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,

A year and a half ago, Tuscon, Arizona's Ethan Ebert had never set foot in a Super Late Model. The young gun was focused on Off Road racing, winning a Baja 500 championship. Fast forward to the United States of Americas’ 250th Birthday on July 4, 2026, the now Naches, WA native was parking his Port City Phase II for Jefferson Racing in Victory Lane at Tri City Raceway for the 3rd straight race at the ½ mile Tri Oval. Ebert traded fast laps in practice through the weekend with

Keelan Harvick had to fend off a late race restart and pressure from his own dad Kevin Harvick in order to capture his first victory in the Northwest. As well as make up for a mistake that cost him this very event last year. (Photo by Amber Taylor) One year ago, it was a bad restart on lap 110 that saw Keelan lose the lead to the No. 55 of Haeden Plybon, who would go on to win the 14th edition of the event. This year Keelan was not about to make the same mistake. “Thank you

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

As we near the moment the 2026 field of the Mark Galloway Shootout will exit off turn four and make the run to the green flag. We wanted to highlight a handful of the contenders for this crown jewel of the Northwest. (Thomas Stanford at the 2025 Mark Galloway Shootout, Photo by David Nelson) With over 35 entries into the race it will be a showcase of some of the best of the northwest, taking on some of the best in the southwest. The Mark Galloway Shootout is the first of two

It doesn’t take long for drivers and spectators alike to realize the 5/8 oval at Evergreen is a special track. The history, the skill it takes to tame it, and the speed leave some of the best drivers still seeking victory on it. (Photo by Kyler Hope, 2023) “(The 5/8 oval is) unlike anything in the Pacific Northwest. We don’t have many big tracks which makes this one even more special.” wrote driver of the No. 55 Pro and Super Late Model Haeden Plybon. Paved originally in 1963

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

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

In a night with weather causing nothing but uncertainty heading into the night, the clouds would break leaving enough blue sky for all classes to run on a night that put Evergreen Speedways motto of rain or shine to test. A rainy morning meant that the entries for the track's Pro Late Model division only had one joint practice session that would also double as their qualifying session. No. 00 Naimia Lang, fresh off a victory in the last race, would grab the pole once again.

Dylan Zampas’ first trip to Wenatchee started off on the wrong foot. Zampa and the crew struggled through practice on Friday to figure out the ¼ Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. Going into Saturday morning, the team was scratching their head to come up with a plan of attack. They got that in final practice, carrying momentum into a Top 5 qualifying effort. Once the Plumb Perfect Wenatchee 200 main event started, Zampa quickly worked his way to the front, dodging a big wreck o

WENATCHEE, WA: “It’s not everyday one of these races comes along.” That sentiment was heard multiple times through the pit area during Friday practice among drivers as one of the biggest races of the year arrives at the Plumb Perfect Wenatchee 200 set for Saturday, May 30th. This is the fourth running of the prestigious 200 lapper at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, but the first edition to be sanctioned by the SPEARS Cars Tour West Super Late Model Series. (Photo by David Ne

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

On Monday, May 18th, 2026, Kasey Kleyn announced his debut in Craftsman Truck Series starts with Rackley War at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Saturday July 18th. Along with a few other truck series events, Kleyn also plans to compete in some big late model stock events, including his CARS Tour debut. Kasey also looks to continue racing in marquee super late model events across the country. Kasey Kleyn plans to make his truck series debut in the Rackley War #27 Truck at North Wil

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

For Immediate Release: Northwest Super Late Model Series Media Relations Spokane, WA – For the sixth consecutive season, the Northwest Super Late Model Series presented by Knottical Marine will visit Mode Stadium Stateline Speedway (ID) for the “Western Rail 150” on May 16 th . Thanks to Western Rail Inc., the winner’s share will be boosted to $7,500, with an additional $2,500 added to the back side of the purse, thanks to an anonymous sponsor. This will be the series 10 th v

SPOKANE-WA: Since returning to the Northwest calendar in 2023, the Plumb Perfect Wenatchee 200 has become a staple on Super Late Model schedules throughout the region. The $25,000 payday (20K in 2023) has drawn drivers from all across the West Coast and beyond. This year for the first time, the event will be sanctioned as part of a Series, as the SPEARS Cars Tour West Super Late Models will oversee the festivities. So far, the early entries have been no exception to the past,

Three races into Evergreen Speedway’s Pro Late Model season and no one has had an answer for car No. 78 Haley Constance. The 20 year old from Snohomish made a late race move to capture victory yet again. The 50 lap feature saw four cars qualifying within a tenth of each other, the night settling into a competitive battle at the front. The biggest note out of qualifying was the run of No. 33 Kyle Lang. Going third quick and beating the No. 12 of Chad Fitzpatrick by one thousan

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