Thunder Mountain Speedway ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Set For June 28 “Sunday Funday” Special; Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Modifieds & Speedway Entertainment SpeedSTRs Highlight Lucrative Program; $10,000 Olum’s ‘Double Down’ Bonus Offered

Thunder Mountain Speedway ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ Set For June 28 “Sunday Funday” Special; Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek Modifieds & Speedway Entertainment SpeedSTRs Highlight Lucrative Program; $10,000 Olum’s ‘Double Down’ Bonus Offered

CENTER LISLE, NY – Thunder Mountain Speedway will present its own version of a “Sunday Funday” on Sunday, June 28.

For the second consecutive season, BD Motorsports Media LLC teams with Thunder Mountain owner Karl Spoonhower to present the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ special at the three-eighths-mile, banked clay oval just outside of Whitney Point, N.Y.

This 2015 edition – sponsored by Olum’s, VP Racing Fuels and Town Mechanical – has a unique twist. The Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek big-block/small-block Modifieds race 50 laps for $5,000 minimum to win, $1,000 for 10th and $400 to take the green flag. This event is Round No. 4 of the STSS Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region $15,000 championship battle.

New for this season: the Speedway Entertainment SpeedSTRs, regularly featured at Kutztown, Pa.’s Action Track USA, will battle in a 30-lap main event offering a $3,000 top prize. Not only will this ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ highlight the first New York State appearance by the SpeedSTR stars 2015, it will also mark the division’s inaugural visit to the track.

Should a driver be able to sweep the STSS Modified and SpeedSTR events, they will leave with no less than $10,000 thanks to the Olum’s “Double Down” Challenge that has been posted. A number of drivers are expected to compete in both the STSS Modified and SpeedSTR events during the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ special.

Also on the program: Doug Borger’s traveling XCel 600 Modifieds in a tour race competing for $1,000 to win; Street Stocks battling for a $700 minimum payday thanks to the support of Zimmer Logging; and FWD Four Cylinders.

For Thunder Mountain Speedway regulars, 50 show-up points will be offered for the Modifieds, Street Stocks and FWD Four Cylinders. Track and tour points will be distributed to the XCel 600 Modified competitors.

A complete program is planned for Thunder Mountain on Saturday night (June 27). Camping, free of charge, is permitted on the speedway grounds.

The STSS Bob Hilbert Sportswear North Region championship battle is heating up as it reaches the midway point. Tommy Meier of Waldwick, N.J., leads the standings by just a single point with his Jeff Behrent-fielded race team. The top-four competitors are separated by only seven markers.

STSS North Region races have been contested thus far in 2015 at Orange County Fair Speedway and Accord Speedway in New York and Big Diamond Speedway in Pennsylvania.

For the ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ special, pit and gates will open at 3 p.m. A drivers’ meeting is planned for 5:40 p.m., with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing promptly at 7 p.m.

Adult grandstand admission is $20. Seniors (ages 65 and up) and Students (ages 10-17) pay $18. Kids 9 and under are FREE. Pit admission is $35, with no license required.

To learn more about the Short Track Super Series or BD Motorsports Media LLC, visit www.shortttracksuperseries.com or www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com, call 845.728.2781 or e-mail bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com. “Like” Short Track Super Series on Facebook or follow @ShortTrackSS on Twitter.

For Thunder Mountain Speedway general information and a complete schedule, 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.