Familiar Names at the Top of Summer Showdown Practice Day

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 get better at the end. After last year, Preston (Peltier) just builds such a good platform that you don't have to be timid at all, you can hammer down right out of the trailer."

Jace would tell us that they really just need to work more on freeing up the car, but feels confident in the team to make the right adjustments over practice.

Keelan Harvick is facing one of his biggest challenges in his short super late model career. 200 laps on a very fast and abrasive track will really test the young drivers patience and endurance.

Carson Brown would end final practice at the top of the speed charts, with a 22.177. "Its really fast" was Carson's response when asked about his thoughts of Evergreen Speedway. Carson feels very confident in his team and his car, as is looking forward to more and more seat time to learn this "tricky" track.

CARS Tour Super Late Model Final Practice Results

1 - #81 Carson Brown - 00:22.177

2 - #27 Vito Cancilla - 00:22.381

3 - #08 Jace Hansen - 00:22.406

4 - #41 Gabe Sessler - 00:22.421

5 - #9E Ethan Ebert - 00:22.457

6 - #43 Kody Vanderwal - 00:22.471

7 - #92 Dylan Zampa - 00:22.570

8 - #62 Keelan Harvick - 00:22.586

9 - #10 Owen Riddle - 00:22.692

10 - #22 Buddy Shepherd - 00:22.713

11 - #15 Tayler Riddle - 00:22.797

12 - #17M Taylor Mayhew - 00:22.804

13 - #17S Max Schroeder - 00:22.818

14 - #14 Chris Clyne - 00:22.903

15 - #51 Bryce Bezanson - 00:22.940

16 - #5P Ryan Phipps - 00:23.038

17 - #55 Haeden Plybon - 00:23.119

18 - #89 Doni Wanat - 00:23.120

19 - #11 Johvan Dillon - 00:23.143

20 - #52 Ryan Philpott - 00:23.195

21 - #9H Kaden Holm - 00:23.552

22 - #13 Matt Doyle - 00:23.729

On the CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Model side, Naima Lang would end the day on the top of the charts. The many, many time track champion is opting to focus on the pro late model portion of this years Summer Showdown, and depending on how Friday night goes for Naima, it would not be a surprise to many for him to tag the back of super late model field on Saturday.

(Photo by David Nelson, 2026)

Kevin Harvick, Ethan Ebert, and Gabe Sessler were among the names that were at the top of the speed charts throughout the three practice sessions. This is Gabe's debut weekend with a new team, that being Trevor Cristiani Racing.

Only one notable incident occurred throughout the day between the two late model classes and that happened in the first pro late model session. Only one car was involved, and that was the #9B of Alex Boyatt. Alex declined to talk about the incident so he could focus on getting the car fixed for final practice.

CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Model Final Practice

1 - #00 Naima Lang - 00:22.458

2 - #29 Kevin Harvick - 00:22.655

3 - #41 Gabe Sessler - 00:22.907

4 - #9E Ethan Ebert  - 00:23.033

5 - #48 Turner Brown - 00:23.081

6 - #55 Haeden Plybon - 00:23.120

7 - #7R Zach Riehl - 00:23.180

8 - #33 Kyle Lang - 00:23.273

9 - #69R Andrew Riehl - 00:23.287

10 - #12 Chad Fitzpatrick - 00:23.458

11 - #45 Nick Beecher - 00:23.469

12 - #54 Trace Thompson - 00:23.476

13 - #3K Ken Bonney - 00:23.479

14 - #89 Doni Wanat - 00:23.511

15 - #7D Dawson Cox - 00:23.530

16 - #78 Haley Constance - 00:23.617

17 - #3C Logan Cole - 00:23.642

18 - #98 Greg Bennett - 00:23.683

19 - #021 Todd Connell - 00:23.709

20 - #69P Zander Peters - 00:23.838

21 - #57 Brad Clarke - 00:23.968

22 - #06 Dempsey Graham - 00:24.384

23 - #9B Alex Boyatt  - 00:27.679

Remaining schedule of events:

Friday Aug 14th

Grandstands 10:30am – Food and Beverage 2pm – Main Events 5pm

Legends – Street Stocks – Mini Stocks

Pro Late Model 100 on the 5/8s

Saturday August 15th

Grandstands 11am – Food and Beverage 1pm – Mains 4:30pm

Legends – Vintage Mods

Super Late Model Summer Showdown 200 on the 5/8 track

Visit EvergreenSpeedway.com for full event information and tickets.