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Thunder Mountain Speedway

Coordinates: 42°21′52″N 76°04′24″W / 42.3644°N 76.0734°W / 42.3644; -76.0734
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Thunder Mountain Speedway
LocationCenter Lisle, New York
Coordinates42°21′52″N 76°04′24″W / 42.3644°N 76.0734°W / 42.3644; -76.0734
OwnerKarl Spoonhower
Opened1992
Websitethundermtnspeedway.net
Oval
SurfaceClay
Length.61 km (.38 miles)
Turns4
BankingHigh-banked

Thunder Mountain Speedway is a three-eighths-mile high-banked dirt oval raceway located in the Southern Tier Region of New York State.

Overview

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Thunder Mountain Speedway was opened in 1992 in rural Center Lisle, New York, by Karl Spoonhower. The location creates a natural bowl, allowing for a high banked race track and built-in seating for 2500 carved out of the surrounding hillside.[1][2]

Spoonhower placed the facility for sale in 2006, but by 2013 he returned to ownership and has since made several capital improvements including reconfiguration of portions of the track's banking.[2][3][4]

Events

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Weekly racing at Thunder Mountain is headlined by the powerful big-block/small-block Modifieds outfitted with sail panels. Other regular divisions include Sportsman, Crate 602 Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds, Rookie Sportsman XCel 600 Modifieds, Street Stocks and Four Cylinders.[2] Special events have included the annual "Lightning on the Mountain" and the touring Empire Super Sprints and Super DIRTcar Series. [4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Dick (April 30, 1992). "Track owner hopes for thrills in the hills". Herald-American. Syracuse NY. p. B8. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  2. ^ a b c Horton, Dustin (August 8, 2018). "Thunder Mountain Speedway". The Cortland Area Tribune. NY. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  3. ^ Hill, John (May 17, 2006). "Thunder Mountain for sale". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. p. D8. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ^ a b "New York's Thunder Mountain Speedway Joins DIRTcar Racing". Speedway Digest. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  5. ^ Elkins, Doug (May 20, 2014). "Win follows wreck for Decker". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. p. C7. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ^ "Touring Series and Major events - Thunder Mountain Speedway". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 14, 2025.