The 2013 edition of the Evergreen Speedway Coors Light Summer Showdown presented by NAPA Auto Parts is drawing near and the list of Super Late Model Drivers entered grows daily. The $80,000.00 purse is bringing the best from the Western United States and Canada. With $12,000.00 to win, the 200 lap Summer Showdown makes it the biggest Super Late Model race on the West Coast. The list of drivers entered is laden with  former and present champions for the June 27, 28 & 29 extravaganza. Add in the Canadian stars that have entered and it has become an international affair. The star studded field will be over 40 strong competing for one of the 33-car starting positions on the Northwest’s biggest track the BIG 5/8-mile paved oval. The full three days of activity has a total purse of $100,000.00.

There are three former NASCAR Northwest Tour Champions entered. They are  Ron Eaton (Tacoma, WA), Gary Lewis(Snohomish, WA) and Pete Harding(Surrey, B. C., Canada). Harding won the first Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway. Lewis has also won ASA and ARCA championships.

Jonathan Gomez (Twin Falls, ID) winner of the 2010 Spears SRL Southwestern Tour Championship and NASCAR K&N Pro West Series racer started last year’s Summer Showdown on the outside of the front row after a second place qualification run.

Four Evergreen Speedway NASCAR Super Late Model Champions have entered. They are Tom Moriarity (Monroe, WA)(6 Time Champ), Naima Lang (Lynnwood, WA) (4 Time and present Champ), John Zaretzke (Monroe, WA)  (3 Time Champ), John Bender (Snohomish, WA) (1 Time Champ). These Championships account for 14 of the last 17 championships. Gary Lewis also won an Evergreen Championship prior to heading out on the NASCAR Northwest Tour in 1992.

Ryan Wells (Hingham, MT) has won the last two Super late Model championships at Montana Raceway Park in Kalispell, Montana. This will be Wells’ first trip to the Northwest longest track, the 5/8-mile oval at Evergreen. Wells had a podium third place at this year’s Southern Idaho 200.

There is an international flavor that the biggest Super Late Model race in the history of Evergreen Speedway and the Northwest has taken with entries from drivers representing two provinces of Canada. Tom Berrow (Coquitlam, B.C., Canada) and Rob Angus (Langley B.C., Canada) including Pete Harding. Kelly Admiraal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) has also entered. Admiraal is also running on this year’s NASCAR K&N Pro West Series.  Each of these drivers has won championships in their respective portions of their country.

There are others entered that have won championships at their respective tracks such as: South Sound Speedway Champions Kelly Mann (Monroe, WA) and Shane Sawin (Clearview, WA).  Eric Schmidt (Roseville, CA) and Rod Schultz Sr.(Kalama, WA) have also been winners at their respective tracks.

Throw in these top winners of many of the West Coasts biggest races, Jason Fraser (Evergreen Speedway track record holder)(Snohomish, WA), Ken Sleveland (Olympia, WA), Rod Schultz Jr.(Woodland, WA), Jon Hubbert (Chehalis, WA) and Jay Sauls (Puyallup, WA) makes this the strongest field ever assembled for a Super Late Model race in the history of Evergreen Speedway.

These are just some of the 40 plus drivers that are presently entered for the June 27,28 & 29 Coors Light Summer Showdown presented by NAPA Auto Parts.

The 2013 Summer Showdown opens on Thursday June 27 with Fan Fest and a practice for the Summer Showdown Super Late Models. The evening will consist of the practice from 5-8pm. All fans will be admitted free with Live Music, Food, Beer Garden and Autograph Session. For the Teams there will be a free Chili Feed. For the first time the drawing for Friday’s Qualifying Order will take place. Each team entered will have their driver or representative come on stage and draw a can of Coors Light that will have a number on the bottom which will be their respective qualifying position in Friday’s Portion of the three day event.

Friday June 28 will include the qualifying runs for the Summer Showdown Super Late Models which will determine their starting positions in the 25-lap qualifying heats later in the evening. Also the NASCAR Street Stocks and Mini-Stocks will each have a main event on the 5/8-mile. Those will be followed by the all important 25-lap qualifying races for the Summer Showdown.

Saturday June 29 starts off with the Last Chance Qualifier race for the Summer Showdown 200. Those cars that did not get into the Summer Showdown via the 25-lap qualifiers on Friday will have one last chance to make the 33-car starting field for the 200. If you make it into the Summer Showdown it is $1,000.00 for making the start. The traveling Pro 4 Alliance Series brings their 30 car contingent to the Summer Showdown for a main event on the BIG track. Then the $12,000.00 to win 200-lap Summer Showdown.

Evergreen Speedway has obtained RV/Camping spaces at a discount (half price) for the weekend. Teams and fans can call the Speedway Office at 360-805-6117 to reserve a space(s). Tickets for the 2013 Summer Showdown are on sale via the Speedway’s web site www.evergreenspeedway.com or call 360-805-6117. Driver entry is still open on the Speedway’s web site.

$150 will secure you a booth space for all three days of Summer Showdown with 2 working passes per booth per day. If you are interested please contact the office at 360.805.6100. This is for non-food vendors.

Evergreen Speedway is pleased to announce that Roger Fisher, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Member and co-founder of Heart,  will be singing the National Anthem for the Summer Showdown on June 29th Saturday Night.

Born in Seattle, Washington on February 14th, 1950, Roger Fisher was founding guitarist of the rock group Heart, globally known through the sales of more than 30 million albums. Roger has played in almost every major city in North America. He has also toured Europe, Japan, Australia, Uzbekistan and Russia, and performed at massive events in the Czech Republic, Japan, Canada and the United States for as many as 280,000 people at a single rock show. He has appeared on a multitude of television shows including Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, and television broadcasts for more than 60 million people in Europe.
Songs featuring Roger’s songwriting and iconic guitar riffs have been used in numerous TV commercials, TV shows, Guitar Hero (3 songs), and in several movies, including Charlie’s Angels and Shrek 3. Other artists have covered his material, including Eminem. His timeless anthem guitar intro to Barracuda is frequently used as the lead in for America’s number one rated radio talk show, Rush Limbaugh. Tony Robbins refers to Barracuda as part of the turning point in his life. It was also controversially featured by Republican presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, John McCain and Sarah Palin in the 2008 election.

The original line-up of Heart was inducted to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2013.

His latest release is album one – ALL TOLD – of a four-album package entitled ONE VISION, with brother Mike, aka Magic Man.

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