Back for its 2nd season inside the Thunder Dome on the Central Iowa Fairgrounds, Full Throttle Promotions was very happy after race 1 as there was 63 entries sign in to do battle. The track was in great shape and drivers were pretty pleased and plan to return to the Thunder Dome meanwhile track crews immediately looked at the issues to take care before the next races.
First feature of the day was the North 3rd Ave Dairy Queen Jr. 2 Pro Heavy in which it was Jamison Hampton from Cedar Falls taking lead and not looking back but not only that Hampton would sweep the day as he would take the heats also on the day. Jonathan Hughes was 2nd, McKenzie Smith was 3rd and Tyler Havens was 4th.
In the Hartwig Plumbing & Heating Kid Karts would see a familiar face in victory lane as it would be young Gage Stratton from Amana leading the race from start-to-finish. Connor Kreigel from Marshalltown, Kennedy Davenport, Carson Less and Dayton Filloon rounding out the field.
Chase Decals of Ames Jr. Quads would see Tristan Rethmeier from Newton sweep the day by winning both heat races and the feature over Dalton Hampton from Cedar Falls.
J&V Napa Auto Parts Rookie (also known as Putt Putts) would see Tama's Logan Schmidt lead the race from start to finish. Kyler Smith was 2nd, McKenzie Culbertson was 3rd, Keegan Havens was 4th and Keaton Woosley wsa 5th. Heat winners were Schmidt, Havens in round 1, Smith and Culbertson in round 2.
Because of car counts we had a Combined Class which consisted of the Full Throttle Promotions Unlimited All-Stars (UAS), BS Racing Stock Medium, Motorsports Photography UAS 4 Stroke and Comfort Inn of Marshalltown KT100. Thor Anderson from Bondurant won the feature event driving a Stock Medium, Casey Luke was 2nd in his UAS Support 4 Stroke, Jason Block was 3rd in his KT100 and Scott Badker would not start as he experience trouble in hot laps in his UAS kart. All of them will earn points in there respective divisions.
Line X of Ottumwa Jr. Bikes would see Brandon Webster from Ottumwa clean sweep the day by winning both heats and the feature. Clayton Moyer from Indianola was 2nd and Noah Marquez was 3rd.
Mad Dog Bikes sponsored by Line X of Ottumwa would Aaron Dowdell and David Arnold, both from Marshalltown split the heat races. In the feature it was Dowdell taking the win and Arnold taking 2nd.
Slingshot Graphics Jr. 1 Pro Heavy would see an exciting race as it was Mark Maas taking the early lead but that lead would be short lived as Nick Rose would take the lead on lap 4. Rose would lose the lead to Carter Young on lap 10. Young would go on to the win. Ashton Gein, Walker Ashton , Madison Clark and Kadence Davenport would round out the top 5. Heat winners were Maas and Clark in Round 1, Maas and Young in round 2.
Max Leathers Pro Singles were up next and it was Justin Klein taking the win with Jack Klein in 2nd, Jake Pfalgraf was 3rd and Clayton Webster was 4th.
A Day of Thunder on the Syrup Amateur Quads would see Eric Vanderploeg take the lead early and go on to take the win and DJ Robinson was 2nd. Blake Miller filling in for Matt Webb, who broke his wrist after rolling his 4 wheeler in the 2nd heat race of the day, was 3rd, Josh Beukeme was 4th and Jeremy Robinson was 5th. Jeremy Robinson and Vanderploeg taking the wins in the heats.
River City Muffler Clone Heavy would see 11 carts sign in to do battle and it was Brandon Sohl taking the early lead but "Showtime" Josh Banzhaf would take the lead on lap 3. Banzhaf would be passed again by Sohl on lap 4 and it was Sohl that would go on to the win despite being challenged by Banzhaf, Ryan Gustin and Ross Young. Banzhaf would finish 2nd, Albert Wolfgram was 3rd, Young was 4th and Chris Burke was 5th.
The final class of the day was the A Day of Thunder on the Syrup Pro Quads and it was Eric Vanderploeg taking lead and looked to be heading to the win but would experience some troubles late in the race that allowed Tyler Hammons from Fremont, Nebraska taking over the lead and the win . Tyler Ringle from Omaha was 2nd, Josh Beukeme was 3rd, Jeremy Johnson was 4th and Vanderploeg was 5th.
Next Race for the Thunder Dome Indoor Dirt Racing is Saturday November 19th. Gates Open at 9a, Hot Laps at Noon and Racing at 1p. For more information about upcoming races check out http://www.thunderdomeiowa.com/
Some Pre-Race Photos along with Victory Lane Photos can be found at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150450042267195.425203.333727462194&type=1
Racing Results
Kart Classes
Jr 2 Pro Heavy
1) 97 Jamiston Hampton
2) 76 Jonathan Hughes
3) 9 McKenzie Smith
4) 14 Tyler Havens
Kid Karts
1) 1 Gage Stratton
2) 44K Connor Kriegel
3) 5 Kennedy Davenport
4) 48 Carson Less
5) 51D Dayton Filloon
Rookies
1) 19L Logan Schmidt
2) 19K Kyler Smith
3) 18 McKenzie Culbertson
4) 11 Keegan Havens
5) 14 Keaton Woosley
6) 22 Brant Murray
7) 0 Jayson Alexander
8) 18G Gavin Murray
Unlimited All-Stars
1) 57 Scott Badker
KT100
1) 54 Jason Block
Stock Medium
1) 4 Thor Anderson
UAS 4 Strokes
1) 48 Casey Luke
Jr 1 Pro Heavy
1) 13 Ross Young
2) 5 Ashton Gein
3) 7 Walker Ashton
4) 31 Madison Clark
5) 8 Kadence Davenport
6) 0 Nick Rose
7) 26 Preston Stoecker
8) 52 Carter Koop
9) 24M Mark Maas
10) 21 Landon Murray
Quad Classes
Jr Quads
1) 48 Tristian Rethmeier
2) 4 Dalton Hampton
Amateur Quads
1) 57 Eric Vanderploeg
2) 33 DJ Robinson
3) 51 Blake Miller (filling in for Matt Webb)
4) 171 Josh Beukeme
5) 18 Jeremy Robinson
Pro Quads
1) 5H Tyler Hammons
2) 690 Tyler Ringle
3) 171 Josh Beukeme
4) 103 Jeremy Johnson
5) 57 Eric Vanderploeg
Bike Classes
Jr Bikes/Pit Bikes
1) 22 Brandon Webster
2) 25 Clayton Moyer
3) 13 Noah Marquez
Mad Dog Bikes
1) 57 Aaron Dowdell
2) 34 David Arnold
Pro Singles
1) 82 Justin Klein
2) 24 Jack Klein
3) 82X Jake Pfalgraf
4) 155 Clayton Webster
