Chilly Willy 2026: TV channel, schedule, entry list, more for Tucson Speedway’s crown jewel event
Adam Fenwick
(Photo: Rebecca Noble/NASCAR)
Tucson Speedway's annual New Year tradition has officially arrived with the running of the 2026 Chilly Willy.
The event at the 3/8-mile asphalt oval in Tucson, Arizona annually draws more than 100 entries for multiple divisions of racing. The inaugural Chilly Willy was held in 2014, with Dustin Ash taking home top honors in the event that has become one of the West Coast's most popular early season races.
This season, a $20,000 payday awaits the winner of Sunday's Super Late Model finale. The prize will surely draw the attention of some of the West Coast's top Super Late Model aces.
While Super Late Models will headline the 2026 edition of the Chilly Willy, they're not the only class on the schedule this weekend. The CARS Tour West Pro Late Models will launch their season Saturday with a 125-lap main event. Legend cars will also be in action during all three days of racing beginning Friday.
Below is everything you need to know for Tucson Speedway’s season-opening Chilly Willy.
[caption id="attachment_497219" align="aligncenter" width="1300"] The prestigious Chilly Willy at Tucson Speedway is now entering its 13th year. (Photo: Rebecca Noble/NASCAR)[/caption]
What TV channel is the Chilly Willy on in 2026?
All racing action from the 2026 Chilly Willy at Tucson Speedway can be viewed live on FloRacing, the official streaming home of all NASCAR Regional properties.
The Chilly Willy will not be shown on a traditional television network.
Below is the complete broadcast schedule for Chilly Willy coverage on FloRacing.
A busy racing docket for the Chilly Willy begins Friday evening with on-track action for all three divisions, including features for the Super Late Models and Legends as well as qualifying and the Last Chance Qualifier race for the CARS Tour West Pro Late Models.
The Chilly Willy starting grid will begin to take shape Saturday with qualifying followed by a pair of 50-lap qualifying races. The two fastest drivers from Chilly Willy qualifying will lock into Sunday's 150-lap Chilly Willy main event, with all other drivers required to race their way into the Chilly Willy via the qualifying races. The top-10 finishers of both qualifying races will lock into the Chilly Willy.
Saturday will also include the 125-lap CARS Tour West Pro Late Model main event, which will feature 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick and his son Keelan, as well as NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series driver William Sawalich.
The last chance to qualify for the Chilly Willy 150 field will take place Sunday when all remaining drivers compete in a Last Chance Qualifier, with the top six finishers punching their tickets to the main event. The Chilly Willy 150 field will consist of 32 or fewer starters, including four promoters choice positions.
Legend cars will also be in action with multiple 50-lap features Sunday.
Below is the complete weekend schedule for the 2026 Chilly Willy at Tucson Speedway.
(All times MT)
Friday, Jan. 16
Time
Event
8 a.m.
Registration/Pit Gates Open
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tech Open
8:30 a.m. - Close
Tire Barn Open
10 a.m.
Mandatory Driver & Spotter Meeting
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Practice
4 p.m.
Front Gates Open
4 p.m.
Qualifying (Super Late Models / Pro Late Models / Legends)
5:55 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies
6 p.m.
50 Lap Super Late Model Feature(s)/25 Lap Legends Feature(s)/Pro Late Model LCQ
Saturday, Jan. 17
Time
Event
8 a.m.
Registration/Pit Gates Open
8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tech Open
8:30 a.m. - Close
Tire Barn Open
9 a.m.
Mandatory Driver & Spotter Meeting
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Practice
1 p.m.
Front Gates Open
1 p.m.
Super Late Model Qualifying
Followed by...
Legend Car Qualifying
1:55 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies
2 p.m.
Legends Heat Races & Features
Followed by...
Super Late Model Qualifying Duals (50 Laps)
4 p.m.
CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Feature (125 Laps)
Sunday, Jan. 18
Time
Event
8:30 a.m.
Registration/Pit Gates Open
9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tech Open
9:30 a.m. - Close
Tire Barn Open
10:30 a.m.
Mandatory Driver & Spotter Meeting
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Practice
12 p.m.
Front Gates Open
12:55 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies
1 p.m.
Super Late Model Last Chance Qualifier
Followed by...
Legends Main Events (50 Laps)
Followed by...
Intermission
Followed by...
Chilly Willy 150
[caption id="attachment_497236" align="aligncenter" width="1300"] Jace Hansen is the defending winner of the Chilly Willy 150. (Photo: Rebecca Noble/NASCAR)[/caption]
Entry list
The current entry list for the 2026 Chilly Willy stands at 36 Super Late Models.
Headlining the group of Super Late Models making the trip to Tucson Speedway is defending Chilly Willy winner Jace Hansen, who will be traveling from his home in Colorado to compete at Tucson. Hansen will attempt to become the first back-to-back Chilly Willy since Preston Peltier from 2022-23.
Kole Raz, who won the Chilly Willy in 2024, is back in search of his second victory in the event. Michael Scott, a Chilly Willy winner in 2019, is also entered. Dylan Jones, the defending Super Late Model track champion at Tucson, is entered, as is Colorado National Speedway track champion Brett Yackey and his brother Bruce Yackey.
Other notable entrants include Gabe Brown, who is making the trip from his home in New Hampshire, West Series race winners Johnny Borneman III and Kody Vanderwal and Washington's Kasey Kleyn, among others.