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Carlson and Montgomery win Saratoga main events, Willison wins Neil Montgomery Memorial
Black Creek, BC - The most prestigious event on the Northwest Sprint Tour calendar served as the wrap up for the 2026 season with the running of the Neil Montgomery Memorial Aug. 14th-15th at Saratoga Speedway. 22 cars from British Columbia, California, Florida and Utah showed up to battle for $3,000-to-win each night and $10,000 to the top points earner on the weekend. In qualifying on night one Aaron Willison 12.480 to pace the field, drawing a 10 pill for the inversion in
Cole Sorenson
13 hours ago


Mittry Conquers Skagit for First Win
8/15/26 Alger, WA - The breakout season of Max Mittry continued on Saturday night at Skagit Speedway as the Redding, CA raced to his first victory at the track in the Exclusive Quality Customs 360 Sprint Cars. Mittry would start outside row one of the Exclusive Quality Customs 360 Sprint A Main event and would dominate the A Feature, leading all 30 laps with a seven second advantage over second place most of the way. Mittry would take the top spot ahead of Eric Fisher in sec
Kaleb Hart
2 days ago


Rob Grice Reflects on His Scary Crash at Meridian
"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
Kyler Hope
6 days ago


Skagit 410 Win for Sanders
8/1/26 Alger, WA - With a week off from California racing, Justin Sanders stayed North at Skagit Speedway and collected a $5,500 prize for winning the Hill’s Meat Company 410 Sprint Car Main Event on Breast Cancer Awareness Night. Sanders pulled off the elusive clean sweep of the evening, setting fast time and winning his heat race before starting on the pole of the main event. Sanders jetted out to the early lead and went the entire distance for the win, easily navigating t
Kaleb Hart
Aug 3


Sprint Cars Headline Evergreen Speedway
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
Kyler Hope
Jul 30


Solwold is Fred Brownfield 360 Nationals Champions
7/25/26 Alger, WA - On some nights, the racing gods see foot to put the right person in the right place to complete the right story. At Skagit Speedway on Saturday night, we honored Fred Brownfield for the last time at the Fred Brownfield 360 Nationals presented by Bob’s Burgers & Brew and it was the driver in the field who had raced under Fred’s regime the most, Jason Solwold, taking his record setting fifth win at the event. (Photo via Skagit Speedway Facebook) It was the
Kaleb Hart
Jul 28


Late Race Surge from Solwold Gives Him 360 Nationals Night One Win
7/24/26 Alger, WA - Anything can happen at Skagit Speedway and on big nights like the first night of the Fred Brownfield 360 Nationals presented by Bob’s Burgers & Brew, it usually does. With the Sprint Car Challenge Tour in the house for their sixth round of Western Speedweek, it was Jason Solwold taking the lead with two laps to go and running to the win that stunned and thrilled the crowd on hand on Friday night. Solwold and Max Mittry would exchange the lead a few times
Kaleb Hart
Jul 25


Elevate Power Rankings - Northwest Top 10
Midsummer 2026 Northwest Driver Rankings. (Photo credit D.Darko) After surveying many people in the NW racing industry, on both the dirt and asphalt side, this is the midsummer top-10 driver rankings of Northwest drivers! The criteria that was used to qualify for the list was a Northwest based driver or team that predominantly races in the Northwest. Teams and drivers that travel here a few times a year do not qualify. If a Northwest driver competes in events outside the PNW,
ERR Staff
Jul 17


Starks Takes Career 410 Win #20 at Skagit Speedway on Hall of Fame Night
7/11/26 Alger, WA - On a night where Skagit Speedway enshrined three new members to its Hall of Fame, Trey Starks furthered his future Hall of Fame resume by taking his 20th win in Hill’s Meat Company 410 action in his career. Starks followed a familiar pattern that he’s set in previous races by jetting out to an early lead and keeping it throughout the race. Starks would lead all 30 laps, enjoying a lead over four seconds for most of the way in taking the $5,500 top prize.
Kaleb Hart
Jul 13


Starks Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday with Skagit Speedway Win
7/4/26 Alger, WA - On the day where the USA celebrated birthday number 250, Trey Starks celebrated his 7th feature win of 2026 at Skagit Speedway by winning the Hill’s Meat Company 410 Sprint Car main event. Austin Kerrigan and Lane Zerbin were also winners on the night, the first Skagit Speedway win for both. Starks started in row two and quickly moved into second place while Levi Hillier had the early lead. Starks would shoot past Hillier on lap four to take over the lead
Kaleb Hart
Jul 6


Starks Still Rolling at Skagit Speedway
6/27/26 Alger, WA - For the fifth time in 2026, Trey Starks dominated the Exclusive Quality Customs 360 Sprint Car field for a main event win at Skagit Speedway. Ultra slick conditions did not deter Starks who managed to find speed where others didn’t as he led all 30 laps of the main event after starting on the pole thanks to his 4 to 1 run in the heat race. Robbie Price ran second all race and ended up in the runner up spot with Colton Heath rounding out the podium. Kai Di
Kaleb Hart
Jun 30


$112,026.26 Dirt Cup Win for Sweet at Skagit Speedway
6/19/26 Alger, WA - The Big Cat went hunting for a big payday on Saturday night at Skagit Speedway, as Brad Sweet led all 40 laps of the 54th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by The Skagit Casino Resort, taking $100,026.26 for the win and $12,000 in lap led money. (Photo via Skagit Speedway Facebook) Sweet started from the pole and controlled the race from start to finish. Traffic was a factor early and often, and Brent Marks was constantly hounding Brad over the
Kaleb Hart
Jun 21


Marks Comes From 11th to Win Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup Night Two at Skagit Speedway
6/19/26 Alger, WA - Few drivers in the country have been as hot as Brent Marks, and on Friday night, the Myerstown, PA driver continued his hot streak with a $10,000 win on preliminary night number two of the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway presented by The Skagit Casino Resort. Levi Hillier had control of the race for the first 22 laps, with the field behind him rapidly changing positions. Marks was the biggest gainer, coming from 11th to 2nd by the time a wre
Kaleb Hart
Jun 21


McFadden Wins Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup Night One at Skagit Speedway
6/18/26 Alger, WA - Night number one of the 54th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by The Skagit Casino Resort is in the books and as the dust settled around Skagit Speedway, James McFadden emerged as the winner of the 30 lap A Main event, paying $6,500 to win. DJ Netto set out to the early lead in the 30 lap feature with McFadden sitting roughly six car lengths behind him as the pair worked their way toward slower traffic. McFadden would close o with a couple car
Kaleb Hart
Jun 19


Northwest Vs National Stars: 2026 Dirt Cup Entry List
The 2026 Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup kicks off this Thursday, June 18th at Skagit Speedway, and the 52-car entry list is stacked with talent. Six defending Dirt Cup Champions, several full-time High Limit "High Rollers", and a few young guns make up a small portion of the impressive field. (Photo from 2022 Skagit Dirt Cup, PC Kyler Hope) The 2025 Super Dirt Cup Champion and the current Skagit Speedway 410 points leader Trey Starks is looking to be the first driver to go
Kyler Hope
Jun 17


NST returns to action at Penticton Speedway Saturday Night
The Northwest Sprint Tour will continue its 2026 racing season Saturday night in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley at Penticton Speedway. This year will mark the fifth time that NST has visited the quarter mile oval nestled high in the mountains overlooking Lake Okanagan, with last year’s race winner Jeff Montgomery road tripping from Owosso Speedway in Michigan back to Penticton after running in Wednesday’s Race for the Million. The Rob Leighton Motorsports team did not h
Cole Sorenson
Jun 4


Hillier Has Huge Night at Skagit Speedway
5/30/26 Alger, WA - It was an epic night for Levi Hillier and Rudeen Racing at Skagit Speedway as the 16 year old won both Sprint Car main events on the night, culminating with his first career 410 Sprint Car win in the night’s finale. First up was the Exclusive Quality Customs 360 Sprint Car main event, which took multiple tries to get up and running as the field endured four red flags before completing two laps. Once the race got up and jamming, Hillier jumped out to the l
Kaleb Hart
May 31


Schlotfeldt Wins John Carroll Classic at Skagit Speedway
5/23/26 Alger, WA - The John Carroll Classic for the Hill’s Meat Company 410 Sprints Cars at Skagit Speedway had twists and turns aplenty, but as the dust settled it was Jesse Schlotfeldt scoring his first win of 2026. Racing action on the night was sponsored by Skagit Farmers Supply Fuel & Propane, and joining Schlotfeldt as a winner were Colton Heath and Alex Peck. Heath was on a roll early, capitalizing on momentum he gained in the Exclusive Quality Customs 360 Main Event
Kaleb Hart
May 25


Price is Right on Saturday Night at Skagit Speedway
5/16/26 Alger, WA - Robbie Price has looked incredibly strong in the open rounds of action at Skagit Speedway in 2026 and on Saturday night, the Cobble Hill, BC racer took the win in the Hill’s Premium Meats 410 Sprint Cars. It was Armed Forces night at the track and Price was joined as a winner on the night by Jailynn Serrano and Howard Vos. Price would lead all 30 laps of the Hill’s Premium Meats 410 Sprint Car main event, jumping out to lead from the outside of the front
Kaleb Hart
May 17


Willison Back On The Top of His Wing at Evergreen SpeedwayLeaves 7,500 Dollars Richer
Have you ever seen a driver take a race car out of the back of their shop that had been sitting for close to seven years, give it a tune up, then pilot it to a race win and $7,500? Well fans in the stands saw that very thing happen live as No. 41w Aaron Willison climbed to the top of the wing of his car and became the second winner of the Granite Can-Am Shootout. (Photo by Amber Taylor, 2026) Rolling into the main event, most eyes were on the attention of two cars. Both Willi
Benjamin Eyman
May 11
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