Dillon extends title lead

Luke Dillon came, saw and conquered QUIT Bunbury Speedway on Saturday night to win round five of the AHG Sprintcar Series.

Dillon started from pole but was jumped off the start of the 30-lap feature by Cameron Gessner and was chasing him in the early laps.

But Gessner was eventually forced out with suspected throttle problems and Dillon’s dominance in the WA season continued.

He started the night with a seventh in his opening heat before blasting away for a win in the next qualifier.

The Diamond Bay Motorsport driver then set himself for pole position after progressing from the bronze to the silver and ultimately to the gold Shootout to start alongside Gessner, who also progressed from the silver.

It was Dillon’s third win of the season after claiming the previous Bunbury round on November 9 and the King of Wings at the Perth Motorplex on November 23.

Brooke Tatnell, who flew into WA the day before and only sat in the new Krikke Motorsports hotrod for the first time on raceday, looked comfortable with his old team, moving forward after starting from position three to finish second in the feature.

He was a convincing winner in the first heat and also hustled his way into fourth after starting at the back of the pack in the next.

Jamie Maiolo missed the top eight shootout and had to do it the hard way after starting from position 11, turning in a remarkable effort to finish third for a podium.

Earlier in the night he didn’t set the world on fire with a second and seventh in the heats, but put it together when it counted.

His younger brother Brad, who started from position four, missed out on his second successive podium finish, but banked some good points by hanging on for fourth.

Jason Kendrick finished fifth after starting ninth — a good effort after earlier clouting the fence in the hot laps on a slippery surface following a shower of rain.