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

5/2/26 Alger, WA - Two weeks of racing has equaled two wins for Trey Starks in the Exclusive Quality Customs 360 Sprints Car division at Skagit Speedway. It was Star Wars night at the track and Starks definitely felt the force with him on the night. Fading back to eighth early in the main, Starks made a huge burst up the field, going from 8th to 2nd in a matter of four laps before setting sail for race leader Colton Heath. Heath maintained his lead until lap 17 when he caugh

5/1/26 Everson, WA - April is in the books and May kicked off with a bang at Deming Speedway with 108 cars signed in to compete on Phillips 66 / Bulldog Landscaping Night at Deming Speedway. Colton Knapp has now ventured to the top of the mountain after leading all 25 laps of the Speedmar 600 division for his first win. Despite heavy traffic and a very slick race track, Colton kept a healthy race lead for nearly the whole contest in taking his win of the adult division. Jare

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

4/25/26 Alger, WA - A packed house showed up for Skagit Speedway’s 72nd season opener, and what a night it ended up being. All three divisions in action delivered entertaining main events, with Trey Starks and Tyson Blood winning in the Exclusive Quality Customs 360 Sprints and Skagit Casino Resort Modifieds. To finish the night off, Seth Hespe, the grandson of the late Fred Brownfield, raced to his first Sprint Car win in the Sportsman Sprints. (Trey Starks #55, Photo by Cl

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,

It was a figure eight racing fans dream Saturday, April 25th from the Super Speedway of the West as Evergreen saw dual 40 lap main events for both Outlaw & Super Stock figure eight divisions. With six classes and 7 main events on tap it was set to be a jammed packed show, The headline were the Outlaws and with twelve cars set to start the main it was shaping up to be a good event. Unfortunately two cars would not make it to the green flag as No. 50 John Carlson was hit in the

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

4/24/26 Everson, WA – The fourth week of racing at Deming Speedway saw an almost complete repeat of winners from week three. Jared Peterson, Nate Vaughn and Ryan Cannon were back in Victory Lane from last week while Cole Dishneau picked up his first win of the year. Racing on the night was sponsored by Jim’s Automotive and Special T Signs, Wraps and Graphics. (Cole Dishneau #41, Photo by Claudia Lemley, Lemley Family Media, 2026) For the second week in a row, Jared Peterson

The CARS Tour Northwest (CTNW) inaugural season rolls on with round number two, the TreeTop 150 Leonard Evans Memorial. With a sold out crowd expected, the event is expected to be the largest Pro Late Model race in the history of the track. The season opener and first event CTNW event was won by Wenatchee's very own Thomas Stanford, with a decisive victory over Haeden Plybon and Ethan Ebert giving him a lead into round number, and all the advantage racing at his home track.

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 57 th 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 le

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

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