TULARE, CA — After a brief rain delay during Heat races, Ian Madsen leads the Feature wire-to-wire to score his first win of the season and first-ever at Thunderbowl Speedway. Daryn Pittman hunts Madsen down, but has to settle for second for his second race in a row while preseving his Championship points lead. Sheldon Haudenschild completes the podium.
NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1][$10,000]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2][$5,500]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4][$3,200]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5][$2,800]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3][$2,500]; 6. 5-Shane Stewart [10][$2,300]; 7. 26-Cory Eliason [11][$2,200]; 8. 2-Carson Macedo [7][$2,100]; 9. 87-Aaron Reutzel [14][$2,050]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz [9][$2,000]; 11. O-Bud Kaeding [15][$1,500]; 12. 41-David Gravel [12][$1,200]; 13. 9-Kasey Kahne [8][$1,100]; 14. 4-Terry McCarl [16][$1,050]; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [22][$1,000]; 16. 45-Chad Kemenah [24][$900]; 17. 68-Chase Johnson [17][$800]; 18. 19-Brent Marks [20][$800]; 19. 1S-Logan Schuchart [25][$]; 20. 7S-Tim Kaeding [6][$800]; 21. 17W-Shane Golobic [13][$800]; 22. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi [23][$800]; 23. 88N-DJ Netto [19][$800]; 24. 11K-Kraig Kinser [21][$800]; 25. 16A-Colby Copeland [18][$800]; Lap Leaders: Ian Madsen 1-35; KSE Hard Charger Award: 45-Chad Kemenah[+8]
Qualifying – 1. 18-Ian Madsen, 14.404; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.467; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 14.488; 4. 2-Carson Macedo, 14.532; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.532; 6. 83-Daryn Pittman, 14.539; 7. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.559; 8. 9-Kasey Kahne, 14.561; 9. 7S-Tim Kaeding, 14.571; 10. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 14.572; 11. 26-Cory Eliason, 14.575; 12. 41-David Gravel, 14.576; 13. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 14.592; 14. 5-Shane Stewart, 14.605; 15. O-Bud Kaeding, 14.61; 16. 4-Terry McCarl, 14.612; 17. 17W-Shane Golobic, 14.613; 18. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.663; 19. 88N-DJ Netto, 14.667; 20. 19-Brent Marks, 14.675; 21. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi, 14.714; 22. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.715; 23. 45-Chad Kemenah, 14.775; 24. 71P-Parker Price-Miller, 14.777; 25. 24-Rico Abreu, 14.835; 26. 7-Jason Sides, 14.913; 27. 33M-Mason Daniel, 14.93; 28. 29-Willie Croft, 14.964; 29. 68-Chase Johnson, 15.054; 30. 16A-Colby Copeland, 15.067; 31. 21-Brian Brown, 15.128; 32. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.18; 33. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.187
Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 7S-Tim Kaeding [3]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 4. 17W-Shane Golobic [5]; 5. 68-Chase Johnson [8]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 7. 24-Rico Abreu [7]; 8. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi [6]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [9]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 5-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 5. 16A-Colby Copeland [8]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 8. 7-Jason Sides [7]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 4. O-Bud Kaeding [4]; 5. 88N-DJ Netto [5]; 6. 45-Chad Kemenah [6]; 7. 21-Brian Brown [8]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [7]
Heat #4 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 9-Kasey Kahne [2]; 3. 41-David Gravel [3]; 4. 4-Terry McCarl [4]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8]; 7. 71P-Parker Price-Miller [6]; 8. 29-Willie Croft [7]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 7S-Tim Kaeding [7]; 7. 2-Carson Macedo [6]; 8. 9-Kasey Kahne [8]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2][-]; 2. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [1][-]; 3. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi [3][-]; 4. 45-Chad Kemenah [5][-]; 5. 71P-Parker Price-Miller [6][-]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [7][-]; 7. 29-Willie Croft [10][$300]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [9][$250]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [4][$225]; 10. 7-Jason Sides [8][$200]; 11. 21-Brian Brown [11][$200]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$200]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [13][$200]
SEASON WINNERS
- Daryn Pittman: 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb 8 and Feb 9)
- Tim Shaffer: 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Feb 27)
- Donny Schatz: 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Feb 28)
- Ian Madsen: 1 (Tulare Raceway on March 9)
