October 10, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI – Joe Hernandez, owner of Prestige Yacht Coatings of Sturgeon Bay, has signed on for another season to be the headline sponsor of Thunderhill Raceway for the 2010 racing season.

Prestige Yacht Coatings came aboard prior to the start of last season, providing the track ample sponsorship to keep the doors open. The company also sponsored several local drivers during the 2009 campaign.

The awards banquet for the 2009 season has been set for Friday, November 13 at the Ladder House Sports Bar & Grill. The cash bar will open at 6pm with dinner at 7pm. All drivers and fans are welcome.

Also, the drivers meeting for 2010 has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 at 7pm. The meeting will also be held at the Ladder House Sports Bar & Grill.

More information on both the awards banquet and drivers meeting will be available shortly.

For more information, visit www.racethunderhill.com or call promoter Bryan “Woody” Wodack at (920) 743-7052.

by Chris Budzban
August 22, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI - Seeking his 7th modified track title, Todd Dart cut his deficit to a mere two points by winning the IMCA modified feature over Shawn Kilgore at Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway.

Ryan LeMieux and Chris Derenne fought for the early lead of the modified feature, with Brett Wenzel close behind. Kilgore rode the outside lane into the 4th spot, and motored past Wenzel and in between LeMieux and Derenne to take the lead. Kilgore built up a strong lead with Dart getting into the second spot. A caution flag flew with 4 laps remaining, taking away Kilgore's advantage. Dart made his move with the white flag in the air, and was able to make the inside pass stick to get the win. Kilgore settled for second, Tim Czarneski third, Jeremy Jacobs fourth and Jay Matthias fifth.

In the special "King of the Hill" IMCA modified races, Czarneski defeated Dave Zeitler, Dan Ratajczak and finally Kilgore to pick up the $500 prize, courtesy of Packerland Whey.

by Chris Budzban
August 20, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI - With only 2 weeks remaining in the 2009 season at Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway, the points battles are going to be interesting to say the least.

In the IMCA modifieds, New Franken's Shawn Kilgore currently holds a 3 point lead over 6-time and defending champion "Felix" Todd Dart. Kilgore's lead shrunk significantly after last Saturday's feature, where he pulled off the track and Dart came home with a 2nd place finish. Kilgore is looking for his 1st career title in the modifieds, he was the track champion in the IMCA stock cars in 2003 & 2005. Jeremy Jacobs and Jay Matthias are 21 and 25 points back, respectively.

Green Bay's Mike Pierrard is also looking for his 1st career track title in the IMCA stock car division. Mike holds an 18 point lead over Pat Davister. Pierrard was a co-champion in the street stock division in 2005 with Von Eytcheson. Trailing Davister by 3 points in the standings is Troy Muench, with Shawn Havel and Dave Bouche tied for fourth place.

By Chris Budzban
August 15, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI – Frog Station’s Dan Ratajczak passed Two Rivers’ Kyle Kudick and held off defending track champion Todd Dart to pick up his 1st feature win of the season in the IMCA modified division at Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway.

Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.netBy Chris Budzban
August 5, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI -- Algoma's Todd Dart got by Sturgeon Bay's Kevin Sternard with 2 laps remaining to take home the $1,450 top prize in the IMCA modifieds at the 1st annual Nathan Bouche Memorial at Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway.

Sternard took charge from lap 1 and stuck to the bottom of the race track with Dart and Shawn Kilgore nipping at his heels. Kilgore tried to swoop around Sternard on the outside on a couple occasions, but the inside line held true. With two laps to go, Sternard came off of turn 4 a little high, allowing Dart to take the inside away into turn 1. Dart would get by on the backstretch along with Kilgore, with Dart getting the victory. Kilgore finished second, Sternard third, Jeremy Jacobs fourth and James Tebon fifth.

by Chris Budzban
August 1, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI - New Franken's Shawn Kilgore sliced and diced his way through the field of IMCA modifieds to capture his 2nd feature win of the season at Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway. Kilgore also won the feature on Friday night at Luxemburg Speedway.

Two Rivers' Brett Wenzel set the pace early on in the modified feature, with Billy LeMieux and Chris Derenne right behind. Kilgore started picking off cars one by one on the outside, steadily making his way into the top 3. About halfway through, Kilgore had pulled even with Wenzel and eventually took over the lead. James Tebon followed suit and started gaining on Kilgore with 3 laps remaining. Kilgore would pull away in the final laps to take home the checkers, Tebon second, Jeremy Jacobs third, Wenzel fourth and Todd Dart fifth.

August 1, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI - The original top prize in the IMCA modified division for the Fair Night Special on Wednesday, August 5 has been pushed up from $800 to $1,000.

With the bump in pay, the winner will be a qualifer for the Fastshaft All-Star Invitational race ballot for the IMCA Supernationals in Boone, Iowa in September.

Racing will start at 6:30pm on Wednesday evening for the special. All weekly divisions minus the NEW super stocks will be in action. For more information, visit www.racethunderhill.com or call (920) 743-7052.

July 30, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI - Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway has teamed up with the Breast Cancer Family Foundation to help educate on cancer awareness and prevention.

The foundation is based in Green Bay, WI and helps cancer patients and families find information, services and resources about cancer that impact their quality of life.

Thunderhill will be donating the track's share of the 50/50 raffle to the foundation, along with 3 specially made racing flags. One flag will be signed by all of the drivers, and a pair of pink & black checkered flags will be signed by the night's feature winners.

Drivers will be passing around a helmet in both the pit area and grandstand to raise more money for the foundation as well.

Racing gets underway at 6pm on Saturday evening. More information on the Breast Cancer Family Foundation can be found on their website, www.bcff.org. For more information on Thunderhill Raceway, visit www.racethunderhill.com or call (920) 743-7052.

July 29, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI – Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway will host the annual Door County Fair Night Special this season on Wednesday, August 5. All four IMCA divisions will be in action along with the 4 cylinders. The NEW super stocks will have the night off.

The night will be a non-track points night, but drivers will be awarded both state and national points. The event will follow the draw/redraw format for all divisions. The claim rule will be in effect.

Payout is based on a 25 car field for each division, with the top prizes being $800 in the modifieds, $500 in the stock cars, $400 in the sport mods, $300 in the hobby stocks and $125 in the 4 cylinders.

Modifieds will pay a fee of $100 to start, $80 for the stock cars, $40 for the sport mods and $35 for the hobby stocks.

Driver entry will be $35 while regular pit passes will be $25. Grandstand admission will be $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students (ages 12-17), $6 for children (ages 6-11) and free for kids (5 & under).

All drivers are required to have mufflers in order to compete. Sponsors for the special will be announced at the track before the races begin.

By Chris Budzban
July 18, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI -- Algoma's Evan Madden led all 20 laps and fended off heavy pressure from Kevin Sternard to pick up his first career IMCA modified victory at Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway.

Madden took off from the pole position and feathered the throttle, building a nice lead over the rest of the field. Sternard started to chomp away at the lead midway through the caution-free contest, getting to Madden's bumper with 5 laps remaining. Sternard took a peak on the inside with 1 lap to go, but Madden was able to hold him off for his first career feature win in the division. Sternard settled for second, Shawn Kilgore third, Jeremy Jacobs fourth and Todd Dart fifth.

Two Rivers' Jerry Wenzel captured his second feature win of the season in the IMCA stock car division. Wenzel grabbed the early lead, and built up a nice lead over Jamie Suchocki and Troy Muench. A pair of caution flags flew late, but that didn't faze Wenzel from taking the checkers. Muench took home second, followed by Suchocki, Pat Davister and Shawn Havel.