The first look at Northwest race schedules have been released for the 2027 season. The CARS Tour sanctioning body on the west coast will see no major changes in 2027. The CARS Tour West will continue to be their Super Late Model division, running up and down the west coast. The pro late models will be divided up again as the CARS Tour Northwest and the CARS Tour Southwest. Here is a look at the Northwest specific changes in 2027. The CARS Tour Northwest (Pro Late Models) rema

115 Cars have entered the 2026 Fall Classic across the five divisions, with the Northwest Super Late Model Series having the highest car count at 28. A very large field of Vintage Modifieds has entered, with 21 cars expected for their two days of feature racing. SCHEDULE Friday All divisions practice 12-7 Saturday - Main Events Start at 6pm Hobby Stock 40-Lap Feature Vintage Modified 35-Lap Feature Pro Late Model 80-Lap Feature Sunday - Main Events Start at 1pm Mini Stock 40-

Monroe, Wa. - Following the completion of Evergreen Speedways NASCAR Championship Night Number One on September 12th, the first four champions of the year were crowned including three female drivers. In the track's premier division, the Pro Late Models. It was 21 year old, No. 78 Haley Constance defeating ten time track champion No. 00 Naima Lang. Constance crossed the line first last Saturday capturing her sixth win of the season and pulling even on points with Lang. With th

125 laps at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval served as the nightcap on the inaugural SPEARS Cars Tour West Northwest Pro Late Model season. Those 125 laps for the Jerry Berschauer Memorial, a long time staple of the WVSO Calander for nearly a decade, saw the highest of highs, lowest of lows, and even got turned upside down at one point. Entering the night, it was a 2 horse race for the title between Corbitt, Oregon's Andrew Riehl, and Tucson, Arizona's Ethan Ebert, just 5 points a

In September of 2006, Wenatchee Valley Super Oval crowned Gary Lewis the final NASCAR Northwest Tour Champion. 20 years and 3 days later, a new Northwest Tour will crown its inaugural Champion, as the SPEARS Cars Tour West Northwest Pro Late Models hit the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval for their 2nd and final visit of 2026. This one holds a much different attitude then the April race won by Alan Cress. This one will see a year long points battle culminate in 125 laps. (Photo by

During the World Figure 8 Tuesday Tuneup event at the Indianapolis Speedrome, Chris Curtis was involved in a big wreck with the turn 3 wall after a stuck throttle. Chris along with several other Washington State drivers made the trip to compete in the 2026 World Figure 8 Championship race in Indiana. (Photo by Amber Taylor) The latest updates on his condition came from the teams Facebook page - NBQ Motorsports. Posted at 10:40am PT on 9/10 "Chris was finally taken out of the

Turner Brown announced his arrival to the Pro Late Model world with authority last month at Evergreen Speedway with a win in the Summer Shootout for the SPEARS Cars Tour West Pro Late Models in just his first start in a Late Model. Three weeks later, he backed that up with a 2nd straight victory on Labor Day Weekend at Tri City Raceway, going 2-for-2 in the series (and Late Models in general). What makes that stat even harder to believe is the fact that both races saw Brown s

It was his first trip to race late models in the Pacific Northwest, and Carson Brown made the most of it by leading every single lap of the CARS Tour West Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway. (Photo by Amber Taylor, Elevate Racing Media) Carson would qualify on the pole earlier in the day, and he did not look back from that moment. The green flag would drop, and the first 45 laps of the event were uneventful leading to the competition caution. The next 30 laps would remain

Not only was the 2026 Summer Showdown 100 his CARS Tour Northwest debut, but it was also Turner Brown's first late model start. The decorated go-kart driver showed a lot of speed in practice and was able to carry that experience over and find victory lane in his first start. (Photo by Amber Taylor, Elevate Racing Media) "Showing up yesterday morning for practice and looking at the track thinking 'I don't know if I am even going to race' cause I was so scared." Safe to say tha

Thursday, August 13th 2026 A hot and sunny start to the 2026 Summer Showdown gave the drivers very similar conditions to what they will face for the rest of the weekend. Jace Hansen set the fastest lap of the day in first practice at a 21.984. The defending Summer Showdown winner feels confident in his car. (Photo by David Nelson, 2026) "I am actually a little surprised we had that much pace, we were really tight right out of the trailer but were able to make adjustments and

"The Concrete Jungle" puts on exciting racing throughout the year, with sprint cars being one of the main attractions at the speedway throughout the year. One of the biggest sprint car races of the year is held at Meridian Speedway every September, and that is the Pink Lady Classic. Rob Grice has competed at Meridian Speedway for years, collecting wins in the weekly series, ISRL Series, and Speed Tour Regional Sprintcar Series. Unfortunately, his most recent highlight was not

Carson Brown is excited to turn his first laps at Evergreen Speedway this weekend during the 2026 Summer Showdown. Brown is fresh off his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series debut, where he finished 15th at Iowa Speedway. "My expectations going into this race are pretty high but at the same time I feel like my thoughts are very open-minded. I have never truly raced a track like Evergreen and even more so in a super late model, but I attack this weekend just like any other weeke

One of the most successful super late model drivers in the country in 2026 is making his way to Evergreen Speedway for the Summer Showdown. Carson Brown is the current points leader of the ASA Stars National Tour, coming off a win at Newport Speedway in their most recent event. Brown made his debut in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series this past weekend at Iowa Speedway. (Photo by Kyler Hope, 2025) Five drivers are looking to double down on pay days, competing in both the

Big money has not been a stranger to the Summer Showdown in previous years, and this year there is over $202,000 up for grabs spread out across the CARS Tour West super late models, CARS Tour Legends, and pro late models. The 200-lap main event Saturday night will send a team home with $30,000 for winning the 14th running of this event. Keep an eye out for the full entry list that is expected to be announced early next week. Event Info: Friday Aug 14th Summer Showdown Grandst

The Northwest Sprint Tour makes their second and final trip to Evergreen Speedway in 2026 this Saturday, August 1st. Aaron Willison looks to grow his championship lead and win his 6th race on the year in the NWST. A Willison has won every Northwest Sprint Tour race in 2026, with five of them going to the points leader Aaron, and one going to brother Ryan at Agassiz Speedway back in June. Aaron won the first race at Evergreen Speedway back on May 9th, which was the series seas