By Ben Deatherage, Lebanon, Oregon- Members of the Willamette Speedway left the 44th Annual Western Auto Racing Promoters Association meeting, held at the Airport Holiday Inn in Portland, with the prestigious Reg Midgley First Class Promotion Award. The award goes to a track that has put on an exceptional event and voted on by fellow [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Cottage Grove, Oregon- With the campaign at an end “Wild” Bill Winsley was the champion when it was all said in done with the Northwest Wingless Tour. The Molalla pilot, whose career spans regular stints at venues including Skagit Speedway in Washington and California’s Placerville Speedway, became the fourth different champion in [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Lebanon, Oregon- On Saturday November 17th the Karters of Willamette Speedway received their awards for the 2012. The event took place at James Gang Pizza in downtown Lebanon and provided a fun atmosphere for everyone involved in the season to celebrate with one another their achievements of the campaign. “We had a [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Banks, Oregon- When all the action was complete and the dust had settled Andrea Tardio of Banks was declared the champion in the Women’s division at Sunset Speedway Park. The Banks driver would be declared the winner despite not driving her car in the final night of action; those duties were passed [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Lebanon, Oregon- Earning his sixth career Late Model championship in eight seasons Trevor Glaser has been simply phenomenal at the historic Willamette Speedway. The Tangent ace would lead the class in most victories during the year and would win the championship by a total of one-hundred-twenty-points. The class itself would produce seven [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Elma, Washington- With only thirty-three points to spare once all the markers were tallied Chad Norton was crowned the 2012 Grays Harbor Raceway champion. In fourteen events their were eight different victors with five of them winning more than once. “It feels pretty good to be the champion and this is only [...]
WESCO Public Relations, November 5, 2012 (Ellensburg, WA) – The 2012 WESCO season will officially draw to a close on Saturday night, November 10th with the Awards Banquet, being held in Ellensburg, WA. The season, deemed a success by competitors, saw 24 entrants compete over the course of the year visiting four tracks: Wenatchee Valley [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Lebanon, Oregon- Champions and top point earners will be crowned on Saturday November 17th for the Willamette Speedway Kart program at James Gang Pizza in downtown Lebanon. All drivers, crew, and family members that participated throughout the season are more than welcome to attend the event. The banquet is scheduled to begin [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Banks, Oregon- The 2012 USRA Modified season at Sunset Speedway Park was a sensational one in which victory lane was made up of ten different winners in eleven point events. Despite not winning a race though Vancouver, Washington’s Chris Quinn was the high point man in the end of season standings. Quinn [...]
By Ben Deatherage, Cottage Grove, Oregon- For the third time in four seasons Roger Crockett left Yakima, Washington as a champion of the American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region. The 2012 ASCS-Northwest Region campaign hosted a total of twelve complete events at six different facilities in the states of Oregon and Washington and witnessed six different [...]
