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2027 CARS Tour West Schedules - Changes in the PNW
The first look at Northwest race schedules have been released for the 2027 season. The CARS Tour sanctioning body on the west coast will see no major changes in 2027. The CARS Tour West will continue to be their Super Late Model division, running up and down the west coast. The pro late models will be divided up again as the CARS Tour Northwest and the CARS Tour Southwest. Here is a look at the Northwest specific changes in 2027. The CARS Tour Northwest (Pro Late Models) rema
Kyler Hope
4 days ago


Entry List for 2026 Fall Classic
115 Cars have entered the 2026 Fall Classic across the five divisions, with the Northwest Super Late Model Series having the highest car count at 28. A very large field of Vintage Modifieds has entered, with 21 cars expected for their two days of feature racing. SCHEDULE Friday All divisions practice 12-7 Saturday - Main Events Start at 6pm Hobby Stock 40-Lap Feature Vintage Modified 35-Lap Feature Pro Late Model 80-Lap Feature Sunday - Main Events Start at 1pm Mini Stock 40-
ERR Staff
Sep 28


Brown Steals Win To Go Back to Back
Turner Brown announced his arrival to the Pro Late Model world with authority last month at Evergreen Speedway with a win in the Summer Shootout for the SPEARS Cars Tour West Pro Late Models in just his first start in a Late Model. Three weeks later, he backed that up with a 2nd straight victory on Labor Day Weekend at Tri City Raceway, going 2-for-2 in the series (and Late Models in general). What makes that stat even harder to believe is the fact that both races saw Brown s
Greg Rentz
Sep 8


SPEARS CARS Tour Northwest Event Preview: Labor Day Special at Tri-City Raceway
BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026) Track: Tri-City Raceway Location: West Richland, Washington Length: 0.500-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (Pro Late Model) SPEARS CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Models return to Tri-City Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 5, for the penultimate round of the inaugural 2026 season, with a tight championship battle taking center stage at the half-mile tri-oval. Andrew Riehl enters the weekend atop the standings with 247
CARS Tour West
Sep 1


Ebert Cruises to 3rd Straight Tri-City Victory
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
Greg Rentz
Jul 6


Knowles, Preston Win Big on Tri City Short Track
SPOKANE-WA After unforeseen circumstances saw the cancelation of the 2nd race of the year at Tri City Raceway, the Diamond of the Desert roared back in style on Memorial Day Weekend with the first of 2 CRASHFEST events of the year. Two local classes that once called Hermiston Raceway home just 30 minutes south, Hornets and Bombers, came out to play on the infield ¼ flat track at Tri City. The Hornets came out first, bringing over 10 cars for the 30 lap exhibition, and they d
Greg Rentz
May 25


Events YOU Should Attend in 2026 - Pacific Northwest
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
Kyler Hope
May 20


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


Tri-City Raceway Cancels May 9th Event
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,
Kyler Hope
Apr 29


Ethan Ebert Holds off Jefferson Racing Teammate for “Apple Cup” Win
Ethan Ebert Holds off Jefferson Racing Teammate for “Apple Cup” Win Spokane, WA – Jefferson Racing came to play in this year’s 57th 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 less
Kevin Peters, NWSLMS
Apr 17


Stanford wins biggest race to start the 2026 season
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
Benjamin Eyman
Apr 14


2025 NWSLMS Champion Ryan Phipps Heads to the “Apple Cup”
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 s
Kevin Peters, NWSLMS
Apr 14
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