Dylan Zampa captures first CARS Tour West Super Late Model victory in Wenatchee 200

Dylan Zampa held off a charging Jace Hansen over the closing laps to win Saturday’s Wenatchee 200 at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, earning his first career CARS Tour West Super Late Model victory and the race’s $25,000 winner’s prize.

The reigning series Limited Late Model champion survived multiple restarts, red flags and a late challenge from Hansen to break through in one of the Pacific Northwest’s biggest Super Late Model events.

“I just got handed off to my team, the Zampa Motorsports crew,” Zampa said. “They just worked super hard all weekend. I wouldn’t say we thrashed, but we definitely put a lot of effort into getting the car where it was in the race.”

The victory erased the disappointment of a difficult opening stretch to the season, where Zampa felt his team left potential wins on the table at Las Vegas, Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway and Colorado National Speedway.

“I’m just super excited, it’s unbelievable to think from the last three races, being here winning one of the biggest races on the West Coast,” Zampa said. “Coming in here, we were definitely still bummed about the last three races because we had a winning car in Vegas and got ran over there and then went to Kern we just missed and then Colorado we’re fast but then made the wrong adjustment.”

The 200-lap feature was anything but straightforward.

Kole Raz, the 2023 Wenatchee 200 winner, won the pole position earlier in the afternoon and led the field of 25 to the green flag.

The race’s first stoppage came on Lap 18 when officials red-flagged the event and parked the field on the frontstretch for a moment of silence honoring Kyle Busch.

When racing resumed, chaos quickly followed.

A Lap 20 incident began when Haeden Plybon made contact with Kevin Harvick before spinning in front of the field. The resulting crash collected several contenders, including defending Wenatchee 200 winner Owen Riddle, second-place driver in points Taylor Mayhew, Ethan Ebert and Johvan Dillon. Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kleyn, Keelan Harvick and Hansen also sustained damage but continued.

Zampa took control of the race on Lap 25 and spent much of the first half battling Raz and Vito Cancilla through a series of cautions and red flags.

On Lap 65, Kleyn and Kevin Harvick exchanged contact multiple times while battling for position.

After Kleyn moved Keelan Harvick entering Turn 1, Kevin Harvick returned the favor entering Turn 3. One lap later, Kleyn responded with a hard shot to Harvick’s rear bumper entering Turn 1, with the hood flying up onto the windshield on Kleyn’s machine. Harvick continued on while Kleyn visited pit road for repairs.

On Lap 72, Kevin Harvick made contact with Keelan Harvick exiting Turn 2 and slid through the grass. Bob Presley spun while trying to avoid Harvick, leaving the pair stopped door-to-door in Turn 1. Both drivers continued.

As the field approached the Lap 100 halfway break, Hansen worked his way up to third before his night took a dramatic turn.

The defending series champion suffered a broken rear axle and slowed dramatically on the racing surface before limping his car to the break.

With assistance from teammate Owen Riddle’s team, Hansen’s crew scrambled to replace the damaged rear axle during the 10-minute break and used every second they had. The team went to Riddle’s hauler, unloaded his car, removed the rear axle and installed it on Hansen’s machine.

“We had six guys in the pits trying to figure out how to get the broken axle out,” Hansen said. “Then at one point they all just came to the window and said, ‘I can’t get it, it’s wedged in there. We just can’t do it.’

“They kept working on it and they managed to do it. With two minutes left they said they were going to get it. I think they set the car down and tightened the axle cap with like 15 seconds left.”

The repair kept Hansen’s night alive and set the stage for a dramatic second-half charge.

When racing resumed, Raz, Zampa and Cancilla emerged as the primary contenders for the victory. Raz appeared poised to regain control before another caution flew.

With 64 laps remaining, Keelan Harvick was sent to the rear of the field after contact with Brent Harris sent the No. 0 machine into the infield while the pair battled for position.

On the restart, contact between Raz and Cancilla entering Turn 3 allowed Zampa to make it three-wide down the frontstretch. By the time the field reached Turn 1 on the following lap, Zampa had reclaimed the lead.

The race’s final turning point came in the closing stages.

With 29 laps remaining, Raz spun in Turn 1 after contact from Kleyn while battling for fourth position. Three laps later, both drivers were eliminated in a multi-car incident entering Turn 3. As Glenn Knutson spun across the racing surface after he and Jason O’Niel made contact, Raz collided with the wreck before Kleyn slammed into the side of Raz’s damaged machine. Both cars were heavily damaged and done for the night.

After climbing from his car, a frustrated Raz walked to Kleyn’s machine to voice his displeasure following their earlier contact.

On the ensuing restart, Cancilla briefly took the lead before Zampa wrestled the top spot away one lap later.

Meanwhile, Hansen’s repaired machine continued charging toward the front. After restarting deep in the field at the halfway point, Hansen climbed to second with 18 laps remaining and quickly erased Zampa’s advantage.

Despite Hansen closing the gap in the closing laps, Zampa maintained enough of a cushion to secure the biggest victory of his young career.

Hansen finished second, followed by Cancilla in third. Keelan Harvick rallied from the rear of the field after being sent to the back with 64 laps remaining to finish fourth, while Kevin Harvick completed the top five.

CARS Tour West Super Late Models- Wenatchee 200
Wenatchee Valley Super Oval
May 30, 2026

1. Dylan Zampa
2. Jace Hansen
3. Vito Cancilla
4. Keelan Harvick
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Evan Goetz
7. Brett Harris
8. Bob Presley
9. Christopher Kalsch
10. Scott Murphy
11. Jason O’Niel
12. Glenn Knutson
13. Alan Cress
14. Kole Raz
15. Kasey Kleyn
16. Bryce Bezanson
17. Mitch Kleyn
18. Matt Doyle
19. Ken Bonney
20. Dave Garber
21. Ethan Ebert
22. Haeden Plybon
23. Taylor Mayhew
24. Owen Riddel
25. Johvan Dillon