8/4/2021
POWRi
Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series At The Barona Speedway This Saturday Night
(Lakeside, CA, August 3, 2021) After a near two-month summer break in the middle of the schedule, the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series returns to action this Saturday night at the Barona Speedway. Spectator gates will open at noon with racing at 5:00.
Heading into Saturday’s race, Lakeside teenager Grant Sexton, who is seeking his first ever Lightning Sprint Car championship, has a commanding 91-point lead over Sexton Gatlin Racing teammate David Bezio of San Diego. At the series' last race, Sexton and Bezio placed first and second at Barona on June 12th. Sexton went winless in the first four races of the season but has come on strong and has won the last three in a row.
Behind the lead duo, two first year drivers, Matt Sotomayor of Alpine and El Cajons Brayden Chiaramonte, are ranked second and third and fighting for the “Rookie of the Year” award. Sotomayor leads that battle by a mere 10-points going into the final five races of the 2021 campaign. Parker Dumas rounds out the top five in the championship standings.
In addition to Grant Sexton’s three wins, his father Brent, older brother Dalton, San Diego’s Dumas and James Turnbull of Indio have one victory each in the initial season of SWLS racing.
In addition to the SWLS, the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Sport Compacts, Pure Stocks, Dwarf Cars, 360 Sprint Cars, Mini Dwarfs and Jr. Sprints will be in action.
Fans who would like to attend Saturday’s race can bring coolers and barbecues if they wish. 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) 749-8115.
The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Lucas Oil, Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, United Cleaning Company, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, please contact Brent Sexton at (619) 454-6945 or sextonfire@cox.net
For up to the minute updates on the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series, please visit the series website at raceswls.com or the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Southwest-Lightning-Sprints-101419131399196
2021 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series Point Standings
- Grant Sexton – Lakeside, CA – 774
- David Bezio – San Diego, CA – 683
- Matt Sotomayor – Alpine, CA – 655
- Brandon Chiaramonte – El Cajon, CA – 645
- Parker Dumas – San Diego, CA – 595
- Wyatt Boczanowski – San Diego, CA – 576
- Rudy Padilla – Norco, CA – 540
- D.J. Dumas – El Cajon, CA – 505
- Dalton Sexton – Lakeside, CA – 420
- Brent Horn – El Cajon, CA – 401
2021 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Schedule
March 26 Mohave Valley Raceway (Winged) – James Turnbull
March 27 Mojave Valley Raceway (Winged) – Brent Sexton
April 3 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Parker Dumas
April 17 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Dalton Sexton
May 1 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Grant Sexton
May 15 Barona Speedway (Wingless) – Grant Sexton
June 12 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Grant Sexton
August 7 Barona Speedway (Winged)
August 21 Barona Speedway (Wingless)
September 4 Barona Speedway (Winged)
September 18 Barona Speedway (Wingless)
October 2 Barona Speedway (Winged)
This release produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 sdaloisiosports@gmail.com
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