Dominic Scelzi scores first-ever All Star victory during Thunder Through The Plains finale at Chatham Speedway
CHATHAM, La. (June 14, 2020) – Just 24 hours following his near-tie for second-place at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, eventually resolved over a friendly game of rock-paper-scissors with Rudeen Racing’s Cory Eliason, Fresno, California’s Dominic Scelzi did two spots better on Sunday evening and scored a first-ever Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory during the Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tire finale at Chatham Speedway in Chatham, Louisiana.
Including his win, Scelzi ended the eight-race Thunder Through The Plains schedule with five top-five finishes.
“I’ll tell you what man, this is big for me. We’ve really been hitting our strides the last couple of nights and it’s really shown,” Dominic Scelzi said, driver of the SE Inc./Red Rose Transportation/No. 41S sprint car. “Jimmy, Marty, Aaron, Brandon; these guys have really busted their asses this week, going to a bunch of new places we’ve never been to before. I’m not even sure I ever made an All Star dash before this week. For me, this is every bit as big as winning the World Challenge. I have one more mark to add to my resume and that’s an Outlaw win. Hopefully, we can do that real soon.”
The $5,000 triumph was accomplished in exciting fashion, first working underneath fellow California-native and race leader, Justin Sanders, at the exit of turn four with eight laps complete, then surviving multiple single-file restarts before holding off two-time All Star champion and Kilgore winner, Aaron Reutzel, in a drag race to the final checkers. The drag race, separated by a mere-.2 seconds, was initiated by a caution and a restart with two circuits remaining.
Justin Sanders, who actually retook command from Scelzi for a single circuit on lap 27, doing so by using the bottom groove to sneak below the familiar No. 41s at the exit of turn four, held on to finish third at Chatham, followed by Zeb Wise and Paul McMahan.
“We were lucky to hang on those last two laps, especially with Aaron (Reutzel) breathing down our neck,” Scelzi continued. “Getting a little love tap at the end from Aaron, and Paul (McMahan) and everyone giving me a thumbs-up, it just goes to show how big of a following and friends I have in this sport. I haven’t won a lot of races, but this is a big one. I just want to thank the big man upstairs. I’m going to get really drunk tonight.”
What’s Next:
After a much needed rest, the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will continue their 2020 campaign with a visit to Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday evening, June 24. The rescheduled Keith Kauffman Classic will be the main attraction awarding a $6,000 top prize. For those seeking additional information, please visit Port Royal Speedway online at www.portroyalspeedway.com.
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Contingency Awards/Results: Chatham Speedway – June 14, 2020:
Event: Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires
Entries: 20
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Aaron Reutzel – 12.988
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Aaron Reutzel – 12.743
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Josh Baughman
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Justin Sanders
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Channin Tankersley
Kear’s Speed Shop Dash Winner: Justin Sanders
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Dominic Scelzi
Hercules Tire A-Main Hard Charger: Tony Stewart (+7)
Qualifying
1.87-Aaron Reutzel, 12.743; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 12.761; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 12.778; 4. 11-Zeb Wise, 12.782; 5. 23B-Brian Bell, 12.832; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 12.927; 7. 17-Josh Baughman, 12.930; 8. 13-Paul McMahan, 12.975; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 13.007; 10. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.012; 11. 16A-Justin Sanders, 13.019; 12. 17g-Channin Tankersley, 13.024; 13. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.057; 14. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.086; 15. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.098; 16. 70-Roger Crockett, 13.111; 17. 10m-Morgan Turpen, 13.221; 18. 9-Chase Randall, 13.448; 19. 4-Danny Smith, 13.453; 20. 10-Terry Gray, 14.105;
Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer
1. 17-Josh Baughman [2]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 4. 11-Zeb Wise [3]; 5. 14-Tony Stewart [5]; 6. 70-Roger Crockett [6]; 7. 4-Danny Smith [7]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer
1. 16A-Justin Sanders [1]; 2. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [4]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich [5]; 5. 23B-Brian Bell [3]; 6. 10M-Morgan Turpen [6]; 7. 10-Terry Gray [7]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer
1. 17G-Channin Tankersley [1]; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [3]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee [5]; 6. 9-Chase Randall [6]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 16A-Justin Sanders [1]; 2. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [6]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 4. 17-Josh Baughman [4]; 5. 26-Cory Eliason [8]; 6. 11-Zeb Wise [7]; 7. 23B-Brian Bell [2]; 8. 17G-Channin Tankersley [5]
A-Main (40 Laps)
1. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 3. 16A-Justin Sanders [1]; 4. 11-Zeb Wise [6]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [9]; 6. 23B-Brian Bell [7]; 7. 14-Tony Stewart [14]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [12]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [11]; 10. 17G-Channin Tankersley [8]; 11. 10M-Morgan Turpen [17]; 12. 48-Danny Dietrich [13]; 13. 26-Cory Eliason [5]; 14. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [10]; 15. 9-Chase Randall [18]; 16. 17-Josh Baughman [4]; 17. 99-Skylar Gee [15]; 18. 70-Roger Crockett [16]; 19. 4-Danny Smith [19]; 20. 10-Terry Gray [20] Lap Leaders: Justin Sanders (1-7), Dominic Scelzi (8-26), Justin Sanders (27), Dominic Scelzi (28-40)
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (As of June 14, 2020)
1. Aaron Reutzel – 1594
2. Cory Eliason – 1554
3. Danny Dietrich – 1534
4. Brock Zearfoss – 1526
5. Zeb Wise – 1524
6. Paul McMahan – 1482
7. Tony Stewart – 1442
8. Greg Wilson -1404
9. Skylar Gee – 1396
10. Josh Baughman – 1378
2020 Thunder Through The Plains FINAL Standings: (As of June 14, 2020)
1. Cory Eliason – 1306
2. Aaron Reutzel – 1298
3. Danny Dietrich – 1264
4. Zeb Wise – 1264
5. Dominic Scelzi – 1264
6. Brock Zearfoss – 1246
7. Paul McMahan – 1214
8. Greg Wilson – 1190
9. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 1182
10. Tony Stewart – 1180
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/5/2020): Brad Sweet
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/6/2020): Aaron Reutzel
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/10/2020): Aaron Reutzel (2)
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/11/2020): Kyle Larson
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/29/2020): Aaron Reutzel (3)
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/30/2020): Austin McCarl
Red Dirt Raceway, Okla. (6/5/2020): Aaron Reutzel (4)
81 Speedway, Kan. (6/7/2020): Kyle Larson (2)
Lawton Speedway, Okla. (6/8/2020): Kyle Larson (3)
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Texas (6/10/2020): Kyle Larson (4)
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Okla. (6/11/2020): Brock Zearfoss
Monarch Motor Speedway, Texas (6/12/2020): Danny Dietrich
Lonestar Speedway, Texas (6/13/2020): Aaron Reutzel (5)
Chatham Speedway, La. (6/14/2020): Dominic Scelzi
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All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first ‘outlaw’ Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.
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