Events YOU Should Attend in 2026 - Pacific Northwest

The Northwest is home to so many great events, and we are closing in on some of the biggest ones of the year! Here is your guide for the marquee races remaining in the 2026 in the PNW.

(Photo of Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, David Nelson 2025)

May 30th - Wenatchee 200 - Wenatchee Valley Super Oval

The CARS Tour West super late model series makes their first of three stops to the Northwest in 2026 on Saturday, May 30th for the Wenatchee 200. This event is highlighted with the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kevin Harvick and his son Keelan Harvick on the entry list. All three past champions of the Wenatchee 200 are also entered (Kole Raz '23, Evan Goetz '24, Owen Riddle '25)

June 6th - Greg Biffle Memorial ARCA 150 - Tri-City Raceway

The ARCA West series makes their first of two appearances in the Northwest on June 6th for the Greg Biffle Memorial. This is one event where you often see local drivers race against names you see compete nationally in the ARCA Series. Their second event is on the road course at Portland International Raceway on August 8th.

June 18th-June 20th - Super Dirt Cup - Skagit Speedway

The 54th running of the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup is bringing HUGE prize money, sitting at $100,026.26 to win. The Saturday A-main purse pays a combined $285.526.26, with the prelim nights also having huge payouts at over $100,000 combined between Thursday and Friday. If you are a fan of racing, you will want to get your tickets in advance and reserve you camping spot for the best at-track experience.

(Photo from Dirt Cup, Kyler Hope 2022)

June 27th - Mark Galloway Shootout - Evergreen Speedway

The biggest oval track in the Northwest comes to life for the first time in 2026 on the weekend of June 27th for the CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Models. The historic five-eighths mile will see all the local favorites racing against some of the best on the west coast, as well as Kevin and Keelan Harvick's first of two races at Evergreen in 2026.

July 4th - Freedom 250 - Tri-City Raceway

Marketed as the "Harvicks' vs Northwest", this will be the third time you can see Kevin and Keelan Harvick race in the Northwest, but this time, it will be at the Tri-City Raceway with super late models. What better way to celebrate 250 years of America than with 250 laps of action at the fast and tricky triangle.

July 16th-July 18th - Clay Cup Nationals - Deming Speedway

The $10,000 to win Clay Cup Nationals is back July 16th-18th. Not only is there one big paying race Saturday night, but three! The 600 Open Class pays $10,000, the 1200 Class pays $5,000, and the 600R Class pays $3,500. Another great camping opportunity in base of the mountains in Deming, WA.

July 17th-July 18th - Modified Nationals - Grays Harbor Raceway

If Deming is too far north and yet you still want to watch great dirt racing the weekend of the 18th, check out the Modified Nationals at Grays Harbor Raceway for one of the largest non-sprint car dirt racing events of the 2026 schedule.

July 17th-July 18th - Idaho 200 - Stateline Speedway

Now if dirt racing is not what you want that weekend, the CARS Tour Northwest will be at Stateline Speedway for the Idaho 200. Another great track you need to attend at least once, with the tourist town of Couer d'Alene not far away for your weekend getaway.

August 8th - 60 Minutes of FEAR - Evergreen Speedway

There is no secret that some of the most exciting racing not just in the PNW, but in the whole country takes place inside of the Evergreen Speedway's 1/5th mile. "The Most Dangerous Intersection on the Planet" will be active will all three figure-8 classes for the best action of the year.

(Photo of Outlaw figure 8 action, photo by Amber Taylor 2026)

August 14th-August 15th - Summer Showdown - Evergreen Speedway

Just one week following the 60 Minutes of Fear, super late models take over the big track at Evergreen Speedway for the second time, but now with the CARS Tour West super late models. The Summer Showdown always brings in the best talent from all over the country, including the Harvick's second trip to Evergreen in 2026.

September 3rd-September 5th - High Limit Racing - Skagit Speedway

What has grown into the biggest national touring sprint car series in the country, the High Limit Series makes their one Washington State visit September 3rd-5th. If you were unable to make it to Skagit for Dirt Cup, then you will have to make it up for High Limit action and see the biggest names in dirt sprint car racing in the country as they hit the make or break part of their 2026 season.

September 19th - Pink Lady Classic - Meridian Speedway

If you love sprint cars, but prefer asphalt racing, then you are in luck with the Pink Lady Classic at Meridian Speedway. The high speeds on this tight track always produces exciting racing with little room for error. Big names from across the asphalt open wheel world always make surprise appearances in the northwest for this event.

October 2nd-October 4th - Fall Classic - Tri-City Raceway

One of the biggest events in the 2026 calendar sits on one of the last weekends of racing in the Northwest. This event, which used to be a staple at the now demolished Yakima Speedway, has found a new home at Tri-City Raceway. The Fall Classic always brings huge car counts and packed grandstands, along with some left over tempers from the 2026 season. You can always expect exciting racing as drivers know it is their last event of the year and have all winter to rebuild. This is two days of non-stop racing action with camping at the track available.

There are many, many more great events in the Northwest in 2026 that we did not mention, to see a more complete list of events, visit https://www.elevateracingmedia.com/nwschedule