Montgomery Comes Into Evergreen as Defending NST Champ

Monroe, WA - In his storied career, there are not a lot of things that Cobble Hill, British

Columbia’s Jeff Montgomery hasn’t done. The veteran Sprint Car racer ticked off

multiple accomplishments last season with both his first NST main event win and his

first NST championship.

(Jeff Montgomery on his way to setting the Evergreen Speedway 3/8-mile track record last May during the Can/Am Shootout, Photo by Don Laidlaw and Wildlight Motorsports Photography.)

Montgomery was the picture of consistency throughout 2026, only finishing outside the

top five once on his way to the title. In addition to the championship Montgomery also

reset two track records at Evergreen Speedway and Agassiz Speedway, further

solidifying the 33J at the top of the field.

2026 got off to an early start for the Rob Leighton Motorsports team as they made the

60 plus hour tow to Five Flags Speedway for the opening event in the Race 4 the

Million. Montgomery served notice on the field, winning his heat race, the dash and

finishing second to fellow NST regular Aaron Willison after a late race restart.

“I took a stab at him on the restart and he pinched me off a bit, we got together a little,

but it’s all good. I don’t mind losing to Aaron,’ Montgomery said to Pavement Pounder’s

David Sink following the race.

This weekend Montgomery returns to Evergreen and the site of his track record from

last year looking to better his second place run to Evan Margeson in the inaugural

Can/Am Shootout.

Fans can catch Montgomery and all of the Northwest Sprint Tour drivers May 9th for the

Granite Construction Can/Am Shootout.

Cole Sorenson