6/21/2015
Western Sprint Tour
Dominic Scelzi To Make Entire Speedweek Northwest Swing
Dominic Scelzi To Make Entire Speedweek Northwest Swing
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Collin Markle Photography)
When the 2015 edition of Speedweek Northwest fires up on Sunday June 28th at Siskiyou Motor Speedway there will be a young rising star among the field and his name is Dominic Scelzi. He will pilot the LRB Race Products/Triple X Race Co./M&M Structures #35 XXX entry for car owner Dan Monhoff and this is the first campaign that the two have paired up. The Fresno, California native is off to a great start this year and has participated in over twenty events picking up several top five finishes along the way including one main event victory in his family car.
“So far I'm pretty happy with the season,” commented Scelzi, “our program is rolling pretty good in both the family car and Dan's car. We are getting closer and closer to pulling off that first win with Dan.”
Scelzi is the current King of the West points leader and has two career wins with the series including a Stockton Dirt Track triumph on Saturday June 13th. Dominic comes from a decorated Micro Sprint career which includes track championships at both Lemoore Speedway and Visalia's Plaza Park Raceway. He will make his first ever appearance at the five tracks that are apart of the 2015 Speedweek. So what are his expectations for the week?
“I'm really excited to go to all these new tracks and race with new people,” he would continue, “I'd like to finish top five every night or at least in the top ten. I feel very confident in the car that Dan gives me and I can't thank him enough for the opportunity to drive for him.”
The Western Sprint Tour sanctioned Speedweek Northwest begins at Yreka, California's Siskiyou Motor Speedway on Sunday June 28th and will conclude with the $5000.00 to win finale at Cottage Grove Speedway on Saturday July 4th. The best 360 Sprint drivers in the Western United States will race six events in seven nights at some of the best tracks in the country.
In the seventeen years Speedweek Northwest there have been ten different champions. Steve Kent and Roger Crockett are tied with four apiece while Brent Kaeding has two. Seven drivers have won the entire kit and caboodle just once which is a very impressive list of winners. That list includes Brad Furr, Jesse Hockett, Bud Kaeding, Kyle Larson, Shane Stewart, Mitch Olson, and in 2014 Kyle Hirst.
The Western Sprint Tour is the Pacific Northwest region's most premier touring 360 Sprint car series. Visiting some of the nation's best facilities it is a series that offers some of the best racing you can find anywhere around. For the latest news and information log on to sprints.nwextremeseries.com. Also check out the WST Facebook page and be sure to “Like” it.
Additional Information:
2015 Western Sprint Tour Schedule
April 24th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Trey Starks
April 25th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Rained Out
May 23rd Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR Roger Crockett
May 24th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Roger Crockett
June 28th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA (Speedweek Northwest)
June 29th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
June 30th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 1st Travel Day
July 2nd Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 3rd Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 4th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
August 14th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA
August 15th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR
September 25th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
September 26th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
Past Speedweek Northwest Champions:
2013- Roger Crockett
2012- Mitch Olson
2011- Kyle Larson
2010- Roger Crockett
2009- Jesse Hockett
2008- Roger Crockett
2007- Shane Stewart
2006- Steve Kent
2005- Brent Kaeding
2004- Brent Kaeding
2003- Roger Crockett
2002- Steve Kent
2001- Steve Kent
2000- Steve Kent
1999- Brad Furr
1998- Bud Kaeding
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
