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Casey Jeske Scores First Cars Tour West Victory, Andrew Riehl Clinches Championship
125 laps at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval served as the nightcap on the inaugural SPEARS Cars Tour West Northwest Pro Late Model season. Those 125 laps for the Jerry Berschauer Memorial, a long time staple of the WVSO Calander for nearly a decade, saw the highest of highs, lowest of lows, and even got turned upside down at one point. Entering the night, it was a 2 horse race for the title between Corbitt, Oregon's Andrew Riehl, and Tucson, Arizona's Ethan Ebert, just 5 points a
Greg Rentz
Sep 20


Mackey’s First 410 Win Caps Championship Night at Skagit Speedway
9/19/26 Alger, WA - Season Championship Night Two at Skagit Speedway saw fireworks in the sky and on the track, as Colin Mackey came away with his first Hill’s Meat Company 410 Sprint Car win on Washington Trust Bank night at Skagit Speedway. On the final night of the year for the Hill’s Meat Company Sprint Cars, Colin Mackey won in one of the closest main event finishes of the past two decades. Mackey’s first victory came after leading all thirty laps of the feature, fendin
Kaleb Hart
Sep 20


Bird Flies to Victory in Ted Mitchell Shootout
Lucas Bird has won multiple Modified Championships at Stateline Speedway over the last several seasons. Between the former Northwest Modifieds and the now Freedom Modifieds, Bird has been the driver to beat in the class for years. Once a year, the Freedom Mods make a trek to Wenatchee Valley Super Oval for a combination race with their Rockstar Energy Drink B-Mods, the Ted Mitchell Modified Shootout. This year, the Shootout was 99 laps in distance, a 75 lap run to the competi
Greg Rentz
Aug 24


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
Aug 18


$202,000+ Purse for the 2026 Summer Showdown Weekend
Big money has not been a stranger to the Summer Showdown in previous years, and this year there is over $202,000 up for grabs spread out across the CARS Tour West super late models, CARS Tour Legends, and pro late models. The 200-lap main event Saturday night will send a team home with $30,000 for winning the 14th running of this event. Keep an eye out for the full entry list that is expected to be announced early next week. Event Info: Friday Aug 14th Summer Showdown Grandst
ERR Staff
Aug 6


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


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


Brandon Carlson Dominates Inaugural “Kennedy Classic 150” at Saratoga Speedway
For Immediate Release: Northwest Super Late Model Series Media Relations Spokane, WA – Brandon Carlson dominated the inaugural “Kennedy Classic 150” at Saratoga Speedway (BC), as the Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine visited Canada for the first time in series history. Carlson took home $10,000 for the rich win, $1,000 for the “John J.R. Edgett Memorial Pole Award” and $6,000 in lap leader money from Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd., for a haul
Kevin Peters, NWSLMS
Jun 15


The NWSLMS Makes Inaugural Trip to Canada for the “KennedyClassic 150”
For Immediate Release: Northwest Super Late Model Series Media Relations Event: For the first time in Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine (NWSLMS) history, the series will visit Canada and the province of British Columbia. On June 12 and 13, the series will visit Saratoga Speedway (BC) for the $10,000 (USD) to win “Kennedy Classic 150”, with an additional practice day on Thursday, June 11th. The event will pay $1,000 to start with additional bonuse
Kevin Peters, NWSLMS
Jun 11
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