News

Mother Nature wins May 14th event - canceled

5/14/2016

Sorry folks but mother nature has won today's event May 14th. We hope you all stay warm and dry today and we will see you back in action next week for armed forces night May 21st.

Armed Forces Night This Saturday May 21st - $5.00...

5/16/2016

Photo by Arlene Sundby Banks, Oregon- Mother Nature won the race on May 14th, but another exciting night of racing is expected at Sunset Speedway this Saturday, May 21st. It will be Armed Forces Night, which means our normal Military discount of $10.00 has been reduced to just $5.00 for this weekend’s event. Classes in action include the PHRA Dwarfs, NW Dwarfs, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Pure Stocks and 4-Bees. This weekend is the 1st of a 4 race series for the River City Sunset 4 Bee...more

Armed Forces Night a Success!!

5/25/2016

Josh Warbis - Moxie Media & Promotions Banks, Oregon Photo By Nikki Gamell This weekend at Sunset Speedway was “Armed Forces Night”. Special guest “Clatsop County Son of Beaches 4 Wheelers” honored the fans for our opening ceremonies. With Mother Nature threatening to open up on the track and take another weekend away from us, she decided to stay away and give what racers and race fans call an incredibly fast and hooked up track. Saturday night racing provided four incredibly fast classes for...more

SPRING CHALLENGE SCHEDULE & MAP FOR THIS WEEKEND

5/26/2016

Josh Warbis & Nikki Gamell Photo by Sunset Speedway Sunset Speedway is excited for the upcoming weekend. May 28th and 29th is The Spring Challenge Weekend: We will be featuring two action packed nights of racing. The NW Extreme Late Models/Super Late Models, Budweiser IMCA Modified, Micro 1200- Micro 600 open/ Micro 600 restricted and the Bridgeport logistics Street Stocks In the Budweiser IMCA Modified flag to flag winner Craig Cassell will return to defend not only his win but his points...more

Spring Challenge Night 1 a HUGE Success

6/2/2016

Josh Warbis - Moxie Media & Promotions Photo By Wildlight Motorsports Photography This weekend at Sunset Speedway was by far the place to be for dirt racing action on this Memorial weekend. With two full days of racing, the excitement truly started Friday afternoon when cars and crew started filling up the pits, with motorhomes and trailers everywhere! Even all the Sunset Speedway crew was on hand getting ready! Both Saturday and Sunday nights racing provided 7 incredibly fast classes for the...more

Spring Challenge Night 2 - What a Weekend of Excit...

6/2/2016

Josh Warbis - Moxie Media & Promotions Photo By Wildlight Motorsports Photography Day number two of the” SPRING CHALLENGE WEEKEND” at Sunset Speedway had race fans pumped for what they had saw the night before. The stands had already started to fill up well before qualifying so to make sure they had a seat. If you were late on Saturday you for sure were going to stand on Sunday! DAY #2 RECAP: May 29-2016 Micro Sprints would see again well over 50 cars make the trip to Sunset Speedway. 1200...more

2016 Wild West Modified Shootout Set To Get Underw...

6/6/2016

2016 Wild West Modified Shootout Set To Get Underway On Saturday June 11th By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Speed Shift TV) For the sixth straight year fans of IMCA Modified racing in the Pacific Northwest will witness the Wild West Modified Shootout. The 2016 edition will feature seven races in eight days at six different facilities across three states. Teams are expected to make long treks from as far away as Southern California,in fact just minutes away from Mexico, and even drivers in...more

Cassell, Henry, Tardio & Case Make it to the Finis...

6/7/2016

Josh Warbis - Moxie Media & Promotions Photos By Nikki Gamell This weekend at Sunset Speedway was a “HOT” one for sure. Featuring the “Bud Light Iron Man 100” $300 to win for the Pure Stocks. We also had the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods and Bridgeport Logistics Street Stocks. Fast Qualifiers in all classes were; Bridgeport Logistics Street stock-#5 of Mark Farrar 16.640, Budweiser IMCA Modifieds “hot laps” #25 Craig Cassell, IMCA Sport Mods #68 John Henry, Pure Stock #7 Trevor...more

Ken Schrader To Visit Sunset Speedway Park For Jun...

6/7/2016

Ken Schrader To Visit Sunset Speedway Park For June 17th Wild West Modified Shootout Date By Ben Deatherage Banks, Oregon- Race fans looking forward to the 2016 Wild West Modified Shootout are sure to be even more excited when the tour visits Sunset Speedway Park on Friday June 17th. NASCAR veteran and dirt track extraordinaire Ken Schrader returns to the Banks, Oregon bullring for one night and one only. The last time he visited the ¼-mile clay oval, in 2012, he dominated the competition...more

Modified Rookie Kevin Roberts Ready For Big Test W...

6/10/2016

Modified Rookie Kevin Roberts Ready For Big Test With The Wild West Modified Shootout By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Doc’s Photos) Gresham, Oregon- One of the new faces joining the 2016 Wild West Modified Shootout is Kevin Roberts. Roberts hails from the Portland, Oregon suburb of Gresham and is participating in his first year in an IMCA Modified after several seasons in Street Stocks and Late Models. So far it’s been an enjoyable rookie season for the driver of the Big Sky...more

Prev 1...343536 37 38...80 Next