Willamette Speedway

09/01/2026

THREE POINTS. TWO NIGHTS. ONE STREET STOCK SHOWDOWN AT WILLAMETTE SPEEDWAY

LEBANON, Ore. — Three points.

That is all that separates Street Stock championship leader Tyler Pagel from Dakota Godard heading into one of the biggest weekends remaining on the calendar at Willamette Speedway.

Three points after an entire season of racing.

Three points between first and second.

And with the Street Stocks scheduled to battle both Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6, there may not be a more dangerous place to make a mistake than the fastest 1/3-mile dirt track on the West Coast this weekend.

Pagel, of Madras, Oregon, brings the No. 27T into the weekend sitting atop the standings with 505 points. He has the position everybody wants, but he certainly does not have the luxury of relaxing. One bad corner, one missed setup, one mechanical problem or one hungry competitor getting between him and the front of the field could change the complexion of this championship battle in a hurry.

Because directly behind him is Corvallis driver Dakota Godard.

Godard and the No. 89 sit second with 502 points, just three markers away from the top spot. At this stage of the season, that is not a cushion. That is barely daylight.

Every position matters now. Every pass matters. Every restart matters. Every lap Pagel spends looking through the windshield, there is a very good chance he will also be wondering where that black No. 89 is running.

And Godard knows exactly what is in front of him.

He does not need binoculars to see first place. He can practically reach out and touch it.

But this is far from a two-car story.

Lebanon's Shane Philips enters the weekend third in the No. 14P with 490 points, only 15 behind Pagel and 12 behind Godard. While the spotlight may naturally fall on the three-point battle at the top, Philips is close enough that neither of the two drivers ahead of him can afford to forget he is there.

If Pagel and Godard become too consumed with racing one another, Philips could become the man who benefits.

And doing that in front of a hometown Lebanon crowd would make the story considerably more interesting.

There is something different about racing when the points get this tight. Early in the season, a driver can shrug off a bad night and tell himself there is plenty of racing left. September does not offer that same comfort. The calendar is getting shorter. Opportunities are disappearing. The points earned now become increasingly difficult to replace later.

That is what makes this weekend dangerous.

Nobody at the front can simply ride around and collect points. There are too many racers chasing the same piece of dirt, too many opportunities for somebody else to steal a position and too much at stake for anyone to surrender an inch willingly.

Behind the championship trio, Lebanon drivers Wes Roles and Ronnie Speelman remain firmly inside the top five. Roles enters the weekend fourth in the No. 22R with 444 points, while Speelman sits fifth in the No. 41 with 357.

Those numbers make one thing especially clear: when the Street Stocks roll onto Willamette Speedway this weekend, the field will contain drivers with very different reasons to race hard.

Some are fighting for a championship.

Some are fighting for position.

Some are fighting for victories.

And some would enjoy nothing more than becoming the driver who throws the entire championship battle into chaos.

That is the uncomfortable reality Pagel, Godard and Philips face.

The points sheet may say Pagel is first, Godard is second and Philips is third, but the racetrack does not care what the points sheet says. Once the engines fire and the green flag drops, 505 points will not make Pagel's car any faster. Being three points behind will not magically move Godard through traffic. Being 15 points back will not prevent Philips from charging to the front.

They still have to race.

They still have to survive.

And they have to do it twice.

Saturday night will ask the first question. Sunday night may deliver an entirely different answer.

For Pagel, the mission is simple to describe and considerably harder to accomplish: protect the lead.

For Godard, the target could not be clearer: three points.

For Philips, the opportunity is sitting directly in front of him: stay close, keep digging and be ready if the two leaders stumble.

That is championship racing.

It is not comfortable. It is not predictable. And it certainly is not finished.

By the time the Street Stocks leave Willamette Speedway Sunday night, the standings could look exactly as they do today.

Or one weekend could completely rewrite the story of the 2026 season.

Tyler Pagel: 505. Dakota Godard: 502. Shane Philips: 490.

Three drivers.

Fifteen points separating all of them.

Two nights of racing.

And absolutely no room to breathe.

This weekend, the Street Stocks are coming to Willamette Speedway.

And somebody is about to find out just how heavy three points can feel.

09/01/2026

KEIRON CUMMINGS ISN’T WAITING HIS TURN — HE’S TAKING IT

There is a difference between showing up to race and showing up to make people remember your name. Keiron Cummings is starting to make that distinction very clear.

The Brownsville, Oregon driver of the No. 24 Late Model has spent the 2026 season doing something that gets harder to ignore with every race: running up front against some of the best Late Model competition in the Northwest. And what makes his story even more compelling is that this isn’t the tale of a veteran simply adding another chapter to a long résumé. This is the story of a driver whose documented Late Model career is only getting started.

Cummings made his first recorded start in the division at Willamette Speedway on May 2 and immediately finished fifth. There was no long adjustment period. No season spent buried in the back of the field trying to figure things out. He climbed into a Late Model, lined up against established racers, and showed right away that the No. 24 belonged in the conversation.

From there, the learning curve became a launch ramp.

Cummings began traveling with the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series, taking on different tracks, different surfaces, different conditions and different challenges. Willamette Speedway. Cottage Grove. Grays Harbor. Southern Oregon. Sunset. Every stop demanded something different, and every race offered another opportunity to prove that his early success was not a fluke.

Then came Grays Harbor Raceway.

Against a field stacked with proven Northwest Late Model talent, Cummings drove the No. 24 to a fifth-place finish. That kind of result matters. It says a driver can leave familiar territory, unload somewhere else, adapt and still race with the front of the field.

But the performance that should have gotten everyone's attention came back at Willamette Speedway.

On August 8, Cummings finished third in the Late Model feature.

Third.

A podium finish at one of the fastest and most demanding dirt tracks in the region, only a few months removed from his documented debut in the division.

That is not just improvement. That is acceleration.

And Cummings kept backing it up. A sixth-place finish at Southern Oregon Speedway followed, another strong run against serious competition. Race after race, the No. 24 has continued to appear where racers want their numbers to appear — toward the front of the results sheet.

Now the Silver Bullet Late Model Series is coming back to Willamette Speedway, and suddenly Keiron Cummings is not just another name on the entry list.

He is one of the drivers worth watching.

Because Willamette has already been good to him.

Because he has already proven he can run near the front there.

Because every lap he has turned this season has added experience to a driver who was already showing speed before he had much of it.

And because when a driver starts his Late Model journey with results like fifth, then later climbs onto the podium, you start wondering just how high the ceiling really is.

The white-and-blue No. 24 is difficult to miss. The Thomas Garage Doors name rides prominently on the rear of the car. The number 24 jumps off the doors. The car carries the scars, mud and punishment that come with racing hard on dirt.

But what fans should really be watching is the driver inside it.

Keiron Cummings is building something.

He is collecting laps. He is learning racetracks. He is racing experienced drivers. He is finishing inside the top ten. He is breaking into the top five. He has already stood on the podium at Willamette.

And he is doing all of it while his Late Model story is still being written.

That may be the most exciting part.

Nobody needs to manufacture a legend around Keiron Cummings. Nobody needs to exaggerate where he came from or invent accomplishments that aren't there.

The truth is already good enough.

A Brownsville, Oregon racer stepped into the Late Model division in 2026 and almost immediately started making noise.

Now he is coming back to Willamette Speedway with more experience, more laps, more confidence and one very important piece of knowledge:

He already knows he can run up front here.

So when the engines fire, the dirt starts flying and the Silver Bullet Late Models charge into the first corner, keep your eyes on that white No. 24.

Because Keiron Cummings may have entered 2026 as one of the newer names in the Late Model field.

He may not leave it that way.

09/01/2026

VETERAN JOHN GAMELL BRINGS YEARS OF LATE MODEL EXPERIENCE AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO WILLAMETTE SPEEDWAY

LEBANON, Ore. — There are drivers who show up looking for a good night, and there are drivers who arrive carrying years of experience, championships, hard-earned knowledge and a race car capable of making life miserable for everyone lined up beside them. When the No. 88 of John Gamell rolls through the gates at Willamette Speedway, it will be the latter.

Gamell, of Brush Prairie, Washington, comes to Willamette Speedway sitting fifth in the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series standings with 679 points. But simply calling him the fifth-place driver in the championship battle leaves out a very important part of the story. John Gamell has been doing this for a long time, and he has already proven that he knows how to finish a season on top.

In 2016, Gamell put together one of the strongest championship runs of his Late Model career, finishing second in the Northwest Extreme Crate Series standings behind eventual champion Jason Johnson. The runner-up finish placed Gamell among the series’ top competitors that season and added another significant chapter to a racing career built through years of Pacific Northwest Late Model competition.

Long before the current I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series brought another generation of Northwest Late Model racers together, Gamell was already battling near the front of regional championship standings and proving himself against some of the Northwest’s toughest competition.

Ten years later, Gamell is still here.

He is still hauling across state lines. Still strapping into a Late Model. Still digging into the throttle. Still chasing competitors through clouds of dirt. And, most importantly, he is still putting himself in position to matter when the season reaches its final races.

That is exactly where he finds himself as the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series prepares to close its 2026 campaign at Willamette Speedway on September 5 and 6. The series heads to Lebanon for its final two races after an August 29 event at Sunset Speedway Park, making Willamette the stage where the final chapters of this year’s championship will be written.

Gamell has already seen Willamette Speedway in Silver Bullet competition this season. During the May 24 Clair Cup program, the No. 88 qualified seventh quickest in a 19-car field with a lap of 15.800 seconds. The names ahead of him that evening included Justin Duty, Joey Tanner, Eston Whisler, Ian Whisler, Craig Hanson and Keiron Cummings — exactly the caliber of competition that has made the Silver Bullet Series one of the toughest Late Model battles in the region.

The finishing order does not always tell the whole story in dirt-track racing. Mechanical trouble, contact, changing track conditions and one bad draw can erase an entire night’s work in seconds. What matters over the course of a traveling series is being there, surviving the difficult nights and continuing to collect points when others cannot.

Gamell has done exactly that.

At Grays Harbor Raceway in July, he finished eighth on the opening night before coming back with a ninth-place finish the following evening. Those races put him against a field that included Ian Whisler, Bricen James, Joey Tanner, Eston Whisler, Keiron Cummings, Greg Walters and others who have spent the season battling near the front of the Silver Bullet field.

Then came Southern Oregon Speedway on August 15.

With 21 Late Models in attendance, Gamell drove the No. 88 to a seventh-place finish. Ahead of him were Joey Tanner, Collen Winebarger, Eston Whisler, Bricen James, Ian Whisler and Keiron Cummings. Behind him were another 14 competitors who had arrived wanting exactly what Gamell wanted — points, position and another piece of the 2026 Silver Bullet season.

That seventh-place run is the kind of result that explains why Gamell remains firmly planted among the championship contenders as the tour heads toward Willamette.

And this is not some racer hanging around on reputation.

Gamell is still competing.

Still earning points.

Still racing against some of the Northwest’s strongest Late Model drivers.

Still bringing the No. 88 home.

There is something especially fitting about a former Northwest Late Model champion entering Willamette Speedway with another championship season approaching its conclusion. Gamell has watched the sport change. He has raced through different series, different rules packages, different generations of cars and different groups of competitors. Through all of it, one thing has remained remarkably consistent.

John Gamell keeps racing.

His No. 88 is difficult to miss. The white, blue and orange Late Model carries the scars and personality of a machine that was built to race, not sit under fluorescent lights looking pretty. Knuckle Busters Machine stretches prominently across the rear spoiler, while Corwnell Quality Tools, Keever with Schaeffers Racing Oil, Stans Body Shop, Cornerstone Tire and Hendrix Heavy Wrench are among the businesses represented on a car covered from nose to tail with the people and companies helping keep Gamell on the road.

Those sponsors are coming to Willamette with him.

So is the championship pedigree.

So are the 679 points.

And so is a driver sitting fifth in the standings with two races remaining at a track where absolutely nothing is guaranteed.

That is what makes the September 5 and 6 weekend interesting.

Everyone will have reasons to watch the front of the field. There are race winners, championship contenders and some of the best Late Model racers in the Pacific Northwest expected to have something to say before this season is finished. But when the engines fire and the field rolls onto the Willamette Speedway dirt, fans might want to keep an eye on that No. 88.

Because championships teach a driver something that cannot be bought in a parts catalog.

Patience.

Survival.

Consistency.

And knowing when it is finally time to go.

John Gamell has already proven he knows what it takes to contend for a championship. In 2016, he finished second in the Northwest Extreme Crate Series standings behind Jason Johnson, putting together a season that established him as one of the Northwest’s serious Late Model contenders. A decade later, the racer from Brush Prairie is still putting the helmet on, still chasing checkered flags and still proving there is plenty of fight left in the man behind the wheel of the No. 88.

Now the road brings him back to Willamette Speedway.

Fifth place. 679 points. Two nights remaining.

John Gamell is coming to Lebanon.

And when that No. 88 rolls onto the fastest 1/3-mile dirt track on the West Coast, he will not be coming to watch the championship finale.

He is coming to race in it.

09/01/2026

SILVER BULLET TITLE FIGHT TIGHTENS AS FINAL WEEKEND LOOMS AT WILLAMETTE SPEEDWAY

LEBANON, Ore. — Championship races are rarely won in a single moment, but they are often remembered that way.

A pass with five laps remaining. A missed setup. A flat tire. A caution at the wrong time. A driver finding one more lane when everybody else has run out of ideas.

That is the kind of weekend now waiting for the top five drivers in the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series.

The series arrives at Willamette Speedway on Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6, with two races remaining and very little room left for anyone near the top of the standings to make a mistake.

For most of the season, there has always been another race ahead. Another track. Another opportunity to recover from a bad night or make up ground after leaving points on the table.

That luxury is nearly gone.

What remains now is pressure.

The five drivers currently occupying the top of the standings have spent months putting themselves in this position. They have hauled across the Northwest, raced through changing track conditions, survived contact, mechanical problems and bad draws, and collected enough points to still matter when the championship reaches its final weekend.

Now every one of those points feels heavier.

The driver sitting behind you is no longer simply another name on the standings sheet. He is the man who can take your position.

The driver ahead of you is no longer simply someone you would like to catch. He is the obstacle standing between you and a better finish to the season.

And for the driver at the top, every contender below becomes a reason to look over his shoulder.

That is where the psychology of a championship begins to change.

Drivers will say they are focused on racing the racetrack. They will say they are not thinking about points. They will say the goal is to qualify well, stay out of trouble and put together the best finish possible.

Most of that is probably true.

But they know the numbers.

They know who is ahead of them.

They know who is behind them.

And with only two nights remaining, they know exactly how quickly a season’s worth of work can change.

Beginning later today, we will take a closer look at each of the five drivers currently sitting at the top of the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series standings.

These will not simply be names and point totals.

Each driver has a story.

Each has taken a different road to this point.

Some bring years of experience. Some bring momentum. Some have already proven they can win under pressure. Others are trying to prove it now.

All five arrive at Willamette Speedway with something to gain and something to lose.

That is what will make this weekend worth watching.

By Friday, all five drivers will have been introduced. Fans will know where they stand, what they have accomplished and what they carry into the final two nights.

Then the stories stop being written in advance.

Saturday and Sunday will take over.

At that point, there will be no more speculation about who might move forward, who might fall back or who might handle the pressure better than the rest.

The answers will come on the racetrack.

The first driver in the countdown will be featured later today.

For the fans, it will be the beginning of a closer look at the championship contenders.

For the five men sitting at the top of the standings, it may feel a little different.

Because by now, they already know what is coming.

Two nights remain.

The points are tight.

Willamette Speedway is waiting.

And there is no longer much time left to fix a mistake.

09/01/2026

ATTENTION STREET STOCK TEAMS:
Willamette Speedway will be running Street Stocks BOTH nights this weekend.

Street Stocks have been added to Sunday's show.

08/31/2026

SILVER BULLET SERIES ROARS INTO WILLAMETTE SPEEDWAY
Pacific Northwest’s Top Late Model Drivers Set for Two-Night Showdown in Lebanon

LEBANON, Ore. —
Race fans across the Pacific Northwest may want to clear their calendars for Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6, as the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series prepares to invade Willamette Speedway for a major two-night weekend of dirt-track racing.

The I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series is headed to NASCAR-sanctioned Willamette Speedway, home of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts.

The best Late Model drivers in the Pacific Northwest are expected to make their way to Lebanon for two nights of competition at a facility known throughout the region as “THE FASTEST 1/3 Mile DIRT TRACK ON THE WEST COAST!”

The Late Models will headline both nights, but they will be joined by a strong supporting card that gives fans two full evenings of racing.

Saturday’s lineup will feature the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets.

Sunday’s card will be even deeper, with the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Models, Limited Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets all scheduled to compete.

That gives race fans two distinctly different nights of racing and the opportunity to watch some of the Pacific Northwest’s strongest competitors battle on the region’s premier dirt track.

Willamette Speedway promoter Cory Penfold said the level of talent expected for the weekend should create the kind of racing the Lebanon facility has long been known for.

“When you bring the best Late Model drivers in the Pacific Northwest to Willamette Speedway, you know the competition is going to be strong,” Penfold said in a proposed event quote. “This is a fast racetrack, and it rewards drivers who are willing to race hard and make good decisions. Add the Modifieds, Street Stocks, Hornets and Limited Late Models to the weekend, and our fans are going to have a lot of racing to watch.”

Willamette Speedway’s one-third-mile configuration allows the Late Models to build considerable speed while still giving drivers room to search for different lines around the track. As conditions change throughout the night, competitors must constantly adjust, searching for traction while navigating traffic and deciding when to make a move.

That combination of speed, racing room and changing track conditions has helped establish Willamette Speedway as one of the most recognizable dirt tracks in the Pacific Northwest.

Saturday night will give Silver Bullet competitors their first opportunity to find the fastest way around the Lebanon oval. Crews will watch the racing surface closely, make adjustments throughout the program and attempt to put their drivers in position when the feature event arrives.

The Modifieds will bring their own brand of high-speed open-wheel competition. The Street Stocks will add the hard-nosed, side-by-side racing that has long made the division a fan favorite, while the Hornets will once again provide some of the closest racing of the night.

Then, on Sunday, the intensity will build again.
The Silver Bullet Late Models will return for the second night of competition, joined by the Limited Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets.

Sunday’s program could prove even more interesting for the Late Model teams, because drivers and crews will have an entire night of information from Saturday to work with. Setups will change. Strategies will be adjusted. Drivers who came close on opening night will have another opportunity to get the job done.

The addition of the Limited Late Models on Sunday gives fans another competitive full-bodied division to watch, while the return of the Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets adds even more variety to an already loaded race card.

Willamette Speedway promoter Sandy Penfold said the two-night weekend is intended to offer something for longtime race fans, families and people who may be experiencing dirt-track racing for the first time.

“We want people to come through the gates and know they picked the right place to spend their weekend,” Sandy Penfold said in a proposed promotional quote. “You are going to see different divisions, different styles of racing and some extremely talented drivers. Whether someone has been coming to Willamette Speedway for years or this is their first race, we want them to leave excited about what they saw.”

The I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series brings together experienced racers who understand that success on dirt requires much more than horsepower.

Track conditions can change from one lap to the next. A lane that worked early in the race can disappear. Traffic can erase a comfortable lead. A restart can completely change the running order.

Drivers must know when to attack and when to be patient.
At Willamette Speedway, those decisions are often made at speed and with another race car only inches away.

That unpredictability is part of what has kept generations of fans coming back to dirt-track racing.

The weekend also gives Willamette Speedway another opportunity to showcase NASCAR-sanctioned racing in Lebanon. As home of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts, Willamette continues to bring regional racing talent together on a stage that has become an important part of the Pacific Northwest racing community.

For fans in the grandstands, there is something about experiencing dirt-track racing in person that cannot be completely duplicated through a screen.

The engines firing.

The smell of race fuel.

The dirt hanging beneath the lights.

The grandstands coming alive when two drivers enter a corner side-by-side and neither one is willing to lift.

And the feeling of a field of Late Models coming to life at speed on “THE FASTEST 1/3 Mile DIRT TRACK ON THE WEST COAST!”

Those are the moments that turn a race into an experience.
Saturday, September 5, will feature the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets.

Sunday, September 6, will feature the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Models, Limited Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets.

Two nights. Two loaded race cards. The best drivers in the Pacific Northwest. And The Fastest 1/3 Mile Dirt Tracks on the West Coast….

Where else would you want to be September 5 and 6?

08/30/2026

Lonely Cell Phone Waiting for Its Owner at Willamette Speedway
One phone, one missing human, and one very long night at the racetrack

By Willamette Speedway Media
LEBANON, Ore. — Willamette Speedway

A cell phone was found at Willamette Speedway after the races, and the poor thing has apparently lost its owner.

It is still here. Its human is not.

At some point during the evening, the two became separated, and now this little phone is sitting at the Speedway all alone, probably wondering how the person who normally carries it everywhere managed to leave without it.

You have to feel a little bad for it.

This phone came to the races expecting a normal night. It probably figured it would spend the evening riding around in a pocket, getting pulled out for pictures, checking messages, maybe recording a little racing, and otherwise doing what phones do.

Then the races ended.

The crowd left.

The haulers rolled out.

The Speedway got quiet.

And apparently the phone looked around and realized its human was gone.

That is a rough way to end a Saturday night.

We imagine it probably kept expecting its owner to come walking back through the gate at any moment. Every sound probably brought a little hope.

Maybe that is them.

Maybe they realized.

Maybe they are coming back.

Nope.

Still here.

At some point, the phone probably had to accept the truth.

Its owner had left it behind.

Now, somewhere out there, that owner may be having a very different kind of evening. There is probably some frantic pocket checking going on. A vehicle may have been searched several times. Couch cushions may have been disturbed. Family members may already be getting blamed for something they had absolutely nothing to do with.

Meanwhile, the phone knows exactly where it is.

It is at Willamette Speedway.

Waiting.

We are not going to post a picture of it or give away identifying details because we want to make sure it goes home with the correct person. If you think this phone may have lost you, send the Willamette Speedway page a private message and describe it well enough that we know you are really its human.

Right now, this poor little phone does not need a new family. It does not need a new home. It does not need to start over.

It just wants its person back.

So if you left Willamette Speedway, got home, reached into your pocket, and suddenly felt your whole world stop for a second, we may have some good news.

Your phone did not disappear.

It did not run away.

It is simply sitting at Willamette Speedway, probably a little confused, a little lonely, and very ready to go home.

Come get your phone.

It misses you.

08/29/2026

Saturday Night Showdown!

08/29/2026

Look up in the sky!
It's a bird!
It's a plane!

Yep! He's here!!

08/28/2026

Willamette Speedway Removes Micro Sprints From Remainder of 2026 Schedule

LEBANON, OR — Willamette Speedway officials have announced that Micro Sprints have been removed from this weekend’s racing program and all remaining dates on the 2026 schedule.

The decision comes after several attempts to bring the division to Willamette Speedway following requests from multiple teams to add Micro Sprints to the schedule.

“We’ve made several attempts after being asked by multiple teams to add Micro Sprints to the 2026 schedule, but unfortunately those teams just aren’t showing up,” said Willamette Speedway promoter Cory Penfold. “Due to the lack of car count, we’re removing the division from all future dates at Willamette Speedway.”

“It’s very unfortunate for the division. There’s really a lot of talent in the Micro Sprints, and we’ve genuinely tried to help grow the class by giving the teams a top-tier facility with an incredible racing surface. We also had a great sponsor supporting the class and putting up a solid purse. But at this time, the teams simply aren’t showing up, so we have officially eliminated the division from the schedule.”

“We would like to see this class prosper, and hopefully it continues to grow throughout the Pacific Northwest. We wish all of the teams success in the future. We tried to support the teams with a great venue, but the car count just isn’t there. It’s very disheartening.”
The decision is also disappointing from a fan perspective.
“It’s very unfortunate for the fans, too, because there is definitely interest when we’ve had the Micro Sprints here in the past, and we typically get a great response from the fans,” Penfold said.

Two Nights of Racing This Weekend
Willamette Speedway will be in action for two nights of racing this weekend, beginning Friday with a special condensed program to make up the postponed Strawberry Cup.

Friday Night — Strawberry Cup Make-Up
Friday night’s program will feature:
•Albany Toyota Late Models
•J&K Auto Body & Collision Street Stocks
•KRKT Cricket Country Hornets
•Moxie Media Modifieds

Gates open at 4:00 PM, with hot laps beginning at 6:00 PM. Opening ceremonies and feature racing will follow immediately.

Saturday Night Racing
Saturday night will feature:
•J&K Auto Body & Collision Street Stocks
•Cabinet Guys Limited Late Models
•KRKT Cricket Country Hornets
•NWUAS Speedway Karts — Special Exhibition

The NWUAS Speedway Karts exhibition will be a first for Willamette Speedway.
“Fans are going to see something very different and certainly something they’ve never seen before,” Penfold said.

Saturday will follow the track’s regular schedule, with gates opening at 4:00 PM, qualifying at 4:30 PM, and racing beginning at 6:00 PM.

Fans can purchase tickets in advance at www.willamettespeedway.com.

We’ll see you at the races!

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