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June 24, 2020

Trio of Top-5 Finishes for Tyler Erb in Clash at the Mag
Lucas Oil Doubleheader on Tap this Weekend

ST. MARYS, Ohio (06/24/20) –Tyler Erb drove the Industrial Resourcing Group No. 1 Best Performance Motorsports/ Rocket Chassis/ Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model to a trio of Top-5 finishes over the weekend.

Amid the Lucas Oil Late Model Series (LOLMDS) invasion of Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Miss.) for the General Tire Clash at the Mag – Presented by Big River Steel, Erb recorded two fifth-place finishes and one podium performance.

“On one hand I’m bummed because I feel like we let some wins get away from us this weekend, but on the other hand, we were really consistent and that’s a definite plus,” Erb said. “This Series is tough; consistency is key with this competition; the wins will come.”

Kicking off the three-day event on Thursday night, Erb was one of 55 entrants for the $5,000-to-win preliminary program. Following the fifth fastest lap in his time trial group, Erb streaked to a 10-lap heat race victory, which positioned him third on the starting grid for the feature. Slipping two spots in the 25-lap affair, Tyler notched a fifth-place finish behind Bobby Pierce, Jimmy Owens, Ross Bailes, and Shane Clanton.

On Friday afternoon for another $5,000-to-win preliminary feature, Tyler topped the speed charts in his qualifying group before picking up a 10-lap heat race victory. Unable to close the distance on red-hot Jimmy Owens in the 25-lap feature, Erb posted a third-place finish behind Owens and Josh Richards. Frank Heckenast Jr. and Michael Page rounded out the Top-5.

For the final round of the Clash at the Mag on Saturday evening, Erb’s preliminary performances locked him into the second-starting position for the $15,000-to-win finale alongside Jimmy Owens. After sliding ahead of Owens on lap 16 to assume command of the top spot for two circuits, Tyler faded late in the 100-lapper to place fifth behind Owens, Shane Clanton, Josh Richards, and Bobby Pierce.

This weekend – June 26-27 – Erb and the BPM team will follow the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to 411 Motor Speedway (Seymour, Tenn.) on Friday before trekking to Talladega Short Track (Eastaboga, Ala.) on Saturday. Both events will be highlighted by a $12,000-to-win feature.

Tyler remains in fourth in the latest LOLMDS point standings. Full results from these events, the latest Series standings, and more on upcoming events, please visit:  www.LucasDirt.com .

Best Performance Motorsports and Tyler Erb would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include: Industrial Resourcing Group, First Class Septic, Roberts Bee Company, New Point Lighting & Design, Inc., Franklin Enterprises, Boxo USA, Bazell Race Fuels, Sunoco, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Hoosier Tire, Valvoline, Industrial Hydro Excavating, Go Lithium, Allstar Performance, K-B Carbs, GottaRace.com, Precision Racing Components, Beyea Headers, Day Motorsports, Doyle Edwards Trucking, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Wiles Drive Shafts, Simpson Race Products, Weld Racing, Performance Rod & Custom, Powers Performance, Heath Lawson Photography, Swift Springs, Walker Performance Filtration, Outerwears, Strange Engineering, Rocket Chassis, R&R Design, KBC Graphics and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Best Performance Motorsports please visit the team website at www.BestPerformanceMotorsports.com and www.TylerErb.com as well as their social media channels at www.facebook.com/bestperformancemotorsports/ , www.twitter.com/BPMotorsports1 .

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June 24, 2020

Shane Clanton Runner-Up in Clash at the Mag Finale
Lucas Oil Doubleheader Up Next

ZEBULON, Ga. (06/24/20) – Shane Clanton recorded a runner-up finish on Saturday night in the annual General Tire Clash at the Mag – Presented by Big River Steel at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Miss.).

Clanton drove his Skyline Motorsports No. 25 Bennett Explosives/ Super K Express/ Capital Race Cars/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) event.

“We had a good weekend. We have worked awful hard the last two weeks on the car, and it shows. We’re getting better.  To come here and run good feels good. Every time you run good like this; it helps the morale of the team.  We are not giving up. If it weren’t for Greg and Tyler Bruening, I probably couldn’t be here.”

Kicking off the three-day event on Thursday, in a stout field of 55 cars, Clanton recorded the sixth fastest time in his qualifying group before streaking to a 10-lap heat race victory. Advancing forward one spot in the 25-lap preliminary feature, Shane notched a fourth-place finish behind Bobby Pierce, Jimmy Owens, and Ross Bailes with Tyler Erb coming in fifth.

On Friday afternoon for another $5,000-to-win preliminary feature, Clanton followed up the 10th fastest lap in his time trial group with a second-place finish in his heat behind Tyler Erb. Coming one spot shy of a Top-5 finish in the feature, Shane passed two cars to register a sixth-place finish.

With preliminary results from Thursday and Friday setting the grid for the $15,000-to-win Clash at the Mag finale on Saturday, Clanton locked into the fifth-starting position. After taking the lead early in the 100-lapper for a handful of laps, Shane challenged Jimmy Owens for the top spot in the closing laps but came up short, scoring him second on the rundown behind Owens with Josh Richards, Bobby Pierce, and Tyler Erb rounding out the Top-5.

Clanton continues his quest with the LOLMDS this weekend, June 26-27, for a pair for $12,000-to-win events. The tour visits 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn. on Friday before shifting to Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala. on Saturday.

Shane sits in eighth in the latest LOLMDS point standings. Full results from these events, the latest Series standings, and more on upcoming events, please visit: www.LucasDirt.com . 

Shane Clanton would like to thank all of his sponsors including Skyline Motorsports, Bennett Explosives, Bruening Rock, Products, Capital Race Cars, Super K Express, Truck Country, Olson Explosives, Clements Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, Freeman Plumbing, Hoosier Tire South, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Carolina Concrete Finishers, QA1, Quarter Master, Hovden Oil, Bert Transmission, Five Star Stock Car Bodies, Bulldog Rear Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Simpson Race Products, Penske Shocks, Beyea Custom Headers, Sweet Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, Modern Images, Stop Tech Brakes, Allstar Performance, Advanced Transportation, Lucas Oil Products, DirtOnDirt.com, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Shane Clanton, please visit www.ShaneClanton25.com and for more information on Skyline Motorsports, please visit www.Tyler16.com .

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June 24, 2020

Nick Deal Makes It A Shelby County Speedway Hat Trick

WALNUT, Iowa (06/24/20) – Nick Deal continued his dominance at Shelby County Speedway (Harlan, Iowa) on Saturday night by scoring his third-straight win at the 4/10-mile oval.

“It’s awesome to be able to win three weeks in a row,” Deal said. “The team gave me a really fast car and we had another outstanding night. Thanks so much to Karl Getzschman and his family for this opportunity, and everyone who supports this team. We’ll try to make it four in a row this weekend.”

Gaining five spots in his heat race, Deal posted a runner-up finish behind Kale Kosiski, which positioned him ninth on the starting grid for the main event.

Navigating his way to the front, Deal topped Kosiski, Brandon Saltzaman, Andrew Tilley, and Micah Brown at the finish line for his third win aboard the Karl Getzschman-owned No. 18 All Makes Collision/ dollar. of Omaha Car Rental/ Visible Signs/ Rocket Chassis.

This Saturday, June 27, Nick will return to Shelby County Speedway. For full results from these events or to learn more about the upcoming events, please visit www.RaceSCS.com .

Nick Deal would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include Nebraska-Iowa Supply Company Inc., Allstar Tire Repair & Sales, Monster Graphix, Kendall Motor Oil, Sunoco, Steve’s Yard Care, Jimmy’s Egg, Little Caesars, Chadwick Towing, GH Race Cars, JRi Shocks, Shepherd Engine Development Inc, McClellan Electric, BCM Collections Handmade Jewelry, Black Diamond Race Cars and MSR Mafia Marketing & PR Services.

For the latest information on Nick Deal’s racing endeavors, please visit www.NickDealRacing.com .

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Wheatland, Missouri (June 24, 2020) - Following a season in which he captured Pro Late Model track titles on the asphalt at both Lebanon I-44 Speedway and Bolivar Speedway, Brennon Willard knew it was time for a change. The 36 year-old now finds himself behind the wheel of a dirt super late model for the first time, while contending for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year with the Lucas Oil MLRA.

Willard piloted a dirt B-Mod for a short stint nearly ten years ago, before returning to his asphalt roots and the confines of the Lebanon I-44 Speedway which his family owns and operates. He expects the upcoming season to present its share of challenges, but is looking forward to traveling with the MLRA and being able to focus solely on his racing program.

"After last season I decided I was tired of not getting to go racing and have fun, so I traded Mike Marler my asphalt late model for one of his dirt late models," commented Willard. "Being able to go race and have fun and not having to worry about running the race track side of things, like worrying if the line-ups are right or if the hot dogs are right at the concession stand is the most gratifying thing about the transition."

In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2020 season, Willard made yet another move by trading his newly acquired Longhorn Chassis for a Barry Wright Race Car (BWRC).  The move to the BWRC matches him to the same chassis make used by his father in the 80's and to that of his longtime friend and MLRA regular, Tony Jackson, Jr.  Willard commented of Jackson, "Our set-ups are basically the same, and our crew guys go back and forth, so it's just nice being able to share knowledge. When we raced asphalt together we liked very similar race car set-ups, so I think on dirt it will be the same way eventually once I get it figured out."

As Willard continues down the 2020 MLRA trail, he expresses how critical seat time will be to his progression towards the top. "With asphalt you practice for hours, but with dirt you only get a lap and a half. We're going to tracks I have never been to before, and only getting a lap and a half of practice and then having to go right out and qualify. That part is very tough."

After getting acclimated to the strong caliber of competition in the series opening weekend, Willard now has his sights set on a more familiar venue, as the MLRA rolls into the Lucas Oil Speedway this Wednesday night. "I'm looking forward to Wheatland. We've at least gotten to practice there, so I've probably got about 60 laps around that place. It's going to be the first track all year that I have actually been to and driven on."

With sixteen events remaining on the MLRA schedule, the driver of the Hudson Feed and Grain # 3W acknowledges the battle for the series Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie award will be uphill, yet a challenge he is ready to conquer. "I know how tough it is, and it seems like this year's field of cars in the MLRA may be the toughest it has been in recent years, so it isn't going to be easy."

"I feel like the only way to learn and get better is to go race against the best and obviously we are doing that right now. I raced some of the biggest races on asphalt and got my butt kicked because I wanted to know where I stood. We may not be very good right now, but I'm going to get better every time on the race track. You have to rise up to the people around you, so that's what I'm going to make myself do," concluded Willard.

The Lucas Oil MLRA will be in action tonight, June 24th at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. Action will continue on Thursday at the Outlaw Motor Speedway just outside of Muskogee, OK while the weekend will wrap up at the Salina Highbanks Speedway on Friday and Saturday with the 7th Annual ARMI "Freedom Classic".

Brennon Willard Motorsports: Hudson Feed & Grain, Purina, Willard Asphalt Paving, TJR Development & Consulting, Swift Springs, Modern Images, Fox Shocks, I-44 Winter Shootout, C&R Vinyl

Crew: Mike Schmidt, Dylan Bates, Mark Oster, Braden Willard, Lucas Handley

For all of the latest news and information fans are encouraged to visit the series website at www.MLRARacing.com.

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June 24, 2020

David Seibers Enjoys Two-Win Night at Clarksville
Lucas Oil at Talladega Short Track Next

CHAPEL HILL, Tenn. (06/24/20) – Not once, but twice, David Seibers went to Victory Lane on Saturday night at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway.

Seibers drove his familiar G.P.S. Motorsports No. 18 S.M.S. Plumbing/ Frisky Motorsports/ Black Diamond Race Car/ Custom Race Engine to the win in the Super Late Model ranks.

In Crate Late Model action, David piloted a former Black Diamond Chassis house team entry to victory, increasing his season win tally to five.

“It was another great night for our team,” said Seibers. “We took the new Crate car out for a test and it was great. We qualified on the pole and led every lap of the Super feature. Hopefully we can carry this momentum into this week’s Lucas Oil race at Talladega.”

Following the fastest lap in Super Late Model qualifying, Seibers dominated the 15-lap feature to pick up the $1,200 top prize. He took the checkers ahead of Jay Scott, Gavin Schmidt, Larry Barber Jr., and Jeremy Anderson.

After qualifying on the pole for the Crate Late Model feature, David topped Dustin Rollins to bring home the win.

Full results from this event are available at www.ClarksvilleSpeedway.com.

David Seibers will enter the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Talladega Short Track this Saturday, June 27. For more information on the event, please visit www.LucasDirt.com.  
 
David Seibers would like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include G.P.S. Motorsports, S.M.S. Plumbing, Frisky Motorsports, Nunley’s Plumbing, Diamond Designs, CSB Consulting, Kidd Kove Farm, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

Baughman Continues All Star Rookie of the Year Campaign with Set of Events this Weekend

Lonnie Wheatley, ODESSA, Texas (June 24, 2020) – Josh Baughman continues his pursuit of All Star Circuit of Champions Rookie of the Year honors aboard the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 17 with this week’s set of events.

It begins in Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday before shifting far eastern Tennessee’s high-banked Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap on Saturday and Sunday.

Baughman enters the set of events sitting tenth in points after the series recent run of eight “Thunder Through the Plains” events throughout Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Louisiana.

Posting three heat race wins and racing into five Dashes along the way, Baughman’s best run of the week came at southwest Oklahoma’s Lawton Speedway where he battled to a fourth-place feature finish after starting alongside BRM teammate Aaron Reutzel in the 40-lapper.

That fourth-place showing for Baughma on June 8 was sandwiched by a pair of tenth-place showings at Wichita’s 81 Speedway on June 7 and then the storied Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas on June 10.

After a busy spate of events that included 11 consecutive nights at a racetrack with three negated by inclement weather, Baughman and the BRM No. 17 team gear up for another busy slate that will include nine races in ten nights following this weekend’s set of three events.

2020 Quick Stats:  11 races, 1 top-five, 3 top-tens.

Quick Results:

June 5, Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK) – 22nd in A Feature

June 7, 81 Speedway (Park City, KS) – 10th in A Feature

June 8, Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – 4th in A Feature

June 10, Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 10th in A Feature

June 11, Southern Oklahoma Speedway (Ardmore, OK) – 23rd in A Feature

June 12, Monarch Motor Speedway (Wichita Falls, TX) – 15th in A Feature

June 13, Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX) – 13th in A Feature

June 14, Chatham Speedway (Chatham, LA) – 16th in A Feature

Next Up:  All Star Circuit of Champions at Port Royal Speedway (PA) and Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) on Saturday and Sunday.

Keep Track:  Keep track of Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports online at http://www.baughmanreutzelmotorsports.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Baughmanreutzelmotorsports-136754450449692/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BaughmanReutzel.

If you would like Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports press releases e-mailed directly to you, send your e-mail address to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events.  For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Reutzel Lands First Knoxville Win after Pair of Thunder Through the Plains Scores – Takes All Star Points Lead into Set of Events

Lonnie Wheatley, KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 24, 2020) – A frenetic month of June continues for Aaron Reutzel and the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 87 Sprint Car team with a set of All Star Circuit of Champions events this week.

Running his season win total to eight with three more triumphs in recent action, Reutzel and the Folkens Brothers Trucking/Dissolvalloy Downhole Revolution No. 87 Triple-X Sprint Car team take the series points lead into the Wednesday night’s card at central Pennsylvania’s Port Royal Speedway and then on to Bulls Gap, Tennessee’s Volunteer Speedway on Saturday and Sunday.

Reutzel goes into this weekend’s action fresh off his first career win at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night.  The Knoxville triumph came after a pair of wins during the recent “Thunder Through the Plains” series of All Star events.

“It was the first weekly show I’ve ever run at Knoxville,” Reutzel says of the Saturday triumph. “We were just testing some things that we want to try for Nationals.  Some of the things we wanted to try worked really well and some things didn’t work as well.  “We learned a lot during the night.”

After starting sixth in the 20-lap feature atop the famed half-mile oval, Reutzel needed just a handful of laps to race into the lead and checked out on the field to take the checkered flag by a healthy margin.

The single-race weekend served as a breather for the Precision Catalyst/Hollywood Blasting & Coating/Beard Equipment team after 11 consecutive days at a racetrack during the All Star Circuit of Champions “Thunder Through the Plains” of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Louisiana from June 4 to June 14.

While three nights fell victim to inclement weather, Thunder Through the Plains proved fruitful for the Nattress Construction/Momentum Racing Suspension team with a handful of quick times along the way and wins at Meeker, Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway on June 5 and Kilgore’s Lonestar Speedway on June 13 among a handful of top-fives and six top-tens in the eight-race set.

Following a rainout in the opener, the week officially kicked off with Reutzel outdueling Kyle Larson in an instant classic at Red Dirt Raceway on Friday night, June 5.

“This place is a blast to race on,” Reutzel said of the Red Dirt oval.  “It was fun to race with Kyle like that, and you have to feel pretty good about it when you come out on top.”

After a 12th-place showing at 81 Speedway two nights later, Reutel and Larson resumed their duel on Monday, June 8, at Lawton Speedway with Larson coming out on top and Reutzel settling for runner-up honors in the Fischer Body Shop machine.

“I think I raced a little too conservatively this time and let one get away,” Reutzel said afterward.

After racing 11th to post a fifth-place finish at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Reutzel went on a run of quick times over the last half of Thunder Through the Plains by establishing the qualifying standard over four consecutive nights at Ardmore’s Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Monarch Motor Speedway in Wichita Falls, TX, Kilgore’s Lonestar Speedway and Louisiana’s Chatham Speedway.

After misfortune in the form of a cut left rear tire while running second at Ardmore and then lingering damage from an incident while passing for the lead in Dash action at Wichita Falls, Reutzel finally parlayed a quick-time into a dominant win at Lonestar Speedway.

“I know everyone out here is working their tails off, but I can’t say enough about my guys,” Reutzel said in victory lane.  “We should have won at least a couple more of these, but have just had things happen.  My guys don’t give up and just keep working, it paid off tonight.”

Reutzel finished off Thunder Through the Plains with a runner-up finish at Chatham, hounding eventual race-winner Dominic Sclezi over the closing laps but was unable to pull off the winning pass.

“I hate to lose, but if we’re going to finish second I guess it’s okay to finish second to Dom,” Reutzel commented.

Reutzel escaped the “Thunder Through the Plains” series of events with a 40-point advantage as he pursues a third consecutive series championship.

“We had a good car every night out, we felt like we had a chance to win about every one of those races,” Reutzel comments.

The grind through the Plains will be repeated very soon with the All Stars Ohio Sprint Speedweek including nine races over the course of ten days from July 3 to July 12.

First however, the team takes aim at Port Royal Speedway and Volunteer Speedway this week.

2020 Quick Stats:  35 races, 8 wins, 19 top-fives, 25 top-tens.

Quick Results:

All Star Circuit of Champions “Thunder Through the Plains”

June 5, Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK) – 1st in A Feature (Quick time in qualifying)

June 7, 81 Speedway (Park City, KS) – 12th in A Feature

June 8, Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – 2nd in A Feature

June 10, Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 5th in A Feature

June 11, Southern Oklahoma Speedway (Ardmore, OK) – 9th in A Feature (Quick time in qualifying)

June 12, Monarch Motor Speedway (Wichita Falls, TX) – 11th in A Feature (Quick time in qualifying)

June 13, Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, TX) – 1st in A Feature (Quick time in qualifying)

June 14, Chatham Speedway (Chatham, LA) – 2nd in A Feature (Quick time in qualifying)

Knoxville Raceway Weekly:

June 20, Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 1st in A Feature

Next Up:  All Star Circuit of Champions at Port Royal Speedway (PA) and Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN) on Saturday and Sunday.

Keep Track:  Keep track of Aaron Reutzel’s on-track action including schedule and results at http://www.aaronreutzelracing.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aaron-Reutzel-Racing/117666254913127 or on Twitter at @AaronReutzel.  You can also e-mail Aaron at aaronreutzel@yahoo.com.

If you would like Aaron Reutzel Racing press releases e-mailed directly to you, send your e-mail address to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

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Giovanni Scelzi Flashes Speed During Sprint Car and Midget Starts

Inside Line Promotions - GAS CITY, Ind. (June 24, 2020) - Giovanni Scelzi showcased speed in both a winged sprint car and a midget throughout four races in a six-day span.

Scelzi made his debut behind the wheel of Guy Forbrook's sprint car on June 12 at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, which hosted the two-day Brownells Big Guns Bash featuring the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

Scelzi qualified fifth quickest out of 26 drivers in his group, placed sixth in a heat race and won the Last Chance Showdown to lock into the main event. He then charged from 21st to 14th in the feature to be tied for the third-most cars passed.

"Knoxville was about getting comfortable in the race car," he said. "I think it takes time. It's a new car so everything is different. We'll get more comfortable the more we race. We had awesome speed though."

Scelzi continued to be fast the following day as he timed in third quickest out of 26 drivers in his group. He was running second in a heat race when an incident ended the night early.

"I was in a spot to make the dash when I got into the infield and spun," he said. "I tried to run the bottom lane and clipped the infield drain. It just bounced and backed me up into the fence."

Scelzi was off for two days before joining Tucker Boat Motorsports for a pair of Indiana Midget Week races with the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets beginning a week ago Tuesday at Paragon Speedway in Paragon, Ind.

Scelzi qualified eighth quickest out of 46 drivers before he maneuvered from fifth to third place in a heat race. That locked him into the main event and the feature inversion placed him on the pole for the 30-lap feature. Scelzi led the first 10 laps before losing a pair of positions in traffic. He was maintaining third place until he caught the cushion wrong with nine laps to go.

"We were really fast at Paragon," he said. "I was pushing too hard and hit the cushion and flipped. It's easy to do in those cars. I think we could have had a third-place run. We regrouped for a good finish on Tuesday."

Scelzi also drove for the team the following night at Gas City I-69 Speedway, where he timed in 17th quickest and won a heat race to garner the eighth starting position for the A Main. He continued to progress throughout the feature and posted a fifth-place finish, which was his sixth top five of the season.

"I'm glad we were able to have a good run," he said. "I struggled to get off turn two. That's where I think I got beat. I felt better in turns three and four. It was a lot of fun racing the midget again.

"I want to thank Toyota and Tucker Boat Motorsports as well as Guy Forbrook for the opportunities."

Scelzi returns to pavement competition the next two weekends. He will race this Saturday at Utah Motorsports Campus in Erda, Utah, during the ENEOS/Sunrise Ford Twins presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame with the ARCA Menards Series West.

QUICK RESULTS -

June 12 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 6 (3); B Main: 1 (2); Feature: 14 (21).

June 13 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 3; Heat race: DNF (2); B Main: DNS (2).

June 16 - Paragon Speedway in Paragon, Ind. - Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 3 (5); Feature: 20 (1).

June 17 - Gas City I-69 Speedway in Gas City, Ind. - Qualifying: 17; Heat race: 1 (2); Feature: 5 (8).

SEASON STATS -

22 races, 1 win, 6 top fives, 14 top 10s, 17 top 15s, 19 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Saturday at Utah Motorsports Campus in Erda, Utah, for the ENEOS/Sunrise Ford Twins presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame with the ARCA Menards Series West

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GioScelzi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Scelzi-Motorsports/225890834113599

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Scelzi would like to thank Scelzi Enterprises, Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Whipple Superchargers, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Red Line Oil, Roth Motorsports, Schoenfeld Headers, K&N Filters, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, FK Rod Ends, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Sparco, Allstar Performance, Worldwide Bearings, Auto Meter and Kenny's Components for their continued support.