Thunder Mountain Speedway Awards Banquet Set for November 22

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 Karl Spoonhower returned to the helm of the track with marketing and public relations support from BD Motorsports Media LLC. Modifieds headlined weekly racing on Saturday nights. Major special events highlighted the season including the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ for Short Track Super Series Fueled By VP Modifieds, the Wade Decker Memorial race and the ‘Sprint Car Saturday’ headlined by the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) 360 Sprint Cars.

Brent Wilcox of Binghamton, N.Y., earned his second career Modified championship at Thunder Mountain driving the Coar-Clark Motorsports No. 27. Wilcox won the $1,992-to-win Season Opener in May and topped the point standings for the remainder of the season.

Other 2014 champions included Billy Spoonhower (Sportsman), Shayne Spoonhower (Rookie Sportsman), Steven Deinhardt (Street Stock), Jason Tuttle (IMCA-Modified), Michael Morse (Pure Stock), Brandon Clapperton (Empire Sport Truck) and Isaiah Forward (Four Cylinder).

The Awards Banquet will recognize the top-10 drivers in the Modified, Sportsman and Street Stock standings; the top-five drivers in the Rookie Sportsman, IMCA-Modified, Pure Stock and Four Cylinder points; and the top-three Empire Sport Truck competitors.

Special awards will also be distributed at the year-end gala.

Tickets to the Awards Banquet are on sale now for $30 each and must be reserved by Nov. 15. The ticket order form has been posted at the following link: http://thundermtnspeedway.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-Awards-Banquet-Ticket-Order-Form.pdf

Tickets include a dinner of barbecue chicken, pulled pork, macaroni and cheese, salt potatoes, salad, dessert, soft drinks and draft beer. There will be a cash bar for other mixed drinks, etc. The awards celebration and musical entertainment will be part of the festive night.

Doors open at 5 p.m. for the Awards Banquet, with dinner at 6 p.m. Seating is open on a first-come, first-served basis.

For off-season general information on Thunder Mountain Speedway, visit www.thundermtnspeedway.com. The speedway office number is 607.657.8202. On race day, call 607.849.7899. The speedway e-mail is thundermtnspeedway@gmail.com.  “Like” Thunder Mountain Speedway on Facebook or follow @thundermtnspeed on Twitter.

Thunder Mountain Speedway is located at 91 Hunts Corners Road Center Lisle, NY 13797, approximately 25 miles north of Binghamton. The three-eighths-mile clay oval features hillside concrete seating, free parking and camping, a variety of concession items and novelties, a family environment and more.