Turkey Night Grand Prix Next for Brent and Grant Sexton
2025-11-07 14:40
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Lakeside, CA — November 5, 2025 — Southern California sprint car veterans Brent and Grant Sexton will return to action on Thanksgiving weekend for one of the sport's crown jewels—the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway. The historic holiday classic will mark the father-and-son duo's first sprint car outing since tackling the Western World Championships at Central Arizona Raceway in late October.
The debut trip to the Arizona oval for Sexton Gatlin Racing was anything but easy. Grant battled a stubborn fuel system that refused to cooperate, leaving patriarch Brent to carry the team's banner. A three-time California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion, Brent's night was cut short in his heat race by a faulty mag box on Friday, sidelining the bright #44 early.
Returning Saturday, determined to turn things around, Brent's luck refused to change. A broken rear brake mount in his qualifier left him with only front brakes for the C-Main, but the veteran's steady hands kept him out of trouble long enough to transfer into the B-Main. Unfortunately, a sheared U-joint ended the night and the team's Arizona adventure prematurely.
While the weekend proved frustrating for the Sextons, Sexton Gatlin Racing's rising rookie, Braydin Collie, gave the team something to smile about at the Ventura Raceway. The talented teen turned in the eighth-fastest qualifying time, won his heat race, and finished seventh in the 25-lap main event. Heading into the California Lightning Sprint Car Series finale at Bakersfield on November 25th, the El Cajon racer sits sixth in Motor City Buick/GMC championship points—just one point out of fifth—and second in Rookie of the Year standings. Though it is unlikely without a lot of good fortune, Collie remains mathematically alive in the Rookie of the Year chase. Before that finale in Bakersfield, he'll trade dirt for desert when he competes in Mexico's legendary Baja 1000 in a trophy truck next week.
For more updates, follow Sexton Gatlin Racing on social media and stay tuned for results throughout the 2025 season.
Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2024 season possible. East County Electric Works, Keys Brothers, Geoff Dale, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Valley Lubricant Services, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, and Troy Dirt.
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Brent Sexton 2025 Results
3/8/25 Ventura Raceway USCS Sprint Cars 13th A Main
3/14/25 Imperial Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS
3/15/25 Imperial Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 14th A Main
3/28/25 Ocean Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 5th A Main
3/29/25 Merced Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 12th A Main
4/12/25 Bakersfield Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 12th A Main
5/17/25 Santa Maria Speedway Ultimate Sprint Cars 21st A Main
6/3/25 Circle City Speedway (Indianapolis) 410 Sprint Cars 14th A Main
6/4/25 Paragon Speedway (Indiana) 410 Sprint Cars 11th B Main
6/5/25 Lincoln Park Speedway (Indiana) 410 Sprint Cars Rained Out
6/6/25 Bloomington Speedway (Indiana) 410 Sprint Cars Rained Out
6/7/25 Tri State Speedway (Indiana) 410 Sprint Cars Rained Out
6/8/25 Kokomo Speedway (Indiana) 410 Sprint Cars 8th B Main
8/1/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 21st A Main
8/2/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints DNS
8/10/25 Buffalo River Speedway Minkota Lightning Nationals 7th A Main
8/10/25 Buffalo River Speedway Minkota Lightning Nationals 13th A Main
8/22/25 Plaza Park Raceway California Lightning Sprints DNS
9/12/25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 19th A Main
9/13/25 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 21st A Main
9/20/25 Ventura Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 3rd A Main
10/4/25 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 18th A Main
10/24/25 Central Arizona Raceway USAC National Sprint Cars DNS
10/25/25 Central Arizona Raceway USAC National Sprint Cars 19th B Main
Braydin Collie 2025 SGR Results
3/14/25 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Lightning Sprints 11th A Main
3/15/25 Imperial Valley Raceway SoCal Lightning Sprints 11th A Main
4/12/25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 11th A Main
5/17/25 Merced Speedway CLS vs BCRA Civil War 9th A Main
6/7/25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main
6/21/25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main
7/5/25 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 5th A Main
7/26/25 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main
8/1/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 5th A Main
8/2/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 10th A Main
8/7/25 Norman County Raceway Minkota Lightning Nationals 10th A Main
8/10/25 Buffalo River Speedway Minkota Lightning Nationals 12th A Main
8/10/25 Buffalo River Speedway Minkota Lightning Nationals 3rd A Main
8/22/25 Plaza Park Raceway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main
8/23/25 Lemoore Jet Bowl Raceway California Lightning Sprints 7th a Main
8/30/25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main
9/12/25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main
9/13/25 Merced Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main
10/4/25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main
10/25/25 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 7th A Main
Grant Sexton 2025 Results
2/22/25 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main
3/8/25 Ventura Raceway USCS Sprint Cars 8th A Main
3/14/25 Imperial Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 19th A Main
4/12/25 Bakersfield Speedway USCS Sprint Cars 17th A Main
5/17/15 Santa Maria Speedway USCS Sprint Cars DNS
8/1/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 13th A Main
8/2/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 10th A Main
8/7/25 Norman County Raceway Minkota Lightning Nationals 5th A Main
8/10/25 Buffalo River Speedway Minkota Lightning Nationals 21st A Main
8/10/25 Buffalo River Speedway Minkota Lightning Nationals 18th A Main
9/12/25 Bakersfield Speedway California Lightning Sprints 6th A Main
9/20/25 Ventura Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 17th A Main
10/4/25 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 10th A Main
Dalton Sexton 2025 Results
8/1/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 14th A Main
8/2/25 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 20th A Main
AJ Bender 2025 SGR Results
3/15/25 Imperial Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 23rd A Main
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