April 17, 2007; Sturgeon Bay, WI. - Entertainment is the focus this year as the Potawatomi Thunderhill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay prepares for its 2007 season opener Saturday night, April 28th.

That’s the word from Bryan “Woody” Wodack, now in his fifth year of promoting stock car racing at Door County’s John Miles Fair Park. “We're going to concentrate on the fans – make it entertaining for them,” he said. “Without the fans, we can’t do anything.”

The Raceway will once again feature a solid six division show, racing Saturday nights through August 25th, with four special events also on the schedule.

“I believe we have a really good show here,” Wodack continued. “We should average about 100 cars a night this year, including some of the best racers in the nation. Plus we have this beautiful facility – we’re not lacking quality, that’s for sure.”

The six weekly divisions include three classes sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA): the Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks. Street Stocks, Bombers and 4 Cylinders will once again complete the card.

The goal this year is to include value-added events specifically for the fans whenever possible. Planned events include a coin-drop, buck burger night, free T-shirt night, autograph night and a Christmas in July. An early Fan Appreciation night is slated for May 12th, with adult admission dropped to $5.

“We’re working on some contests we’ll be running during downtimes – during long incident clean-ups, that type of thing,” Wodack added. “We want to keep the show fast paced, cut intermissions down, and have something for the fans to see or do continuously. Get done early – give the fans a chance to mingle with the drivers – that’s what we’re shooting for.”

Powerful Late Models will return to the Raceway for two events, the annual Door County Fair opener on Wednesday night August 4th, and a “Pre-Boone” special on Saturday night September 1st. The United States Modified Touring Series has been dropped this year in favor of an IMCA sanctioned special Friday, July 20th, an off-night for racing at Luxemburg. The season will conclude with a two-day special September 21-22.

All four specials will include appearances from a relatively new class in the area - the IMCA Northern Sport Mods. The class, a budget-minded version of the popular Modifieds, made its Wisconsin debut last year at Shawano, with Antigo and Luxemburg picking it up this season. It will be a precursor of things to come at Thunderhill, as the class is slated for weekly competition in 2008.

Another key to the season is the return of the Potawatomi community as the Raceway’s title sponsor. “All of our sponsors are important to us,” Wodack said. “But we really need the title sponsor to make it go. They’re a big supporter of not just dirt track racing, but racing in general.”

Even though the Potawatomi operations are based outside of the area, the pairing with a track in Door County is a natural fit. The county is very much a part of the Potawatomi heritage, as evidenced by many things including Potawatomi State Park.

Once again this year, shows will begin at 6:00pm. Sturgeon Bay radio station WDOR will host season opener for the 15th straight year. For complete details on the 2007 season schedule, or more information about the track, visit the Raceway’s website at WWW.racethunderhill.com.