News Director 
Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY – LEHIGHTON, PA – Mahoning Valley Speedway is anxiously looking forward to its first competitive action of the 2017 season when on Saturday, April 1, there will be Big/Small Car and Jr. Enduros along with Big/Small Car Demo Derby’s plus Micro Stocks.
For the Enduro racers there can be as much as $2000 for winning their respective events. The purse will be pro-rated depending on car counts. If 80 or more cars are signed-in on race day in each of the classes then first place prize money stands at an impressive $2000.
The complete payoff is listed below which for all Enduros.
The Enduro entry is $50 per car which includes the transponder and vehicle. Pit fee is $20 per person and $10 grandstand admission. The racing begins at 1:00 p.m.
There is a pre-entry cost of $40 if applicants have the proper paper work filed no later than Sunday, March 26. Starting line-ups will be determined by registration. There will be a limit of 100 cars.
You can send all pre-entries to: Chip Santee, 5406 Mountain Road, Germansville PA 18053. Please include the class, either Small Car Enduro or Jr. Enduro, name, age, car # and phone #.
Entries can also be dropped off at the track during the Test and Tune days of March 25-26.
Last season Mahoning Valley Speedway brought back the popular Demo Derby’s and it was well received, so much so that continued interest has prompted track management to not only bring back the Demos but award points at each showing this season that will go towards a Demo Derby champion.
If 20 or more cars are entered in each division the payout will be $800 to win, $400 for second and $200 for third. Heats will pay $100 to the winner.
If there are features only with no heats run the winner’s share will be $600 with $300 and $150 respectively for second and third.
The cost to enter the Demo Derby is $25 per car which includes the driver. The Big Car Demo rules will follow that of the West End Fair while the Small Car Demo rules will be the same as those applied at the Carbon County Fair. ALL Demo cars must have the fuel cell and battery mounted and secured behind the driver’s compartment and conform to proper safety regulations.
Rules can be found on the Mahoning Valley Speedway website under the “Rules/Forms” link.
The Micro Stocks, which have been a long standing supporter of the speedway, will be featured a number of times throughout the season and for the first time since 1999 there will be a track champion.
The regular season will get underway with Opening Day 2017 on Saturday evening, April 8 at 6:00 pm.
For additional information log onto www.mahoningvalley-speedway.com or on Facebook at Mahoning Valley Speedway.
The Enduro payout is as follows:
80 or more cars
1. $2000, 2. 800, 3. 550, 4. 300, 5. 225, 6. 175, 7. 125, 8. 100, 9. 75, 10-15. 50
70 or more cars
1. $1500, 2. 700, 3. 500, 4. 250, 5. 200, 6. 150, 7. 100, 8. 75, 9-12. 50
50 or more cars
1. $1000, 2. 500, 3. 300, 4. 200, 5. 150, 6. 100, 7. 75, 8-10. 50
40 or more cars
1. $600, 2. 300, 3. 200, 4. 150, 5. 100, 6. 50, 7. 50
30 or more cars
1. $500, 2. 250, 3. 150, 4. 100, 5. 50, 6. 50
29 or less cars
1. $400, 2. 200, 3. 100, 4. 75, 5. 50
