Story By: DINO OBERTO / EVERGREEN RACEWAY – BUTLER TOWNSHIP, PA – Evergreen Raceway will be back to Sunday afternoon racing on September 15 at 2:00 pm. It will also be the return of the DW Machine & Fabricating Late Models who will be doing battle in a pair of 40-lap races.
The first feature is the postponed event from August 11. Afterwards the class will run a complete set of heats and a second 40 lapper.
Anyone who would like to buy-in for the make-up Late Model feature can do so at $100.
Plus the Harry’s U-Pull-It Street Stocks, Himmer Graphics Four Cylinders and INEX Legends along with the JuiceBox Division will be competing at the paved 1/3-mile oval.
Pit gates will open at 10:30 am. Pit admission is $40 per person. Warm-ups will begin at 12:30 pm with heats starting at 2:00 pm. The main grandstands open at noon. Adult admission is $12, kids 12 and under are free.
The track will be occupied the following weekend, September 22&22, with Evergreen Drift Presented by Sinister Drift.
Racing action then resumes on Sunday, September 29, with Late Models, 602 Crate Modifieds, Street Stocks, Four Cylinders, Rotten-and-Forgotten plus the JuiceBox Division. This will be the final point race for 602 Crate Modifieds.
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Sunday, October 6 will be the final point races of the season for Late Models, Street Stocks, Four Cylinders and Novice classes. The INEX Legends will be in action that afternoon too.
Evergreen Raceway will then focus on the 23rd Annual King of the Green twin weekends on October 11 & 12 and 18 & 19.
Raceway announces King of the Green schedule of events
Evergreen Raceway’s season ending premier event, the 23rd Annual King of the Green will be held over a two weekend period on October 11-12 and 18-19.
Each of those dates will start off with Friday open practice for all divisions from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm (or longer if needed) and the respective main events being held on the following Saturday’s during the afternoon. Practice is $25 per person for the pits.
Weekend number one for King of the Green will see the DW Machine & Fabricating Late Models running in a 55 lap feature and paying $2000-to-win. Time trials will set the starting grid for this class.
The 602 Crate Modifieds will contest in a 40-lap/$1000-to-win main. Also on the docket will be the Harry’s U-Pull-It Street Stocks racing in a 55-lapper with the winner collecting $1000. The McNulty Funeral Home Novice division will cap off their season with a 20 lap run which awards first place $125. The day will also include a 20 lap feature for the East Coast TQ Midgets and during intermission the JuiceBox Division will take to the track.
Saturday pit gates open at 9:00 am with registration taking place until 11:00 am. Warm-ups will run from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm. Qualifying will commence at 1:00 pm. Main grandstands open at 11:00 am.
Pit admission is $50 and $20 at the front gate.
Moving ahead to the following Saturday, October 19, the Tour Type Modifieds will headline the racing card with a 75-lap feature and $3000 to the winner. The Modifieds will run time trials for this event.
Also on the ticket will be the Himmer Graphics Four Cylinders battling in a 40-lap showdown that pays $500-to-win. The Rotten-and-Forgotten will be part of the line-up with a 30-lap race. The touring INEX Legends are set for a 40-lap feature with $400 bestowed to the victor. Rounding out the day will be the Bandolero’s going a distance of 20-laps and $100-to-win.
October 19 pit gates and registration opens at 9:00 am. Registration will close at 11:00 am. From 11:15 am to 12:30 pm there will be practice for the support classes. The Tour Type Modifieds will then have their practice round from noon to 1:30 pm. Racing will start at 2:00 pm. Pit admission is $50 and $20 at the front gate.
Pre-registrations are as follows: Tour Type Modifieds – $100; 602 Crate Modifieds $60; Late Models $80; Street Stocks $50; Four Cylinders $40; Novice $25; Legends $40; Bandolero’s $25.
Pre-registration forms can be found on the website, https://www.evergreenracewaypark.com/ All pre-registration forms must be submitted by October 6. Afterwards it is $20 additional.
In the event of inclement weather, each King of the Green will use the next day Sunday as the rain date.
More news and information about the King of the Green including purses will be forthcoming.
