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Absolute Domination by Carson Brown - Leads all 200 in Summer Showdown Debut
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
Kyler Hope
3 days ago


Starting Lineup is Set for 2026 Summer SHowdown
Carson Brown will lead the field to green in tonight's 200-lap Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway. The time that put Carson on the top spot was a 22.201, compared to Jace Hansen's 22.256. Three drivers tagged the field today that ran their cars in last night's pro late model 100 lap race. Those drivers are #9B of Alex Boyatt, #54 Trace Thompson, and #57 Brad Clark. Gabe Sessler, Ethan Ebert, Haeden Plybon, Doni Wanat, and Kenny Sleveland are the other five double-duty driv
Kyler Hope
3 days ago


Turner Brown Wins in CARS Tour Northwest Debut
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
Kyler Hope
4 days ago


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
Kyler Hope
5 days ago


Entry List: Mark Galloway Shootout
As of 10:30AM PST, Wednesday June 24th, 37 cars have officially entered the 2026 Mark Galloway Shootout. Only two previous winners are entered in the 37-car field so far, those being Naima Lang (00) who has won the event twice, once in the inaugural race in 2011, and again in 2021. Haeden Plybon also has a pair of victories, those coming in 2024 and 2025. PLM Entry List (37 cars): #00 Naima Lang* #3K Ken Bonney #3G Wyatt Gardner #3C Logan Cole #5J James Hamlin #5P Ryan Phipps
Kyler Hope
Jun 24


Thunder Cars See High Car Count For 200 Weekend
A high car count is expected for the Dicks Heating and Air Conditioning Thunder Cars for the Wenatchee 200 on Saturday, May 30th. At time of writing, 26 cars have entered for what has become one of the biggest races of the year for the popular division, a long time staple of Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. (Photo from Thunder Car action 2021, Photo by Kyler Hope) The Season Opening Tommy Wentz Classic saw the first race of the year won by Dave Lund. Lund has been traveling t
Greg Rentz
May 27
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