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Evergreen Speedway Crowns all but 1 Champion for 2026
Monroe, Wa. - Following the completion of Evergreen Speedways NASCAR Championship Night Number One on September 12th, the first four champions of the year were crowned including three female drivers. In the track's premier division, the Pro Late Models. It was 21 year old, No. 78 Haley Constance defeating ten time track champion No. 00 Naima Lang. Constance crossed the line first last Saturday capturing her sixth win of the season and pulling even on points with Lang. With th
Benjamin Eyman
Sep 24


Keck Clinches Franks Radio Legends Title
Kaleb Keck came to Wenatchee with a shot at two championships on the line, a track title, and a touring title. While he came up short in the track pursuit to Damien Harriss, a dominating start to the season in the Franks Radio Legends, a Cars Tour West sanctioned series, saw Keck clinch the inaugural championship in series history. (Photo by Amber Taylor, Elevate Racing Media) The final race of the season saw Keck start 6th and finish 7th , but that was enough. He had clinche
Greg Rentz
Sep 20


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


First Batch of Champions to be CrownedSaturday in Wenatchee
As the 2026 season winds down, September means Champions must be crowned throughout the Northwest. While a couple of tracks have already crowned some of their 2026 Champions, the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval will join the process on Saturday September 19th . A total of 5 Championships will be crowned on that night, as the Cars Tour West Northwest Pro Late Models and Franks Radio Legends will be crowned, alongside three local classes. We will look at the Cars Tour separately, b
Greg Rentz
Sep 17


Starting Lineup is Set for 2026 Summer SHowdown
Carson Brown will lead the field to green in tonight's 200-lap Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway. The time that put Carson on the top spot was a 22.201, compared to Jace Hansen's 22.256. Three drivers tagged the field today that ran their cars in last night's pro late model 100 lap race. Those drivers are #9B of Alex Boyatt, #54 Trace Thompson, and #57 Brad Clark. Gabe Sessler, Ethan Ebert, Haeden Plybon, Doni Wanat, and Kenny Sleveland are the other five double-duty driv
Kyler Hope
Aug 15


Qualifying Pill Draw Results for Summer Showdown
A pair of young drivers will set the bar as the first drivers out for both the CARS Tour West Super Late Models and CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Models qualifying for the Summer Showdown. Bryce Bezanson is the first to roll in SLM qualifying, and Turner Brown will be out first for the PLM. (Photo of Turner Brown, PC Amber Taylor Elevate Racing Media) Last year, the pole time for the Summer Showdown SLM was a 21.772, set by Tristan McKee. Qualifying this year will hold a littl
Kyler Hope
Aug 14


Familiar Names at the Top of Summer Showdown Practice Day
Thursday, August 13th 2026 A hot and sunny start to the 2026 Summer Showdown gave the drivers very similar conditions to what they will face for the rest of the weekend. Jace Hansen set the fastest lap of the day in first practice at a 21.984. The defending Summer Showdown winner feels confident in his car. (Photo by David Nelson, 2026) "I am actually a little surprised we had that much pace, we were really tight right out of the trailer but were able to make adjustments and
Kyler Hope
Aug 13


Carson Brown Headlines Summer Showdown Entry List
One of the most successful super late model drivers in the country in 2026 is making his way to Evergreen Speedway for the Summer Showdown. Carson Brown is the current points leader of the ASA Stars National Tour, coming off a win at Newport Speedway in their most recent event. Brown made his debut in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series this past weekend at Iowa Speedway. (Photo by Kyler Hope, 2025) Five drivers are looking to double down on pay days, competing in both the
Kyler Hope
Aug 11


$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


Keelan Harvick Avenges 2025 Mistake, Holds Off Late ChallengeTo Win Mark Galloway Shootout
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
Benjamin Eyman
Jun 29


Legends Back for Round Two At Wenatchee
WENATCHEE, WA: The Franks Radio Legends take to the track for the 2nd time this season at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval with two main events, one Friday night on May 29th, one Saturday night May 30th as part of the Wenatchee 200 weekend. This will mark races three and four on the inaugural tour for the Cars Tour West sanctioned Legends division, and looks to host a strong Northwest contingent. (Legends on the backstretch of WVSO during round 1, Photo by Amber Taylor) The hot ha
Greg Rentz
May 29
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