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Another win for the Mountain against old Mother Nature!
By Craig Decker With over 4 inches of rain falling on speedway grounds Friday night the Thunder Mountain Speedway track crew worked overtime all day Saturday to put on an amazing event Saturday night. With overcast skies and abysmal race weather Thunder Mountain Speedway rallied for an astounding season-high 162 cars through the pit area gates providing the fans
Read moreGearing up for the 2017 Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway
Gearing up for the 2017 Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway By Craig Decker We are just under two weeks away from the 5th annual Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway on Sunday, July 23. Matt and Kara Hayes from MJH Oilfield have signed on to sponsor the race for the 5th straight year. When asked
Read moreBrian Malcolm picks up first Mountain win for 2017
By Craig Decker Thunder Mountain Speedway Center Lisle, NY Saturday night at the fast track was all about the fans! The competitors and race teams certainly put forth an outstanding effort to honor the fans from bicycle giveaways to free cash drawings, ice cream, candy, chips, and over 20 boxes of Little Caesars Pizza. It was what you would
Read moreRacing action heats up at the “Fast Track” Thunder Mountain Speedway
By Craig Decker Center Lisle, NY – The only thing hotter than the summer day in Center Lisle, N.Y. Saturday was the racing action on the track! The hillside grandstands were full of people and the pits were over flowing with 137 cars competing in the racing action. The fans came in droves for sunburns and racing excitement and that
Read moreCreeden finds his way back to the top spot
by Sara Spoonhower Center Lisle, NY – Saturday night brought with it beautiful weather, exciting two and three wide racing and some new winners. Dana Davis, #138 600cc Modified, led an exciting race holding off Chris Jordan and Byron Worthing for his first win at Thunder Mountain. Modified driver Danny Creeden clawed his way back to the top after
Read moreExciting race night puts some new faces in victory lane for 2017
By Sara Spoonhower Thunder Mountain Speedway Center Lisle, NY Photos courtesy of Mojo Photos Thunder Mountain drivers put on a great show for fans Saturday night! Jeremy Smith stole the checkers in his #46 Modified for his first trip to victory lane on the Mountain in 2017. The driver of the #34 Crate Sportsman, Shayne Spoonhower, also found himself
Read moreThunder Mountain is Saturday’s Happening Place in Southern Tier
Thunder Mountain is Saturday’s Happening Place in Southern Tier By Leon Andrus Center Lisle, NY If the few past Saturday’s are any indication on where people go on Saturday night for their racing fix then the answer is as clear as the nose on our face. Cars and fans have been there on the Mountain in groves and the one
Read moreOpen Practice for Modifieds Saturday, May 27th – $500 Dash for CASH!
Modified drivers are invited to open practice Saturday, May 27th to get their cars dialed in for Sunday’s big Lightning on the Mountain special. We will also hold a $500 dash for cash for those modified drivers who attend.
Read moreCreeden Surges Late to Steal Thunder Mountain Opener
By: Ed Kochersberger Thunder Mountain Speedway Media 607-643-1703/nyfan0205@yahoo.com Creeden Surges Late to Steal Thunder Mountain Opener The winter seemed endless for fans, teams, drivers, and the staff of Thunder Mountain Speedway. Saturday evening the Center Lisle New York bullring came alive once again with the sound of weekly motorsports competition. It is also the beginning of the speedway’s
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