From H1 and NW Motorsports News Services
Tri-Cities, Wash. (July 26, 2026) — Jimmy Shane picked up where Dave Villwock left off last year.
Shane, who replaced the retiring Villwock in the U-27 Miss Apollo ultimately swept the weekend by capturing the Apollo Columbia Cup. It was Villwock who drove the Apollo to the win in the Gold Cup in 2025.
Behind Shane, Andrew Tate rebounded from the earlier Heat 3A disqualification to finish second aboard the U-1 Miss BWR Racing, an impressive recovery that kept him firmly in the championship fight. Jamie Nilsen delivered one of the standout performances of the weekend, guiding the U-11 FLAV-R-PAC to third place after showing tremendous speed throughout Sunday’s racing. J. Michael Kelly finished fourth in the U-00 Maverick presented by Beacon Plumbing.
One of the biggest stories of the weekend belonged to Jamie Nilsen and the entire U-11 FLAV-R-PAC team. After showing improved pace throughout qualifying and heat racing, the team translated that speed into one of its strongest performances of the season, proving they have the potential to challenge the front-runners in the races ahead.
Sunday began with an unexpected development when the U-1 Miss BWR Racing was disqualified from Heat 3A after the team failed to ensure the data box was functioning properly once installed. As a result, no data could be transmitted to the Tech Truck, resulting in a disqualification.
The revised results awarded the Heat 3A victory to Corey Peabody and the U-3 Tahoe Miss presented by Beacon Plumbing, with Brandon Kennedy U-6 Goodman Real Estate presents Royer Miss Madison finishing second, Dylan Runne U-40 Bucket List third, and Gunnar O’Farrell U-21 Beacon Plumbing presents Ronald McDonald House fourth.
The H1 teams now heads west for the season’s next stop as the fleet prepares for Seafair Weekend in Seattle, July 31, Aug. 1-2.