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Short Track Super Series Stars Set to Climb Thunder Mountain Speedway Sunday, May 26 for ‘Lightning on the Mountain’

CENTER LISLE, NY – It’s ‘time to climb’ in Center Lisle,
New York this Sunday (May 26) as the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series
(STSS) Fueled By Sunoco invades Thunder Mountain Speedway for the ‘Lightning on
the Mountain’ special.

The ‘Lightning
on the Mountain’ is one of the “original six� Short Track Super Series events
from the 2014 inaugural season and traditionally draws a talented and diverse
field of big-block/small-block Modified competitors.

‘Lightning on
the Mountain’ serves as Race No. 2 of the STSS Modified Halmar International
North Region which kicked off April 7 at N.Y.’s Orange County Fair Speedway.

A star-studded
field is assembling for the 50-lap event offering more than $5,000 to win on
the three-eighths-mile oval.

Defending STSS
North Region champion Billy Decker of Sidney, N.Y., leads the talent to the
Spoonhower family’s facility. Decker drives for Jeremy Smith, who competes regularly
at Thunder Mountain on Saturday nights and nearly annexed the track’s Modified
title last year.

The hottest
driver in Modified racing this season Matt Sheppard won the STSS North Region
opener at Orange County, his first-ever at the Legendary House of Power.
Sheppard is a past winner at Thunder Mountain, annexing the inaugural ‘Lightning
on the Mountain’ in 2014.

Stewart Friesen
has victories at Thunder Mountain in both the STSS Modified and 360 Sprint Car
competition and will be a contender with the Halmar Racing No. 44.

‘The Doctor’
Danny Johnson has picked up the ride in Chris Stevens’ No. 83 small-block and
will be making a “house call� to the Mountain on the eve of his induction into
the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame on Monday.

Andy Bachetti,
a three-time North Region champion with STSS, always performs well at Thunder
Mountain and has graced the track’s Victory Lane in both the Short Track
SuperNationals and Wade Decker Memorial.

The Behrent’s
No. 3 has emerged as a potent ride on the STSS and Mat Williamson of St.
Catharine’s, Ont., will be at the controls after a runner-up finish in last
October’s Short Track SuperNationals.

PA-NJ circuit
drivers will be invading the Mountain including Mike Gular with Terry Fasnacht’s
No. 2A, Jeff Strunk in the Glenn Hyneman No. 126, Billy Pauch Jr. driving for
Bill Pascual, Duane Howard aboard Norm Hansell’s No. 357 and Danny Bouc with
the Craig and Leslie Pondish No. 6.

Anthony
Perrego, driving the Brian Smith Superior Remodeling No. 44, won the ‘Lightning
on the Mountain’ in 2017 and returns in search of his second conquest Sunday.

Mike Mahaney
spent some time as a regular on the Mountain and returns Sunday with his Olum’s-sponsored
car.

Danny Creeden
won last year’s ‘Lightning on the Mountain’ and is always a contender on the
short tracks of the STSS.

Perennial
STSS travelers, Brett Tonkin, Jerry Higbie, Smith, J.R. Hurlburt and more will
be chasing the cash along with first-year series talent Michael Storms, who won
the Season Opener at Accord (N.Y.) Speedway last weekend.

Thunder
Mountain’s home team looks to keep the money local led by last year’s champion
Alan Barker, Mike Bowman, Ryan Jordan (a two-time winner this season), Shaun
Walker, Eric Leet, Mike Colsten, Nick Nye, P.J. Goodwin, Brent Wilcox, Colton
Wilson, Kailee DiMorier, Byron Worthing, Landon Cummings, Kevin Jordan, Larry
Mekic, Shayne Spoonhower and more!

As always, Thunder
Mountain’s central location is sure to draw some surprise visitors.

Joining the
STSS Modifieds on the card Sunday are the STSS Crate 602 Sportsman in Race No.
1 of the North Region offering $1,500 to the winner as the chase for a $1,500
championship begins. Street Stocks complete the tripleheader card with the Chad
Sindoni Memorial run ‘topless’ for $1,000 to win.

Gates open at
3 p.m. on Sunday. Hot laps hit the track at 6 p.m., with racing at 7 p.m.

Adult
admission is $25. Seniors (ages 65 and over), Students (ages 10-17) and Active Military
with ID pay $20. Kids 9 and under are FREE.

Pit admission
is $40 with no license required.

Thunder
Mountain Speedway is located at 91 Hunts Corners Road Center Lisle, N.Y. 13797
(use Richford, NY for GPS). The speedway website is www.thundermtnspeedway.net.

To learn
more about the 2019 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco, visit   e-mail www.shorttracksuperseries.com, by e-mail at bdmotorsportsmedia@gmail.com, check
out ‘Short Track Super Series’ on Facebook or @ShortTrackSS on Twitter or
Instagram.

The Short
Track Super Series is presented by American Racer/Lias Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel,
Insinger Performance, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, Halmar International,
Velocita-USA, Design for Vision/Sunglass Central, Rob Sherlock Roofing, ATL
Racing Fuel Cells, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, Beyea Custom Headers,
Bicknell Racing Products, Dirt Track Digest, EIBACH Springs, Escape RV, Fast
Axle, Fox Racing Shocks, Henry’s Exhaust, Hig Fab, HyperCo, Kirkey Racing
Fabrication, Land Hoe Maintenance, K&N, MJK Home Maintenance, Precision
Hydraulic & Oil, QA1, Racing Optics, Superior Remodeling, Teo-Pro Car,
VAHLCO, Velocita, WELD Racing & Wilwood.

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