WEST RICHLAND, Wash. — The purse and prestige have drawn another stellar field of super late model drivers to West Richland, Wash. for the 38th annual “Fall Classic 200” on the half-mile Tri-oval at Tri City Raceway, Oct. 3-5.
Kasey Kleyn drove to victory in the 37th Annual “Fall Classic 200” presented by Desert Food Mart, taking home the $10,000 prize and in the process also became the 2024 Northwest Super Late Model Series champion.
While Klein (7th/184 points) will seek to become a rare repeat FC winner, he’ll face a challenge in catching current point leader, rookie Ryan Phipps (248) to reclaim the NWSLM championship.
Ken Bonney (240), Johvan Dillon (223) and Chris Kalsch (213) are among the teams within better striking distance.
The Fall Classic began in 1988 at Yakima Speedway where Pete Harding took the initial checkered flag. Harding would go on to win three more times in succession (1997-1999) as the race survived both COVID and the closure of Yakima Speedway and relocation to Tri City in 2021.
Other former champs in the field include B.J. Tidrick (2006), Naima Lang (2011, 2012 & 2020) and Donnie Wendt (2022) in the field released by the NWSLM.
The race weekend included feature events for other divisions, including Vintage Modifieds, Modifieds, Pro Late Models, Mini Stocks, and Hobby Stocks.
Full event information can be found by visiting www.tricityraceway.com.
Fall Classic Winners (thru 2024)
At Yakima Speedway
Year Driver
1988 Pete Harding
1989 Ron Eaton
1990 Chris Hart
1991 Martin Rosler
1992 Ron Eaton
1993 Rick Schultz
1994 Garrett Evans
1995 Kelly Tanner
1996 Ron Eaton
1997 Pete Harding
1998 Pete Harding
1999 Pete Harding
2000 Garrett Evans
2001 John Bender
2002 Garrett Evans
2003 Ken Kaltschmidt
2004 John Zaretzke
2005 Jeff Barkshire
2006 B.J. Tidrick*
2007 Erick Hargraves
2008 Mike Longton
2009 Joey Tanner
2010 Shane Harding
2011 Naima Lang*
2012 Naima Lang*
2013 Cameron Haley
2014 Cameron Haley
2015 Tayler Riddle
2016 Jason Jefferson
2017 Owen Riddle
2018 Jason Fraser
2019 Randy Marshall Jr.
2020 Naima Lang*
At Tri City Raceway
2021 Jason Fraser
2022 Donnie Wenat*
2023 Evan Goetz
2024 Kasey Kleyn*
*in 2025 field