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  1.   Cooper posted:
  03.08.2011 - 4:01 pm
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Evergreen Speedway is an automobile racetrack located within the
confines of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington. The
stadium can accommodate up to 7500 spectators in the covered grandstand
and an additional 7500 in the uncovered modular grandstands. The layout
of the track is unique in that it incorporates a 5/8-mile paved outer
oval, a 3/8-mile paved inner oval, a 1/5-mile paved inner oval, a
1/8-mile dragstrip, and a figure-eight track located roughly within the
1/5-mile oval.

Originally an unpaved horse track, in 1954 Jimmie Collier convinced
Snohomish County officials to allow him to convert the track for use in
racing his Ford Model T roadster. The track was paved in the early 1960s
and in 1967 the original bleachers were demolished and the current
grandstands built.

Through the years the track played host to a wide variety of racing
events including Sprint Cars, Roadsters, Midgets, Figure Eights, Foreign
Stock, Modified, Hobby Stocks, Jalopies, Limited Sportsmen, Demolition,
Grand National, Winston West, NASCAR Northwest Tour, Super Stocks, Mini
Stocks, Stinger-8, Hornets and Bombers. Evergreen Speedway also hosted
the "500," the richest and most prestigious race in the west.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ran an event at Evergreen Speedway
once per year from 1995 to 2000.

High Road Promotions,(Douglas Hobbs, and Steve Beitler) won the
Snohomish County bid to operate Evergreen Speedway until 2036. The 25
year contract, beginning January 2011, ensures NASCAR will remain in the
state of Washington. As the only NASCAR track in Washington state,
Evergreen Speedway was the first West Coast facility to feature a 500
lap NASCAR event. Managing Partner Douglas Hobbs has extensive
automobile, world stage events management, such as four Olympic Games
and regional and NASCAR experience, having a hand with assisting
Evergreen Speedway landing the Craftsman Truck Series to Evergreen
Speedway. Steve Beitler is a world renowned Sprint Car Driver, touring
with the WORLD OF OUTLAWS, Team USA, and world wide events. A successful
owner of Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington, Mr. Beitler and Mr. Hobbs
have teamed up to operate two of the finest racing facilities in the
North West.


  2.   Brandon posted:
  01.26.2012 - 1:31 am
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Ken Schrader, while working on his truck here, lost most of his left thumb.


  3.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  12.30.2015 - 6:40 am
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Note: Configuration
Length: .646 mile
Banking in turns: 8°
Banking in straights: 4°


  4.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.26.2016 - 1:23 am
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Site of the first Northwest Tour race in 1985.


  5.   JSPorts posted:
  05.23.2019 - 5:50 pm
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On the "Tracks" page under "Gander Outdoors Series," it is incorrectly
listed that there have been 7 truck races at this track and the last was
held in 2018. Just FYI Webmaster. Thanks.


  6.   Nathan8848 posted:
  06.19.2019 - 7:17 am
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The start-finish line was near turn 1 which resulted in some guys
hitting the wall during qualifying.


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