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SSP Has First Fan Appreciation Night Presented By...

5/14/2013

SSP Has First Fan Appreciation Night Presented By Knecht's On Deck By Ben Deatherage Banks, Oregon- Fans of Sunset Speedway Park will be in for a treat this Saturday May 18th. Knecht’s Auto Parts will present the action for Fan Appreciation Night. During the course of the night all the cars will be brought out on the race track to allow fans to get up close with their favorite drivers for photos and autographs. There will be two such events in 2013 with the second occurring later in the...more

NWWT Gears Up For Round #4

5/17/2013

Northwest Wingless Tour Gears Up For Round #4 By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Jim Marshall) Banks, Oregon- The Northwest Wingless Tour on Saturday May 18th will enter their fourth race of the 2013 season. It will be the second straight visit for the series at Sunset Speedway Park since they were on hand last week. The date will mark Fan Appreciation Night presented by Kenecht’s Auto Parts at the ¼-mile clay oval. “The last time we visited Banks the track was prepped really well,”...more

Sunset Speedway Statistical Report

5/17/2013

Sunset Speedway Statistical Report By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Ken O'Neil) Banks, Oregon- This Saturday, May 18th, Sunset Speedway Park will host their fifth race of 2013 which just so happens to be Fan Appreciation Night presented by Knecht’s Auto Parts. It will be the first of two scheduled Fan Appreciation Nights for the Banks bullring with the other one taking place on Saturday June 15th. Classes that will be competing include the Northwest Wingless Tour, Northwest Extreme...more

SSP Gets May 25th Event Completed

5/26/2013

SSP Gets May 25th Event Completed By Ben Deatherage Despite wet weather in the Pacific Northwest the Sunset Speedway Park was able to get all events completed on Saturday May 25th. The Banks bullring wasn’t even threatened with rain or sprinkles and was able to put on a good show on for the fans. Classes in action were the Northwest Wingless Tour, Northwest Extreme Modifieds, Street Stocks, 4-Bees, and the Womens division. Mitch Hoffses took full advantage of his front row starting position...more

Updated NWWT Points

5/31/2013

Top Fifteen Northwest Wingless Tour Points (After 4 Races) (Photo Courtesy of Ken O'Neil) #89 Streling Kane…..234 #10W Bill Winsley…..209 #23 Rob Lindsey……..204 #69 Joe Bosso Jr………185 #5 Mitch Hoffses…….138 #7K Kyle Mehner…….120 #25 Pat Canfield……..111 #50 Brad Rhodes…….106 #11X Jake Gilman……101 #4 Jesse Thistle………91 #71/10 Kyle Miller….80 #6A Kady Adelman…76 #70 Raquel Ivie………70 #52 Tim Alberding….64 #19 Ryan Bothwell….57

Sunset Speedway Park Has Stellar Lineup Of Classes...

6/20/2013

Sunset Speedway Park Has Stellar Lineup Of Classes On Tap For Saturday By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy by Ken O'Neil) Banks, Oregon- Sunset Speedway Park is excited to get back into action this Saturday June 22nd. The Banks bullring will have four classes on the card. Those classes include the Northwest Wingless Tour, Northwest Extreme Modifieds, Street Stocks, and 4-Bees. The Northwest Wingless Tour will be making their sixth stop of their 2013 schedule on Saturday. They have so far...more

Northwest Wingless Tour Invade SSP This Saturday

6/21/2013

Northwest Wingless Tour Invade SSP This Saturday By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Ken O'Neil) Banks, Oregon- With five races already completed in 2013 the Northwest Wingless Tour is excited to get back to racing this Saturday June 22nd. The event will take place at Sunset Speedway Park in Banks just west of Portland. It will be the third time the series has visited the ¼-mile clay oval this season. In the two previous visits in the current campaign both Sterling Kane and Mitch Hoffses...more

2016 TENTATIVE SUNSET SCHEDULE RELEASED

1/4/2016

Photo by Arlene Sundby Happy New Year to all the fans, crews, racers and staff. Sunset Speedway is pleased to released the action packed 2016 TENTATIVE schedule. We have worked hard to get this exciting schedule put together. Please keep in mind, this is the January 2016 TENTATIVE schedule. It is subject to change, so please check back for changes. We don't plan on any major changes. A few dates we are still working on confirming up. You can find the schedule located on the schedule tab...more

August 11th Deering Management Group Open Wheel Fr...

8/9/2018

August 11th Deering Management Group Open Wheel Frenzy At SSP Next For Wingless Sprint Series By Ben Deatherage Banks, Oregon-The Wingless Sprint Series will visit Sunset Speedway Park, in Banks, Oregon, for their one and only trip of 2018 on Saturday, August 11th. The night is being dubbed the Open Wheel Frenzy and is presented by Deering Management Group. The “Banks Bullring” has hosted three completed events producing three different winners. Lindsay Barney, Wayne Van Raden, and Lance...more

Northwest Wingless Tour Prepares For Seventh Seaso...

3/3/2015

Northwest Wingless Tour Prepares For Seventh Season Of Racing By Ben Deatherage Cottage Grove, Oregon- Since 2009 the Northwest Wingless Tour has been entertaining fans from all over the Pacific Northwest at several different racing facilities throughout it's storied history. In this news feature we will go over some of the past champions as well as a look at the all-time win list. In total the NWWT has hosted sixty-four complete events resulting in twenty-eight different feature...more

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