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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lucas Bird has won multiple Modified Championships at Stateline Speedway over the last several seasons. Between the former Northwest Modifieds and the now Freedom Modifieds, Bird has been the driver to beat in the class for years. Once a year, the Freedom Mods make a trek to Wenatchee Valley Super Oval for a combination race with their Rockstar Energy Drink B-Mods, the Ted Mitchell Modified Shootout. This year, the Shootout was 99 laps in distance, a 75 lap run to the competi

A jam packed night of action once again descended on the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval on Saturday Night. The nights card featured a little bit of everything, including 4 local classes of racing, the 2nd visit of the year for the Pro Am Drift Tour, and a return for Freestyle Motocross. The hodgepodge rundown brought another large crowd to the ¼ mile as the fans all looked forward to the eclectic night of action. While the Motocross and Drifters wow’d the crowd with their res

The Malicious Monster Truck Tour rolled into the Wenatchee Valley for the 2nd year in a row, this time a month earlier, and Wenatchee, Washington certainly returned the favor. For the 2nd straight year, a new all time Friday record was set for attendance for the ¼ mile Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, and the mood after was Saturday was gonna be even bigger. Not only was it bigger, it was an all time record attendance for the 56 year old facility. Five trucks competed through a t

The 2026 season at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval seems like it just started yesterday with the Tommy Wentz Classic. A quick look at the date though and you’ll realize that the season is no longer “young”, and the points picture has begun to become clear. Four classes took to the high banked ¼ mile oval for Fathers Day Weekend, including the Dicks Heating A/C Thunder Cars, Plumb Perfect Road Runners, BT Towing Youth Road Runners, and NAPA Auto Parts Bandoleros. It was a hot d

Hobby Stock drivers have a new challenge on the horizon starting this weekend (June 6th). Officials of Mode Stadium Stateline Speedway and Wenatchee Valley Super Oval have come together to create a two race shootout for the popular division. Introducing, the Hoosier Tire West NW Bullring Hobby Stock Challenge. (Photo by Amber Taylor, Hobby Stock/Thunder car action at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, 2026) With one race at each track, the series is seen as a spiritual successo

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

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

A high car count is expected for the Dicks Heating and Air Conditioning Thunder Cars for the Wenatchee 200 on Saturday, May 30th. At time of writing, 26 cars have entered for what has become one of the biggest races of the year for the popular division, a long time staple of Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. (Photo from Thunder Car action 2021, Photo by Kyler Hope) The Season Opening Tommy Wentz Classic saw the first race of the year won by Dave Lund. Lund has been traveling t

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

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