{"id":9255,"date":"2021-04-02T13:53:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T17:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superdirtcarseries.com\/?p=9255"},"modified":"2021-04-02T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T17:53:31","slug":"full-bore-can-am-speedway-geared-up-for-thunder-in-the-thousand-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superdirtcarseries.com\/news\/full-bore-can-am-speedway-geared-up-for-thunder-in-the-thousand-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"FULL BORE: Can-Am Speedway Geared Up for Thunder in the Thousand Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"
LAFARGVILLE, NY – On Saturday, April 10 the Super DIRTcar Series launches the 2021 championship points chase at Can-Am Speedway with the $7,500-to-win Thunder in the Thousand Islands 100.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Series stars like Canadian hero and defending champion Mat Williamson, seven-time champion Matt Sheppard, and many more premier Series drivers will be on hand to make their mark on the new season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Under the tutelage of the Bartlett family, Can-Am Speedway, or as some call it, <\/span>The Nasty Track<\/span><\/i>, has experienced a racing renaissance. The track sanctions DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, Sportsman, and Pro Stocks in the Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship program every Friday night, and all four DIRTcar Northeast Series make stops there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Super DIRTcar Series has made Can-Am its points championship opener for the past two years with the new fan-favorite $7,500-to-win Thunder in the Thousand Islands 100.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tim Fuller, of Watertown, NY, launched his career at <\/span>The Nasty Track<\/span><\/i>. Fuller is looking at a pair of eights when it comes to Can-Am Speedway records. The pilot of the St. Lawrence Radiology No. 19 is tied for eighth in all-time Super DIRTcar Series wins and he is also eighth in all-time Can-Am Speedway Feature wins with 28.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI started at Can-Am Speedway racing full seasons 1992-94,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cLast year was the first time I had done a full season there since then. It\u2019s basically what I grew up on. I guess you get comfortable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Fuller\u2019s success at the track spans decades. Over the past few years, the track surface has been receiving a facelift, but that has not phased him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think the track has changed that much,\u201d he noted. \u201cEveryone talks about the changes, but I still run the exact same gear. I\u2019ve noticed that on the exit of Turn 2 you can\u2019t swing out as wide. They took the egg shape out. It\u2019s more of a straightaway.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Fuller worked hard from day one to put himself in a position to race with strong, funded race teams. He holds one of the longest gaps between Series wins, which is a testament to his tenacity. Fuller shocked the Series best at Brockville Ontario Speedway in 1996 but didn\u2019t pick up his second Feature win against the Series until 2003 at Rolling Wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was a local track. I had just started Big Block racing,\u201d Fuller said of his early first career Series win. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a pot to piss in all those years. I was racing with my money and there was very little. I couldn\u2019t finance a team. It was half a joke. When 2000 rolled around I hooked up with Bob Faust. I had the experience and the right equipment. From there, things took off. 1996 to 2000, it was a joke. I had less than average equipment, but I was a race junkie and I was racing to get going and move forward and find something better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Fuller isn\u2019t worried about records, but the significance of being tied with the great <\/span>\u201cJumpin\u201d Jack Johnson<\/span><\/a> is notable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI am past worrying about the record books, but no doubt it\u2019s amazing to be tied with Jack Johnson,\u201d said Fuller. \u201cBut I think I\u2019ve gone about as far as I can go in this sport. I\u2019m not getting any younger. But I plan on popping off one or two Series wins in the next couple of years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The legendary \u201cHurricane\u201d Steve Paine currently holds the record for the most Series wins at Can-Am with three. Matt Sheppard, who has two Series wins there, has the Series track record with a 19.084 sec. lap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also on the card are the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and the full-fendered DIRTcar Pro Stocks. They\u2019ll be racing hard for valuable Hoosier points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Gates open at 12 pm, grandstands at 4:30 pm, and finally Hot Laps take the green flag at 4:30 pm.<\/p>\n Head to Can-Am Speedway\u2019s website for contact info and more. Follow the Super DIRTcar Series on <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>, and at SuperDIRTcar.com for news, notes, photos, videos, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n