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Inaugural SPEARS Cars Tour West Northwest Crown to be Claimed
In September of 2006, Wenatchee Valley Super Oval crowned Gary Lewis the final NASCAR Northwest Tour Champion. 20 years and 3 days later, a new Northwest Tour will crown its inaugural Champion, as the SPEARS Cars Tour West Northwest Pro Late Models hit the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval for their 2nd and final visit of 2026. This one holds a much different attitude then the April race won by Alan Cress. This one will see a year long points battle culminate in 125 laps. (Photo by
Greg Rentz
Sep 17


Cress Stays Hot in the “Neal Newberry 150”
Spokane, WA – Alan Cress was both lucky and good Saturday night at the Wenatchee Valley Super-Oval (WA), as the Stayton, OR racer continued his hot streak in the Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine. Cress won his second consecutive “Neal Newberry 150” at the fast ¼-mile oval to register his third series win in-a-row and fifth overall. Cress was driving a Ford Mustang Super Late Model out of the Mike Barrett stables with Trevor Cristiani Racing head
Kevin Peters, NWSLMS
Aug 31


The NWSLMS Heads to Wenatchee for the “Neal Newberry 150”
For Immediate Release: Northwest Super Late Model Series Media Relations Spokane, WA – For the 13th consecutive season, the Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine will visit the Wenatchee Valley Super-Oval (WA) for the “Neal Newberry 150” on August 29th . It will be “First Responders Night” where first responders are admitted free. It will pay $5,000 to the winner of one of the most popular events on the season schedule, whose distance has increased f
Kevin Peters, NWSLMS
Aug 26


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


Trio of Northwest Drivers Head to Colorado forSPEARS Cars Tour West Super Late Models
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
Greg Rentz
May 2
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