The StockCar Racing League is a

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league operating since 2001. The series is a continuation of the Tri-Track Challenge run in California between 1997 and 2000. The series is also connected to the former Supermodified Racing League, previously headed by

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. Through the years the series expanded its racing calendar as well as racing series adding ''spec late model'' series and

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History

Tri-Track Challenge

Starting in 1997

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and Altamont Motorsports Park started cooperating to form the Tri-Track Challenge for their

racing classes. Eric Holmes raced in the series in 1998. The 1999 season was won by Burney Lamar, despite only winning a single race at Stockton. Terpstra, Fensler, Holmes and

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completed the top five. After the 2000 season, won by Jim Pettit, II, the series was disbanded. The main reason being Stockton 99 Speedway not wanting to continue to support the series.

Supermodified Racing League

In January 2001 the promoters of Altamont and Madera tried to found a series using the same rules as the existing NASCAR Elite Division.

and Rick Gerhardt, promoting a California-based supermodified racing division under the Supermodified Racing League sanctioning body offered to sanction the new late model series under their umbrella. The SRL Wild West Shootout Late Model Series was founded for the 2001 season with Altamont and Madera running six races each. Stockton returned on the calendar for the 2002 season. Gerhardt sold his interest in the series at the beginning of 2004 to Steve Fensler. For 2005 the supermodified division was sold to form the Western States Supermodified Racing League. The late model series continued under the management of Fensler.

SRL Southwest Tour

For 2006 the SRL Southwest Tour was formed in affiliation with the

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. After the announcement that the NASCAR Elite Division would be disbanded after the 2006 season the

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organisation encouraged the Elite Division teams to join the SRL series.

was introduced in the SRL series in 2010. With spec legends cars built by

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the series was run following the INEX regulations.

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won the first two seasons before graduating into the Southwest Tour in 2015. In 2011

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and Ben Rhodes were some of the guest starters in the series. Despite attracting large grids, the series was discontinued after the 2015 season. For 2013 the S2 class was introduced, later renamed as the spec late model class. The series focused on young drivers coming from go-karts or legends racing. The first season was won by

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who later graduated into the main Southwest Tour. The 2014 season was won by Brandon Weaver. In 2022, it was announced that SRL would sanction races at Citrus County Speedway,

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, and

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as the SRL National Tour. In 2023, the schedule was expanded to eight races at different tracks,

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was crowned the inaugural champion. In 2024, the series became independent of SRL and became the UARA National Tour joining the UARA Sportsman Series. A pre-season non-championship race, the SRL Winter Showdown, was introduced in 2015. The race at

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invited many non-SRL racers to compete for the crown. New to the SRL series were

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, Preston Peltier,

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among others. South-eastern based short track specialist

won the first two editions of the race.

Classes

SRL Southwest Tour

The main series is a

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stock car based class, with cars similar to those used at major Super Late Model races such as the

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, All American 400, Anderson 400, and other such major events on the short track racing scene. The series is open to any chassis fabricator such as Lefthander, LFR or Howe. The bodies, based on late model cars by

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, Ford,

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Racecar Factory Spec Late Model Touring Series

The spec late model class (also known as the S2 class) is a class for

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late model stock cars. The cars ar built by the Racecar Factory based in

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. The tube chassis is slightly smaller than a regular (super) late model car. The body is provided by Fivestar RaceCar Bodies and is similar to the ones used in the Mid-American Stock Car Series and the

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. The spec engine is provided by

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. The

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produces 350 hp. The engine is a Chevrolet small-block in a V8 configuration.

StockCar Racing League Champions (1997–present)

Tri-Track Challenge (1997–2000)

Supermodified Racing League (2000–2005)

StockCar Racing League (2006–present)

SRL Winter Showdown

SRL National Tour/UARA National Tour Champions (2021–present)

2025 SRL Southwest Tour Series Schedule

2025 SRL Pro Late Model Series Schedule

2025 SRL Modified Series Schedule

2025 UARA National Tour Schedule

2025 UARA Sportsman Series Schedule

References

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External links

Stockcar Racing League Southwest Tour Official Website
Stock car racing series in the United States Sports in the Western United States

History

Tri-Track Challenge

Supermodified Racing League

SRL Southwest Tour

Classes

SRL Southwest Tour

Racecar Factory Spec Late Model Touring Series

StockCar Racing League Champions (1997–present)

Tri-Track Challenge (1997–2000)

Supermodified Racing League (2000–2005)

StockCar Racing League (2006–present)

SRL Winter Showdown

SRL National Tour/UARA National Tour Champions (2021–present)

2025 SRL Southwest Tour Series Schedule

2025 SRL Pro Late Model Series Schedule

2025 SRL Modified Series Schedule

2025 UARA National Tour Schedule

2025 UARA Sportsman Series Schedule

See also

References

External links