ROSEVILLE, Calfiornia — 18 year-old Matt Scott of Pine Grove, Calif. continued his brilliant start to the 2010 season at All American Speedway Speedway in Roseville, Calif. by winning the second of a pair of 44 lap features held on Saturday night.
Scott, the points leader in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series-sanctioned Western Late Model division, is in the midst of a heavy battle for the NASCAR California State championship and earned his sixth career Late Model win in just 38 starts.
After qualifying fifth fastest, Scott led much of the first 44 lap event before being spun out and racing back through the field to finish sixth.
The sixth place finish placed Scott third in the second feature lineup, after an eight car inversion.
Between races, Scott’s crew discovered an empty master cylinder and also a broken alternator. The team made quick repairs and Scott came back out to challenge for the race win.
It took Scott only 15 laps to reel in pole sitter Ron Chunn and assume the lead.
Scott took off from the field, consistently turning 14.1 second laps around the one-third mile speedway and accumulating a half lap lead over second place in track points Jonathan Mawhinney.
He clicked off his best lap of the race on lap 18, turning a 14.097.
At the finish, Scott enjoyed a monster 2.3 second lead with still more in the tank in the #35 Chevrolet.
“I have the most amazing guys in the pits,” Scott said. “We needed this win!”
Scott now leads the All American Speedway track points by 15 points over Mawhinney, with the series returning to action on June 6. Scott also unofficial leads the NASCAR California State points by two points with official points to be published on Tuesday.
The 18 year-old Amador High School senior is racing his second season in NASCAR Late Model competition. In 38 starts over two seasons, Scott has four fast-times, six feature wins, 19 top-fives, and 33 top-tens.
Matt Scott Racing is online at www.mattscottracing.com
Sponsorship and media inquiries can be forwarded to Steven Blakesley at steven@norcalmedia.com Matt Scott Racing is looking for sponsorship to continue its championship run.
Matt Scott Racing is sponsored by: Catchyoureye.com, Pardee Lake Recreation, Halm Metal Fab, Clondair Vineyards, Hobbs Construction, Sutter Hill Plumbing, Christian Builders Construction, Bickford Precision Machine, Red Corral Auto Body, Howard’s Body Shop, DJ Safety, Tracy Embroidery, and Blakesley Sports Media.
