6/12/2017
Inside Line Promotions
Scelzi Posts Pair of Top 10s With World of Outlaws and All Stars in Iowa
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Inside Line Promotions – WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (June 12, 2017) – Dominic Scelzi enjoyed a strong start to his summer in the Midwest last weekend when he earned a top-10 finish with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions.
“I thought it was awesome,” he said. “We were able to start off really strong at Knoxville. To be able to go third quick with the Outlaws, my best qualifying effort with them, was an accomplishment.”
The competition began last Friday when Scelzi and the Roth Motorsports backed, family owned team opened the World of Outlaws doubleheader at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, by qualifying third quickest in a group and overall. Scelzi then placed third in a heat race to miss making the dash by only one position. That lined him up ninth for the main event.
“The track was really slick and wide,” he said. “I was able to run the bottom really well. I was in eighth for a little bit. In the closing laps I slipped out of the rubber and Jason Johnson got by me so we ended ninth. When there’s 42 cars there and you run ninth at Knoxville, it felt like a win to me.”
Scelzi’s ninth-place result was his first top 10 of the season with the World of Outlaws.
The event finale was Saturday at Knoxville Raceway. Scelzi qualified 15th quickest in his group before he advanced from eighth to sixth place in a heat race to miss locking into the main event by only one spot.
“We were the second-to-last car out and I didn’t put down the laps I needed to in qualifying,” he said. “We just missed making it to the main through the heat race. In the Last Chance Showdown we were up to sixth early, but mud knocked the No. 7 plug wire off and the engine wasn’t running like it should so I pulled it in.”
Scelzi exited the Last Chance Showdown early.
The weekend wrapped up on Sunday at 34 Raceway, where Scelzi made his debut during an All Star event.
“Every corner on the place was different,” he said. “It was a neat track. We hot lapped decent and were quick time in our group and sixth overall. We didn’t get the start we wanted in the heat, but I was able to get to third behind Danny (Lasoski) and Ian (Madsen).”
That lined Scelzi up on the outside of the sixth row for the main event.
“I was running the bottom the first half of the race,” he said. “I passed a guy through the middle and then moved to the bottom. The guy I passed went to the top and made that work so I followed him. We were all under a blanket from about third through eighth at the end. It was neat to get my best All Star finish at a place I’ve never been to.”
Scelzi recorded a seventh-place finish, which marked his sixth top 10 of the season.
He is scheduled to make his debut at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., on Tuesday with the World of Outlaws before competing on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway and on Sunday at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis., with the IRA Series.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 9 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 3 (2); Feature: 9 (9).
June 10 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 15; Heat race: 6 (8); B Main: DNF (9).
June 11 – 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 7 (12).
SEASON STATS –
22 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 6 top 10s, 12 top 15s, 17 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Tuesday at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series; Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa; and Sunday at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis., with the IRA Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicScelzi41
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scelzi41
VIDEO –
Here is a link to a highlight video: https://vimeo.com/161410751
Here is a link to a promotional video: https://vimeo.com/160322149
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Scelzi Enterprises
In 1979, brothers Mike, James and Gary Scelzi began manufacturing their line of flatbeds out of their company’s 4,500-square-foot facility in Fresno, Calif. They added truck service bodies and crane bodies to their line in 1990. Today, Scelzi Enterprises is the Valley’s largest manufacturer and supplier of truck bodies and parts. The operation includes 16 acres with more than 200,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities in Fresno alone. Scelzi Enterprises creates custom truck bodies for a wide range of customers, from single vehicles for individuals to entire fleets for some of California’s largest companies and utilities. For more information, visit http://www.SEInc.com.
“Scelzi Enterprises has been around long before my brother and I,” Scelzi said. “My dad and uncles have been involved in racing for years. They owned a sand dragster when my dad was young and started racing, and my uncle owned a very famous hard top years ago with many famous California drivers behind the wheel, including the one and only Al Pombo.”
Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Carlucci Transport, Panella Trucking, Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Roth Motorsports, Red Line Oil, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Weld Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sparco, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Simpson Race Products, Worldwide Bearings, Blast Tech, K&N Filters, Meridian Steel, Kenny’s Components, Lincoln Auto Auction, Auto Meter, Allstar Performance, DJS Safe Seats, Arctic Cat and Southern Pacific Farms for their continued support.
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