SPEARS CARS Tour Southwest Event Preview: October Classic BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026) October Classic at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway Schedule Track: Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway Location: Bakersfield, California Length: 0.500-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (Pro Late Model), 75 (Limited Late Model), 30 (Legend Cars) SPEARS CARS Tour Southwest heads to Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway on Saturday, Oct. 17, for the October Classic, whe

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2026) – The long-term future of asphalt short-track racing is entering a new era. Today, Spears CARS Tour West, co-owned by Kevin Harvick and Tim Huddleston, and Marty Melo’s MDM Promotions announced a landmark alignment that will bring the American Speed Association (ASA), the Championship Racing Association (CRA) and CARS Tour West together under one sanctioning body. Beginning in 2027, the unified organization will operate under the CARS Tour b

For the first time in his career, Jeremy Doss is a winner in CARS Tour Southwest Pro Late Model competition, winning the Kyle Busch Classic 118 Friday night at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the penultimate round of the 2026 season. The inaugural event honored Las Vegas native Kyle Busch and his impact on the local racing community and short track racing throughout his career following his sudden passing in May. The Kyle Busch Classic also marked the first race a

For the fifth time this season, Jeffrey Peterson went to victory lane in CARS Tour Southwest Limited Late Model competition, winning the Kyle Busch Classic 105 Friday night at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Peterson, who is also the 2026 track champion at The Bullring, had won 13 times at the Nevada track this season entering the weekend. His latest victory came on a much different Bullring than the one he dominated earlier in the season, with the 3/8-mile oval fea

The 2027 SPEARS CARS Tour Southwest season kicks off at Tucson Speedway on Saturday, Jan. 16, with the Pro Late Models returning to Southern Arizona and the Limited Late Models set to join the action as part of the 14th annual Chilly Willy weekend, one of the biggest short track racing weekends of the new year. SoundGear will return as title sponsor of the event for a second consecutive year, with the CARS Tour Southwest Pro Late Models and Limited Late Models taking center s

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (4:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET Friday, Oct. 2, 2026) Kyle Busch Classic at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Schedule Track: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Length: 0.375-mile paved oval Laps: 118 (Pro Late Models), 105 (Limited Late Models), 30 (Legend Cars) SPEARS CARS Tour Southwest heads to Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 2, for the inaugural Kyle Busch Classic at the recently renovated Bullring at Las Vegas Mo

By: Short Track Scene Casey Jeske scored his first career CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Model victory Saturday night at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval in the final race of the 2026 season. Jeske took the lead for the final time on Lap 89 and led the final 36 laps to win the Jerry Berschauer 125, while Andrew Riehl finished third to claim the inaugural CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Model championship. For Jeske, the win capped off what he described as the best month of his life. “O

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (4:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026) Wenatchee Valley Super Oval Schedule Track: Wenatchee Valley Super Oval Location: East Wenatchee, Wash. Length: 0.250-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (Pro Late Models), 30 (Legends) After eight races, just 39 points separate the top five in the SPEARS CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Model standings as the inaugural championship season reaches its conclusion Saturday at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. Champio

By: Short Track Scene Jeffrey Peterson remains perfect in CARS Tour West Limited Late Model competition this season. Peterson started from the pole and led every lap in the 100-lap feature Saturday night at Orange Show Speedway to score his fourth victory of the 2026 season, remaining undefeated in every CARS Tour West Limited Late Model race he has entered. Peterson’s previous three victories came with a pair of wins at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier in the

By: Short Track Scene For the second consecutive race in CARS Tour Southwest Pro Late Model competition, Robby Sawyer went to victory lane, winning at Orange Show Speedway on Saturday night. After starting 10th, Sawyer worked his way through the field throughout the 125-lap race before battling championship leader Kyle Keller in a 10-lap shootout to take the lead and the win. “I just didn’t have a good qualifying effort,” Sawyer said. “Really was a kick in the gut after quali

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (6:45 p.m. PT / 9:45 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026) Track: Orange Show Speedway Location: San Bernadino, Calif. Length: 0.250-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (Pro Late Model), 100 (Limited Late Model), 30 (Legends) SPEARS CARS Tour West returns to Orange Show Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 12, as the Southwest Pro Late Models and Limited Late Models take on the historic quarter-mile oval in San Bernardino, with Frank's Radio Legends also in action. Kyle Ke

By: Short Track Scene For the second consecutive race in CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Model competition, Turner Brown went to victory lane Saturday night, winning the Labor Day Spectacular at Tri-City Raceway. Brown passed Ethan Ebert coming to the white flag to claim his second victory of the season, after having to race his way back through the field following a spin while battling for third earlier in the race. “It was a tough race,” Brown said. “We knew we had a great rac

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026) Labor Day Special at Tri-City Raceway Schedule 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

By: Short Track Scene For the first time in his career, Robby Sawyer is a winner on asphalt. The Bakersfield native held off a late charge from Jaron Giannini to win Saturday night’s CARS Tour West JM Environmental 125 at All American Speedway, claiming his first Pro Late Model victory and first win in CARS Tour West competition. Sawyer spent more than a decade racing dirt modifieds around the Southwest before making the transition to asphalt racing over the last year and a h

By: Short Track Scene Dylan Zampa returned to CARS Tour West Limited Late Model competition in winning fashion Saturday night at All American Speedway. The defending division champion led all 100 laps from the pole to win the JM Environmental Wild West Shootout 100, but had to withstand pressure from current championship leader Kenna Mitchell in the closing laps to hang onto the victory. The win came in Zampa’s first Limited Late Model start in nearly nine months and ended Mi

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing: (5:00 p.m. PT Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026) First Responders Night at All American Speedway Schedule Track: All American Speedway Location: Roseville, California Length: 0.333-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (Pro Late Model), 100 (Limited Late Model), 30 (Legend Cars) SPEARS CARS Tour West heads to Northern California on Saturday, Aug. 29, for First Responders Night at All American Speedway, where championship battles, a strong contingent of local competi

by Rence Brown Carson Brown led every lap from the pole to win Saturday night’s 14th annual Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway, picking up his first career CARS Tour West Super Late Model victory. “I feel like the track just came to us all night,” Brown said. “I felt like as it cooled down, the track was just getting tighter and tighter and playing to our advantage. The car was firing off really good, just trying to work lap cars there in the longer stints. There were prob

Spears CARS Tour West Event Preview: Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing: (PLM 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET Friday, Aug. 14, 2026) (SLM 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026) Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway Schedule Track: Evergreen Speedway Location: Monroe, Wash. Length: .625-mile paved oval Laps: 200 (SLM), 100 (PLM), 30 (LEG) It's a doubleheader weekend on a grand stage as the stars of the Spears CARS Tour West Super Lat

by Rence Brown Kevin Harvick tracked down Jaron Giannini over the closing laps Saturday night, making the winning pass with nine laps to go to win the CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Triple Crown 125 at Colorado National Speedway. The Bakersfield native entered the weekend fresh off a victory in the Idaho 200 at Stateline Speedway two weeks ago and backed it up with his second CARS Tour West Pro Late Model victory of the season after reeling in Giannini during the closing stage

Spears CARS Tour PLM Northwest/Southwest Event Preview: Triple Crown 125 at Colorado National Speedway BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026) Triple Crown 125 at Colorado National Speedway Schedule Track: Colorado National Speedway Location: Dacono, Colo. Length: 3/8-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (PLM), 30 (LEG) The Spears CARS Tour Northwest and Southwest tours will duel in the second and final installment of the interdivision Ri