KENT, WA - Pacific Raceway is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.  The multi-purpose raceway has 198 events scheduled for 2020 on the drag strip and road course, excluding police and emergency training dates and event dates at PGP Motorsports Park (kart track) and on the regional motocross track. 

2020 Notable Pacific Raceways Events

The Pacific Northwest’s only professional drag race featuring 335 mile-per-hour Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars will once again highlight the racing schedule at Pacific Raceways – The Place to Race.  The NHRA Northwest Nationals, part of the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, will race at the Kent track July 31 – August 2. 

HondaFest NW, which includes lead/follow on the road course and drag racing, will once again headline five large import and domestic car show and lifestyle events.  The perennial king of car shows will take place at its usual April 5th spot on the calendar.  Other shows include NW ToyRun Dec. 6; Import Face-Off May 3 and August 30 and SpringFest on March 7.

Back for 2020 will be West Coast Grudge with 5 dates, including a June 5-6 big event.  Car Club Challenge will hold 6 races at Pacific Raceways.  The Olympic Iron Works Motorcycle Drag Series will once again race on select Wednesday evenings from May thru August.  Also new for this year will be a special Harley-Davidson race series sponsored by Olympic Iron Works with a limited number of dates.

In addition to the 33rd Annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, which for 2020 will feature Pro Stock Motorcycles for the first time in the history of the event, other notable drag races include Street Outlaws No Prep Kings Aug. 14-15; United Nitro Funny Cars June 26-27; 45th Annual NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional Drag Race June 11-14; Lucas Oil Regional Top Alcohol Drags and Funny Cars Aug. 7-8; 2nd Annual Bracket Kings Showdown May 2; 33rd Annual GoodGuys Friday Night Drags July 24; 7th Annual GM Nationals Aug. 22; 3rd Annual Mark Lyle Invitational Cornwell Tools Jr. Dragster Race Aug. 29 and the 50th Annual Cornwell Tools All High School Drags May 1.

DRAG STRIP

The Swift Tool ET Race Series will have 13 races from April thru August and the Cornwell Tools Jr. Dragster Series will have 11 races.  New for this year will be a six-race challenge series with three races at Pacific Raceways and 3 races at Bremerton Raceway.  The challenge series will be part of the weekly ET series at both tracks.

In addition to Wednesday night and Friday night drag test and tunes on select nights May – August, Pacific Raceways will be opening the track for private drag testing on the following dates: April 2 (9a-4p); April 9 (9a-4p); May 13 (4p-10p); October 7 (9a-4p); and October 21 (9a-4p).  These private dates are by reservation only.  Call the Raceway Office at (253) 639-5927 for more details.

ROAD COURSE

ProFormance Racing School

ProFormance Racing School, Pacific Raceways’ on-site partner, will have nearly 70 track dates in 2020 with track activities from novice training to High-Performance Sport Driving to full race car testing.  More information can be found at proformanceracingschool.com.  The racing school has partnered with Pacific Raceways on hosting monthly car gatherings called 3-D cars featuring donuts, decades of cars and driving on the 2.25-mile road course. 

Pacific Northwest Historics

The top event on the 2.25-mile road course for 2020 will once again be the Pacific Northwest Historics, back for its 32nd year of vintage and historic sports car racing on July 3-5.  The vintage sports cars also begin and end the season with events on April 24-26 and Sept. 26-27.  The Historics will also feature an evening drag race program as part of the raceway’s 60th Anniversary celebration.

The International Race Driver’s Club (IRDC)

IRDC will have two races at Pacific Raceways in 2020 May 15-17 and July 17-19.  IRDC is part of the International Conference of Sports Car Clubs.  The Lucky Dog Racing League returns to The Place to Race May 30-31 with a test session on May 29.  SCCA’s Pacific Grand Prix, a Memorial Day fixture, will race May 23-24 with a test date on Friday May 22 and a prequel date on Monday, May 25. 

The Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMRRA)

WMRRA will race twice in 2020 at Pacific Raceways.  Their first event is scheduled for July 10-12 with their second event slated for Sept. 4-6.

Car Clubs

The BMW CCA Northwest Region have scheduled 6 track days for their members in 2020.  Porsche Club of America, Northwest Alpha Romeo Club, and Audi Club NW all have track dates at Pacific Raceways. 

Super Car Ride and Drive Rental Extreme Experience

This is your chance to drive a supercar. The supercar ride and drive program Xtreme Xperience will be back at the track in September with 4 dates from the 17-20. 

Pacific Raceways 2020

Drag and Road Course Schedule by Month

March Drag Race Schedule
7th (Sat) – SpringFest 
15th (Sun) – TNT, Chassis Cert   
21 st (Sat) – TNT

March Road Course Schedule   
1st (Sun) – SCCA Street Survival   
7th (Sat) –  SpringFest 
14th (Sat) – Alfa Romeo Club

April Drag Race Schedule   
4th (Sat) – TNT, Cornwell Tools Junior ET #1   
5th (Sun) – HondaFest NW   
18th (Sat) – Swift Tool ET #1   
19th (Sun) – Swift Tool ET #2

April Road Course Schedule   
10th (Fri) – BMW Club   
24th-26th (Fri-Sun) – SOVREN Spring Sprints

May Drag Race Schedule    
1st (Fri) – 50th Annual Cornwell Tools All High School Drags
2nd (Sat) – 2nd Annual Fred Hoffman Bracket Kings Showdown
3rd (Sun) – IFO Import Face Off
6th (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #1, TNT
8th (Fri) – Cornwell Tools Junior ET #2, Car Club #1, TNT
9th (Sat) – Swift Tool ET #3, Cornwell Tools Junior ET #3, All Harley Drags
16th (Sat*) – Swift Tool ET #4
20th (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #2, TNT
29th (Fri) – Cornwell Tools Junior ET #4, Car Club #2, TNT
30th (Sat*) – Swift Tool ET #5

May Road Course Schedule
8th (Fri) – BMW Club
15th (Fri) – Alfa Romeo Club Twilight
15th-17th (Fri-Sun) – IRDC
22nd (Fri) – Proformance Racing School/SCCA TNT
23rd-24th (Sat-Sun) – SCCA
30th-31st (Sat-Sun) – Lucky Dog Racing League

June Drag Race Schedule
3rd (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #3, TNT
5th-6th (Fri Night-Sat) – West Coast Grudge
11th to 14th (Thurs to Sun) – 45th Annual LODRS
17th  (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #4, TNT
19th (Fri) – Car Club #3, TNT
26th (Fri) – UNFC, Cornwell Tools Junior ET #5, TNT
27th (Sat) – 4th Annual UNFC, Swift Tool ET #6, Cornwell Tools, Junior ET #6, NW Nostalgia Tour
28th (Sun) – Swift Tool ET #7, Cornwell Tools Junior ET #7

June Road Course Schedule
18th (Thurs) – Porsche Club
19th (Fri) – BMW Club
20th (Sat) – Skagit Power Sports
21st (Sun) – TSSX RevScene
26th (Fri) – Audi Club

July Drag Race Schedule
1st (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #5, TNT
4th (Sat*) – NW Nostalgia Tour Exhibition
10th (Fri) – Cornwell Tools Junior ET #8, Car Club #4, TNT
11th (Sat*) – Swift Tool ET #8
15th (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #6, West Coast Grudge
24th (Fri) – 33rd Annual GoodGuys
25th (Sat) – Swift Tool ET #9, Cornwell Tools Junior ET #9, All Harley Drags

July Road Course Schedule
2nd (Thurs) – Proformance Racing School/SOVREN TNT
3rd-5th (Fri-Sun) – SOVREN Historics 9th (Thurs) – BMW Club 10th (Fri) – 2-FAST
11th-12th (Sat-Sun) – WMRRA 16th (Thurs) Mustangs NW
17th (Fri) – Alfa Romeo Club Twilight
17th-19th (Fri-Sun) – IRDC

August Drag Race Schedule
July 31st to 2nd (Fri to Sun) – 33rd Annual Northwest Nationals
7th (Fri) – Cornwell Tools Junior ET #10, Car Club #5, LODRS – TAD/TAFC
8th (Sat) –Swift Tool ET #10, Cornwell Tools Junior ET #11, SC, SST, Pacific NW Outlaw 10.5 Shootout, BC Shifters, All Harley Drags, LODRS – TAD/TAFC
9th (Sun) – Swift Tool ET #11, SC, SST, Pacific NW Outlaw 10. Shootout, BC Shifters
14th-15th (Fri-Sat) – Street Outlaws – No Prep Kings
19th (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #7, TNT
21st (Fri) – Cornwell Tools Junior ET #12, Car Club #6, TNT
22nd (Sat) – 7th Annual GM Nationals
22nd (Sat*) – Swift Tool ET #12
26th (Wed) – Olympic Ironworks Motorcycle #8, TNT
28th (Fri) – Cornwell Tools Junior ET #13, Car Club #7 TNT
29th (Sat) – Swift Tool ET #13, SC, SST, Mark Lyle Invitational Cornwell Tools Junior ET #14
30th (Sun) – IFO Import Face Off 2

August Road Course Schedule
20th (Thurs) – Porsche Club
21st (Fri) – BMW Club

September Drag Race Schedule
3rd-6th (Thurs-Sun) – Bracket Finals Woodburn

September Road Course Schedule
4th (Fri) – 2-FAST
5th-7th (Sat-Mon) – WMRRA
10th (Thurs) – Porsche Club
11th (Fri) – BMW Club
12th (Sat) – Skagit Power Sports
17th-20th (Thurs-Sun) – Xtreme Xperience
26th-27th (Sat-Sun) – SOVREN Fall Finale

October Drag Race Schedule
3rd (Sat) – West Coast Grudge Gaptoberfest
17th (Sat) – TNT, Gamblers
24th (Sat) – TNT, Gamblers 

October Road Course Schedule
9th-10th (Sat-Sun) – NW Road Racers
31st (Sun) – Trunk or Treat

November Road Course Schedule
21st (Sat) – SCCA Street Survival
22nd (Sun) – Alfa Romeo Club

* - Night ET Race
Land of the leaders: May 9th, June 27th, July 10th/11th, August 29th
All Access Challenge: July 25th
Junior Drag Racing League Challenge: July 25th
King of the Track: August 29th
Swift Tool ET: Sportsman, Pro, Super Pro, Motorcycle, High School
Cornwell Tools Junior ET: Lightning, Thunder, Storm, Street
SST: Super Street
SC: Super Comp

ADDITIONAL EVENTS

Pacific Raceways Motorsport Swap Meet -  February 7th-9th (Fri-Sun)  Pacific Raceways hosted their Motorsport Swap Meet which featured indoor/outdoor space for vendors. Attendees were able to purchase, barter and trade on items for classic and vintage cars.

Pacific Raceways Trunk or Treat -  October 31st (Saturday)  Pacific Raceways hosts one of the best annual Trunk or Treat events in the Northwest for families and car enthusiasts alike. Come in your costume to enjoy their free photo booth, games, decorated cars and mingle with your favorite car clubs, racers and check out a tow truck, fire truck, police vehicles and more.

Lexus of Bellevue 13th Annual NW Toy Run -  December 6th (Sunday)  Lexus of Bellevue's toy run will once again benefit Toys for Tots Marine Corp Foundation and is presented by Pacific Raceways and Chevron. Help less fortunate children with a $5 donation or one new unwrapped toy. Come join car clubs, exotic cars and experience exciting local vendors to help beat 2017's $225K donation record.

ABOUT PACIFIC RACEWAYS
Pacific Raceways is an iconic multipurpose motorsports facility in Kent, WA. Opened in 1960 and home to an internationally recognized 10-turn, 2.25-mile road course, the raceway is also popular for its drag racing, car enthusiast clubs and the ProFormance Racing School. In late 2019, the family-owned operation will begin construction of the Pacific Motorsports Park and Innovation Center, with 1.2 million square feet of office, lab, prototype manufacturing space and 200,000 sq/ft of leasable garage space. This expansion of commercial, automotive research, retail and startup opportunities will establish the Pacific Northwest region as a hub of automotive innovation.

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