Evergreen Speedway is set to host its most prestigious event of the year, the Summer Showdown, this weekend.
Regularly attracting many of the best short-track competitors from the West Coast, what separates the Summer Showdown from other similar crown-jewel events is the potential bonuses for those who compete in both the Super Late Model and Pro Late Model features.
Any driver who can win both the Summer Showdown 150 for Super Late Models and Summer Shootout 100 for Pro Late Models will earn a bonus of $37,000. To do so, the driver who wins the Summer Shootout 100 must start at the rear of the field for the Summer Showdown 150.
Sweeping the Super Late Model and Pro Late Model events is not the only way drivers can earn bonus money at Evergreen this weekend. If any driver finishes in either first, second or third in the two events, they can earn an additional $5,000, but must also start at the rear for the Summer Showdown.
With more than $79,000 up for grabs this weekend, a healthy field of competitors are set to descend onto Evergreen looking to claim victories in both features. Below is everything you need to know about the Summer Showdown.
What TV channel is the Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway on?
All the on-track action for the Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway can be seen live on FloRacing, the official streaming partner for all NASCAR Roots properties.
The event will not be shown on a traditional television network.
Below is the complete schedule for FloRacing’s coverage.
| Date | Start time | How to watch |
| Saturday, July 22, 2023 | 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET | FloRacing |
Complete schedule for the Summer Showdown
The 2023 edition of the Summer Showdown is scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, July 21-22.
Six different divisions are on the docket for the Summer Showdown, including Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Legend cars and the Northwest Pro 4 Truck Series. Headlining the on-track festivities is the 100-lap Pro Late Model feature and the 150-lap Super Late Model feature, both of which take place on Saturday this year.
Below is the complete schedule for the Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway.
- Friday, July 21 (All times PT)
| Time | Event |
| 8 a.m. | Registration open |
| 9 a.m. | Back gate, tech inspection opens |
| 10:30 a.m. | Late Model driver & spotter meeting (tech trailer) |
| 11 a.m. | Street Stock, Mini Stock & Legend pit meeting (standard tech area) |
| 11:40 a.m. | Mini Stock practice |
| 11:50 a.m. | Street Stock practice |
| Noon | SLM practice |
| 12:30 p.m. | Legend practice |
| 12:55 p.m. | PLM practice |
| 1:25 p.m. | Mini Stock practice |
| 1:35 p.m. | SLM practice |
| 2:05 p.m. | Legend practice |
| 2:30 p.m. | PLM qualifying tech opens |
| 3:15 p.m. | SLM qualifying tech opens |
| 3:30 p.m. | Qualifying (PLM, Legend, Mini Stock, Street Stock, SLM) |
| 5 p.m. | Fan Fest |
| 6 p.m. | Opening ceremonies |
| Immediately after opening ceremonies... | Heat races (Legend, Mini Stock, Street Stock, Legend B-Main) |
| Immediately after heat races... | PLM qualifying heats (20 laps) |
| Immediately after PLM heats... | Mini Stock main event, Street Stock main event, Legend A-Main (40 laps) |
| Immediately after main events... | SLM qualifying heats (20 laps) |
- Saturday, July 22 (All times PT)
| Time | Event |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration open |
| 10 a.m. | Brief Late Model driver meeting |
| 10:15 a.m. | NW Pro 4 Truck & Legend driver meeting |
| 11 a.m. | PLM practice |
| 11:40 a.m. | NW Pro 4 Truck practice |
| 11:55 a.m. | Legend practice |
| 12:25 p.m. | SLM practice |
| 12:55 p.m. | NW Pro 4 Truck practice |
| 1:10 p.m. | Legend practice |
| 1:45 p.m. | NW Pro 4 Trucks & Legends qualifying |
| 2 p.m. | PLM tech opens |
| 3:15 p.m. | Heat races (Legend, NW Pro 4 Truck, Legend B-Main) |
| 4 p.m. | SLM & PLM driver autograph session |
| 4:50 p.m. | Opening ceremonies |
| 5:10 p.m. | PLM Summer Shootout (100 laps) |
| Immediately after Summer Shootout... | NW Pro 4 Truck main event (30 laps or 30 minutes) |
| Immediately after NW Pro 4 Truck main event... | Legend A-Main (30 laps or 30 minutes) |
| 8:15 p.m. | SLM Summer Showdown (150 laps) |
Summer Showdown entry list
Nearly a dozen drivers are set to compete in both the Summer Shootout and Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway.
Leading the stacked entry lists in both Pro Late Models and Super Late Models is Preston Peltier. The veteran competitor earned his fourth Summer Showdown victory ahead of Derek Thorn last year after leading 173 of the 200 laps.
Other notable names chasing the $37,000 bonus include former ARCA Menards Series West competitor Jonathan Gomez along with Naima Lang, who currently leads the weekly Pro Late Model standings at Evergreen by 43 points ahead of Dawson Cox.
West Coast legend Garrett Evans is looking to add a Summer Showdown win to his storied resume. A winner of 49 NASCAR Northwest Series events, Evans’ best finish in eight Summer Showdown appearances is second, which he has obtained three times.
Below are the complete entry lists for the Summer Showdown and Summer Shootout.
| No. | Driver | Division |
| 00, 18 | Naima Lang | SLM, PLM |
| 1 | Kasey Kleyn | SLM, PLM |
| 3 | Wyatt Gardner | SLM |
| 7D | Dawson Cox | PLM |
| 7 | Zach Riehl | SLM |
| 9K | Kaden Holm | PLM |
| 10 | Brian Cottrell | SLM, PLM |
| 10 | Owen Riddle | SLM |
| 12C | Chad Fitzpatrick | PLM |
| 12 | Trenton Moriarity | SLM, PLM |
| 14 | Chris Davidson | SLM |
| 14 | Colton Price | SLM, PLM |
| 15 | Tayler Riddle | SLM |
| 16 | Daniel Moore | PLM |
| 17 | Max Schroeder | SLM |
| 19 | Thomas Stanford | PLM |
| 22 | Jonathon Gomez | SLM, PLM |
| 22 | John Lathrop | SLM, PLM |
| 32 | Chase Gardner | PLM |
| 33G | Nick Gunderson | PLM |
| 45 | Nick Beecher | PLM |
| 48T | Tanner Holm | SLM |
| 48 | Preston Peltier | SLM, PLM |
| 54 | Donny St. Ours | SLM, PLM |
| 55 | Haeden Plybon | SLM, PLM |
| 62 | Robin Faucett | SLM |
| 63 | Kole Raz | SLM |
| 64 | Garrett Evans | SLM |
| 78 | Haley Constance | PLM |
| 82 | Angel Cervantes | SLM, PLM |
| 83 | Dalton Christiani | PLM |
| 88 | Jason Gilbert | SLM |
| 89 | Doni Wanat | SLM, PLM |
| 92 | Logan Jewel | SLM |
| 98 | Greg Bennett | PLM |
Summer Showdown history, winners
In the brief history of the Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway, seven different drivers have managed to take home a checkered flag in the event.
The first one to do so was Pete Harding in 2012. Nearly 40 cars took the green flag that night, but when a curfew shortened the race, only three were remaining on the lead lap.
Since Harding’s victory, names like former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Cameron Hayley and Super Late Model standout Bubba Pollard have found their way to Victory Lane in the Summer Showdown. The most dominant driver has been Preston Peltier, who won the Summer Showdown three straight times from 2017-2019.
Below is the complete list of winners for the Summer Showdown.
| Year | Winner |
| 2012 | Pete Harding |
| 2013 | Jay Sauls |
| 2014 | Cameron Hayley |
| 2015 | Bubba Pollard |
| 2016 | Taylor Riddle |
| 2017 | Preston Peltier |
| 2018 | Preston Peltier |
| 2019 | Preston Peltier |
| 2020 | Not held |
| 2021 | Owen Riddle |
| 2022 | Preston Peltier |