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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge)   ADVERTISEMENT   ADDITIONAL ITEMS • Camping World West News & Notes ( PDF)   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 NASCAR Camping World West preview: Washington 500 Herald news services Washington 500 Commemorates 50th Visit To Monroe Track The annual Washington 500 at Evergreen Speedway is a major motorsports event, but this year’s competition holds special significance as it marks the 50th visit by the NASCAR Camping World Series West to the historic Evergreen State Fairgrounds track in Monroe, Wash. The first of those visits was on April 19, 1964, a race that was won by Dick Bown. Since then, 29 different drivers have etched their name in series history with a win at Evergreen Speedway. Annual NASCAR Camping World Series West races at Monroe between 1985 and 1993 were 500-lap events and attracted some of NASCAR’s biggest stars. They included Bill Elliott, Geoffrey Bodine, Sterling Marlin, Harry Gant, Ken Schrader and the late Davey Allison. Two top West Coast talents, Derrike Cope and Chad Little, won that event. The track also gained notoriety, meanwhile, from another of NASCAR’s biggest names as David Pearson dubbed the track as “The Superspeedway of the West.” ... to continue reading this .pdf press release, click on the icon in the "additional items" section to the right.

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