Summer Showdown: The who, what, where and when

Published 9:37 am Monday, June 24, 2019

The eighth annual Summer Showdown, Evergreen Speedway’s premier event, takes place this weekend at the Monroe racetrack. The main event is a 200-lap Super Late Models race Sunday afternoon on the 5/8-mile track, with the winner taking home $25,000. Here’s your one-stop shop for all the race details (updated Friday):

SCHEDULE

Friday

3 p.m. — Practice (open to public)

Saturday

4 p.m. — Super Late Model qualifying

4:30 p.m. — Gates open to public

5:15 p.m. — Driver meet and greet in the grandstands

6 p.m. — Opening ceremonies

Street Stock, Legend and NW Mini Stock heat races (eight laps)

Street Stock main event (50 laps)

Legends main event (50 laps)

NW Mini Stock main event (50 laps)

Super Late Model qualifying heats (25 laps)

Sunday

11 a.m. — Gates open to public

1 p.m. — Mini Stock and Legend heat races (eight laps)

Super Late Model last chance qualifier, if needed (30 laps)

Mini Stock main event (50 laps)

Legend main event (50 laps)

3:30 p.m. — Opening ceremonies

4 p.m. — Summer Showdown (200 laps)

PAST WINNERS

2012 — Pete Harding, Surrey, B.C.

2013 — Jay Sauls, Puyallup

2014 — Cameron Hayley, Calgary, Alberta

2015 — Bubba Pollard, Senoia, Georgia

2016 — Tayler Riddle, Naches

2017 — Preston Peltier, Brighton, Colorado

2018 — Preston Peltier, Brighton, Colorado

ENTRANTS (as of June 28)