The Plumb Perfect Wenatchee 200 returned to the Northwest schedule in 2023 to a huge spectacle. Full car counts, a packed grandstands, and $20,000 on the line as the best in the Northwest descended to the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. Now, one week out from the 4th running of the 200 lap crown jewel, now paying $25,0000 to win, all three previous winners have officially entered this years edition, taking place May 30th . (Kole Raz celebrating 2023 Wenatchee 200 Victory, Elevat

Coming into the fourth race night of the season for Pro Late Models at Evergreen Speedway, two numbers stuck out from the start of the season for the ten time track champion No. 00 Naima Lang. Three pole awards, and only one lap led. Ahead of night three Lang rolled out a new build Joe’s Chassis car that he began work on in the offseason. After the race on May 2nd finishing in third the Lang team knew they had more to figure out he mentioned on the podium. (Pictured: Naima L

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 2

SPOKANE, WA: When the sun came up on Saturday morning, Garrett Evans didn’t plan on racing his #64 Rockstar Energy Drink B Modified at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. In fact, he didn’t even plan on being at WVSO at all. Evans was in Post Falls, ID ready to serve as a crew chief for Dave Garber in the NWSLM. However, Mother Nature had other ideas. With Stateline cancelled due to rain, Evans made the 3 hour drive to Wenatchee, where his Modified was being shaken down ready for

A quick check in on results from South Sound Speedway from their race night on Saturday, May 9th with five classes on the docket for the night. The big race of the night was the hundred lap Super Late Model event, with this being the second race of the year opening night winner No. 13 Matthew Doyle was looking to repeat to start the year off strong. Doyle would put himself in a strong position to do so by winning the pole in qualifying and a full invert would see Doyle start

5/6/26 Boise, ID - Surprising news dropped in the late model world on Wednesday morning on Facebook at about 10:30pst when Trevor Cristiani Racing announced that he and Kasey Kleyn had parted ways effective immediately. The team had completed roughly 1/3rd of their published 21 event schedule on the year, showing good speed but without a win to date on the calendar year. (Kasey Kleyn competiting with TCR at Wenatchee two weeks ago, Photo by David Nelson, 2026) Kleyn, the 18

For the second time this season, a Knutson brother brought home the Rockstar Energy B Mod Main Event victory at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. This time, it was Michael Knutson, leading 49 of 50 laps to take home his first of the season, and 2nd career Modified victory. The multi-time Late Model track champion added the Modified to his racing program at last years season finale, leading over 60 of the 75 laps that night to win in his debut. On Saturday, Knutson started on th

While no Super Late Model races fall on the weekend of May 2nd in the Northwest, three drivers who call the region home will make the trek to Dacono, Colorado for round 3 of the SPEARS Cars Tour West Super Late Model series. The Builders Warehouse 150 from Colorado National Speedway will see Ethan Ebert, Bryce Bezanson, and Johvan Dillon make the trip to the fast 3/8 mile, a first for all three. (Ethan Ebert during driver intros for the 2026 Treetop 150 at WVSO, Photo by Ambe

The 3rd of three straight races to kick off the 56th season of racing at the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval has a slightly different feel to it. While 4 local classes, the Rockstar B Mods, Mini Bombers, Knutson General Construction Crown Vic Stocks, Northwest Vintage Modifieds, will hit the track, the Pro Am Drift Tour will return to WVSO for their 4th consecutive year. What started as a one-off event has evolved into multiple highly anticipated events on the Wenatchee Valley Su

Coming off of a very strong crowd and event during the 2026 Apple Cup, Tri-City Raceway now puts focus on their Crashfest event, scheduled for May 23rd. Tri-City Raceway had a non-sanctioned pro-late model race set for under the lights May 9th, but the track has announced that they are canceling that event. With low car counts mentioned, the track also stated this on social media "This decision is not made lightly. Our fans and teams deserve strong fields, great competition,

The first ever visit for the SPEARS Cars Tour Northwest Pro Late Model Series saw a familiar face in Shockwave Victory Lane, as Stayton, Oregon's Alan Cress emerged from a wild 150 lap main event to become just the second winner in series history, and first to win a series race at the high-banked ¼ mile in Wenatchee Valley. (The sunset during the TreeTop 150, Photo by David Nelson) Cress, driving a brand new Joes Racing Chassis for Mike Barrett, had all the momentum entering

Evergreen Speedway rolled into its third NASCAR Night with a five class night from the Super Speedway of the West headlined by its Pro Late Model division. Just three weeks ago, race number one for the track premier division ended fairly chalk with the podium shared by No. 00 Naima Lang, No. 12 Chad Fitzpatrick and race winner No. 78 Haley Constance. The second race of the season saw a four car invert, which would put Fitzpatrick and Constance on the front row for battle numb

4/17/26 Everson, WA - One week after Mother Nature called a halt to races early, Deming Speedway returned to action and got the full night of racing in the books, crowning four first time winners on the early season. Action was presented by Pacific Coast Welding & Marine and Walton Beverage. 92 cars signed in for competition. The Speedmart 600 feature finished the night off and on a very slick surface, Jared Peterson raced to his first victory of the year. David Greene kept

Spokane, WA - The "Western Rail 150" at Mode Stadium Stateline Speedway, will now pay $7,500 to the winner of the second event of the 2026 Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine season on May 16th. Thanks to Western Rail, Inc, based out of Airway Heights, WA, the winner's purse has been increased from $5,000 to $7,500 for the annual event at the popular 1/4-mile oval, located in Post Falls, ID. This will be the series 10th visit to Stateline, where K

Ethan Ebert Holds off Jefferson Racing Teammate for “Apple Cup” Win Spokane, WA – Jefferson Racing came to play in this year’s 57th annual Bonney’s TYM Tractors “Apple Cup 125” at Tri-City Raceway RMEC (WA), leading every lap of the Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine season opener. The victory was unlike the track’s “Fall Classic 200”, and the 2025 season finale for the NWSLMS, where Ethan Ebert did not grab the lead for the first time until less

Many drivers would tell you the same thing after winning a race, they treat them and race them like any other, thank their sponsors and exit the podium. But climbing out of his racing winning No. 19 Thomas Stanford didn’t shy away from recognizing the importance of his victory. (Photo by Amber Taylor, 2026) “This feels big, this feels like the biggest win of my career.” Said Stanford standing in victory lane with Cars Tour West pit reporter Tim Huddelston. “I’m proud as a fa

2025 NWSLMS Champion Ryan Phipps Heads to the “Apple Cup” Spokane, WA – Ryan Phipps had one special Rookie season in the Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine (NWSLMS) in 2025. Phipps accomplished what only one other driver has achieved with the NWSLMS, winning the championship and the Rookie-of-the-Year Award in the same season. Only Phipps and Kaiden Anderson hold that title. Now Phipps will head to the 2026 season opener at Tri-City Raceway RMEC s

Elevate Racing Media is excited to launch a new branch of media coverage in the Pacific Northwest racing scene. Starting now, we are launching the Elevate Racing Report, which will be the central place for all racing news in the Northwest. The goal since the start of Elevate Racing Media back in 2016 has always been doing what we can to support racers, tracks, and series in Washington and the surrounding states. We have expanded from just photography, to adding graphic design