Thunder Mountain Speedway

New, Ground-Breaking $10,000 American Racer Southern Tier Challenge Cup Announced For I-88 Speedway & Thunder Mountain Speedway Modified Competitors; Season-Long Incentives, Year-End Cash & Product Await Race Teams

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New, Ground-Breaking $10,000 American Racer Southern Tier Challenge Cup Announced For I-88 Speedway & Thunder Mountain Speedway Modified Competitors; Season-Long Incentives, Year-End Cash & Product Await Race Teams INDIANA, PA – A ground-breaking program has been launched for big-block/small-block Modified competitors at New York’s I-88 and Thunder Mountain speedways through a partnership with American Racer and Lias Tire. Details of a new American Racer Southern Tier Challenge Cup program were finalized over the weekend at the Motorsports Expo held in the Center of Progress Building on the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, N.Y. Jamie Page, promoter of I-88 Speedway in…

West Coast Sprints at Tulare for 2 Nights; Sussex Nabs “Sin City Showdown” at Las Vegas

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Two nights of USAC West Coast Sprint racing unfold this weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. The event follows last Thursday night's series opener at Las Vegas, Nev. won by Arizona's Stevie Sussex. Sussex, of Tempe, Ariz., emerged as the early leader in the West Coast and Southwest Sprint Car standings after capturing the 30-lap feature at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. He trailed Hunter Schuerenberg for the first 21 laps, then outduelled Schuerenberg and Ryan Bernal for the lead on lap 22 and led the final nine laps for the victory in the Mike Burkhart…

Olum’s Presents $10,000 “Double Down Challenge” At Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday, June 28 For ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Special; A Short Track Super Series Modified & SpeedSTR Sweep Worth 10 Grand!

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CENTER LISLE, NY – Thanks to Olum’s, one competitor will have the opportunity to collect a $10,000 payday at Thunder Mountain Speedway onSunday, June 28. As part of the speedway’s second annual ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ special event, Olum’s will present a “Double Down Challenge” for drivers competing in both the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek big-block/small-block Modifieds and the Speedway Entertainment SpeedSTRs. Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Modifieds will be racing for Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region points, while the SpeedSTRs will do battle for the Action Track USA All-Pro Tour championship. The Modifieds run…

Dirt Modifieds

Olum’s Presents $10,000 “Double Down Challenge” At Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday, June 28 For ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Special; A Short Track Super Series Modified & SpeedSTR Sweep Worth 10 Grand!

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CENTER LISLE, NY – Thanks to Olum’s, one competitor will have the opportunity to collect a $10,000 payday at Thunder Mountain Speedway on Sunday, June 28. As part of the speedway’s second annual ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ special event, Olum’s will present a “Double Down Challenge” for drivers competing in both the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek big-block/small-block Modifieds and the Speedway Entertainment SpeedSTRs. Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Modifieds will be racing for Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region points, while the SpeedSTRs will do battle for the Action Track USA All-Pro Tour championship. The Modifieds…

2015 Season at Thunder Mountain Speedway Will Feature a Mix of New and Old

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CENTER LISLE, NY - The 2015 season at Thunder Mountain Speedway will feature a mix of new and old. The three-eighths-mile clay oval located in Center Lisle, N.Y., just outside of Whitney Point, roars into the upcoming campaign off the strength of a resurgent ’14 season. Speedway founder Karl Spoonhower, back at the helm of the facility with promotion and marketing support from BD Motorsports Media LLC, returned racing to Saturday nights and of course, facilitated the comeback of the mighty big-block/small-block Modifieds to the weekly program. For the ’15 campaign, the headline Modified division again tops the lineup. Brent…

Dirt Modifieds

Thunder Mountain Speedway Concludes 2014 Season with Festive Awards Banquet

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Thunder Mountain Speedway Concludes Resurgent 2014 Season With Awards Banquet At Marathon Civic Center; 225 Look On As Coar-Clark Racing Team Steals The Headlines With Brent Wilcox-Brian Malcolm One-Two Modified Sweep MARATHON, NY – The 2014 Thunder Mountain Speedway season officially concluded on Saturday night (Nov. 22) with the Tom Coar and Chris Clark race team in the spotlight. Brent Wilcox and teammate Brian Malcolm led the honorees at the track’s year-end Awards Banquet held at the Marathon Civic Center as the one-two finishers in the speedway’s big-block/small-block Modified standings. More than 225 attendees took part in the festive evening,…

Thunder Mountain Reconfiguration Project Complete

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Thunder Mountain Speedway Turn-Three Reconfiguration Project Complete For Wider, Sweeping Corner; Clay Added To Surface; Planning & Scheduling Underway For 2015 As Crate 602 Sportsman Join Weekly Lineup CENTER LISLE, NY – It may be the ‘off-season’ but the continuous improvement at Thunder Mountain Speedway has not stopped. Capitalizing on the mild autumn weather, Thunder Mountain owner Karl Spoonhower and the track crew have undertaken a track reconfiguration and resurfacing project in preparation for the 2015 campaign at the facility located in Center Lisle, N.Y., just miles outside of Whitney Point. Following the completion of the final 2014…

Thunder Mountain Speedway Awards Banquet Set for November 22

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Thunder Mountain Speedway 2014 Season Capped By Awards Banquet Saturday, November 22 At Marathon, N.Y., Civic Center; Top Performers To Be Honored; Tickets On Sale Now CENTER LISLE, NY – The 2014 season of competition at Thunder Mountain Speedway will reach its official conclusion with the year-end Awards Banquet. Management of the three-eighths-mile clay oval will honor its top performers on Saturday, Nov. 22 with a celebration to be held at the Marathon Civic Center, located at Brink & Peck Streets in Marathon, N.Y. 2014 was a resurgent season for Thunder Mountain Speedway. After seven years away, speedway founder…

Thunder Mountain Speedway Results September 14, 2014

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News from Thunder Mountain Speedway Media Contact: Brett Deyo – thundermtnspeedway@gmail.com or 845.728.2781 For Immediate Release/September 15, 2014 Traveling Man: Invader Andy Bachetti Charges To $5,000-Plus MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial Triumph Sunday At Thunder Mountain Speedway; Travis Smith (Sportsman), Steven Deinhardt (Street Stock) & Richie Hitzler (XCel 600 Modified) Also Win Before Large Crowd With 117 Cars On Hand! CENTER LISLE, NY – A determined Andy Bachetti earned Sunday night's MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial triumph at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Bachetti, who at one point snagged the lead only to have the move nixed by a caution and later…

Thunder Mountain Speedway News September 8, 2014

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News from Thunder Mountain Speedway Media Contact: Brett Deyo – thundermtnspeedway@gmail.com or 845.728.2781 For Immediate Release/Sept. 8, 2014 Billy Spoonhower Switches Cars, Earns $1,750 Season Championship Night Modified Triumph After Epic Battle With Mike Clapperton; Jordan, Shayne Spoonhower, Ward, Carpenter, Searles, Cole, Morse, Mills, Forward & O'Hara Score On Busy Thunder Mountain Night; 106 Cars Jam Pit Area! CENTER LISLE, NY – Billy Spoonhower annexed his second Modified feature win of the season at Thunder Mountain Speedway on Sunday night, while Brent Wilcox capped his ultra-consistent 2014 campaign with the track championship in the big-block/small-block Mod ranks. After rain postponed…

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