By: Fast Time Media
9/13/23… Visalia, California: Friday & Saturday Night, Dalton Parreira returned to action with another double header weekend. He would take on Keller Auto Raceway on Friday & Lemoore Raceway on Saturday Night.
The night would start out on a very good note for Dalton. He would be the second of Twenty-Four 600’s to hit the track. Going out early, he was able to lay down a great lap. A time of 10.401 would be able to put Dalton QuickTime overall in qualifying.
He went out for the heat race & rolled off from the 4th spot. As he started 4th, he was able to run a solid heat race & stay out of trouble. When the checkered flag dropped on the heat race, Dalton came 3rd & made the invert.
Coming into the feature, Dalton started 4th after the invert. After a few early cautions the feature finally got underway. A chaotic first half of the race was saw Dalton shuffled back to 7th. However, he would make his way back into the top-5. Late in the race, Dalton was able to hold on to the 5th spot & bring home a 5th place finish.
“In qualifying I went out early. Set a really good lap, I knew it was good. In the Heat Race, I started 4th & did nothing risky to finish 3rd. With the Invert, I started 4th. After 2 restarts we finally got a lap in. I got shuffled back to 7th or so after getting pinched into the wall. Made my way back up to 5th and got a top 5 without brakes.”
Saturday, Dalton wouldn’t get as good of a start to the night as Friday did. After being the final car out for qualifying, Dalton timed in 7th quick & missed the invert by one spot. He would start his heat race on the pole & went on to lead every lap & win the heat race.
A rough track for the feature would pose a challenge to 7th starting Dalton. It was both physically & mentally tough on drivers. Dalton would end up moving forward one spot to 6th & finishing what was a green to checkered feature in 6th.
“In qualifying, I missed my line just barely & missed the top 6 (the invert) by one spot. I got a good jump in my heat race & led the whole thing with no worry. The track was really rough in the feature. Everyone I talked too got wore out just like I did. I passed a car and finished 6th. Green to checkered race like that I was happy with the result.“
It was a good weekend for Dalton as he now looks ahead to the Mark Hagopian Memorial race next weekend. He brings a top-5 at Keller Auto Raceway into a crown jewel event on the West Coast for Micro Sprints.
2023 season stats: 27 events, 25 features, 1 wins, 11 top-5's, 19 top-10's
Dalton would like to thank all of his sponsors; Kings County Fire Fighter Association, Martin Markle Construction, TAP, Source to Source, A&M Livestock, Legacy Specialties, Valley Oxygen, Valley Collision Center, Maloney Construction, Wave Group LLC, Golden Standard Mortgage, JR's Powder Coating, Myers Well Drilling, R.E. Appraisals, Rock Crushing Solutions, Harry Boudakian Engines, and Jordan Silva Designs.
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