THUNDER MOUNTAIN TO HOST 3
SWEENEY RUSH SPORTSMAN MODIFIED EVENTS THIS SUMMER WITH THE 1ST OF 3
BICKNELL WEEKLY SERIES EVENTS PAYING $500 TO-WIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT
By
Mike Leone
June 13, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Brookville, PA)…The
Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Sportsman Modified Series powered by Pace
Performance is excited to announce the addition of Thunder Mountain Speedway to
its Series in 2016. Thunder Mountain
will host three Friday night Bicknell Racing Products Weekly Series events this
summer beginning with the first ever this Friday night (June 17) followed by
July 29 and August 19.
Each event will pay the higher Bicknell Weekly Series payoff structure of $500
to-win, $75 to-start and will allow member racers to accumulate points.
The June 17 and August 19 shows will be part of the track’s “Mod Madness”
that will also include the “358” Small-Block Modifieds.
Thunder Mountain joins Sharon Speedway, Lernerville Speedway, Pittsburgh’s PA
Motor Speedway, Tri-City Raceway Park, and Expo Speedway as tracks that are
hosting Bicknell Weekly and/or Touring Series events in 2016.
They will become the ninth track in the region to host a Sweeney RUSH
Sportsman Modified event since the Series debuted two years ago.
“We’re thrilled to add Thunder Mountain to our RUSH program, and thank promoter
Bo Lockwood for giving us the opportunity,” expressed RUSH co-director Vicki
Emig. “Modifieds have had a history
in that area. We had tried to
revitalize it two years ago in Clearfield at America’s Motorsports Park, but
unfortunately the track closed.
Thunder Mountain isn’t far for many of our racers, and will allow them to
present something different to their fans.
The response so far has been positive and hopefully the support is good
so more events can be added in 2017.”
Two drivers that are very much looking forward to the events are cousins Nick
and Brandon Ritchey, who are two of the closer racers to Thunder Mountain and
were hoping the events would come to fruition.
Brandon currently is the only driver to repeat on the circuit this year
with a pair of wins at Sharon. Nick
meanwhile has gotten off to a slow start and is winless after winning seven
features in 2016. 2015 Bicknell
“Futures Cup” Champion, Kole Holden, currently leads the $3,000 to-win Bicknell
Weekly Series points, while Kyle Martell leads the “Futures Cup”.
The Bicknell Touring Series meanwhile will kick-off on Sunday, June 19 at
Tri-City Raceway Park making for the third ever three-race weekend for the
Series as Sharon will host their weekly program on Saturday night.
Thunder Mountain is a 3/8-mile dirt track that was built in 2005, and is in its
second year under the leadership of Bo Lockwood.
Thunder Mountain features “305” Sprints, Late Models, Stocks and more
weekly on Friday nights. The track
is located at 3406 Ramsaytown Road, Brookville, PA 15825.
For more information, check out their website at
www.blmotorsports.net and like them on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Thundermountainspeedwaypark.
RUSH Sportsman Modified marketing partners: Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC,
Bicknell Racing Products, Pace Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks,
Sunoco Race Fuels, MSD Ignition, Maxima Racing Oil, Jones Racing Products, FK
Rod Ends, Sherwood Racing Wheels, Velocita-USA, Precise Racing Products,
Alternative Power Sources, K&N Filters, TBM Brakes, Lincoln Electric,
CrateInsider.com, Rocket Racing, and B.R.A.K.E.S.
E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at [email protected] and
snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143.
Office phone is 724-964-9300 and fax is
724-964-0604. The RUSH Racing Series website is www.rushracingseries.com.
Like our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/rushsportsmanmods and follow us on Twitter @RUSHSportMods.
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