(Photo by Bryan Lugo Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – VENTURA, Calif. (May 23, 2016) – Giovanni Scelzi enjoyed a dominating performance on Friday at Plaza Park Raceway, where he swept the night to score his second straight micro sprint victory.
“I feel like we’ve been good the last year and haven’t had the good finishes,” he said. “Now we haven’t lost a race with this new motor yet so that’s pretty cool.”
Scelzi kicked off the night at the bullring in Visalia, Calif., by setting quick time during qualifying. He then charged from fourth to win a heat race. A six-car feature inversion lined Scelzi up on the outside of the third row for the 30-lap main event.
“On the first start I was in second and then they called the start back,” he said. “Once we got going I got into third by the third lap. Me and Jake Hagopian both passed Jake Andreotti halfway through. There was a yellow with about nine laps to go. The track was slick to the wall so it was really wide. I passed for the lead, but another yellow came out with about five or six laps to go so that sent me back to second.”
Scelzi slid Hagopian for the top spot in turns three and four on the restart and took the lead for good entering turn one. He led the closing laps for his second triumph of the season and first at Plaza Park Raceway.
Click on the link to watch the main event: https://youtu.be/0cYzD263YME.
The weekend concluded on Saturday at Ventura Raceway, where Scelzi made his midget debut driving for Cory Kruseman.
“In hot laps we had some motor trouble so we didn’t get any laps,” he said. “It was sputtering real bad. I didn’t make very good laps in qualifying and we still had some motor problems so we didn’t qualify well.”
Scelzi qualified 27th quickest. However, he made up for it during the heat race when he powered from seventh to second place. That lined him up on the inside of the fourth row for the main event.
“We got to fifth and then we got spun out,” he said. “There was a restart with about 10 laps to go and going into turn one with a few laps to go we got spun out. I went to the back and wasn’t able to go anywhere after that.”
He was credited with a 17th-place result.
Click on the link to watch the main event: https://youtu.be/dTq0DDgPEbo.
Scelzi is scheduled to head to the Midwest this weekend to drive a micro sprint for Kyle Anderson on Friday and Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 20 – Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia, Calif. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 1 (4); Feature: 1 (6).
May 21 – Ventura Raceway in Ventura, Calif. – Qualifying: 27; Heat race: 2 (7); Feature: 17 (7).
SEASON STATS –
14 races, 2 wins, 7 top fives, 8 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 10 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla.
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 – Cory Kruseman’s Sprint Car and Midget Driving School
Cory Kruseman’s Sprint Car and Midget Driving School, which is based in Ventura, Calif., provides opportunities for up-and-coming drivers and fans to learn from professionals and turn laps in a race car on a dirt track. For more information, visit http://www.Kruseman.com.
“I’m grateful to have Cory’s support,” Scelzi said. “I went to his school for non-wing and felt comfortable before I hit the track for the first time.”
Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Fowler Packing, Red Rose Transportation, Panella Trucking, Carlucci Transport, Roth Motorsports, Scelzi Enterprises, 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 23, 2016
- Article Date: 5/23/2016 by Inside Line Promotions