CENTER LISLE, NY – What began as a simple doubleheader for the 600 Modifieds at the inaugural Monster Bash on the Mountain at Thunder Mountain Speedway in 2024 is quickly becoming the biggest-paying weekend in 600 Modified racing history in New York for 2025.

The weekend kicks off on Friday evening with the 40-lap Eagle Ridge Construction Hustle the Highway Series event, paying $2,000 to win and $100 to start. It concludes on Saturday afternoon with the Sam Usborne Memorial 39-lap feature, paying $1,039 to win and $100 to start.

“This is shaping up to be the biggest weekend in New York State for the 600 Modifieds,” said Hustle the Highway Series director Doug Windhausen. “Thanks to the support of Eagle Ridge Construction, CSC Construction, and Statewide Aqua Store, we’re able to offer the largest payout the 600 Modifieds have ever raced for locally.”

Friday Night Awards and Bonuses

Friday’s program will include a wide array of awards for 600 Modified competitors:

• Superior Insulation will pay $50 to each heat race winner.
• Smith Racing will award $101 to the driver who records the fastest lap of the race.
• Hustle the Highway Series will present a set of radius rods and heim ends to the hard-luck driver.
• Jake Waibel will give $50 to the first driver towed off the track.
• Power Shed/Windhausen Racing will pay $50 to the halfway leader.
• 71 Speed and Design will award a right rear Hoosier tire to the hard charger.
• Lap money will be available at a minimum of $25 per lap.

Friday night’s feature will also serve as the final round of the 2025 Hustle the Highway 600-Point Series.

Drivers who do not qualify on Friday will receive a pit pass courtesy of Thunder Mountain Speedway to return on Saturday for the Sam Usborne Memorial 39-lap feature. Lap money will also be available for this race.

The 2025 Monster Bash on the Mountain at Thunder Mountain Speedway will officially close out the 2025 dirt racing season in New York State.

Halloween Fun for Families

During Friday night’s program, fans can enjoy The Candy Crawl, giving kids a chance to collect treats from drivers. A Halloween costume contest will take place during intermission. Follow Thunder Mountain Speedway’s social media channels for updates on these festive activities.

Friday, October 31 Schedule Highlights:

• Eagle Ridge Construction Hustle the Highway Series – 600cc Modifieds, 40 laps, $2,000 to win.
• J Gordon Contracting LLC 600cc Winged Sprints – 20 laps, $500 to win, $100 for 10th.
• Graydon Excavating Chad Sindoni Memorial Factory Stocks – 40 laps, $1,500 to win, $100 to start.
• NY Penn IMCA Modifieds – Ed and Jan Billings Classic presented by MJH Oil Fields Service, 30 laps, $3,016 to win.

Modifieds and Sportsman competitors will run two timed hot lap sessions, with the fastest driver in each session earning a spot in the Saturday redraw and skipping heats. Speed71 and Design will pay $100 to the fastest in each session for both divisions, plus an additional $100 wild card. After the program, the track will be open for extra practice.

Monster Cash at the Monster Bash

Fans can purchase a Monster Cash spot for $250. Each purchased spot is randomly assigned to a starting position in the Stafursky Modified feature. After the race, the $4,000 feature winner will draw three starting positions:

1st drawn: $1,500

2nd drawn: $750

3rd drawn: $350

Participants have roughly a 1-in-8 chance of winning at least $100 for their $250 investment.

Saturday, November 1 Schedule Highlights:

• Stafursky Paving Modifieds – 40 laps, $4,000 to win, $450 to start minimum.
• Speedsport One Sportsman – 20 laps, $2,000 to win, $225 to start minimum.
• Eagle Ridge 600cc Modifieds – Sam Usborne Memorial, 39 laps, $1,039 to win.
• Mohawk Valley Vintage Modified Series.

The 2024 Monster Bash drew the highest car count in the Northeast that weekend for the Stafursky Paving Modifieds and Speedsport1 Sportsman divisions. Over 200 cars competed, with more than $40,000 awarded in cash and contingencies. Even larger car counts and payouts are expected in 2025.

Additional Information

All divisions will race on Hoosier tires under Thunder Mountain weekly rules, except Factory Stocks (DOT tires and home track rules).

Modified weight rule is 2,400 for all engine combinations except DIRTcar legal 358-Modifieds which may weight 2,350 and can run sail panels.

Racing starts at 7:00 PM on Friday and 2:00 PM on Saturday.

Free camping is available all weekend (no electric or water hookups).

Sponsors & Partners

Thunder Mountain Speedway thanks returning sponsors Stafursky Paving Company, Inc., Speedsport1, Graydon Excavating, and Eagle Ridge Construction, as well as new 2025 sponsors MJH Oil Field Service and J Gordon Contracting LLC.

Additional support comes from 71 Speed and Design, All Star Performance, Bille Jo Fuller, CSC Construction, ERK Steering, The Mallett Family, Power Shed/Windhausen Racing, Promotion Custom Fabrications, Rich Powell Designs, Sean Weldy Track Repair, Statewide Aqua Store, Taylor Spoonhower, and Velocita.

All sponsorship support goes directly back to the racers.

For more information or to purchase a Monster Cash spot:

📞 607.849.7889

📧 thundermtnspeedway@gmail.com

📧 Mike Mallett: mikemallett@dirttrackdigest.com

🌐 www.thundermtnspeedway.net

Location: Thunder Mountain Speedway, 91 Hunts Corner Road, Center Lisle, NY — about 1 hour south of Syracuse and 30 minutes north of Binghamton.