Defending Yakima Speedway Late Model Champion and 2008 Fall Casic winner, Mike Longton, wil start Sunday's 125-lap main event on the pole with Snohomish's Jason Fraser on the outside. Both drivers won their qualifying heat races to earn the front row starting positions.
Mark Martin beat Kyle Busch off pit road during a late race caution and charged past Ryan Newman on the re-start en route to victory. Martin is the third oldest race winner in NASCAR history with his Saturday night victory.
Vancouver, Wash. native Greg Biffle held of NASCAR Nationwide Series regular, Jason Leffler, en route to Jack Roush's 100th victory in the series.
Jason Meyers started on the pole and never looked back en route to the $10,000 triumph, which was the 29th of his World of Outlaws career, which ties him for 14th on the all-time win list. It was his second win of 2009 and helped…
Doug Pace / CorrespondentNorthwest Modified racing has a new series director, Richard Mucciaccio, whose objective is to grow the open-wheel show well past its 25th season of racing.
Six drivers from the Northwest and Western Canada qualified for the Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 presented by Shamrock Farms. The top regional finisher of the event was Brett Thompson of Jerome, Idaho (9th) followed by Oregon's Jim Warn (11th). Alberta's Daryl Harr finished 13th and…
World of Outlaws drivers will have one chance to take to the high banks at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri in preparation for the big $20,000 to win two-day event at the track on August 7-8 and that tune up will be this weekend, on…
Spokane's Aaron Nevers expected to take part in this weekend's Yakima Speedway Apple Cup Super Street main event.
Joel Schrader captured main event win number two during week two of Wednesday Night Fever at Stateline Speedway in the Bump to Pass class. Ten different drivers visited victory lane in the Road Runners, five in the Fever 4's at the midweek racing series.
Joey Saldana heads to Paducah on the wings of two consecutive victories last weekend in Texas, which has brought his season total to five, which matches his total number of wins in all of 2008 with the World of Outlaws.
Flammang Racing has added two bonus purses to the Super Street payout for this weekend's Yakima Speedway Apple Cup event. A unique portion of the bonus is related to the age of a finisher of the main event.
Gary Lewis, the two-time Idaho 200 champion, heads to Yakima this weekend looking for his first career victory in the famed Apple Cup season opening late model event for Northwest stars.
Spokane County Raceway's oval track manager, Larry Bertrand, is holding a general membership meeting for teams this weekend.
This Saturday the regular season points chase begins for the Burger Ranch Sportsman division at Yakima Speedway.
The NASCAR Camping World West Series, which has two races in the Northwest later this summer, holds its third race of the 2009 season on Thursday at Phoenix International Raceway. Eric Holmes is the series points leader but Mike David is the defending race champion…
The World of Outlaws head to the Midwest for the first time this season with a doubleheader weekend at Paducah International Raceway in Kentucky and I-55 Raceway in Missouri, which continues a stretch of six consecutive races on tracks 3/8-mileor smaller.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. could never be accused of missing a chance to be part of unique marketing approaches to companies that come calling daily for his services. Check out the latest Dale Jr. branded item that is sure to be a hit with race fans.
For Glendale, Ariz. native Michael McDowell (No. 47 Tom’s Snacks Toyota), this spring’s trip to Phoenix International Raceway is a matter of a different series and renewed karma. A year ago, McDowell finished 34th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500. Twelve…
With an extensive overhaul of the rules including a new class name, some familiar teams and racers have their sights set on the 2009 H&H Furniture Pure Stock championship trophy.
Jimmie Johnson looks to add to his impressive resume this weekend at the Subway Frsh Fit 500, Johnson aims to be the first driver to win four straight races on the same track since...Johnson himself who dominated Lowes Motor Speedway from 2004-05.
The NHRA season continues this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. Check out the latest news and notes leading to this week's event.
Cory McClenathan has embraced a new crew on his 7,000 horsepower FRAM Tough Guard dragster, led by co-crew chiefs Phil Shuler and Todd Okuhara, and they are quickly hitting their stride. In just five events they have produced two final round appearances, allowing McClenathan to…
Ephrata Raceway Park, located just north of Moses Lake, Wash. is just three weeks out from its 2009 season opener. The track has been running Motocross racing and encourages racers to get their memberships and tires early for the season opener. Check out the lastest…
Joey Logano wanted to take the off week from his regular NASCAR Sprint Cup Series role and have "fun" in the Nashville, Tenn. Nationwide Series event held Saturday. With a strong showing in the Game Stop Toyota out of Joe Gibbs Racing stable the chatter…
Joey Logano picked up his first win of the season; coming in the Nashville 300 for the Nationwide Series' first stand alone event of 2009.
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.
