News from Thunder Mountain Speedway
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For Immediate Release/Sept. 1, 2014
Rain Postpones MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial For Second Time This Season At Thunder Mountain Speedway; Event Will Now Be Run Sunday, September 14; Remaining Aug. 16 Make-Up Features Planned For Season Championship Night Saturday, Sept. 6
CENTER LISLE, NY – For the second time this season, rain postponed the running of the MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial at Thunder Mountain Speedway.
Originally set for July 13, the second running of the special event was pushed back to Sunday (Aug. 31) by heavy rains. An almost identical forecast emerged for take No. 2. With rain falling early in the morning hours and continued precipitation expected, the event was postponed again.
The MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial now takes place Sunday, Sept. 14. The year-end ‘King of the Mountain’ that day is now supplanted by the Decker family’s event.
“The Deckers have put in a lot of work on this race and we want to make sure they have an opportunity to get the show in,” said Thunder Mountain Speedway owner Karl Spoonhower. “We’re all hoping for better weather.”
All remaining Aug. 16 heldover feature events (Rookie Sportsman, IMCA-style Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Four Cylinders and Empire Sport Trucks) that had been slated for Aug. 31 will now be run on Season Championship Night: Saturday, Sept. 6. This is the final regular event of the ’14 Thunder Mountain season. The Season Championship Night will include a full program of Modifieds ($1,500 to win), Sportsman, Rookie Sportsman, Street Stocks, IMCA-style Modifieds, Pure Stocks, Empire Sport Trucks and Four Cylinders.
Season Championship Night will set the stage for the Wade Decker Memorial.
The big-block/small-block Modifieds headline the Wade Decker Memorial with a 50-lap event paying $5,000 to the winner (with $25 “Gambler’s Fee” posted, $3,500 without) and $250 to take the green flag. The Sportsman will run a 40-lap main with a hefty $1,250 winner’s share (with $20 “Gambler’s Fee” posted, $750 without) and $100 to take the green and the Street Stocks will take part in a 30-lap feature paying $1,000 to the winner (with $15 “Gambler’s Fee” posted, $750 without) and $120 to take the green, honoring Denny Decker. The Street Stock portion of the program has support from Cartrette Logging.
Doug Borger’s XCel 600 Modifieds are also on the card for the special event with a touring series 20-lap main.
All divisions will draw for their starting positions with a redraw of top qualifiers for the main events.
Gates will open at 3 p.m. with a drivers’ meeting at 6 p.m. Hot laps will kick off at 5 p.m. and racing begins at 6 p.m.
Grandstand admission is $20 for Adults, $18 for Seniors (65 and over), $15 for Students (ages 10-17) and FREE for kids nine and under. Pit admission is $35, with no license required.
Those returning with ticket stubs from the Aug. 31 ‘Sprint Car Saturday’ will receive $2 off grandstand admission for the Wade Decker Memorial.
A talented competitor who progressed from the Street Stocks to race in the Southern Tier and beyond in the Modified division, Wade Decker tragically lost his life on Dec. 5, 2011 in a logging accident. He was just 37 years old. The Decker family has worked to raise money for the second running of the Wade Decker Memorial event. The first event was run in 2012 at I-88 Speedway in Afton, N.Y. Pat Ward of Genoa, N.Y., was the inaugural event winner.
Aside from the posted purses, a number of special incentives have been set up for the event.
Halfway leader bonuses of $500 (Modified), $250 (Sportsman) and $150 (Street Stock) will be paid out.
Lap sponsorships are filling in at $25 per lap (Modified), $20 per lap (Sportsman) and $15 per lap (Street Stock). To sponsor a lap, contact Brenda Decker via e-mail at Brenda.j.decker@outlook.com. All lap money raised goes directly to the drivers.
Modified heat winners will take part in a Dash for Cash paying $1,000 to the winner.
The drivers leading the most laps in each of the three divisions will take home custom coolers filled with ice cold beer thanks to Lakey’s Tavern in Susquehanna, Pa.
The Modified Hard Charger will take home a certificate for a set of four new Integra shocks.
A unique prize is set for the Modified driver selected as the Hard Luck Award recipient: a guided turkey/deer hunt for driver and crew chief at Full Fan Lodge in Montrose, Pa. Full Fan Lodge is online at www.fullfanlodge.com.
E-Z Red Manufacturing of Deposit, N.Y., has provided several took kits and combinations to be given away to lucky recipients in all three divisions.
Fans will be part of the Wade Decker Memorial experience, as well. The first 50 fans through the gate for the Sunday event will receive a can koozie. A tee-shirt cannon will be shooting giveaways into the stands during the night and more.
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.
MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial General Rules & Information
Modifieds - 50 laps, $5,000* to win, $250 to start - all cars 2,400 lbs. Gas or methanol - Tires 33 or harder across front, 33 or harder left-rear, 38 or harder right-rear or DIRTcar Hoosier 200 or harder all four corners - Sail panels
Sportsman - 40 laps, $1,250* to win, $100 to start – Crate engine: 2,350 lbs. – Open engine with steel wheels: 2,400 lbs. – Open engine with aluminum wheels: 2,450 lbs. - Tires 33 or harder across front, 33 or harder left-rear, 38 or harder right-rear or DIRTcar Hoosier 200 or harder all four corners – Traditional windows
Street Stocks - 30 laps, $1,000* to win, $120 to start (honoring Denny Decker) - Bring your home track rule book – Thunder Mountain track tires are MANDATORY
*Gambler’s Fees are as follows: $25 for Modified, $20 for Sportsman and $15 for Street Stock. Winner’s shares without posted “Gambler’s Fees” are as follows: $3,500 for Modified, $750 for Sportsman & Street Stock
All divisions will draw for position with a redraw of top qualifiers
One-way radios are mandatory: frequency is 454.000
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