Gio Scelzi Sweeps Sprint Invaders at 34 Raceway!

By Bill W West Burlington, IA, August 19, 2017 – First impressions can be long-lasting, and Fresno, California left a strong one Saturday night with the Shottenkirk.com Sprint Invaders at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The fifteen-year-old driver won his heat, the Dash and the 25-lap main event aboard the BDS Motorsports #1x in a night that he saw the 3/8-mile oval for the first time. Tanner Gebhart led early in the feature from outside row one ahead of pole-sitter, Dustin Clark, and Scelzi, who started fifth. Scelzi would grab second on the second lap and began reeling in fellow teen, Gebhart. On lap four, he would shoot around the heavy cushion and into the lead. Josh Schneiderman started beside Scelzi in row three moved into the top three by lap six. Scelzi entered lapped traffic on the eighth circuit, but the red was thrown for a seventh running, Jon Agan, who suffered a hard crash in turn three. He climbed out unhurt. Scelzi led Gebhart, Schneiderman, Harold Pohren and Clark back to green. Schneiderman jumped into second, while Paul Nienhiser moved into fifth after starting fifteenth. Nienhiser would move into fourth on lap ten, and by Gebhart for [...]