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Giovanni Scelzi Contends for Top Five Before Enduring Shoulder Injury

(Photo by Collin Markle Photography)

Inside Line Promotions – TULARE, Calif. (May 22, 2017) – Giovanni Scelzi is recovering after a freak incident ended his night early last Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway.

Scelzi was running fifth in a Roth Motorsports entry late in the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car Series event when his left shoulder popped out of its socket.

“I went into turn three and there was a big hole,” he said. “I hit the hole wrong. It jerked the wheel and pulled the arm out of the socket. I ran four or five laps and couldn’t hold on any longer.”

Scelzi pulled in with seven laps remaining and was credited with an 18th-place result. It dropped him to third in the championship standings – only 18 points out of the lead.

“It hurt pretty bad that night, but the pain is easing off,” he said. “It’s a bummer because we had a great night going.”

Scelzi opened the event by qualifying third quickest. He then used a last-lap pass to place third in a heat race to advance into the dash.

“We qualified pretty good, which was good for points,” he said. “We snuck in the dash on the last lap. I slid passed the guy on the bottom in turns one and two and then blocked the bottom in turns three and four.”

Scelzi picked up a position to place third in the dash and start the main event on the inside of the second row.

“We were tight in the feature,” he said. “I pulled the wheels off the ground on the start and fell back to fifth. I rode around there hoping for a yellow, but I didn’t want to be the cause of it like we were.”

Scelzi will take this weekend off before resuming competition on June 3 at Antioch Speedway in Antioch, Calif., with the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car Series.

In other news, Scelzi recently had a unique video released highlighting his journey as he ascends through the ranks of racing. Here is a link to watch it: https://youtu.be/RjDQszUzoe0.

QUICK RESULTS –

May 20 – Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. – Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 3 (4); Dash: 3 (4); Feature: 18 (3).

SEASON STATS –

11 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 7 top 10s, 9 top 15s, 10 top 20s

UP NEXT –

June 3 at Antioch Speedway in Antioch, Calif., with the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car Series

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 and promotional video: https://youtu.be/RjDQszUzoe0

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Brown & Miller Racing Solutions

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, which has more than 40 years of experience, specializes in fuel, oil and water connection systems within the motor sports industry. For more information, visit http://www.BMRS.net.

“BMRS started helping us a couple of years ago,” Scelzi said. “They build hands-down the best hoses and fuel lines. It’s been a pleasure to have them part of our team.”

Scelzi would also like to thank Whipple Superchargers, Fuel Delivery Services, Inc., Panella Trucking, Carlucci Transport, Roth Motorsports, Red Rose Transportation, Inc., Scelzi Enterprises, Red Line Oil, NAPA Auto Parts, Todd Jorgensen, Weld Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, FK Rod Ends, K&N Filters, Sparco, Simpson Race Products, Worldwide Bearings, Blast Tech, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Meridian Steel, Kenny’s Components, Lincoln Auto Auction, Auto Meter, Allstar Performance, DJS Safe Seats, Arctic Cat and Southern Pacific Farms for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.

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