Story By: DINO OBERTO / EVERGREEN RACEWAY – BUTLER TOWNSHIP, PA – Evergreen Raceway will be presenting another ‘Gut-N-Go’ Enduro on Saturday afternoon, March 16, with activities getting underway starting at 1:00 pm.
This latest edition in the long running Enduro events is being presented by the Wire Guys of Hazle Township, PA, that will be for 4/6-cylinder cars in a contested distance of 150-laps and paying the winner $1000.
And fans will be happy to see that once again grandstand admission is a mere $5.
This will be the second Enduro of the 2024 season, following last month’s 100-lap show that was won by veteran Evergreen racer TJ Kapish of Mountain Top, PA. Kapish turned in a dominating run as he lapped every car in the field en route to his 31st overall win at the 1/3-mile paved oval.
The March 16 program will get started with the popular JuiceBox Division which has become one of the hottest classes taking hold. The Radio Flyer battery powered karts are for kids ages 3-10 and is an exciting opportunity for youngsters to get in laps around the track.
Now in its third season at Evergreen, the JuiceBox Division has grown in leaps and bounds. Under the direction of Rebecca Barbush, she continues to do a magnificent work of coordinating the events and bringing in new and returning participants each year. Currently there are close to 50 registered JuiceBox racers that are making plans to run this year at Evergreen.
Additionally on March 16. the speedway has invited back the Outlaw 8-cylinder Enduro cars. There is a prerequisite, however, as a minimum 10 cars must be registered in order for the event to take place. Anyone interested in competing with the Outlaw Enduro is asked to contact Scott Adams by March 16 via his Facebook page or by email at himmergraphics@hotmail.com
Pits are $25 per person and car registration is $45 which includes the use of a transponder.
More Enduro racing continues on Saturday, April 27. Prior to that Enduro an open practice will take place for all weekly and traveling classes. Sunday, April 28, a second open practice will be held in advance of the Sunday, May 5, Opening Day.
Tour Type Modifieds, Street Stocks, Four Cylinder Stocks, Rotter-and-Forgotten, JuiceBox Division and the touring East Coast TQ Midgets are on the Opening Day line-up with race time beginning at 2:00 pm.
Evergreen Raceway is a 1/3 mile asphalt oval located in the beautiful mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. The speedway hosts stock car, drifting and ride-along events every weekend from April to November. The track is located 183 Mill Mountain Road, St. Johns, PA.