Greenbush Race Park Race Track in Greenbush, Minnesota, USA

Greenbush Race Park races Wissota Modifieds, Wissota Street Stocks, Wissota Midwest Mods, Lightning Sprints, and Pure Stocks. Special events include 4 Cylinders, NLRA Latre Models, and NOSA Outlaw Sprints.

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700 County Highway 7
Greenbush, Minnesota, 56726 USA
lat: 48.711502, lng: -96.181397
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Surface: 3/8 mile semi-banked dirt oval

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SEXTON GATLIN RACING ENDS THE 2022 SEASON AT THE TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX
(Lakeside, CA, December 2, 2022) Nine months after it opened the season at the Imperial Valley Raceway, Sexton Gatlin Racing brought the curtain down on its 2022 campaign when Grant Sexton competed in the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series portion of the 81st Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway. The historic race was contested in front of a near-sellout crowd and watched by others around the world on the Flo Racing Network. Dating back to 1934, the Turkey Night Grand Prix is the third oldest race in the United States, trailing only the Indianapolis 500 and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Some of the biggest names in USA racing have won Turkey Night including A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Tony Bettenhausen, Tony Stewart, and Kyle Larson. Just to say that a driver has competed in the Turkey Night Grand Prix is a feather in the racer's cap and an honor. Sexton's participation in the sprint car portion of this year's race adds the SGR driver's name to the long list of racers who have competed in the coveted event. The Lakeside, California native's first TNGP action came on Friday in a 10-lap heat. Starting on the outside of the front row, Sexton was third entering turn one on the first lap. He slipped back to fourth at the end of the opening circuit but racing on the track where he won the main event in his first-ever sprint car start, he raced back to third before the checkered flag. Not long thereafter, the 18-year-old came back onto the track known as "The Best Little Dirt Track In America" for his 12-lap qualifier. In that race, he started sixth. The 2021 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car champion advanced one spot forward to fifth on the second lap. He drove a smooth race the rest of the way and was still in fifth at the end. The teenage racer gave a good account of himself all night by racing fast and smoothly against his more experienced sprint car competitors. More importantly, he stayed out of trouble on a night when it seemed like there was carnage every other lap. Saturday saw the cars line up based on points accumulated on Friday. Sexton's good performance saw him start on the inside of row three in one of the 12-lap B mains. All he had to do was finish in the top six to earn his ticket into the 30-lap Turkey Night Grand Prix main event. Early on, the teen was shuffled back as far as seventh but an aggressive move on lap two saw him move all the way back up to fourth. After a restart on lap three, he got sideways in turn four and got punted by another car. A quick recovery meant that he only lost one position back to fifth. He stayed in fifth until there were two laps to go and it looked like he was going to transfer into the main event. However, just in front of him in turn three, two cars tangled leaving the young driver with nowhere to go. Try as he might, he could not miss the mess, and he became involved in it. Unfortunately, the pretty #22 car suffered enough damage to prevent it from restarting. So, what looked like a sure transfer to the A main ended up with a frustrating 13th-place finish. It also brought an end to SGR's 2022 season. The Turkey Night Grand Prix closed the books on a highly successful season for Sexton Gatlin Racing. Patriarch Brent Sexton won the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series championship. In addition, in 29 races, the team racked up an astounding 19 main event victories. That kind of success does not come easy, and SGR is ready to begin the hard work for another successful year in 2023. If you or your company is interested in becoming a partner with this front-running team, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Johnny Motorhead, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, Automated Interior, and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys. Sexton Gatlin Racing 2022 Schedule March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Brent 7th - Grant 15th March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th March 25 Bakersfield Speedway CLS Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 8th - Dalton 17th April 16 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprints - Grant 1st April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Bezio 3rd - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Bezio 2nd - Brent 3rd May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 2nd - Dalton 11th June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Dalton 1st - Brent 2nd - Grant 3rd July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Grant 2nd - Dalton 6th August 6 Santa Maria Raceway CLS Winged - Brent 1st - Dalton 15th August 6th Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant 11th B Main August 11 Norman County Speedway Minkota Nationals Winged - Dalton 8th - Brent 13th - Grant 25th August 12 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged - Brent 1st - Grant 9th - Dalton 11th August 13 Greenbush Race Park Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 6th - Brent 11th - Dalton 13th August 14 Minkota Nationals Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 15th - Brent DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Winged - Chiaramonte 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 4th - Brent DNS October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged - Brent 1st - A.J. Bender 2nd - Dalton 3rd October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Winged - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th - Brent Horn 8th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Horn 8th - Dalton 14th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprint Cars - Grant 3rd Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Brent 9th - Grant DNS Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless AJ Bender 1st - Grant 2nd - Brent 12th - Dalton 15th Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless AJ Bender 1st - Brent 5th - Grant 6th - Dalton 10th Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway q CRA/CLS Wingless Grant 1st - AJ Bender 2nd - Dalton 12th - Brent 20th Nov. 25 Ventura Raceway Turkey Night G.P. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Grant 6th in Qualifier Nov. 26 Ventura Raceway Turkey Night G.P. USAC West Coast Sprint Cars Grant 13th B Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
SEXTON GATLIN RACING WINS ALL THREE NIGHTS OF HANGTOWN 100 AT PLACERVILLE
(Lakeside, CA, November 29, 2022) Sexton Gatlin Racing drivers Grant Sexton and AJ Bender combined to win all three nights of the prestigious Hangtown 100 at the Placerville Speedway. In addition to the victories, SGR drivers also had two second-place finishes. The performances gave the Lakeside, California-based team five of the nine trophies passed out to lightning sprint car drivers in the three nights of action on the famous red clay banked quarter-mile oval. 1200x1200-K9pjC23fPzx779998.jpg Grant Sexton does the cage dance after winning the lightning sprint car portion of the Hangtown 100. M&MRACINGPHOTOS.COM Night #1 After making the trek up from the Bakersfield Speedway on Wednesday, SGR had four drivers ready to rumble on Thursday night. They were met by 22 other top drivers in cars from the California Lightning Sprint Car Series and Northern California's BCRA. Soon to be 20-year-old Dalton Sexton got the ball rolling in qualifying when he turned in the second fastest time at 13.523. San Diego's AJ Bender, who recorded three second-place finishes at Placerville for SGR at last year's Hangtown, was the third-fast qualifier at 13.541. 18-year-old Grant Sexton was seventh quick at 13.894 and family patriarch Brent Sexton turned in the 10th quickest time when he stopped the clocks at 13.966. The first eight-lap heat race at the three-day dirt racing fest saw Grant finish second after starting fourth. Brent started one spot ahead of his youngest offspring in the same heat and placed fifth. Dalton had no family members to deal with in heat race #2. The second fastest qualifier started sixth in that eight-lapper and finish eighth. SGR wrapped up its participation in the heat races when Bender came from sixth to second in heat race #3. When the cars rolled down the hill to the racetrack for the 25-lap main event, 2021 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Grant was starting on the pole. Bender was starting on the outside of the second row. Dalton was on the inside of row five and Brent had the worst starting spot for the team coming from the outside of the eighth row. Grant set the pace for the first six laps of the race. However, Bender had worked his way up to second, and just before a red flag due to a driver getting upside down, he relieved Grant of the top spot. Bender's tenure at the point only lasted three laps before another car drove underneath him for the lead in turn three. However, the new leader bit the cushion in turn two on the 11th circuit handing the lead back to Bender and allowing Grant to move up to second. Grant immediately closed in on Bender and started dogging him for the lead. He tried to race by on the inside on lap 17, but Bender fended off the advances. The teen kept the heat on and it looked as though it would be a fight to the finish, but Grant had issues with the turn two cushion on lap 21 and allowed Bender to pull away for a convincing win four laps later. Grant ended up second with Brent 12th and Dalton 15th. "I totally forgot about last year, so thanks for reminding me," Bender laughed when talented USAC mic man Drake York asked him about his feelings after finally winning following three runner-up finishes in 2021. "It is cool. I am finally glad to get one because running second three times sucked. The car is a little off and we are trying to figure it out. It is the first time I am in it. I have to give a big shout-out to Phil and Wyatt (Boczanowski). Wyatt drives it and Phil owns the car. They let the SGR team bring it up here so I could drive it. We were doing homework on it trying to figure it out. We still have some stuff to work on. This one pays less. I want to win the one on Saturday. I have to thank Phil and Wyatt again, the whole SGR team, and my wife and daughter at home." Night #2 Like the first night, 26 cars showed up for night number two of the Hangtown 100, and qualifying was the first thing on the agenda. A bad omen for the competition came when Thursday night winner Bender outqualified the field with a time of 13.341. Grant was the second quickest of the SGR cars when he timed in fourth fast at 13.644. Dalton's lap of 13.884 was good for the 14th spot and Brent, at 14.321, was 19th. The first eight-lap heat race on night #2 included three SGR drivers. They were Grant, who started fifth, Bender who started alongside his young teammate and Brent who was coming from seventh. The youngster got the best of his two teammates when he finished second in the heat. Brent advanced his position four spots to finish third and Bender ended up fourth. Dalton was up in the next heat race and was off the outside of the front row. Unfortunately, he ended up placing fifth. That meant he did not transfer straight into the A main and would have to run the semi. He was off the pole to start the semi and ended up third. That was good enough to punch his ticket into the main event with his three teammates. Much to the chagrin of the competition, Bender was beginning the 25-lap main event on the outside of the second row. Grant was on the inside of row two with Brent beginning on the outside of the fifth row. Dalton, due to having to run the B main, started 17th. Bender did not lead the first lap in his sleek, black #22 car but coming off turn #4 on the second circuit he took the top spot away and was basically unchallenged for the remainder of the race. He had few problems throughout the race with the exception of the lapped traffic at the very end but by that time he had established a huge lead and once again won by nearly ½ straight away. Brent charged up five spots in the main for his best finish of the weekend when he came home fifth. Grant, who later said he missed the setup on the night, ended up sixth and Dalton charged from 17th all the way up to 10th. "Once I got in lapped traffic, I could hear cars everywhere so I was not sure where they (his closest pursuers) were at," he told the crowd after the race. "I was really thinking it was going to be on the top, but it just kept working on the bottom. I just kind of stuck to my guns there. Its not the funnest going around the bottom for 25 laps, but it is fun talking to you at the end of the night. I will take it. Again like last night, I have to thank Phil and Wyatt (Boczanowski). This car is a rocket ship. They are trying to sell it so I am trying to make it look good. I have to thank Seth (crew chief Seth Kramer), Nita (Nita Gatlin from SGR), Brent (Brent Sexton from SGR), and all the SGR people for putting up with me. Seth is a one-man team overlooking four cars. So, he is earning his money. Thank you to my wife and daughter at home and to my family." Night #3 The final chilly night rolled around and the format was a bit different. There was no qualifying and no heat races. There were two 12-lap qualifiers lined up by points from the previous two nights. The way the drivers finished those qualifiers would determine where they started in the main event. There was also a last chance B main for the final starting spots in the 30-lap finale. Bender started on the pole for the first qualifier and ended up finishing third. That earned him a ticket straight into the last lightning sprint car race in California in 2022. Dalton was in the same qualifier, but he finished 10th after starting 7th which meant he had to go to the B main. Grant and Brent were in the second qualifier. Grant started on the pole and won the race and Brent started 4th and stayed there for the duration. To get into the 30-lap main, Dalton was going to have to do some work in this semi. He was starting 9th and that meant he had to move forward. That is just what he did as he advanced four spots to finish in the fifth-place position. Bender was on the outside of the front row for the main, That was a bad omen for the competition. Grant was coming from fifth. Brent had his colorful #44 in the eighth starting spot for the last race of the year with Dalton beginning in 15th. After witnessing his winning performances on the first two nights, many in the crowd were surprised that Bender wasn't leading going into turn number one. However, he eased their shock when he raced into the lead. Many in the crowd probably thought they were in for a snore fest once the 29-year-old commandeered the top spot. As it turned out it was anything but that. Unfortunately, things did not go quite as well for newly crowned 2022 POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Brent. On lap four, a car clipped the inside berm and flipped. In the ensuing scramble caused by the tumbling car, Brent got clobbered by another competitor and knocked out of the race. Bender led eight go arounds but got surprised when another car shot by him and stole the lead. That lasted for about 2 laps before Bender chased the new leader down and retook the top spot. Soon thereafter, chilly fans in the grandstands noticed Grant streaking toward the front. This one was about to get exciting in a hurry. Even though he had retaken the lead, Bender, who was running the top, had his hands full with another driver who was rolling the bottom to perfection and battling hard for the lead. After several advances by his foe, Bender dipped to the low side of the track slowing his pursuer down. By that time though, he was about to have something else to worry about as Grant was coming on like a runaway freight train. Much to the delight of the fans, Grant was pounding the cushion in a daring display that was reminiscent of his spectacular win at the Bakersfield Speedway on March 25th. The teen slid into second on the 18th circuit. The yellow came out two laps later and Grant was glued to Bender's rear end for the restart. The race only got one more lap completed before another yellow flag came out. However, Grant had inched ahead of Bender at the conclusion of that lap. That put the teen in first place with nine laps to go. Once the race began again, Bender launched a ferocious attack. For three straight laps, he dove to the bottom going into one and slid up the track only to find Grant alongside. Up against the cushion, the youngster would beat him back to turn three. Bender went to the top in one and two on lap 25 and it appeared that the fight was over and Grant was going to cruise to the victory. He moved away to a one-second lead and seemingly had everything under control. But somebody forgot to inform Bender. With two laps to go he came storming toward the front once again. On both lap 29 and lap 30, he threw massive slide jobs on his teammate trying to tear the lead away. But the kid held tough and went on to score a crowd-pleasing victory. Bender ended up second with Dalton coming home in the 12th spot. Brent getting clobbered by someone else saw him get credit for 20th. "Everyone was around the bottom and I knew I wasn't going to get them by following," Sexton told the appreciative crowd. "Guess my balls were feeling a little swollen tonight because we were rippin' the top. Honestly, trying to earn myself a midget ride out here and prove I am a driver. I couldn't have done it without Seth (crew chief Seth Kramer), and everyone working on my cars, my dad, and my Nana. AJ, he's taught me so much about racing with him. I hate to take his sweep away, but man, that felt good. I am always trying to beat that guy." "I think we missed the set up a little bit," second-place finisher Bender told the fans. "I wasn't expecting it to be this dry so I made some last-minute choices. I think they were a little off. Grant railed around me and I was like, 'dang I gotta' get up there and start doing it.' I am glad Grant got it, and SGR is one and two and we get some more trophies to add." Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Johnny Motorhead, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, Automated Interior, and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys. If you or your business wants to partner up with one of the most visible Lightning Sprint teams on the West Coast for the 2023 season, please call (619) 454-6945. You can also E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Sexton Gatlin Racing 2022 Schedule March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Dalton 1st - Brent 7th - Grant 15th March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Brent 1st - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th March 25 Bakersfield Speedway CLS Winged Grant 1st - Brent 8th - Dalton 17th April 16 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprints Grant 1st April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Bezio 3rd - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged Grant 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless Dalton 1st - Bezio 2nd - Brent 3rd May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Grant DNS June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged Grant 1st - Brent 2nd - Dalton 11th June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged Dalton 1st - Brent 2nd - Grant 3rd July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless Brent 1st - Grant 2nd - Dalton 6th August 6 Santa Maria Raceway CLS Winged Brent 1st - Dalton 15th August 6th Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Grant 11th B Main August 11 Norman County Speedway Minkota Nationals Winged Dalton 8th - Brent 13th - Grant 25th August 12 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged Brent 1st - Grant 9th - Dalton 11th August 13 Greenbush Race Park Minkota Nationals Winged Grant 6th - Brent 11th - Dalton 13th August 14 Minkota Nationals Minkota Nationals Winged Grant 1st - Dalton 15th - Brent DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Winged Chiaramonte 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged Grant 1st - Dalton 4th - Brent DNS October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged Brent 1st - A.J. Bender 2nd - Dalton 3rd October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Grant DNS October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Winged Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th - Brent Horn 8th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Brent 1st - Horn 8th - Dalton 14th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprint Cars Grant 3rd Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Brent 9th - Grant DNS Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless AJ Bender 1st - Grant 2nd - Brent 12th - Dalton 15th Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless AJ Bender 1st - Brent 5th - Grant 6th - Dalton 10th Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Grant 1st - AJ Bender 2nd - Dalton 12th - Brent 20th This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
SEXTON GATLIN RACING CLOSES THE 2022 LIGHTNING SPRINT SEASON WITH FOUR RACES IN FIVE DAYS THIS WEEK
(Lakeside, CA, November 14, 2022) Lakeside, California-based Sexton Gatlin Racing will close the lightning sprint car portion of its 2022 season this week when it journeys to Central and Northern California to compete at the Bakersfield and the Placerville Speedways. All told, the four-driver effort will race four times in the space of five days. The team's second stop at the Bakersfield Speedway this year for the "6th Annual Western States Lightning Sprints Championship" will be on Tuesday, November 15th. Driving SGR cars that night will be newly crowned Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Brent Sexton, and his son Grant. SGR kicked off the 2022 Bakersfield Speedway season on May 25th when the California Lightning Sprint Car Series appeared worldwide on the internet with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars. In that one, then-17-year-old Grant thrilled the crowd with a wild last-lap rim ride that saw him take the victory leading only the last six feet in a thrilling photo finish. Brent ended up eighth. Dalton Sexton, Brent's 19-year-old son, suffered electrical problems in that race and dropped out early. He finished 17th. Tuesday's race will be the team's first appearance on the Kern County oval since March. After Tuesday's show, the drivers will use Wednesday as a travel day to Northern California's Placerville Speedway for three nights of racing in the "Hangtown 100." Dalton will join his dad and brother at Placerville as will San Diego's A.J. Bender who will reunite SGR after a successful run with them last November. Last year at Bakersfield's "5th Annual Western States Lightning Sprints Championship," Bender took the win driving for SGR. Grant came home sixth and Brent finished 22nd after leaving the race early with mechanical issues. Last year at the three nights of Hangtown, Bender finished second all three nights. Grant recorded finishes of 4th, 16th, and 18th. Brent placed 9th, 12th, and 18th. Dalton placed 12th in the B main at the opener and 19th on the second night after a crash in the A-main. He did not start on Saturday. The Tuesday night show at Bakersfield will be a winged race. All three nights at Placerville will be wingless. The car Bender is driving at Placerville is for sale. It is powered by a 2020 Suzuki 1000. Interested parties can contact Brent Sexton at the number at the top of this release for details. Tuesday's show at Bakersfield will also include the "November Classic" for the USAC National Midgets. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Fans can save $5.00 per ticket by ordering in advance at https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1113. The historic track is located at 5001 N. Chester Ext. in Bakersfield. The track website is https://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ and the office phone is (661) 393-3373. To see SGR close its 2022 lightning season at Placerville, you can purchase advance tickets at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/hangtown-2022. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. each day with racing at 6:00. Fans can find the track at 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville. The website is https://www.placervillespeedway.com/ and the track phone is (530) 344-7592. After this week's races, SGR will have one race remaining in 2022. That will be Friday and Saturday, November 25th and 26th, when Grant competes in the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series for the first time in the 81st running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway. Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Johnny Motorhead, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, Automated Interior, and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys. If you or your business wants to partner up with one of the most visible Lightning Sprint teams on the West Coast for the 2023 season, please call (619) 454-6945. You can also E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Sexton Gatlin Racing 2022 Schedule 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Brent 7th - Grant 15th March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th March 25 Bakersfield Speedway CLS Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 8th - Dalton 17th April 16 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprints - Grant 1st April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Bezio 3rd - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Bezio 2nd - Brent 3rd May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 2nd - Dalton 11th June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Dalton 1st - Brent 2nd - Grant 3rd July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Grant 2nd - Dalton 6th August 6 Santa Maria Raceway CLS Winged - Brent 1st - Dalton 15th August 6th Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant 11th B Main August 11 Norman County Speedway Minkota Nationals Winged - Dalton 8th - Brent 13th - Grant 25th August 12 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged - Brent 1st - Grant 9th - Dalton 11th August 13 Greenbush Race Park Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 6th - Brent 11th - Dalton 13th August 14 Minkota Nationals Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 15th - Brent DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Winged - Chiaramonte 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 4th - Brent DNS October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged - Brent 1st - A.J. Bender 2nd - Dalton 3rd October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Winged - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th - Brent Horn 8th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Horn 8th - Dalton 14th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprint Cars - Grant 3rd Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
BRENT SEXTON WINS MAIN EVENT AND LUCAS OIL POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
(Lakeside, CA, October 30, 2022) Wily veteran racer Brent Sexton captured the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series season closing main event at the Imperial Valley Raceway. In doing so, he sewed up the series championship. The title is Sexton's third in his lightning career and his first since taking the California Lightning Sprint Car Series crown in 2008. thumbnail.jpg King of the Oval, Brent Sexton, surrounded by his court. Kim Arringdale photo. Sexton, of Lakeside, California, his oldest son Dalton, and Alpine's Brent Horn raced on the lightning side of the two-night program. Brent's youngest son Grant, 18, drove his 360 in the open sprint car portion of the show. Action for the POWRi portion of the weekend began with the cars using wings on Friday night. The first heat race saw Dalton off the pole, Horn, who was in the #3 usually steered by Grant. was on the outside of him. Brent started on the inside of row two. Brent, who came into the weekend second in points behind Dalton, fired the first salvo by winning the heat. Dalton, who will turn 20 in a little over a month, placed third with Horn taking fourth in his first-ever start in a car owned by SGR. Like the heat race, Dalton was on the pole for the main event. Brent was on the outside of the third row with Horn on the outside of row five. Dalton led the early going in the race before relinquishing the top spot on lap seven. The only yellow flag came out on the next lap and Dalton was in second for the restart. Brent restarted in fifth, but in one spectacular swoop around the outside, he moved all the way up to third. The 50-year-old racer and his 19-year-old son swapped the runner-up position back and forth before Brent asserted himself and set sail for the leader. Late in the race, Brent, who was flying, caught the leader in lapped traffic. He attempted to go around the outside for the top spot but lappers intervened and held him up. A couple of laps later the checkered flag ended the affair with Brent in the second position and Dalton in third. Horn crossed under the checkered flags in eighth. The second night of action in the southern reaches of California saw Grant competing as well as his father, older sibling Dalton, and Horn. Being part of the open comp sprint portion of the show, the previous night was a practice for him. Saturday was the real deal. Saturday's program added a couple of twists for the lightning sprints. First off, they were racing without their wings. Second was the fact that they were qualifying. Dalton topped the 18 cars in time trials with a dazzling 13.419. Brent was fifth at 13.669 and Horn was 14th at 14.072. In the first lightning heat race, Brent was on the outside of row two and Dalton was directly behind him in sixth. Brent went wide in the first corner of the race and slipped back to sixth. Dalton was moving forward and on the second circuit, he went from fourth to second. However, by that time, the leader was long gone and Dalton was forced to settle for second. Brent moved up one spot before the end of the heat and placed fifth. Horn was up in heat race two and started on the outside of the front row and ended up sixth after a spin late in the going. For the final SWLS race of 2022, Dalton had the best starting spot on the SGR team coming from fifth. Brent was starting in ninth and Horn was alongside him in 10th. Dalton quickly sliced his way through the field and at the end of the fourth circuit he took over the lead. Seconds later a double flip in turn #3 brought out a red flag. For the restart Dalton was in first, Brent was up to 5th and Horn was ninth. Brent went on a good run on lap six when he entered turn three in fifth and exited turn four in third. Two laps later he again swooped to the inside in turn four and in spectacular style took over second. However, he was not there for long. Coming down the front straightaway Dalton's car dramatically slowed before it got to the start-finish line. That handed the lead to Brent. Dalton stayed on the track but fell to the back and two laps later he pulled into the infield with a broken fuel pump. That fuel pump not only knocked Dalton out of the lead in the race, but it also cost him his shot at the series championship. Another red flag halted the proceedings a few moments later when a car flipped spectacularly down the front straightaway. After the car was taken off the track the race resumed. Brent simply drove away from the remainder of the field and won by over a half straightaway. Horn ended up eighth with Dalton 14th. The win sewed up Brent's third-lifetime lightning sprint car series championship by seven points over Dalton (Grant finished seventh). His first two titles came in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series in 1999 and 2008. It also was his sixth victory of the year, four of which were in POWRi. The other two came in the CLS. He split the wins with three coming while racing with a wing and three without. He also was crowned "King of the Ovals" for accumulating the most points in the two-night event at Imperial. After Brent won the lightning sprint race, the open comp field came onto the track and Grant was starting on the outside of the first row. After taking the green flag he sailed it into one and got in the loose stuff on the outside. By the time the teen had gathered it back in, he had slipped back to 7th. Disaster nearly struck at the end of the third circuit. Grant got a good run on the inside when the two cars in front of him tangled coming out of the corner. The 18-year-old deftly went inside them and avoided the mess. For the restart, Grant was up to fourth. The teenager raced into second on the 10th lap and stayed there until slipping back to third late in the going. It was his second podium finish in a full-size sprint car in 2022. Sexton Gatlin Racing is not done yet for the 2022 season. Still to come is a race with the California Lightning Sprint Cars at the Bakersfield Speedway on November 15th. After that, the family team will journey north to the Placerville Speedway for the annual "Hangtown 100." There, they will compete with the CLS and Northern California's Bay Cities Racing Association. Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2022 season possible. Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Johnny Motorhead, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, Automated Interior, and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys. If you or your business wants to partner up with one of the most visible Lightning Sprint teams on the West Coast, please call (619) 454-6945. You can also E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Sexton Gatlin Racing 2022 Schedule March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Brent 7th - Grant 15th March 6 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th March 25 Bakersfield Speedway CLS Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 8th - Dalton 17th April 16 Ventura Raceway VRA Sprints - Grant 1st April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Bezio 3rd - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th April 30 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 5th May 14 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Dalton 1st - Bezio 2nd - Brent 3rd May 28 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS June 11 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Brent 2nd - Dalton 11th June 25 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Dalton 1st - Brent 2nd - Grant 3rd July 9 Barona Speedway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Grant 2nd - Dalton 6th August 6 Santa Maria Raceway CLS Winged - Brent 1st - Dalton 15th August 6th Santa Maria Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant 11th B Main August 11 Norman County Speedway Minkota Nationals Winged - Dalton 8th - Brent 13th - Grant 25th August 12 River Cities Raceway Minkota Nationals Winged - Brent 1st - Grant 9th - Dalton 11th August 13 Greenbush Race Park Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 6th - Brent 11th - Dalton 13th August 14 Minkota Nationals Minkota Nationals Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 15th - Brent DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway POWRi Winged - Chiaramonte 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged - Grant 1st - Dalton 4th - Brent DNS October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged - Brent 1st - A.J. Bender 2nd - Dalton 3rd October 8 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS October 21 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Winged - Dalton 3rd - Grant 4th - Brent Horn 8th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless - Brent 1st - Horn 8th - Dalton 14th October 22 Imperial Valley Raceway Open Comp. Sprint Cars - Grant 3rd Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Nov. 17 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 18 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 19 Placerville Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com