Originally a Manco yard kart purchased new for the club new the 1990s and rebuilt several times in the 1990s by Wes and Matt Stevens, the #4 has been driven primarily by Matt Stevens, Wes Stevens and Chris Stevens, although it was occasionally rented out from time to time. Wes Stevens won the 2006 Galletta’s Greenhouse Klassic 150 and the controversial 2008 Oswego Speedway Kartway Gas Stocker Kart Classic. Wes flipped the kart and injured in the 2007 Galletta’s Klassic, and Chris resumed using it as his primary backup kart (after as a rental, rookies — as they always do –started wrecking it too much), and finally scored a Galletta’s Klassic 200 win in it in 2017.

Chris Stevens after a 2016 Win with wife and 1st daughter! The Galletta’s #4 has had many drivers, but Chris has racked up the most wins in it.

Galletta’s Greenhouse / OswegoSushi.com – R&C Sushi LLC / Chrusher.com Racing Team #4: Originally a Manco yard kart purchased new for the club new the 1990s and rebuilt several times in the 1990s by Wes and Matt Stevens. Although it was occasionally rented out from time to time, it has mostly been driven by Matt Stevens, Wes Stevens, and Chris Stevens–the latter two being its primary drivers.

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Wes Stevens had some success in the #4, but also had the kart’s worst moment in this rib-crushing crash!

Wes Stevens had good times in the kart when he won the 2006 Galletta’s Greenhouse Klassic 150 and the controversial 2008 Oswego Speedway Kartway Gas Stocker Kart Classic, but he also had bad times, as he was violently flipped in the kart by a rookie and injured in the 2007 Galletta’s Klassic.

Chris then resumed using it as his primary backup kart [after as a rental, beginner rookies started wrecking it too much (which is typical, and completely the reason they don’t win and has nothing to do with the actual kart)]. Chris has since picked up many wins in the kart and finally scored an elusive Galletta’s Klassic 200 win in it in 2017.

Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing #4 Kart All-Time Wins List + Race Videos

2023/10/14 – Mid-October Twin 20 Tune-Ups [+YouTube]

2023/10/14 – Mid-October Twin 20 Tune-Ups [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComOct 14, 20233 min read

A combination of myself (the website operator,…

2023/07/23 – Andrew Hook & Chris Stevens win the Biker Gang Twin-25s! [+YouTube]

2023/07/23 – Andrew Hook & Chris Stevens win the Biker Gang Twin-25s! [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComJul 23, 20238 min read

Sunday, July 23rd, 2023,  Oswego, N.Y. –…

2022/10/22 – Pre-Klassic Tune-Up Twin 20s won by Chris Stevens & Josh Arnold! [+YouTube]

2022/10/22 – Pre-Klassic Tune-Up Twin 20s won by Chris Stevens & Josh Arnold! [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComOct 22, 20225 min read

Week #16: Saturday 2022/10/22 – ANOTHER Pre-Klassic Tune-Up…

2022/08/27 – Attack of the Crazy In-Law (Again!) Twin 20s Nite [+YouTube]

2022/08/27 – Attack of the Crazy In-Law (Again!) Twin 20s Nite [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComAug 27, 202211 min read

Saturday, August 27th, 2022 – “A Crazy…

8/30/2020 – 15-Karts/Twin 25s Won by Nicolas Olivares and Chris Stevens [+YouTube]

8/30/2020 – 15-Karts/Twin 25s Won by Nicolas Olivares and Chris Stevens [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComAug 30, 20206 min read

8/30/2020 – Another Twin 25s Night! 15-Karts…

8/16/2020 – A Sudsy 45-Lap Feature Event – The Revenge of the #4! [+YouTube]

8/16/2020 – A Sudsy 45-Lap Feature Event – The Revenge of the #4! [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComAug 16, 20206 min read

8/16/2020 – A Sudsy 45-Lap Feature Event…

7/21/2019 – Man Run Over during Twin-25s as Stevens Bros. Sweep [+YouTube]

7/21/2019 – Man Run Over during Twin-25s as Stevens Bros. Sweep [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComJul 21, 20198 min read

7/21/2019 – Man Run Over during Twin-25s…

2017/10/13 – 22nd Annual Galletta’s Greenhouse Go-Karting Klassic 200 [+YouTube Video]

2017/10/13 – 22nd Annual Galletta’s Greenhouse Go-Karting Klassic 200 [+YouTube Video]

Chrusher.ComOct 13, 201732 min read

October 13th, 2017 – The Galletta’s Greenhouse…

2017/09/16 – Chris Stevens Survives Exciting Rookie-filled 10-kart/45-Lapper [+YouTube]

2017/09/16 – Chris Stevens Survives Exciting Rookie-filled 10-kart/45-Lapper [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComSep 16, 201711 min read

9/16/2017 – Chris Stevens Survives Exciting Rookie-filled…

2017/08/12 – Twin-25s won by Tim Galletta & Chris Stevens [+YouTube Race Videos]

2017/08/12 – Twin-25s won by Tim Galletta & Chris Stevens [+YouTube Race Videos]

Chrusher.ComAug 12, 201713 min read

8/12/2017 – Twin-25s won by…. Well… watch…

7/17/2016 – Chris Stevens Inherits 3rd Win in a row, Even His Wife & Kid Won’t Applaud!

7/17/2016 – Chris Stevens Inherits 3rd Win in a row, Even His Wife & Kid Won’t Applaud!

Chrusher.ComJul 17, 201611 min read

7/17/2016 – Chris Stevens Inherits 3rd Win in…

7/2/2016 – Chris Stevens Survives a Bumpy 21st Annual Independence Day 45! +YouTube

7/2/2016 – Chris Stevens Survives a Bumpy 21st Annual Independence Day 45! +YouTube

Chrusher.ComJul 2, 201612 min read

7/2/2016 – Week 4 of Galletta’s Backyard Karting…

8/13/2012: “Awww Yeah, Son” – Raindate Twin-30s won by Chris & Ran +YouTube

8/13/2012: “Awww Yeah, Son” – Raindate Twin-30s won by Chris & Ran +YouTube

Christopher Galletta StevensAug 13, 201213 min read

8/13/2012: “Awww Yeah, Son” – Raindate Twin-30s…

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9/11/2011 – Chris Stevens wins a Fiery 50-Lap/9-11 Memorial! +YouTube

Christopher Galletta StevensSep 11, 201114 min read

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th, 2011: On the 10th anniversary…

2003 Season & 8th Annual Klassic 100 [+YouTube Video!]

2003 Season & 8th Annual Klassic 100 [+YouTube Video!]

Chrusher.ComOct 31, 20039 min read

THE 2003 GALLETTA’S BOX STOCK GAS KARTING…

2002 Season & 7th Annual Karting Klassic 90 [+YouTube Video!]

2002 Season & 7th Annual Karting Klassic 90 [+YouTube Video!]

Chrusher.ComSep 29, 20027 min read

Welcome! We are a Karting Club that…

1999 Season & the 4th Annual Galletta’s Kart Klassic 80 [+Video]

1999 Season & the 4th Annual Galletta’s Kart Klassic 80 [+Video]

Chrusher.ComNov 28, 19993 min read

   1999 Season & the 4th Annual…

1998 Season & 3rd Annual Galletta’s Karting Klassic 80

1998 Season & 3rd Annual Galletta’s Karting Klassic 80

Christopher Galletta StevensNov 28, 19982 min read

1998 Season & 3rd Annual Galletta’s Karting…

The 1990s Seasons – 1996-1997 Recaps

The 1990s Seasons – 1996-1997 Recaps

Chrusher.ComDec 31, 199712 min read

THE 1990s at GALLETTA’S BOX STOCK GAS…

Notable Wins & Additional History in the Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing #4

…Remember, Every race dating back to mid-2005 and almost every Klassic since 1999 has complete YouTube videos!

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Fun Facts: The red with yellow number #4 was painted to look after one of Matt and Chris’ favorite Supermodifieds, the Doug Didero/Skip Matczak #4 (which was a clone of the #3 and only seen with that number in 1997 Oswego Classic 200) that dominated the Speedway and won 3 track championships and a Classic 200 in the mid-1990s. Chris added flames inspired by Generation One Transformers Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime.

Sponsors: While every kart built/rebuilt and owned by the Stevens family for racing at Galletta’s Backyard Speedway is technically a Galletta’s Greenhouse Team kart, primary driver Chris Stevens picked up additional sponsors–well, not really, because it’s just him. Chrusher.com is Chris’ sequential artist/graphic novelist/cartoonist home site (that also hosts this entire website itself), and oswegosushi.com is the home of Chris and his wife’s R&C Sushi Bar LLC at SUNY Oswego from 2011-up (and formerly also Oswego Price Chopper’s Sushi from 2011-2015). Shameless plugs, yes, but hey… advertising is advertising.

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