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 LOOKING TO COMPLETE PERFECT BARONA SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT SEASON
(Lakeside, CA, September 30, 2022) Not that it needed any more incentive, but Saturday night Sexton Gatlin Racing will be attempting to wrap up a perfect Barona Speedway Lucas Oil Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series season. Heading into the final SWLS race on the San Diego County ¼ mile this season, SGR driver Brent Sexton, and his two sons Dalton and Grant, have won all the series races there this year. 307697734_8809304822420341_9193553498710361981_n.jpg On Saturday, Dalton Sexton will be seeking his third SWLS at Barona this year. Bobby Kimbrough photo. The SWLS has visited Barona five times in 2022. Defending series champion Grant Sexton has won twice. His older brother Dalton has also won two times and Brent has one victory. Brent's win came the last time the series was there on July 9th. Amazingly, of the 15 podium positions available through the five races, SGR drivers laid claim to 11 of them. The breakdown of the SGR driver's other podium finishes shows Brent with two second-place results. Grant and David Bezio, who subbed for Grant on May 14th, have one second-place ending apiece. Grant and Brent have each finished third one time. To make the team's success at the track even more impressive, only two times this year has an SGR car placed out of the top five. Heading into Saturday's race, Brent, who is seeking his third ever Lightning Sprint Car title (he was the 1999 and 2007 California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion), brings an 88-point lead over Dalton in the championship standings. Another good performance by Brent would make him tough to catch with only three races to go after Saturday. Grant, who has only started five of the first eight series races, comes into this weekend's event in sixth. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. at Barona with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Seniors, military, EMTs and kids ages 7 to 17 are $10.00. Children 6 and under are free. The track is located at 1754 Wildcat Canyon Road, in Lakeside (92040). The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (619) 994-6560. While Saturday is the last SWLS race at Barona in 2022, the series will still have three races remaining and the Lakeside-based SGR will be at all three. A week from Saturday, October 9th, SWLS will venture to the Mohave Valley Raceway for the second time and it will be co-sanctioning the event with the California Lightning Sprint Car Series. Two weeks later, on October 21st and 22nd at the Imperial Valley Raceway, the 2022 season will come to an end. In addition to those races, SGR will field cars at October's Cal Cup at the Lemoore Raceway the third week in October. To close the campaign, the team will be at four CLS/BCRA co-sanctioned races in November. 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 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 Wingless - 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 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 River Cities Raceway 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 (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged - Chiaramote 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless 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. 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SEXTON GATLIN RACING GETS EIGHTH WIN IN NINE 2022 POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT RACES
(Lakeside, CA, September 24, 2022) For the eighth time in nine 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series races, Sexton Gatlin Racing captured the victory when the series visited Perris Auto Speedway for the very first time. However, it was the initial time that the winning driver was not named Sexton. The win went to El Cajon California's Braden Chiaramonte who was subbing for Grant Sexton. Ironically Chiaramonte is the only driver to take a non-SGR car to a win in an SWLS main event this season. That happened when he took the victory in his own car at Imperial Valley on April 23rd. PAS 9_17_22=3 20=LiteSpt=3425-3 #E07E.jpg SWLS winner Braden Chiaramonte and Kevin Bates at Perris Auto Speedway. Doug Allen Photo. SGR appeared at the world-famous Riverside County track with four cars for the mid-September show. Three of the cars were for the POWRi portion of the program. Family patriarch Brent Sexton and his oldest son Dalton manned two of them. Fifteen-year-old Chiaramonte was in the other as he was occupying the car normally driven by Brent's youngest son, Grant. Grant was there racing his full-size sprint car in the USAC/CRA portion of the program. That opened up the seat in his powerful lightning sprint and the hiring of Chiaramonte for the race. Things started out rough for SGR when Grant got over the cushion in turn one in hot laps and flipped violently into the catch fence. Fortunately, the 18-year-old climbed out of the race car without injuries. However, the same cannot be said for the car. It was heavily damaged in the flip, and the chassis will have to be replaced. As this piece went to press, work has begun to get on the track with another Ellis Chassis at the Mohave Valley Raceway on October 8th. On the Lightning side of the program, Chiaramonte and Dalton were in the first heat. Off the pole, Chiaramonte simply ran away from the field and won by nearly half the track. Dalton started seventh and finished fifth. A few moments later the second heat rolled onto the track. Brent started in sixth but had moved up to third before the field screamed into turn one on the first circuit. By the end of that lap, he was up to second. Five laps later he was still there when the checkered ended the race. For the 20-lap main event, the SGR trio comprised 50% of the top six starting spots. Chiaramonte was on the pole again. Brent was directly behind him on the inside of row two. Dalton was outside the third row in sixth. After the heat race, everyone expected another walk away from Chiaramonte. They were all surprised that when the green flag flew, his car did not get a good start and he was relegated to third by the time the field reached turn one. He nearly slipped back to 4th as Brent tried to drive around him as they came off turn two the first time. Chiaramonte fought off his car owner for the night and set sail for second place. While Chiaramonte and Brent got off to good starts, the same could not be said for Dalton. It became apparent at the hit of the throttle pedal to start the race that his car was having issues. By lap five, he was being lapped and it turned out that he had fouled a plug and was running on three cylinders. He ended up pulling his car off the track with a disappointing 18th-place finish. Chiaramonte moved up to the second-place spot on lap two. Soon thereafter he had closed in on the leader. The talented teen stocked the front-runner through the first dozen laps of the exciting main event. On lap 13 he made his move on the back straight away and commandeered the lead. From that point on he simply drove away from the field just like he did in the heat race. Lots of lapped traffic did not hinder his crowd-pleasing drive. When the race ended, he was a full straightaway ahead of the second-place car. Brent stayed in 4th for the duration. That was the first time since April 30th that he was not on the podium at an SWLS race. "I have got to thank Grant and Brent (Sexton) for letting me run their car," the happy winner told the crowd after the race. "It was all about being smooth. When we got past Dyer (Jeff Dyer who led the first 12 laps) I knew we were going to be good. I knew Seth (crew chief Seth Kramer) had this thing dialed. I want to thank all of them (SGR) for letting me run their car and my mom and dad and everybody else." Brent's good finish combined with Dalton's misfortune allowed him to extend his lead to 88-points in the SWLS championship standings. That is his biggest advantage of the year as he seeks his third ever lightning sprint car championship (he was California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion in 1999 and 2008). Another impressive performance when SGR returns to action at the Barona Speedway for the last time on October 1st would see Brent getting one hand on the championship trophy with three races to go. 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' 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 Wingless - 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 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 River Cities Raceway 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 (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged - Chiaramonte 1st - Brent 4th - Dalton 18th Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars - Grant DNS October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless November 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged November 17 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless November 18 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless November 19 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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SEXTON GATLIN RACING RETURNS TO ACTION THIS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A FOUR-CAR EFFORT AT PERRIS
(Lakeside, CA, September 14, 2022) For the first time in a month, Sexton Gatlin Racing will return to action this Saturday night, September 17th, at the Perris Auto Speedway. The team will bring four cars to the track with three of them competing in the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series and the other will be on the track with the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM and the first race will be at 7:00. As this piece went to press, Brent Sexton and his oldest son Dalton will be in two of the team's lightning sprints. The driver of the third car has yet to be named. Brent's youngest son Grant will be racing in his full-size sprint car on the USAC/CRA side of the program. Going into the weekend, Brent Sexton leads the SWLS championship point standings. His closest pursuer is Dalton who is 36-points behind. The teen has plenty of time to catch the patriarch of the family as there will still be four points-paying races to go after Saturday night. While Brent leads Dalton in the championship point standings, Dalton's three wins are tops in the circuit. Brent has two wins. Throw in Grant's two wins and SGR drivers have won seven of the first eight races of the season. In the USAC/CRA Series, Grant will be contesting his third race. On Memorial Day weekend he debuted with the group at Perris. However, that debut was short-lived as the famous half-mile ovals cushion grabbed his number three car and catapulted it into the turn one wall on the second lap of his heat race. The only thing hurting Grant was his pride. However, the car was too damaged to complete the night. The 18-year-old's second attempt at the series went much better at the grand reopening of the Santa Maria Raceway on August 6th. Racing a 360 Sprint car in the field of mostly 410 cubic inch engines, Grant impressed early on when he qualified 15th fastest in the 31-car field. He placed sixth in his heat race. That put him into the B main event. Even though he got bounced around a couple of times by other cars in the 12-lap race, he did not give up and maintained the final transfer spot until the rough track conditions made him spin in turn 1 on the final lap. Adult tickets to see Saturday's show are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. For those who wish to purchase advance tickets, they are available 24 hours a day online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7/event/1256365 or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking. For fans who come east on the 91 Freeway to get to The PAS, the eastbound lanes will be shut down all weekend in Corona. Fans can take the 91 east to either the 605 or the 57 north to the 60 Freeway east. After Saturday's race at Perris, SGR will get one weekend off before returning to the Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series home track, the Barona Speedway, on October 1st. 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 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 Wingless - 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 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 River Cities Raceway 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 (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Nov. 17 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 18 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 19 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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SEXTON GATLIN RACING WINS TWO RACES IN MINNKOTA SUMMER SHOOTOUT
(Lakeside, CA, August 22, 2022) For the second year in a row, Sexton Gatlin Racing journeyed to the Midwest to contest the four-race MinnKota Summer Shootout. In 2021, SGR won one of the four races. This year they doubled the win total with Brent Sexton winning at North Dakota's River Cities Raceway and his son Grant taking home the win at Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon, Minnesota. Combining Grant's wins and his dad's victory this year, SGR has three wins in the first eight MinnKota Summer Shootout races. That works out to an amazing 37.5 winning percentage in the series. Look for the team to return for the third running in 2023 to try and get their win percentage over 50%. 299375795_548258610430435_5114666039960509377_n.jpg Brent Sexton after his win at his win at River City Raceway in North Dakota. That winning percentage could have been a lot higher. In fact, SGR came close to picking up another win in the series this year. Besides Brent and Grant's wins, Grant was on the way to winning two others when he got mixed up with lapped traffic and lost the lead. 299896657_549696653619964_452510887650375681_n.jpg Grant Sexton after his win at Minnesota's Green Bush Race Park. The series matched the family team against cars from six different states and two Canadian provinces. For the opener on Thursday, August 11th, at the Norman County Raceway, Dalton, Grant's oldest son, recorded the team's best finish when he came home eighth after starting fourth. Brent moved up from his 20th starting place to finish 13th in the main event. One night later at the River Cities Raceway in North Dakota, it was the patriarch of the family, Brent, picking up his first series win. It was also his third win in his last four starts. Grant ended up ninth in the main and Dalton placed 11th. The El Cajon, California racing trio and its entourage crossed the border back into Minnesota for the final two races in the series beginning at Greenbush Race Park. Grant nabbed the best finish for the squad there with a sixth. Brent, in what turned out to be his last hurrah in the mini-series, started and finished in 11th. Dalton started 14th and finished 13th. At the series finale at the Buffalo River Speedway, Grant put on a show in the main event. He started on the pole, led every lap, and scored a convincing win. Dalton placed 15th and Brent did not start the race. When all was said and done after four nights, Grant was sixth in the point standings, Dalton placed 10th and Brent was 13th. Currently up next on the SGR schedule is the first-ever POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series race at Perris Auto Speedway on September 17th. 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 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 Wingless 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 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 11th B Main August 11 River Cities Raceway MinnKota Nationals Winged Dalton 8th - Brent 13th - Grant 25th August 12 River Cities Raceway MinnKota Nationals Winged Brent 1st - Grant 9th - Dalton 11th August 13 Greenbush Race Park MinnKota Nationals Winged Grant 6th - Brent 11th - Dalton 13th August 14 MinnKota Nationals MinnKota Nationals Winged Grant 1st - Dalton 15th - Brent DNS Sept. 17 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Nov. 17 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 18 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 19 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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BRENT SEXTON SCORES CLS WIN AT SANTA MARIA AND HEADS TO THE MIDWEST
(Lakeside, CA, August 11, 2022) Brent Sexton, the current point leader in the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series, made a cameo appearance in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series and won the main event at the Santa Maria Raceway last Saturday. This week, the racing veteran and his two teenage sons, Dalton, and Grant, will be racing four nights in the Minn-Kota Summer Lightning Sprint Shootout in Minnesota and South Dakota. 296485685_5845779145442913_8190778121937983028_n.jpg Brent Sexton, on the left, and his son Grant after Brent's CLS win at Santa Maria. FLO Racing Photo. Last week's race at Santa Maria was the first at the track since it had been shuttered in July of 2021. In addition to the CLS, the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars were also part of the grand reopening. The plan going in had Brent and Grant racing in the CLS portion of the program. Grant also participated in his second ever USAC/CRA race. On the CLS side of the show, Grant and Brent qualified seventh and eighth respectively in the 16-car field. Brent finished second in his heat race and then fourth in the dash. That placed him on the outside of the second row for the 25-lap main event. When the green flag dropped on the CLS main, Brent was third. The veteran driver stayed there until making a pass for second in turn two on the 13th lap. The track was extremely rough and dusty in turns one and two and when a car spun in turn two on the 16th circuit, the leader had nowhere to go and plowed into the stopped racer. That elevated Brent to the lead. The race commenced again with nine-laps left. Brent led every inch of the remaining distance and scored the win by nearly a half-track. "Me and my boys are running the Minkota Nationals next week," Sexton told the sold-out crowd after the race. "So, I wanted to come out here and shake the car down. It worked out perfect. Hopefully, it will be a shot in the arm for us back in the Midwest. It is great to see Santa Maria back open again. This place is awesome. Hopefully, we can keep doing it." Dalton subbed for Grant in the CLS main but pulled off seconds after the start. The win was Brent's second in a row and third of the 2022 campaign. He has not finished out of the top three in his last five races and the last time he finished worse than fourth was nearly five months ago when he placed eighth at the Bakersfield Speedway on March 25th. Grant's second foray into the USAC/CRA Series saw him debut a flashy new graphics package on his #18. The teen qualified 15th fastest in the 31-car field. He missed the transfer in his heat race by two spots and was forced to contest the B main. That race would be 12-laps and the top six finishers would transfer to the A Main. Grant got a good start in the B main and was attempting to make an outside pass for third in turn four on the first lap when he touched wheels with another car. Grant bicycled and his car was catapulted towards the outside wall. He gathered it back in but dropped back to the sixth and final transfer spot. A few laps later he went to the outside and attempted to pass the fifth place car on the back chute when the car slid up the racetrack and got into Grant who thumped the wall with his right rear wheel. However, the kid did not give up. He did not lose any spots and stayed in the final transfer position until turn one on the final lap. Track conditions in turns one and two had deteriorated badly and one of the ruts in the track caused Grant to spin and come to a stop. That also meant he missed the main event. The 2nd Annual Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Shootout will commence on Thursday night at Ada Minnesota's Norman County Speedway. One night later, the action switches to the River Cities Raceway in Grand Forks, North Dakota. On Saturday, it will be back to Minnesota for round #3 at Greenbush Race Park in Greenbush. The series will stay in the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" for the finale at Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon on Sunday night. Last year Grant won the opener at Norman County and never finished worse than 8th in the four-race Minn-Kota Shootout. Dalton was fourth in the opener and never finished worse than 10th. Brent placed seventh in the two mains he started. 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 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 Wingless 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 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 11th B Main August 11 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged August 12 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged August 13 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged August 14 Minkota Nationals POWRi Winged Sept. 14 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) POWRi Winged October 1 Barona Speedway POWRi Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway POWRi/CLS Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Open Winged October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless October 24 Imperial Valley Raceway POWRi Wingless Nov. 15 Bakersfield Speedway BCRA/CLS Winged Nov. 17 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 18 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless Nov. 19 Petaluma Speedway BCRA/CLS Wingless This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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BRENT SEXTON GETS SECOND POWRi WIN OF 2022 AND INCREASES POINT LEAD
(Lakeside, CA, July 11, 2022) Veteran driver Brent Sexton continued to impress as he scored his second Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series main event win of the year at the Barona Speedway on Saturday night. The victory allowed him to double his lead in the championship point standings with only four races remaining in 2022. 281553094_10222373774715016_3266449179961072447_n (1).jpg Brent Sexton picked up his second SWLS main event win of 2022 Saturday at Barona. Missy Benker Photo. Sexton, who lives in Lakeside, California, took the point lead from his oldest son Dalton at the June 11th race at Barona. At that point, he was 20-points ahead. Dalton won the June 25th race with Brent placing second. That allowed the teen to cut Brent's lead down to 18-points. However, Brent's win on Saturday combined with Dalton's sixth-place finish allowed the Tennessee native to increase his advantage to 36-points. Thirteen cars showed up for the eighth of 12 races on the 2022 SWLS schedule. Racing started off when defending series champion Grant Sexton of Lakeside came from the outside of row two to best the field in the first eight-lap heat race. El Cajon drivers Deejay Dumas and Kevin Bates placed second and third. The second eight lapper was captured by Dalton Sexton who started on the pole. Brent Sexton, Grant, and Dalton's father finished second after starting on the outside of the front row. Lake Elsinore's Jeremy Queener placed third. For the 20-lap main event on the only dirt quarter mile located in San Diego County, Bates started on the pole with Queener alongside. Dumas and Brent Sexton occupied the 2nd row with brothers Dalton and Grant Sexton making up row number three. The race got off to an exciting start when Queener got a little loose coming off turn number four. That allowed Brent Sexton to shoot inside of him and race into second just after the field crossed the line. The point leader then looked like Moses parting the Red Sea in turn one when Bates went wide and left the bottom of the racetrack wide open. The oldest of the Sexton trio took full advantage, flying into a lead that he would never relinquish. The leader's good fortune nearly went sour a second after he seized the top spot when Dumas slid to a near stop in turn one. However, he got back on the throttle before his car came to a complete halt, and the race carried on. By the end of the Third Circuit, Brent Sexton, in his brightly painted Sexton Fire Protection/BK Wings/Johnny Motorhead/Troy Dirt/Victory Graphix/Swift Powdercoat/Maxima Oil/Scotty and Jimmy Keys #44, began to leave the competition behind. That advantage disappeared on lap five when his oldest offspring Dalton slid to a stop in turn one while battling Queener for third place. That brought out the first yellow flag in the main event and bunched the field up for a restart with 16 laps to go. For that restart, it was Brent Sexton at the point with Bates, Queener, Grant Sexton, and Rosamond's Mark Henry second through fifth. Bates hung close to the leader for a couple of laps before Brent pulled away once again. At that point, Bates had to deal with Queener, who was pestering him for the runner-up spot. Queener's persistent badgering paid dividends on lap nine when he got past Bates. One circuit later, Queener gave it back and then some more when he spun bringing out a yellow flag. This time when the race was restarted with 11 laps to go, it was still Brent Sexton up front with Bates in second, Grant Sexton third, Lakeside's Jim Squire III in fourth, and Henry in fifth. In what looked like a replay, Brent Sexton pulled away again. A couple of laps later, Grant Sexton took the second spot away from Bates but he was a half straightaway behind his father. On lap 16, the leader caught up to lap traffic but nothing was going to slow him down. Four laps later he took the checkered flag with the half straightaway between himself and his son Grant. Squire had a season-best third-place finish, with Bates 4th and Dumas, who came all the way back from his lap one slip up, finishing fifth. As the leaders were racing across the finish line, Henry flipped into the turn-four wall. Fortunately, he was uninjured. The victory was the second of the year for Brent Sexton and both of those have come sans wings. His other triumph came on March 6th at the Imperial Valley Raceway. Behind Brent and Dalton Sexton in the championship standings are rookie C.J. Marin of Imperial Beach, Queener, and Grant Sexton The SWLS will now take a two-month break before returning to action with the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and IMCA Modifieds at Perris Auto Speedway on September 14th. The highly anticipated event will be the first-ever POWRi race on the famous Southern California half-mile clay oval. The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. If you or your company would like to become part of the series in 2022, please contact Brent Sexton at (619) 454-6945 or mailto:sextonfire@cox.net Barona Heat Race #1: 1. Grant Sexton, 2. Deejay Dumas, 3. Kevin Bates, 4. Jim Squire III, 5. Ryan Dumas, 6. Rudy Padilla Barona Heat Race #2: 1. Dalton Sexton, 2. Brent Sexton, 3. Jeremy Queener, 4. Mark Henry, 5. C.J. Marin, 6. Parker Dumas Barona 20 Lap Main Event (with starting positions) 1. Brent Sexton, Lakeside, CA, 4th 2. Grant Sexton, Lakeside, CA, 6th' 3. Jim Squire III, Lakeside, CA, 8th 4. Kevin Bates, El Cajon, CA, 1st 5. Ryan Dumas, San Diego, CA, 9th 6. Dalton Sexton, Lakeside, CA, 5th 7. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA, 2nd 8. C.J. Marin, Imperial Beach, CA, 11th 9. Deejay Dumas, El Cajon. CA, 3rd 10.Mark Henry, Rosamond, CA, 7th 11. Parker Dumas, San Diego, CA, 10th DNS - Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA DNS - Rudy Padilla, Norco, CA Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Points 1. Brent Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1160 2. Dalton Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1124 3. C.J. Marin, Imperial Beach, CA - 908 4. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA - 897 5. Grant Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 868 6. Cody Griggs, Lakeside, CA - 862 7. Jim Squire, Lakeside, CA - 744 8. David Bezio, San Diego, CA - 696 9. Deejay Dumas - San Diego, CA - 611 10. Ryan Dumas, El Cajon, CA - 602 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 4 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Dalton Sexton March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Brent Sexton April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway Winged - Braden Chiaramonte April 30 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton May 14 Barona Speedway Wingless - Dalton Sexton June 11 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton June 25 Barona Speedway Winged - Dalton Sexton July 9 Barona Speedway Wingless - Brent Sexton August 11 Norman County Raceway Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points August 12 Rivers Cities Speedway Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points August 13 Greenbush Race Park Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points August 14 Buffalo Rivers Speedway Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points Sept. 14 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) Winged October 1 Barona Speedway Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway (co sanction with CLS) Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless This release produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINTS GOING TOPLESS AT BARONA SATURDAY
(Lakeside, CA, July 6, 2022) The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series returns to its home track, the Barona Speedway, for round #8 of its championship season this Saturday night, July 9th. The race will be the fourth time this year that the drivers in the series have removed the wings from the top of their cars and raced topless. 246650806_10159636672610119_2323495404545814123_n.jpg Norco's Rudy Padilla returns to SWLS action for the first time since March this Saturday at Barona. Padilla photo. Going into Saturday's race, Lakeside's Brent Sexton carries an 18-point lead over his oldest son Dalton in the championship point standings. Third place in the standings is rookie Cody Griggs, who also resides in Lakeside. Another newcomer, C.J. Marin of Imperial Beach is fourth and Lake Elsinore's Jeremy Queener rounds out the top five. Saturday's race will be the fifth in a row at the San Diego County quarter-mile Oval for the SWLS. So far this year on their home turf, 19-year-old Dalton Sexton and his 17-year-old brother Grant have split the four races with two wins each. Three of those have been staged with wings on. Grant has captured two of those and Dalton captured the other one. Dalton also has the win in the only wingless race at the track thus far in 2022. In addition to his wingless triumph at Barona, Dalton Sexton took the season opener, which was also wingless, at the Imperial Valley Raceway on the first weekend in March. Less than 24 hours after that race, his father Brent won the second wingless race of the year on the same oval during the California Midwinter Fair. Saturday will see the return of 17-year-old driver Rudy Padilla. The Norco-based racer has been sidelined since his car was heavily damaged in a crash at the season opener at Imperial on March 4th. In racing at Barona, he returns to the track where he scored his career-best second-place SWLS finish behind Grant Sexton on May 15, 2021. When the 2021 season ended, Padilla was fifth in the SWLS championship point standings. In addition to the SWLS, the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Sport Compacts, Stock/IMCA Cars, Dwarfs, Mini Dwarfs, and the Junior Sprints will also be in action on Saturday. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with racing at 6:00. Adult tickets are $20.00. Kids 7-17 are $10.00. Children 6 and under are free. Family packs of two adults and two kids are available for $50.00. Seniors, military, and EMTs get in for $10.00. The track is located at 1754 Wildcat Road in Lakeside (92040). The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (619) 994-6560. The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. If you or your company would like to become part of the series in 2022, please contact Brent Sexton at (619) 454-6945 or mailto:sextonfire@cox.net Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Points 1. Brent Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 1007 2. Dalton Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 989 3. Cody Griggs - Lakeside, CA - 857 4. C.J. Marin, Imperial Beach, CA - 789 5. Jeremy Queener, Lake Elsinore, CA - 770 6. Grant Sexton - Lakeside, CA - 717 7. David Bezio - San Diego, CA - 696 8. Jim Squire, Lakeside, CA - 603 9. Peter Benker - Alpine, CA - 594 10. Braden Chiaramonte, El Cajon, CA - 590 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule March 4 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Dalton Sexton March 5 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless - Brent Sexton April 23 Imperial Valley Raceway Winged - Braden Chiaramonte April 30 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton May 14 Barona Speedway Wingless - Dalton Sexton June 11 Barona Speedway Winged - Grant Sexton June 25 Barona Speedway Winged - Dalton Sexton July 9 Barona Speedway Wingless July 14 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup - Winged) Non-Points July 15 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup - Winged) Non-Points July 16 Deming Speedway (Clay Cup - Winged) Non-Points August 11 Norman County Raceway Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points August 12 Rivers Cities Speedway Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points August 13 Greenbush Race Park Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points August 14 Buffalo Rivers Speedway Minkota Nationals (Winged) Non-Points Sept. 14 Perris Auto Speedway (with USAC/CRA) Winged October 1 Barona Speedway Winged October 8 Mojave Valley Raceway (co sanction with CLS) Winged October 13 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 14 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 15 Lemoore Raceway (California Cup) Non-Points October 23 Imperial Valley Raceway Wingless This release produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 sdaloisiosports@gmail.com