SEXTON GATLIN RACING ADDS A.J. BENDER FOR THIS WEEK’S CALIFORNIA CUP AT LEMOORE RACEWAY

(Lakeside, CA, October 13, 2021) If the normal Sexton Gatlin Trio of Brent Sexton and his teenage sons Grant and Dalton was not causing enough grief for the competition, the team has added USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series rising star A.J. Bender to the roster for this week’s “California Cup” at the Lemoore Raceway.  Thursday and Friday will be preliminary nights at the Central Valley track with the finale to follow on Saturday.

Bender, whose three victories are second best in the California Lightning Sprint Car Series in 2021, has the weekend off in both USAC/CRA and CLS.  He recently purchased a car from SGR and the team offered him a ride in one of its other cars for this weekend’s prestigious race.  The San Diego, California resident is currently ranked 6^th in CLS points and is 13^th in USAC/CRA. 

Leading SGR’s charge into this week’s races is the youngest member of the Lakeside, California based team, 17-year-old Grant Sexton.  After a second-place result at the final Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series race at the team’s home track, the Barona Speedway on October 2^nd, the teen has a 122-point lead in the SWLS standings with only two races to go.  Overall, he has started 19 races in 2021.  In those 19 events he has 13 top five finishes, 10 top three finishes, and five victories.  Four of his wins have come at Barona and the other came at Minnesota’s Norman County Raceway.  His last victory came at Barona on September 18^th.

Brent Sexton is 13^th in the SWLS standings and has a pair of wins.  The Tennessee native’s last victory was at Barona on August 21^st.  Dalton Sexton, who does not contest every race, has a single triumph this year and it came at Barona on April 17^th.   

For fans wishing to attend this week’s races, the track is located at 1750 Highway 41 in Lemoore (93245).  The Thursday and Friday shows will be preliminaries with the Finale on Saturday.  For information regarding ticket prices and starting times, the track is website http://www.lemooreraceway.com/ and the office phone number is (360) 393-0197.  

For fans who cannot make it to the track but who would like to watch the race, it will be available on FastFour Media.  Information is available at https://fastfourmedia.com/

After this week’s three nights of racing, SGR will get one week off before returning to action with the CLS on Saturday, October 30^th, at the Ventura Raceway.  It will be the team’s first race at Ventura since 2019.

To keep up with all the exploits of the Sexton/Gatlin Racing Team, be sure to visit the team Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Sexton-Gatlin-Racing-1173560279445564/

Sexton/Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2021 season possible.  Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, Troy Dirt, Victory Graphix, Swift Powdercoat, Maxima Oil, Infiniti Shocks and an extra special thanks to Scotty and Jimmy Keys.  

Sexton Gatlin Racing 2021 Results

March 26      Mojave Valley Raceway    David Bezio 2^nd – Grant Sexton 3^rd – Brent Sexton 8^th

March 27      Mojave Valley Raceway    Brent Sexton 1^st – David Bezio 3^rd – Rudy Padilla 4^th – Grant Sexton 6^th

April 3          Barona Speedway             Grant Sexton 2^nd – David Bezio 3^rd – Dalton Sexton 10^th

April 10        Bakersfield Speedway       Brent Sexton 4^th – Grant Sexton 5^th

April 17        Barona Speedway             Dalton Sexton 1^st – David Bezio 7^th – Grant Sexton 9^th

May 1           Barona Speedway             Grant Sexton 1^st – Dalton Sexton 2^nd – David Bezio 3^rd

May 15         Barona Speedway             Grant Sexton 1^st – David Bezio DNS

May 29         Central Missouri Speedway         Grant Sexton 19^th – Shane Sexton 8^th in B Main – Brent Sexton 9^th in B Main – Dalton Sexton 13^th in B Main

May 30         Central Missouri Speedway         Grant Sexton 3^rd – Brent Sexton 16^th – Shane Sexton 17^th – Dalton Sexton 19^th

June 12        Barona Speedway             Grant Sexton 1^st – David Bezio 2^nd

July 24         Santa Maria Raceway       Grant Sexton 4^th – Brent Sexton 5^th

August 7       Barona Speedway             David Bezio 1^st – Grant Sexton 3^rd – Brent Sexton 12^th

August 11    Norman County Raceway Grant Sexton 1^st – Dalton Sexton 4^th – Sheldon Creed 21^st – Brent Sexton 11^th B Main

August 13     River Cities Speedway      Sheldon Creed 6^th – Brent Sexton 7^th – Grant Sexton 8^th – Dalton Sexton 10th

August 14     Greenbush Race Park       Brent Sexton 6^th – Grant Sexton 7^th – Dalton Sexton 9^th – Sheldon Creed 10^th B Main

August 15    Buffalo River Speedway    Sheldon Creed 2^nd – Grant Sexton 4^th – Dalton Sexton 6^th – Brent Sexton DNS

August 21     Barona Speedway             Brent Sexton 1^st – David Bezio 5^th – Grant Sexton 6^th – Dalton Sexton 13^th

Sept. 18       Barona Speedway             Grant Sexton 1^st – Brent Sexton 3^rd – David Bezio 5^th – Dalton Sexton 15^th

October 2     Barona Speedway             Grant Sexton 2^nd – Brent Sexton – 3^rd – David Bezio 8^th