Evergreen Speedway will host its most prestigious event of the year, the Tire Pros NASCAR Summer Showdown, this Friday and Saturday.
Regularly attracting many of the best short-track competitors from the West Coast, the Summer Showdown features main events for Pro Late Model and Super Late Model competitors. The 100-lap Pro Late Model feature on Friday pays $15,000-to-win, while Saturday’s headlining 200-lap Super Late Model event has a $30,000 race-winning paycheck for the winner.
In all, the Summer Showdown boasts a purse of nearly $200,000 for competitors in six divisions to pursue. Teams from as far away as North Carolina and Texas are making the trip to Washington’s Evergreen Speedway in search of a big payday.
Below is everything you need to know about the Summer Showdown.
What TV channel is the Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway on?
The 2024 Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway will not be available live on a streaming platform or on a traditional television network.
The only way to watch the Summer Showdown will be to do so in person. Tickets are available to the Summer Showdown here.
Complete schedule for the Summer Showdown
The 2024 edition of the Summer Showdown is scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, July 19-20.
Encompassing the support races are on the docket for the Summer Showdown are the Mini Stock, Street Stock, Legend car and Vintage Modified divisions. Headlining the on-track festivities is the 100-lap Pro Late Model feature on Friday and the 200-lap Super Late Model feature on Saturday.
Below is the complete schedule for the Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway.
- Friday, July 19 (All times PT)
| Time | Event |
| 8 a.m. | Registration opens |
| 9 a.m. | Back gate opens / Tech inspection opens |
| 10:30 a.m. | Late Model driver and spotter meeting (Tech Trailer) |
| 10:50 a.m. | Street Stock and Legend pit meeting (Figure 8 Tech Trailer) |
| 11:10 a.m. | Pro Late Model practice |
| 11:40 a.m. | Street Stock practice |
| 12 p.m. | Super Late Model practice |
| 12:30 p.m. | Legend practice |
| 12:50 p.m. | Track crossing |
| 1 p.m. | Pro Late Model practice |
| 1:30 p.m. | Street Stock practice |
| 1:50 p.m. | Super Late Model practice |
| 2:20 p.m. | Legend practice |
| 2:40 p.m. | Track cold / Track crossing allowed |
| 2:50 p.m. | Pro Late Model qualifying |
| Followed by… | Legend qualifying |
| Followed by… | Street Stock qualifying |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model qualifying |
| 4:30 p.m. | Heat races (Legend/Street Stock; Legend B-Main if necessary) |
| 6 p.m. | Opening Ceremonies |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model qualifying heats (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Street Stock feature (30 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Legend feature (30 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Pro Late Model Summer Shootout 100 (100 Laps) |
- Saturday, July 20 (All times PT)
| Time | Event |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration opens |
| 9 a.m. | Back gate opens |
| 10 a.m. | Brief Late Model drivers meeting |
| 10:15 a.m. | Mini Stock, Vintage Modified and Legend drivers meeting |
| 10:30 a.m. | Super Late Model practice |
| 11 a.m. | Track crossing |
| 11:10 a.m. | Vintage Modified practice |
| 11:30 a.m. | Mini Stock practice |
| 11:50 a.m. | Legend practice |
| 12:10 p.m. | Track crossing |
| 12:20 p.m. | Super Late Model practice |
| 12:50 p.m. | Vintage Modified practice |
| 1 p.m. | Mini Stock practice |
| 1:20 p.m. | Track cold |
| 2 p.m. | Summer Showdown tech opens |
| 2 p.m. | Mini Stock, Legend and Vintage Modified qualifying |
| 3:30 p.m. | Heat races (Mini Stock/Legends/Vintage Modifieds; Legends B-Main if necessary) |
| 5 p.m. | Mini Stock feature (30 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Legend feature (30 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Vintage Modified feature (30 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Opening ceremonies |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model Summer Showdown 200 (200 Laps) |
Summer Showdown entry list
A strong contingent of Northwestern Late Model stars are set to invade Evergreen Speedway in pursuit of more than $200,000 in prize money spread across the Super Late Model and Pro Late Model divisions during the Summer Showdown.
Headlining the list of participants in the Super Late Model class is defending race winner Kole Raz, who also claimed his first ARCA Menards Series West victory earlier this year in thrilling fashion at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California.
Derek Thorn, a two-time West Series champion and winner of the 2022 Snowball Derby, will look to dethrone Raz Saturday night. Thorn has never won the Summer Showdown.
Owen Riddle, the 2021 Summer Showdown winner, will look to become just the second multi-time winner in the history of the event. Other notable entrants include Jan Evans, the son of Northwest racing legend Garrett Evans, Naima Lang, Evergreen Speedway Pro Late Model points leader Wyatt Gardner, Kody Vanderwal, Chris Davidson and Haeden Plybon, among others.
Super Late Model entry list
| Car No. | Driver |
| 00 | Naima Lang |
| 1 | Kasey Kleyn |
| 3 | Wyatt Gardner |
| 5 | Garrett Archer |
| 7D | Dawson Cox |
| 10 | Owen Riddle |
| 11 | J.J. Hamilton |
| 14 | Colton Price |
| 14D | Chris Davidson |
| 17 | Max Schroeder |
| 22 | Jonathon Gomez |
| 22J | John Lathrop Jr. |
| 27 | Kole Raz |
| 28 | Chris Preston |
| 42 | Evan Goetz |
| 43 | Derek Thorn |
| 43 | Kody Vanderwal |
| 51 | Michael Atwell |
| 52 | Ryan Philpott |
| 55 | Haeden Plybon |
| 64 | Jan Evans |
| 65 | Tyler Tanner |
| 69 | Zander Peters |
| 82 | Angel Cervantes |
| 89 | Doni Wanat |
| 97 | Jason Jefferson |
Pro Late Model entry list
| Car No. | Driver |
| 01 | J.J. Hamilton |
| 1 | Kasey Kleyn |
| 3 | Wyatt Gardner |
| 5P | Ryan Phipps |
| 12 | Trenton Moriarity |
| 14 | Colton Price |
| 18 | Naima Lang |
| 19 | Thomas Stanford |
| 22G | Jonathon Gomez |
| 28 | Chris Preston |
| 32 | Chase Gardner |
| 43 | Kody Vanderwal |
| 45 | Nick Beecher |
| 52 | Ryan Philpott |
| 55 | Haeden Plybon |
| 64 | Jan Evans |
| 65 | Tyler Tanner |
| 69 | Zander Peters |
| 78 | Haley Constance |
| 82 | Angel Cervantes |
| 89 | Doni Wanat |
| 90 | Trevor Christiani |
Summer Showdown history, winners
In the brief history of the Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway, eight different drivers have managed to take home a checkered flag.
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.
Kole Raz was declared the winner of the Summer Showdown in 2023 after Peltier, who crossed the finish line first, was disqualified in post-race technical inspection.
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 |
| 2023 | Kole Raz |