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Giovanni Scelzi Charges to Top-10 Finish During Season Finale

(Photo by Collin Markle Photography)

Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (Nov. 7, 2016) – Giovanni Scelzi capped his first season in a sprint car by earning a top-10 finish and the Hard Charger Award last Saturday at Stockton Dirt Track during the Civil War Sprint Car Series portion of the 33rd annual Tribute to Gary Patterson.

“It was a lot of fun,” he said. “It was definitely the fastest place I’ve been to. The track was glass slick from the beginning of the night. We were good in hot laps, but we fought some tuning issues with gearing.”

Scelzi opened the event, which was his first at the track and which featured approximately 50 drivers, by qualifying 10th quickest in his group. That lined him up on the inside of the third row for a heat race. Scelzi picked up a position to finish fourth and lock himself into the 18th starting position for the main event.

“The track was starting to take rubber in the heat races,” he said. “They tilled it up and it didn’t widen out in my feature. Everyone that tried to move around got passed. I took my time and was patient. It was a fight for who could run the bottom the best. With about 10 laps to go everyone got spread out and we rode around the rest of the race in 10th.”

Scelzi’s charge from 18th to 10th earned him his 23rd top 10 of the season. Here is a link to watch the feature: https://youtu.be/0zieHXIWLLE.

“It was a new car, new engine and new race track for me,” he said. “It was good to roll out and be that strong with a 50-car field. If you look at the big picture it was a good weekend.

“I want to thank Larry Moles and Southern Pacific Farms for loaning us an engine as well as everyone who helped the team. It was a great ending to the season.”

QUICK RESULTS –

Nov. 5 – Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 10; Heat race: 4 (5); Feature: 10 (18).

SEASON STATS –

37 races, 7 wins, 18 top fives, 23 top 10s, 25 top 15s, 30 top 20s

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GioScelzi

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

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 – Fuel Delivery Services, Inc.

Based in Stockton, Calif., Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., is a premier bulk transporter of refined petroleum products. For more information, visit http://www.FuelDeliveryServices.net.

“Mike with Fuel Delivery Services is a great guy who wants to see us do well and make it in racing,” Scelzi said. “We really appreciate his support and look forward to the continued success with Fuel Delivery Services.”

Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fowler Packing, Red Rose Transportation, Panella Trucking, Carlucci Transport, Roth Motorsports, Scelzi Enterprises, Metric Cycles Racing Engines, Panella Racing Engines, Schoenfeld Headers, Weld Wheels, FK Rod Ends, K&N Filters, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, MicroBlue Bearings, KW Suspensions, Worldwide Bearings, Sweet Blast Tech, Todd Jorgensen, G&J Truck Sales, Sparco, Simpson Race Products, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Red Fuel, Meridian Steel, Kenny’s Components, Southern Pacific Farms, Auto Meter and Allstar Performance for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

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