Grant Sexton will be in action at last week’s USAC West at Ventura Raceway as the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series heads to Kern County for the Richie McGowan Memorial at Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday. • Will try to bounce back from a disappointing finish in the main event of the Coast Series. The teenager finished eighth in the USAC/CRA rankings and will head into Saturday’s race with a commanding lead in the points race for Rookie of the Year.
Last week, things started bright enough for the driver in Lakeside, CA, the reincarnation of Wags Dash. Competing at the same Ventura Oval where he won his first full-size sprint car race in April 2022, the friendly racer finished 10th.th With a time of 12.734, he was the fastest qualifier among the 31 competitors. In the 10-lap heat race he started on the inside of the second row. Initially he fell back to fifth place, but that could end up being a big problem. He came out of Turn 4 early in the race when the car in front of the friendly teen got tangled up. They didn’t seem to give him a place to go. However, his quick reflexes allowed him to move forward with even the slightest touch.
Sexton was fourth at the restart of the heat. He quickly moved forward and grabbed his 3rd place spot in a black #22 with bright orange trim. He managed to stay there until the end.
Last week, Sexton started from the main pole position at the USAC/CRA race at Perris Auto Speedway. He started from exactly the same position in Saturday’s 30-lap race at Ventura. Sexton was third at the end of his first go-around as Chris Koonder raised the green flag to start the race. A few laps later he was in fourth place and was still chasing. But that hunt came to an abrupt end in Turn 1 on lap 5, when he was sitting by the Turn 1 crash wall where the frame rail of his Ellis chassis had been torn.His hopeful night ended at 21cent– Do the finishing touches.
As of 2023, Sexton has achieved perfect attendance in the first 11 USAC/CRA races. He finished 9th at Perris Auto Speedway, 7th at Hanford’s Kings Speedway and posted a season-best 6th-place finish at Arizona’s Mojave Valley Raceway with three Top 10 finishes. there is His prowess allowed him to remain eighth in the series championship standings, building a significant 210-point advantage while chasing Rookie of the Year.
Saturday will be Sexton’s first time at Bakersfield in a 410 sprint car. But he’s familiar with the course, known as “his 1/3-mile high-banked clay oval, the fastest in the West.” In fact, one of the biggest wins of his young career came at the Kern County Oval on March 25th.th, 2022. Competing in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series at the show headlined by World of Outlaws, Sexton wowed the crowd with a brave board-slamming performance and took a five-foot lead in the photo finish. was only . The win was televised worldwide on World of Outlaws DirtVision TV and Sexton received a standing ovation from the sold out crowd. Then, the enthusiastic crowd roared again with his memorable victory speech.
Fans looking to see the young stars in action at Saturday’s famous ‘Okey Bowl’ can find the track at 5001 North Chester Ext. Avenue, Bakersfield (93308). Spectator gates open at 4pm and the race starts at 6pm. Adult tickets are $30. Seniors aged 65 and over and military personnel with proper identification can enter for $25.00. Children ages 6-12 are $15.00, children 5 and under are free. Parking is free. The track website http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ The office phone number is (661) 393-3373.
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