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March 25th Practice - Canceled due to RAIN and sog...

3/21/2017

Sorry folks, we had scheduled an additional practice this year since last year was so nice in the month of March, unfortunately Mother Nature has decided to not cooperate with us at all this month. The grounds are extremely saturated and with the forecast of the next 7 days showing RAIN, RAIN and more RAIN we will be canceling this weekend March 25th. We are in HIGH hopes that we will see you all April 1st for practice. Remember all cars are welcome to test n tune. Also, please stay tuned as...more

2017 Season Passes are NOW ON SALE - GET YOURS TOD...

3/28/2017

Banks, Oregon Don’t want to wait in line at the front gate? Simply walk up to the front gate ticket attendant, show your pass and you are in the door. It’s as simple as that. What is waiting for you when you enter the gates? Your RESERVED seat! Your seat will be labeled, no matter what time you roll into the races, your seat will be waiting for you! Sunset Speedway has a total of 28 events set for the 2017 Schedule (Pass EXCLUDES the BANKS TRACTOR PULL WEEKEND). We are excited to offer a 2017...more

MOTHER NATURE WINS AGAIN - Practice for April 1st...

3/30/2017

We regret to inform all our awesome drivers that we have decided to cancel this weekend's practice April 1st. Mother Nature has not cooperated with us all week and the grounds are just to saturated for any type of equipment or vehicles. Fingers crossed that we will see you all next Saturday April 8th!!! Stay tuned for information regarding work parties for next week. This weekend may just be too soggy. Hope you all have an outstanding weekend!!!!

Mother Nature Wins Again- April 8th Practice Cance...

4/7/2017

Sorry folks, mother nature just isn't letting up this year. Practice for tomorrow has been canceled.

SSP Kicks Off 2017 With April 15th Season Opener

4/12/2017

SSP Kicks Off 2017 With April 15th Season Opener By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Slideways Photos) Banks, Oregon- After a long and chilly winter offseason it is finally time to get back to racing in the Pacific Northwest. For Sunset Speedway Park they will host their first race of the 2017 season on Saturday, April 15th for the Dust’Em Off Season Opener. Five classes will roar around the “Banks Bullring” including IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, and the...more

Season Opener Cancelled - Practice to take place 4...

4/14/2017

Banks, Oregon Mother Nature has not been kind to any speedways this spring. Due to the saturated grounds we have decided to cancel the Season Opener and will attempt practice 4pm -dusk. Please check the website tomorrow to see if we have cancelled due to anymore rain. With that being said we have some changes..... most of the pits are too soggy to hold heavy trucks and trailers. We will be utilizing the top half of spectator parking. Do not attempt to drive past the roped off section. ..YOU...more

SSP Opens 2017 Up With Saturday April 22nd Race

4/19/2017

SSP Opens 2017 Up With Saturday April 22nd Race By Ben Deatherage Banks, Oregon- With rain dampening the plans to get the first race of the season completed last weekend Sunset Speedway Park was at least able to register a practice in the books to give drivers an opportunity to shake their cars down. Saturday, April 22nd will have the honor of being the first round of action of the new 2017 season at SSP. The “Banks Bullring” will feature the Bridgeport Logistics Street Stocks, Northwest...more

April 22nd Races Cancelled due to Mother Nature ye...

4/21/2017

Banks, Oregon We regret to inform everyone that Mother Nature has yet again won this weekend! We have to cancel due to the swamp like grounds being so water logged that we had to pull trucks and trailers out last weekend at practice. We have been unable to get many days of sun to dry it up. Both the driver's pits and spectator parking has standing water. With that and the predicted rain forecasted for tomorrow, we just wanted to give everyone advanced notice. We sincerely apologize for...more

Third Race in a row CANCELLED due to Mother Nature...

4/29/2017

We regretfully have to cancel tomorrow's races due to the saturation and swamp like pits and fan parking. We can't catch a break with Mother Nature right now. We walked the grounds and even tried to mow and pulled the mower out with the tractor. The grounds are just too wet. We are so very sorry. Next week is looking great!!!!! Stay tuned for the rescheduling of the Bobby Morley Memorial Race. Willamette will be running, so those classes who can join head on down to Willamette. So sorry...more

Sunset Speedway Park Excited For May 6th Bud Light...

5/2/2017

Sunset Speedway Park Excited For May 6th Bud Light Lima-A-Rita Ladies Night; $5.00 Admission For Ladies Eighteen Or Older By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Photo Hill) Banks, Oregon-After having the weather practically dampen everything in the month of April Sunset Speedway Park looks forward to Saturday, May 6th for the long awaited first race of the season. The first round of action will be Lime-A-Rita Ladies Night where all ladies eighteen years or older get into the races for just...more

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