Local report — CWU women picked 7th in GNAC
October 11, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG — Central Washington’s women’s basketball team, which will play its first season under coach Shawn Nelson, has been picked to finish seventh in the GNAC in a preseason poll of conference coaches. The Wildcats have four starters and nine letter winners returning from last season’s 7-18 team that was only 2-16 in GNAC play, [...]
Drag racing: Burke wins at Renegade
October 9, 2011 by YH-R Sports
PARKER, Wash. — Tom Burke of Yakima captured the Super Pro competition during the first day of the Washington State Championships at Renegade Raceway on Saturday. Burke turned back Chantel Heffington for the Super Pro win during Saturday’s events, which pulled in 150 racers from throughout the Northwest and Canada. Pat Nevue won the Pro [...]
10/7/11 This week on track
October 7, 2011 by YH-R Sports
RENEGADE RACEWAY Weekend racing — Saturday and Sunday. Gates open at 9 a.m., racing at 1 p.m. Washington State Championships, Pro Comp, Funny Car Match Race, Big Bucks Shootout and King of the Track. Summit Championships in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, High school, Junior. Where: 1395 No. Track Road, Wapato. Track information: 877-4621 or www.renegaderaceway.com [...]
Fall Classic: A Lang time coming
October 3, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Win snaps Lynnwood driver’s bad luck at Speedway || YAKIMA, Wash. — Naima Lang has for years come to the Yakima Speedway’s signature events with a car good enough to win. And his credentials at Monroe’s Evergreen Speedway suggest his part in the deal is pretty good, too. But it just didn’t happen. “It’s hard [...]
Fall Classic: Harding drives through pain
October 3, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Veteran passes cars, kidney stone on way to third place || YAKIMA, Wash. — If Pete Harding didn’t convince everyone he could still mix it up with the young guns by winning this year’s Apple Cup, then he settled the question completely Sunday night. That he fought his way into third place at the Fall [...]
10/3/11 Fall Classic photo gallery
October 3, 2011 by Andy Sawyer
Photos from the 24th annual Fall Classic on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 at Yakima Speedway in Yakima, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Fall Classic winners list
October 2, 2011 by YH-R Sports
2011 Naima Lang 2010 Shane Harding 2009 Joey Tanner 2008 Mike Longton 2007 Erick Hargraves 2006 B.J. Tidrick 2005 Jeff Barkshire 2004 John Zaretzke 2003 Ken Kaltschmidt 2002 Garrett Evans 2001 John Bender 2000 Garrett Evans 1999 Pete Harding 1998 Pete Harding 1997 Pete Harding 1996 Ron Eaton 1995 Kelly Tanner 1994 Garrett Evans 1993 [...]
Riddle on pole for Fall Classic
October 2, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — In the last two years, Owen Riddle has placed fourth, third and second in the Yakima Speedway’s marquee events, the Apple Cup and Fall Classic. Aiming to take that trend to the top, the Naches driver raced his way to the inside pole position for today’s 200-lap Super Late Model finale in [...]
9/30/11 This week on track
September 30, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA SPEEDWAY Who’s racing: 24th annual Fall Classic. Super Late Models, Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, Northwest Pro-4 Alliance. Schedule — Saturday: Noon start for trophy dashes, heat races, and qualifying. B mains (if needed) followed by Northwest Pro-4 Alliance 100-lap main event. Sunday: 1 p.m. opening ceremonies followed by main events for Hobby Stocks (50 [...]
Fall Classic: Hardings race to a checkered record
September 29, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Canadian father, son hold both of Speedway’s coveted titles || YAKIMA, Wash. — It may take Canadian Pete Harding five hours of steady freeway driving to roll his hauler into town for races at Yakima Speedway, but he is in every other sense at home here. “We call dad Mr. Yakima,” says Pete’s son, Shane. [...]
