TRI-CITY RACEWAY SET TO HOST THE 54TH RUNNING APPLE CUP

Tri-City Raceway @ RMEC is gearing up for the 54th Running Bonney's Branson Tractor Apple Cup April 1st & 2nd-

 For 54 years the annual kickoff to Late Model Stock Car Racing in the Pacific Northwest has been the Apple Cup , this year marks the 2nd year it will be held at fastest half mile Trioval in the USA- Tricity Raceway! 

Racing will begin Saturday, April 1st and feature Northwest Prolate Model Invitational $5000.00 to winl,  Northwest MiniStocks Invitational  & NW Vintage Modifieds. Sunday, April 2nd-  Northwest Super Late Model Series 125  $10,000 to Win- Bettarel Hobby Stocks- Elite 5 Modifieds $2500 to Win!

Tickets will go on-sale Tuesday- February 7th  @ 5pm!

​Honorable Mentions include- 
Nascar Hall of Fame nominee- Herschel McGriff
Past Daytona 500 Champion - Derrike Cope
Northwest Standout- Don Dowdy - 7 Time Winner
West Coast  Motorsports Hall of Fame Member - Garrett Evans - 5 Time Winner

Past Winners
1967 Gordy Haines
1968 Jack Jeffery
1969 Dick Bown
1970 Gary Kershaw
1971 Jack Jeffery
1972 Rusty Gott
1973 Hershel McGriff
1974 Don Dowdy
1975 Don Dowdy
1976 Don Dowdy
1977 Don Dowdy
1978 Ron Eaton
1979 Don Dowdy
1980 Don Dowdy
1981 Don Dowdy
1982 Derrick Cope
1983 Derrick Cope
1984 Derrick Cope
1985 Jerry Bowers
1986 Mike Kelly
1987 Brad Tidrick
1988 Brad Tidrick
1989 Roger Hall
1990 Roger Hall
1991 Steve Olsen
1992 Bob Schweigert
1993 Dan Obrist
1994 Bob Schweigert
1995  Bob Schweigert
1996 Jeff Bird
1997 Garrett Evans
1998 Pete Harding
1999 Pete Harding
2000 Garrett Evans
2001 Garrett Evans
2002 Jeff Jefferson
2003 Jason Jefferson
2004 Shane Mitchell 
2005 B.J. Tidrick
2006 Travis Bennett
2007 Travis Bennett
2008 B.J Tidrick
2009 Jason Fraser
2010 Mike Longton
2011 Pete Harding
2012 Owen Riddle
2013 Owen Riddle
2014 Pete Harding
2015 Shelby Thompson
2016 Garrett Evans
2017 Owen Riddle
2018 No Contest
2019 Garrett Evans
2020 No Contest
2021 No Contest
2022 Preston Peltier

2022 53rd Apple Cup Champion- Preston Peltier

Tri City Raceway is  the only 1/2 mile paved tri oval in existence.  Originally built in 1968 ,  the track had  several successful seasons,  Nascar Grand National West, Nascar Northwest Tour visited the speedway several times up through the 2003 Season.  Promoting from 1982 to 1998,  the Walden family built the speedway to one of the Northwest's most successful venues.  Under new ownership in 1999,  the track eventually was shuttered in 2004.  The speedway was closed and scheduled for demolition. 

​17 years later the property was purchased by the City of West Richland for a police station.  A tire/sound test was conducted on the speedway in 2020,  a lease was executed in 2021.  and the Walden Family got to promote the speedway again, Speedway Promotions LLC.   Success is attributed to  the Red Mountain Event Center project team of Jesse Brown,  Mark Jacobs,  Eric Van Winkle,  and many more businesses and individuals who got the 90 acre facility back to usable,  both with labor and funding.  The City of West Richland and Mayor Brent Gerry were absolutely critical to the decision to move ahead with the multi use facility/ race track reopening,  leading the team down the necessary avenues to revive this historic venue!

2021 Re-Opening @ Tricity Raceway