PINE GROVE, California — 17 year-old Matt Scott earned his fourth and arguably biggest Western Late Model win of his career Sunday, winning the 100 lap “All American Open Showdown No. 2” at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif.
Scott, driving the #35 Go Girl Chevrolet, hauled in the $3000 first place prize after assuming the lead for good on lap 94 and holding off Jason Fensler to the finish.
Scott also rose over $300 for cancer research in honor breast cancer awareness month.
“This weekend we didn’t have a really good car, maybe a top-five car,” Scott said. “My Dad, Rich, and the team did a great job and we accomplished a win. This is probably the best win of my career.”
The weekend started off Friday with Scott running solid 14.1 second laps around the one-third mile asphalt oval in practice.
On Saturday, Scott timed in with a fifth fastest effort of 14.050 seconds to give him a fifth starting position in the 25 lap qualifying race.
After passing for fifth on lap 11, he was passed by Bobby Butler on lap 14. The sixth place finish put Scott second on the grid for the 100 lap feature on Sunday.
A busy start saw Scott shuffled back to sixth place by lap seven. Scott moved into fourth on a lap 32 restart, but fell back into fifth a few laps later.
Running a conservative race, Scott held back until around lap 65 before making his charge. Scott passed Chad Holman for third on lap 70 putting him in position to challenge for the win.
Scott passed Fensler for second on lap 80 to setup a run at race leader Eric Schmidt.
On the lap 83 restart, Scott charged to the outside in turn two and took the lead down the backstretch. A restart just two laps later saw Scott loose the lead to Bobby Butler.
With the laps winding down, Scott stayed glued to the back of Butler. Going into turn one on lap 93, Scott took the lead from Butler.
A fast-moving Fensler came up on the back bumper of Scott for the shootout to the finish. Coming into turn three on the final lap, Fensler and Scott made contact. With the fans on their feet, Scott gathered the car up to beat Fensler to the finish by a nose.
“That was a really tough battle,” Scott said. “He gave me a little rub and it was a great race.”
Matt Scott Racing is online at www.mattscottracing.com
Sponsorship inquiries can be forwarded to Steven Blakesley at steven@norcalmedia.com or Mike Scott at mike@mattscottracing.com
Matt Scott Racing is sponsored by: Catchyoureye.com, Pardee Lake Recreation, Hobbs Construction, Sutter Hill Plumbing, Go Girl Energy Drink, Christian Builders Construction, Clondair Vineyards, Tracy Embroidery, Bickford Precision Machine, Halm Metal Fab, DJ Safety, and Blakesley Sports Media.
