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Center Lisle, NY --- Don Hart Jr. may not have been on the schedule with his normal Modified division, but it was he who wheeled his brother’s backup mount to the $1000 payday on Friday night. Hart jumped out to the advantage from his outside pole starting position, and dominated every lap in the 40 lap event. “Fast” Eddie White of Candor, NY threw everything but the kitchen sink at Hart Jr., but could not real in the Modified veteran. White would hang onto 2nd place while the current points leader, Rodney Hart, came all the way from the 12th starting spot, to finish in the 3rd position. Brian White put forth a solid effort, coming across the line in 4th, while Ben “The Blade” Bushaw drove his Seven Valley Trucking #36 to another top 5 this year.
Get ready for tons of hot, fast, wide open racing this coming weekend at Thunder Mountain Speedway in Lisle, NY as this coming Friday, Sept 21st, starts off a three day action packed racing extravaganza!
The weekend starts off on Friday September 21st with the Mike Stolarcyk Chevrolet IMCA and Sportsman special. The mighty IMCA style Modifieds will be on tap running for $500 to win, the Sportsman will be competing for a top prize of $1200 to win (double a normal feature top prize!), The Hurricane Street Stocks will be racing for $500 to win plus a last chance guaranteed starting spot for the big Hurricane Harry Uhl Jr. Memorial race on Saturday. Also on hand for the night will be the Road Warriors, going for $250 to win, and the Bandits. The Bandits will feature a twist with the purse, first place will pay $10 per car that shows up with a maximum of $200 (example, if 18 cars show, the top prize will be $180), the more cars, the better the purse! All purses aside from the Bandits are based on a minimum car count of 24, in the event of not having a full field, purses may be adjusted, and they will address this prior to racing at the pit meeting. Added on for the night, fans will see the remainder of the postponed show from this past Friday night, the Hurricane Stocks starting at lap 9, and the Road Bandits entire feature. These two held over shows, along with a full 5 class show on tap AND, the 'Grandma Grudge' race for the bandits. Gates open at 5pm, with racing set to start at 7:15 sharp. Admission prices for the night: Adults $12, Seniors and Students $10, children 9 and under are free, Pit admission is $30.
Saturday night, September 22nd, it's the Hurricane! The Hurricane on the Mountain Harry Uhl Jr. Memorial 55 lap 'best of the best' Hurricane Street Stock/Pure Stock shoot-out. This is the show that pays tribute to a true champion, young Harry Uhl Jr., who was one of the area's finest Pure Stock racers until his unfortunate early departure from us a few years ago. On hand for the day's festivities is the $1455 to win, $55 to start Hurricane Street/Pure Stock 55 lap event, a special 50 lap 600cc Modified Special, an open 'Run what you Brung' Sportsman/Late Model/IMCA style 40 lap open show boasting $1200 to win (based on a minimum 24 car field), plus the 8 cylinder Road Warriors and 4 Cylinder Road bandits will also be on hand. Saturdays show is packed with excitement both on and off the track. The highly competitive Hurricane Stocks will be running for their best purse of the year, boasting a $1455 top prize, with the bottom end paying $55 to start. In addition to the feature event, Heat winners are not only running to qualify, but there is also a $100 top prize for each heat event, and a $200 to win 'Da$h for Ca$h' run for the top heat runners. Also in addition to the great prize fund for the race, put up by Harry Uhl Sr., there is an additional $1385 in sponsored lap money, plus other contingency awards, such as first car out on a tow truck, youngest driver in the top ten, and the car who finishes with the fewest body panels on.
This show isn't just about the racers though, there are many things on hand for the fans, with over 50 program prize giveaways planned (including t-shirts, soda 12pks, area gift cards, etc.. and we'll gladly accept any more donations for the fan giveaways). The Road Bandit teams of Joel Austin (Stanley Steemer) and Austin Welch have put up a girls and boys bike to give away, and the Road Warrior teams of Earl Zimmer and 1x Norris Racing (J.D. Concrete Inc.) have also put up a girls and boys bike to give away to some lucky children in the crowd.
Admission prices for Saturday's events: As part of appreciation for fans who come both Friday and Saturday, there will be a $2 discount off of Saturdays admission prices with a ticket stub from Friday's event: Saturdays Admissions: Adult $15(-$2 for discount would be $13), Seniors $13(-$2 discount would be $11), 9 and under FREE!. Pit admission for Saturday will also feature a $2 discount for people who bring their wrist band from the Friday night event. Pit Admission: $30 (-2$ discount would be $28). For the big Hurricane show, there is a registration fee of $55 for the race (fee includes the pit admission for the driver, so they DO NOT pay an additional $30 pit admission). There is an early bird discount of $10 if you get your paid entry form in by Wednesday, September 19th, making it a $45 entry fee. Anyone who is interested and would like an entry form, please e-mail JWaibel@stny.rr.com.
Also planned for the day, Thunder Mountain will be hosting a Chicken BBQ prior to the day's racing events, as well as some other festivities for those wishing to stay around before and after the events. More details on these events to come. Anyone wishing to stay on site for the weekend, there is plenty of space for camping, and you can't beat the price - Free! For the convenience of patrons who stay, the restroom facilities will be open and lit for your use.
Sunday wraps up the triple threat weekend with the make-up of the rained out Point Championship night from Saturday, September 1st. Racing action for the Sunday show starts off with two held over events from August that have been in limbo due to rain, the Hurricane stocks starting with one lap in the book, and the full feature of the 8 Cylinder Road Warriors. After the completion of those two events, an entire new complete show will start, with all normal classes on the card. Up for grabs will be the points championships for all classes.
Admission for Sundays show is regular price of $10 for adults, $8 for Students and Seniors, 9 and under FREE! For fans that paid during the rained out show, your rain-check ticket will be honored for admission to the event. (i.e. for those with rain checks from the rained out Sept 1st show, admission is free with your rain check). Pit admission will be the normal $25.
For directions and up to date information regarding points and schedules, please visit us on the web at www.thunderracetrack.com.
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