NELMS On Hand For SSP Fan Appreciation Night Presented By Rockstar
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Kenny's Photography)
Banks, Oregon- The Northwest Late Model Series will return to familiar territory this Saturday June 27th. Sunset Speedway Park will be the site of the seventh race of 2015 with the tour. It will be the “Banks Bullring's” Fan Appreciation Night and should have some exciting action. The series has visited SSP thee times this year with Dave Walters, Joey Tanner, and Jason Johnson collecting wins.
The year has been off to a great start after total races being recorded in the books. Joey Tanner and Dave Walters are tied for most trips to victory lane with two apiece. Drivers that have managed to win once include Jason Johnson and Preston Luckman.
Sunset is the most visited track for the NELMS Series with a total of twenty-nine visits since 2010. Of those twenty-nine visits the tour has been on hand Greg Walters has won by far the most, visiting victory lane nineteen times. Collen Winebarger has three wins while drivers with just one include Terry Ferrando, Jerry Schram, Russ Sell, Billy Workman Jr., Dave Walters, Jason Johnson, and Joey Tanner.
Pit Gates will open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates open at 4:00, and racing starts at 6:30 each night. Tickets for both events are Adults $13.00, Seniors/Military/Juniors (13-18) $10.00, Youths (Ages 12-6) $5.00, and Children under the age of 5 are FREE and a family pass will be offered for two Adults and up to four Youths for just $35.00.
Be sure to stay up to date on the latest news regarding the Northwest Extreme Late Model Series by visiting latemodel.nwextremeseries.com. Also don’t forget to “like” the series on Facebook.
Additional Information:
2015 Tentative Northwest Extreme Late Model Series Schedule
April 25th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR Joey Tanner
May 9th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Joey Tanner
May 23rd Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR Dave Walters
May 24th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR Jason Johnson
May 30th Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR Dave Walters
June 20th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR Preston Luckman
June 27th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
July 4th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
July 10th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
July 11th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
July 25th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
August 8th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
August 22nd Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
September 25th Central Washington State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
September 26th Central Washington State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
Former Northwest Extreme Late Model Series Champions
2010- Greg Walters
2011- Greg Walters
2012- Jason Wines
2013- Greg Walters
2014- Brad Martin
Northwest Extreme Late Model Series Win List (2010-current)
Greg Walters- 31
Jason Wines- 8
Collen Winebarger- 7
Joey Tanner- 5
Jerry Schram- 4
Terry Ferrando- 3
Brady Sell
Russ Sell
Trevor Glaser- 2
Dave Walters
Billy Workman Jr.
Jason Johnson- 1
Phillip Johnson
Preston Luckman
Shaun Mayea
Rob Mayea
Casey Vitale
Jesse Williamson
Previous Northwest Extreme Late Model Series Winners At Sunset Speedway Park:
2015- Joey Tanner on April 25th, Dave Walters on May 23rd, Jason Johnson on May 24th
2014- Greg Walters on May 24th, Greg Walters on June 21st, Greg Walters on July 4th, Greg Walters on July 5th, Greg Walters on July 19th, Greg Walters on August 2nd; Greg Walters on August 23rd
2013- Greg Walters on April 27th, Greg Walters on May 4th, Collen Winebarger on June 1st, Collen Winebarger on June 15th, Greg Walters on July 4th, Collen Winebarger on July 13th, Greg Walters on
July 27th, Greg Walters on August 3rd, Greg Walters on September 7th
2012- Terry Ferrando on June 16th, Jerry Schram on July 4th, Greg Walters on August 4th
2011- Greg Walters on June 4th, Greg Walters on July 23rd, Greg Walters on August 6th
2010- Greg Walters on May 1st, Russ Sell on June 12th, Billy Workman Jr. on July 17th, Greg Walters on August 7th