After a week off the Thunder Dome returned to the Central Iowa Fairgrounds for the fifth race of the season on February 11th. The crowd and car count was down and many of that could be contributed to the frigid cold temperatures and that northwest wind. The ones that showed up to race on the lightning fast 1/10 mile track or just to watch the races didn't go home disappointed.
First up was the Unlimited All-Stars go-kart class which saw "Turbo" Tim Bontrager from Oxford leading the entire 15 lap feature from start to finish. Mike Jones from Lone Tree was also there but experienced some trouble earlier in the day to force him to not start.
The Kid Karts would see Dayton Filloon from Toledo dominate by winning both sets of heats and then the 10 lap feature. Filloon would lead all of the laps in the feature, Keagan Thompson of Runnells would finish 2nd.
Up next was the Junior 2 Pro Heavy go-kart class with Jamison Hampton and Tyler Havens battle lap after lap. Hampton would lead the first 4 laps before Havens took the lead on lap 5. Havens lead was short lived as Hampton would take it back on lap 7. Hampton would then spin out and that allowed Havens to sneak by and go on to the win as Hampton settled for 2nd.
Rookie Beginner go-kart class would see Keaton Woosley lead from start to finish, Brant Murray would finish 2nd and Gavin Murray would not make the call for the feature because he experienced some trouble earlier in the day.
Rookie Advanced go-kart class were again split up into 2 features. In feature #1, Dallon Murty would take advantage of the pole position and would end up leading all 10 laps and take home the win. Finishing 2nd behind Murty was Kadence Davenport followed by Blake Dullard and Keegan Havens.
In feature #2 of the Rookie Advanced go-kart class it was McKinzie Culbertson leading the first 4 laps, but she would be passed by Logan Duffy on lap 5. Duffy lead the remaining laps to take the win with Culbertson finishing 2nd. Brady Kohrs and Landon Duffy would finish 3rd and 4th respectively.
Junior Bikes would see Brandon Webster dominate and take the win with Brandon Hovell finishing 2nd.
In the Junior Quads it was Dallon Murty leading all 12 laps and take home the win, Dalton Hampton would finish in 2nd.
The Amateur Quads would see only one entry on the day and it was Scott Brown from Des Moines.
For the Junior 1 Pro Heavy go-kart class, Brooke Havens took the early lead but would lose the handle which allowed Nick Rose to get by and take the lead. Rose started to pull away but then a caution came out on lap 8 when Madison Clark would lose the chain off of her car ending her race with just a couple of laps to go. Rose would cruise on to the win though and Havens would finish 2nd. Landon Murray would take home 3rd and Clark would finish 4th.
The Clone Heavy go-kart class would see Kody Havens lead the entire 15 lap feature with only a couple of cautions this time around. Finishing behind Havens was Casey Luke, Albert Wolfgram, Brandon Sohl, Scott Jones, Chris Burke, Josh Banzhaf, Clair Messor and Ryan Gustin.
In the Pro Singles there was only one actual entry and that was Brandon Webster, however Webster would race against both the Junior Bike competitors and promotor Brian Kauffman just so he had somebody to race against.
The final feature on the day was Pro Quads and there was also only one entry on the day and that was Zack Myers. Myers would have fun and he would start the race backwards before doing a 180. Myers was happy even though there was only one pro quad on the day.
The next Thunder Dome race is on Saturday February 25th. The gates open at 9 AM, hot laps at noon and racing at 1 PM. Admission is $10 which includes a Pit Pass. For more information contact Brian Kauffman at (319) 551-0077 or log on to http://www.thunderdomeiowa.com/
Results
Unlimited All-Stars
Round 1 Heat #1 - 78 Tim Bontrager
Round 2 Heat #1 - Didn't Race
Feature - 1. 78 Tim Bontrager (Oxford, IA); 2. 00 Mike Jones (Lone Tree, IA)
Kid Karts
Round 1 Heat #1 - 51D Dayton Filloon
Round 2 Heat #1 - 51D Dayton Filloon
Feature - 1. 51 Dayton Filloon (Toledo, IA); 2. 60 Keagan Thompson (Runnells, IA)
JR 2 Pro Heavy
Round 1 Heat #1 - 97 Jamison Hampton
Round 2 Heat #2 - 97 Jamison Hampton
Feature - 1. 14 Tyler Havens (Polk City, IA); 2. 97 Jamison Hampton (Cedar Falls, IA)
Rookie Beginner
Round 1 Heat #1 - 22 Brant Murray
Round 2 Heat #1 - 14 Keaton Woosley
Feature - 1. 14 Keaton Woosley (Conrad, IA); 2. 22 Brant Murray (Hartford, IA); DNS- 8 Gavin Murray (Hartford, IA)
Rookie Advanced
Round 1 Heat #1 - 11 Keegan Havens
Round 1 Heat #2 - 99 Dallon Murty
Round 2 Heat #1 - 11 Keegan Havens
Round 2 Heat #2 - 99 Dallon Murty
Feature #1 - 1. 99 Dallon Murty (Chelsea, IA); 2. 8 Kadence Davenport (Madrid, IA); 3. 71 Blake Dullard (Van Meter, IA); 4. 11 Keegan Havens (Polk City, IA)
Feature #2 - 1. C10 Logan Duffy (Independence, IA); 2. 18 McKinzie Culbertson (Dubuque, IA); 3. 17 Brady Kohrs (Independence, IA); 4. 10 Landon Duffy (Independence, IA)
JR Bike
Round 1 Heat #1 - 22 Brandon Webster
Round 2 Heat #1 - 22 Brandon Webster
Feature - 1. 22 Brandon Webster (Ottumwa, IA); 2. 117 Zach Hovell (Pella, IA)
JR Quads
Round 1 Heat #1 - 99 Dallon Murty
Round 2 Heat #2 - 99 Dallon Murty
Feature - 1. 99 Dallon Murty (Chelsea, IA); 2. 4 Dalton Hampton (Cedar Falls, IA)
Amateur Quads
Round 1 Heat #1 - 11g Scott Brown
Round 2 Heat #1 - 11g Scott Brown
Feature - 1. 11g Scott Brown (Des Moines, IA)
Jr 1 Pro Heavy
Round 1 Heat #1 - 11 Brooke Havens
Round 2 Heat #1 - 0 Nick Rose
Feature - 1. 0 Nick Rose (Boone, IA); 2. 11 Brooke Havens (Polk City, IA); 3. 22 Landon Murray (Hartford, IA); 4. 31 Madison Clark (Laurel, IA)
Clone Heavy
Round 1 Heat #1 - 17 Brandon Sohl
Round 1 Heat #2 - 99 Kody Havens
Round 2 Heat #1 - 17 Brandon Sohl
Round 2 Heat #2 - 99 Kody Havens
Feature - 1. 99 Kody Havens (Wiota, IA); 2. 48 Casey Luke (Cedar Rapids, IA); 3. 78 Albert Wolfgram (Boone, IA); 4. 17 Brandon Sohl (Corwith, IA); 5. 45 Scott Jones (Lone Tree, IA); 6. 25 Chris Burke (Boone, IA); 7. 24 Josh Banzhaf (Marshalltown, IA); 8. 92 Clair Messor (Marshalltown, IA); 9. 91 Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown, IA)
Pro Singles
Round 1 Heat #1 - 155 Clayton Webster
Round 2 Heat #1 - 155 Clayton Webster
Feature - 1. 155 Clayton Webster (Ottumwa, IA)
Pro Quads
Round 1 Heat #1 - 11p Zack Myers
Round 2 Heat #1 - 11p Zack Myers
Feature - 1. 11p Zack Myers (Des Moines, IA)
