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Media Contact: Brett Deyo – thundermtnspeedway@gmail.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/June 26, 2014
Thunder Mountain Speedway Will Host MjH Oilfield Wade Decker Memorial Race Sunday, July 13; Modifieds ($5,000 to win), Sportsman ($1,250 to win) and Street Stocks ($1,000 to win) Set For Big Events; Two Days of Racing on the Mountain July 12-13
CENTER LISLE, NY – During his racing career, Wade Decker considered Thunder Mountain Speedway his favorite track.
So it was only appropriate the second edition of the Wade Decker Memorial race was scheduled for Karl Spoonhower’s three-eighths-mile clay oval located just outside of Whitney Point in Center Lisle, N.Y. With marketing support from MjH Oilfield, the Wade Decker Memorial is set for Thunder Mountain on Sunday, July 13 (rain date: Monday, July 14).
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.
All divisions will draw for their starting positions with a redraw of top qualifiers for the main events.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. with a drivers’ meeting at 6 p.m. Hot laps will kick off at 6:20 p.m. and racing begins at 7 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.
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.
The Wade Decker Memorial Sunday program will mark the second of two days of racing at Thunder Mountain during the July 12-13 weekend. On Saturday, a complete points-paying event will be run with Whitney Point residents receiving $5 grandstand admission via the track’s Community Night program.
Fans and racers are encouraged to camp on the speedway grounds for the weekend doubleheader. A post-race bonfire is planned for Saturday night with a Sunday horseshoe and bean-bag tournaments planned prior to the start of racing.
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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Brett Deyo
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Thunder Mountain Speedway
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91 Hunts Corners Road Center Lisle, NY 13797
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