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

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

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 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

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

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

by Rence Brown Keelan Harvick held off a hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win 150-lap Mark Galloway Shootout at Evergreen Speedway, as the CARS Tour West’s Northwest and Southwest Pro Late Model divisions came together for the opening round of the Hoosier Tire West Triple Crown Challenge. After finishing one spot short in the event a year ago, Harvick withstood constant pressure from his father throughout the second half of the race to earn his f

Spears CARS Tour Northwest/Southwest Event Preview: Mark Galloway Shootout at Evergreen Speedway BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET Saturday, June 27, 2026) Mark Galloway Shootout at Evergreen Speedway Schedule Track: Evergreen Speedway Location: Monroe, Wash. Length: .625-mile paved oval Laps: 150 (PLM), 30 (LEG) It’s an interdivisional clash of West Coast proportions as the Spears CARS Tour West Pro Late Models from the Northwest and Southwest pr

by Rence Brown Keelan Harvick won the Military Appreciation Night Mission Bank 125 for his second CARS Tour West Southwest Pro Late Model race of the season at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on Saturday night. “The Rackley WAR guys brought me a really fast car and I just tried to do my best with it,” Harvick said. “Taylor Mayhew and everybody out there is tough competition so it’s really cool to get the job done.” The 13-year-old led 79 of the race’s 125 laps to pick up a comma

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, May 16, 2026) Mission Bank Military Appreciation Night at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway Schedule Track: Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway Location: Bakersfield, Calif. Length: .500-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (PLM), 75 (LLM), 30 (Legend) The Spears CARS Tour Southwest division unloads at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway for Saturday’s Mission Bank Military Appreciation Night, featuring Pro Late Model, Limited Late Model a

by Rence Brown Kyle Keller won his first career CARS Tour West Pro Late Model race Saturday at Stockton 99 Speedway, regaining the lead late after fading from the pole in a caution-filled 125-lap feature. “Giannini and Mayhew were really fast, but they got into each other there,” Keller said. “I knew I just had to capitalize on that last restart with Beeler. Every adjustment we made got better and better.” With points leader Keelan Harvick not in the field this weekend, Kelle

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET Saturday, April 18, 2026) Impact Transportation 225 at Stockton 99 Speedway Schedule Track: Stockton 99 Speedway Location: Stockton Calif. Length: .250-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (PLM), 100 (LLM), 30 (Legend) The Spears CARS Tour Southwest hits the high banks of Stockton 99 Speedway for Saturday’s Impact Transportation 225, featuring its Pro Late Model, Limited Late Model and Legend Car divisions after a three-week hiatus. T

LVMS Race report by: Steven Blakesly LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (March 29, 2026) – 13-year-old Keelan Harvick took on a field of the best Pro Late Models in the SPEARS CARS Tour West on Saturday night at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, prevailing in the 125-lap Terrible’s Showdown for his first Pro Late Model win of the 2026 season. Harvick’s win paid $7,500. Californian Jeffrey Peterson earned his sixth consecutive Limited Late Model win in Las Vegas as well when he took ho

by Rence Brown Keelan Harvick won Saturday night at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading the majority of the race to earn his first CARS Tour West Pro Late Model victory of the season in the 125 lap Terrible Herbst Showdown. “The car was really good,” Harvick said. “The Rackley guys brought me a really fast car, so I just really appreciate all their hard work.” Harvick started from the pole and led the field of 24 cars to the green flag, briefly fending off a cha

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 25, 2026) – The CARS Tour West announced today the launch of the all-new Hoosier Tire West Triple Crown series, a three-race challenge that will award $20,000 in additional prize money to Pro Late Model competitors during the 2026 season. The special three-race series will use the same points structure as the CARS Tour West championship points, with cars required to compete in all three races to be eligible for the bonus payout. The top-10 owners i

BROADCAST INFO: FloRacing (5:45 p.m. PT / 8:45 p.m. ET Saturday, March 28, 2026) Terrible Herbst Showdown at The Bullring Schedule Track: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Length: .375-mile paved oval Laps: 125 (PLM), 100 (LLM), 30 (Legend) The Spears CARS Tour Southwest Pro Late Models are finally back on track in this Saturday’s Terrible Herbst Showdown at The Bullring, marking just the second race of the 2026 season for the division a