Thunder Dome Opener Produced Some Great Racing
By Jeremy Fox
Marshalltown,
Iowa (October 26th, 2013) – Racing action returned to live in the Arena Building with the first of eight races for the Thunder Dome Indoor Dirt Racing. This year the track was changed up a little bit as the race track is 20 feet longer than it was last year, and banking was added and this produced some great racing by all 88 entries for the day.
First class of the day was the Open Four Cycles, there was only one entry on the day and that was cart of Robert See from Blairsburg.
Kid Karts were up next and it was Jacob Tiegen completing the sweep by leading all ten laps in the feature event. Logan Bennett and Jackson Misel was second and thrid respectively.
Jr Two Medium feature would be a good one but when the final flag flew it was Garrett Wilson taking the win to complete a sweep on the day. Ryan Waller and Mark Maas rounded out the top three.
In the Quad C Trophy Class it was Rick Reeves grabbing te early lead but the red flag was displayed on lap eight when Justin Sutherlin rolled in turn two. On the restart, Brandon Gillette went by Reeves to take the lead. Gillette went on to take the win with Reeves in second and Richard Blom in third.
Rookie Beginners saw five entries on the day and it was Chase Selk taking the lead early but it was Jacob Snyder making the pass late in the race to take the win over Selk and Izaac Mallicoat.
The Rookie Adavanced class saw Ty Solverson complete his sweep of the day by leading the entire event. Keagan Thompson was second.
This year the Jr. Quads are split into two classes Advanced (0-125cc) and Beginners (0-90cc). In the Advanced class, it was Tristian Rethmeier Completing the sweep by beating Davontae Polson and Braydon Sly to the line.
Jr. Quads Beginner division had enough entries for two features. In feature one it was Ashton Gilbert leading all the laps to take the win. Jake Riddle finished second and Caleb Runyan was third. In feature two, it was Brody Northway leading all the laps. Chad Dittmer and Jackson Brown rounded out the top three.
Keeton Fleener got the whole shot victory in the Mad Dogg Bikes to complete his sweep over Zach Hovell and Brian Kauffman.
Up next would be the Jr One Amateur division and it was Jackson Bresson leading all 12 laps to complete another sweep of day. Dayton Filloon finished in the runner up spot meanwhile Ethan Starrett came home third.
Only One entry in the Jr. Bike Class and that was of Young Kaden Kauffman from Cedar Rapids. Kauffman got some good track experience as promoter, also dad, Brian Kauffman joined him on the track for a little fun.
Quad B feature would see Jeff Robinson lead all 15 laps and did not flip this time as he took the checkered first. Son DJ Robinson worked his way to finish second and Blake Miller was third as David Petithory rolled in turn three.
Jr One Medium feature saw the yellow flag come out a couple of times for Brady Kohrs getting into the wall and forcing a tire rub for him the rest of the race which probably was the only one that had something for Rose. Another caution was for Blaine Webster got into the turn two wall. Nick Rose however grabbed the lead and never looked back as he lead all 12 laps. Aaron Waller was second and Alex Brams was third.
Clone Heavy feature was up next and it would be a good one for "The Reaper" Ryan Gustin as he lead all 15 laps to take the win. Travis Hatch came home in the runner up spot and Jared Daggett was third.
Only one Pro-Am Bike on the day so he opted to run with the Pro Bike Class. Brandon Webster was the winner in the Pro-Am Bike Class meanwhile in the Pro Bikes it was Older Brother Clayton Webster taking the clean sweep win over Keeton Fleener.
Final feature of the day was the Quad A Feature. David Petithory took the win, a good way to recover from his roll in the Quad B division. Blake Miller finished second and Billy Petithory was third.
There was also one Box Stock on the day and that was of Austin Earley from Marshalltown, however he left after hot laps and did not race a heat race or feature.
Thunder Dome is back to live this Saturday November 2nd for Race number two of eight. Gates Open at nine am, Sign-In from nine to 11:30 am, Drivers Meeting at 11:45 am, Hot Laps at Noon and Racing to Follow. Pit Pass is Fifteen dollars for all Adults and Kids (8 & Under Participant), meanwhile Kids (8 & Under non-participant) are Free.
For additional information, rules and information about the classes competing inside the Thunder Dome, log on at: http://www.ftpiowa.com/, or call Brian Kauffman at 319-551-0077.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Central Iowa Fairgrounds, Marshalltown, Iowa
Saturday, October 26, 2013 – THUNDER DOME INDOOR DIRT RACING RACE 1
Open 4 Cycle
1) 78 Robert See (Blairsburg, IA)
Kid Karts
1) 48 Jacob Tiegen (Marion, IA)
2) 41 Logan Bennett (Des Moines, IA)
3) 17 Jackson Misel (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Tiegen Rd 2 - Tiegen
Jr. 2 Medium
1) 3 Garrett Wilson (Carlisle, IA)
2) 12 Ryan Waller (Traer, IA)
3) 24 Mark Maas (Epworth, IA)
4) 98 Shawn Cooney (Des Moines, IA)
5) 14 Coltin Runyan (Indianola, IA)
6) 73 Kobe Morierty (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Wilson Rd 2 - Wilson
Quad C
1) 57 Brandon Gillette (Pleasant Hill, IA)
2) 19 Jamie Gilbert (McCallsburg, IA)
3) 00 Richard Blom (Colfax, IA)
4) 24 Danielle Dentter (Colfax, IA)
5) 469 Jon Elow (Ottumwa, IA)
6) 8y Justin Sutherlin (Des Moines, IA)
7) 33 Trinity Cupples (Newton, IA)
DNS: 6 Jeremy Polson (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Gilbert & Gillette Rd 2 - Gilbert & Gillette
Rookie Beginner
1) 98 Jacob Snyder (Dunkerton, IA)
2) 29 Chase Selk (Chilli, WI)
3) 11 Izaac Mallicoat (Jefferson, IA)
4) 2Chase Atcher (Marshalltown, IA)
5) 93 Kinzer Jaennette (Toledo, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Snyder Rd 2 - Selk
Rookie Advanced
1) 21 Ty Solverson (Fort Dodge, IA)
2) 02 Keagan Thompson (Runnells, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Solverson Rd 2 - Solverson
Jr. Quad Advanced 0-125cc
1) 48 Tristian Rethmeier (Newton, IA)
2) 1 Davontae Polson (Des Moines, IA)
3) 11 Braydon Sly (Ottumwa, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Rethmeier Rd 2 - Rethmeier
Jr. Quad Beginners 0-90cc
Feature #1
1) 587 Ashton Gilbert (McCallsburg, IA)
2) 12 Jake Riddle (Colfax, IA)
3) 7 Caleb Runyan (Indianola, IA)
4) 57 Thatcher Dowdell (Marshalltown, IA)
Feature #2
1) 67 Brody Northway (Ankeny, IA)
2) 2 Chad Dittmer (Des Moines, IA)
3) 1 Jackson Brown (Des Moines, IA)
4) 17 Jackson Misel (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Runyan & Northway Rd 2 - Gilbert & Brown
Mad Dogg Bikes
1) 22F Keaton Fleener (Ottumwa, IA)
2) 7 Zach Hovell (Pella, IA)
3) 3 Brian Kauffman (Cedar Rapids, IA)
4) 146 Leighton Potter (Waterloo, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Fleener Rd 2 - Fleener
Jr. 1 Amateur
1) 33 Jackson Bresson (Ankeny, IA)
2) K Dayton Filloon (Toledo, IA)
3) 7 Ethan Starrett (Clear Lake, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Bresson Rd 2 - Bresson
Jr. Bike
1) 144 Kaden Kauffman (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Quad B
1) 18 Jeff Robinson (Des Moines, IA)
2) 33 DJ Robinson (Des Moines, IA)
3) 1 Blake Miller (Des Moines, IA)
4) 57 Brandon Gillette (Pleasant Hill, IA)
5) 13 Tyler Rager (Algona, IA)
6) 23 Richard Onofre (Ankeny, IA)
7) 20 David Petithory (Des Moines, IA)
DNS: 6 Jeremy Polson (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - J. Robinson & Petithory Rd 2 - Onofre & D. Robinson
Jr. 1 Medium
1) 25 Nick Rose (Boone, IA)
2) 14 Aaron Waller (Traer, IA)
3) 36 Alex Brams (East Moline, IL)
4) 18 McKinzie Culbertson (Dubuque, IA)
5) 75 Dawson Edwards (Silvis, IL)
6) 5 Ashton Gein (Hiawatha, IA)
7) 44 Conner Kriegel (Marshalltown, IA)
8) 17 Brady Kohrs (Independence, IA)
9) 1 Keaton Woosley (Conrad, IA)
10) 41 Brandon Way (Altoona, IA)
11) 53 Amy Thomas (Brandon, IA)
12) 7 Blaine Webster (Ottumwa, IA)
13) 71 Walker Ashton (Beaman, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Rose & Kohrs Rd 2 - Rose & Waller
Clone Heavy
1) 1 Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown, IA)
2) 22 Travis Hatch (Marshalltown, IA)
3) 22D Jared Daggett (Marshalltown, IA)
4) 29 Shawn Selk (Chili, WI)
5) 78 Al Wolfgram (Boone, IA)
6) 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada, IA)
7) 21 Dean Mahlstedt (Clear Lake, IA)
8) 78 David Reiks (Eldora, IA)
9) 71 John Hyman (Washburn, IA)
10) 19 Cole Janssen (Pella, IA)
11) 9 Clair Messer (Marshalltown, IA)
12) 5 Brian Nellis (Fort Dodge, IA)
13) 48 Casey Luke (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Gustin & Selk Rd 2 - Hatch & Nagle
Pro-Am Bike
1) 155 Brandon Webster (Ottumwa, IA)
Pro Bike
1) 155 Clayton Webster (Ottumwa, IA)
2) 22 Keeton Fleener (Ottumwa, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Webster Rd 2 - Webster
Quad A
1) 20 David Petithory (Des Moines, IA)
2) 1 Blake Miller (Des Moines, IA)
3) 08 Billy Petithory (Des Moines, IA)
4) 67 Daniel Hollingsworth (Des Moines, IA)
5) 19 Rick Reeves (Des Moines, IA
Heat winners : Rd 1 - D. Petithory Rd 2 - Miller
Topless Box Stock
1) 23 Austin Earley (Marshalltown, IA)
