NORTHPORT, Wash. – A culvert that was used to channel water away from the infield of Northport International Raceway recently failed and caused flooding that cancelled the track’s season opening race, April 19.
“The culvert had holes and rusted out was laying underneath back stretch and seeping up causing a wet spot,” promoter Cory Bell wrote in Facebook Messenger.
The faulty pipe “Was junk,” Bell said so it was replaced. “(Now) water can flow properly out of track area.”
“We had a lot of water, and it just wouldn’t dry up,” Bell explained. “It’s dry now and we can work on it,” Bell added. The track gets tacky when wet and it will not pack.”
Northport will shift its season opener race of the now 11-event schedule to May 3. For further information visit the Northport International Raceway Facebook page.
Currently there is one mud bog at Northport, but Bell indicated there may be more, as well as a possible music event.