into the dash, where he placed second to start the main event on the outside of the front row.
“I ran second for probably 10 or 12 laps,” he said. “I was trying to move around and I didn’t make the right moves at the right times. I didn’t make any huge mistakes, but a small mistake can allow a couple of guys to get by you. We had the speed. The car was great. I just have to learn how to race around them and pass people.”
Scelzi maintained a top five throughout the main event before capturing a fourth-place finish, which was his third top five in three career sprint car starts.
He is slated to return to action this Friday at Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia, Calif., in a micro sprint.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 29 – Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, Calif. – Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 1 (2); Dash: 2 (2); Feature: 4 (2).
April 30 – Delta Speedway in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 1 (6).
SEASON STATS –
11 races, 1 win, 6 top fives, 6 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 7 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia, Calif.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GioScelzi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Scelzi-Motorsports/225890834113599
VIDEO –
Here is a link to a highlight video: https://vimeo.com/161410751
Here is a link to a promotional video: https://vimeo.com/160322149
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Fuel Delivery Services, Inc.
Based in Stockton, Calif., Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., is a premier bulk transporter of refined petroleum products. For more information, visit http://www.FuelDeliveryServices.net.
“Mike with Fuel Delivery Services is a great guy who wants to see us do well and make it in racing,” Scelzi said. “We really appreciate his support and look forward to the continued success with Fuel Delivery Services.”
Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fowler Packing, Red Rose Transportation, Panella Trucking, Carlucci Transport, Roth Motorsports, Scelzi Enterprises, Red Line Oil, Metric Cycles Racing Engines, Panella Racing Engines, Schoenfeld Headers, Weld Wheels, FK Rod Ends, K&N Filters, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, MicroBlue Bearings, KW Suspensions, Worldwide Bearings, Sweet Blast Tech, Todd Jorgensen, G&J Truck Sales, Sparco, Simpson Race Products, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Red Fuel, Meridian Steel, Kenny’s Components, Southern Pacific Farms, Auto Meter and Allstar Performance for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 02, 2016
- Article Date: 5/2/2016 by Inside Line Promotions