South Sound Speedway: Opening Night "Fan Fest" 2026; Jeff Peterson scores win in Vintage Mods

4/4/2026

Jeff Peterson Wins Vintage Modified Main Event

Story by Nancy Schmidt
Photos by Stormy and Felicia

South Sound Speedway in Tenino opened the 2026 season on Saturday night with a great card of racing but more importantly welcomed the fans back for another great season of racing with Fan Fest 2026. The fans got to go down on the track and mingle with the drivers and see the cars up close for pictures and selfies.

The racing line-up with five classes ready to compete had the air filled with anticipation, competition and excitement. Olympia Overhead Doors Vintage Modifieds had 10 cars for 35-laps, Hinkle Homes Hobby Stocks, 11 cars for 35-laps, O’Reilly Auto Parts Baby Grands, 7 cars for 25-laps, Busted MC / Black Lake Auto Wrecking Tuners, 19 cars for 22-laps, and South Sound Bandits, 11 cars for 30-laps.

Let’s get to the Racing!

Olympia Overhead Doors Vintage Modified Main Event

The race started with Chris Branon on the pole, and Steve Conduff on the outside. Conduff takes the lead on lap 1. Branon takes the lead on lap 2. Joey Cavin takes the lead on lap 4. George Chambers takes the lead on lap 7. Jeff Peterson takes the lead on lap 9. On lap 18, turn 4, Ron Jackson spins, bringing out caution number 1. On lap 19, turn 1, Cavin and Conduff get together and spin, bringing out caution number 2. Peterson goes on to win the Vintage Modified 35-lap Main event, followed by Scott Rinkel, Chambers, Bob Fulmer, and Cavin to round out the top five.
Scott Rinkel had a fast time of 15.408.
Chris Branon won heat race #1, and Scott Rinkel won heat race #2.

Hinkle Homes Hobby Stock Main Event

Andre Pilon was on the pole to start the race, and Joe Champ on the outside. Joe Champ takes the lead on lap 1. Eric Woods takes the lead on lap 2. Shawn Jones takes the lead on lap 5 and goes on to win the Hobby Stock 35-lap Main event, followed by Woods, Jack Franks, Steve Prissel, and Champ to round out the top five.
Shawn Jones had a fast time of 15.754.
Samantha Baxley won heat race #1, and Steve Prissel won heat race #2.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Baby Grand Main Event

When the flag dropped, Peyton Presley was on the pole, and Steven Mitchell on the outside. Mitchell took the lead on lap 1. On lap 12, turn 4, Tom Howe spins, bringing out caution number 1. On lap 16, turn 4, Shawn Jones spins, bringing out caution number 2. On lap 18, turn 2, Presley’s car was leaking, bringing out caution number 3. Mitchell goes on to win the Baby Grand 25-lap Main event, followed by Jones, Presley, Hemi Franks, and Ryan Hughes to round out the top five.
Shawn Jones had a fast time of 14.871.
Shawn Jones won the heat race.

Busted MC / Black Lake Auto Wrecking Tuner Main Event

Brady Smith was on the poll when they hit the start line, and Marcis Davis on the outside. After the green flag, turn 4, Antonio Leasure spins and hits the wall head on, bringing out caution number 1. Brady Smith takes the lead on lap 1. On lap 1, turn 3, Dean Utterback and Mike Myers spin, bringing out caution number 2. On lap 5, turn 2, Austin Hormann and MaryJane Gallwas spin, bringing out caution number 3. Jake Utterback takes the lead on lap 4. Smith re-takes the lead on lap 8. Utterback re-takes the lead on lap 9. Shelby Padilla takes the lead on lap 11. Utterback re-takes the lead on lap 12. Padilla re-takes the lead on lap 21. Utterback re-takes the lead on lap 22 and goes on to win the Tuner 22-lap Main event, followed by Padilla, Jordan Peterson, Chad Smith, and Tim Jordan to round out the top five.
Jordan Peterson won heat race #1, Jake Utterback won heat race #2, and Shelby Padilla won heat race #3.

Tuner Main Event on YouTube from Peterson Racing

South Sound Bandit Main Event

The race started with Jaxson Johnson on the pole, and Jay Elliott to the outside. Elliott takes the lead on lap 1. Riley Windsor takes the lead on lap 10. On lap 28, turn 4, Steve Miller loses a tire, bringing out caution number 1. Windsor goes on to win the Bandit 30-lap Main event, followed by Daryl Knutson, Tyler Yates, Elliott, and Dale Knutson to round out the top five.
Cameron Stark had a fast time of 15.147.
Daryl Knutson won heat race #1, and Riley Windsor won heat race #2.

South Sound Speedway Full Race Results April 4, 2026

Olympia Overhead Doors Vintage Modifieds

Fast Time: Scott Rinkel 15.408
Heat 1: Chris Branon, Steve Conduff, Dave Larson, Chad Smith, and Ron Jackson.
Heat 2: Scott Rinkel, George Chambers, Bob Fulmer, Jeff Peterson, and Joey Cavin.
Main: Jeff Peterson, Scott Rinkel, George Chambers, Bob Fulmer, Joey Cavin, Chris Branon, Steve Conduff, Dave Larson, Ron Jackson, and Chad Smith.

Hinkle Homes Hobby Stocks

Fast Time: Shawn Jones 15.754.
Heat 1: Samantha Baxley, Randy Dalebout, Jeremy Stone, Andrew Woods, and Andre Pilon.
Heat 2: Steve Prissel, Jack Franks, Shawn Jones, Joe Champ, Eric Woods, and Craig Pfander.
Main: Shawn Jones, Eric Woods, Jac Franks, Steve Prissel, Joe Champ, Andre Pilon, Samantha Baxley, Craig Pfander, Andrew Woods, Randy Dalebout, and Jeremy Stone. .

O’Reilly Auto Parts Baby Grands

Fast Time: Shawn Jones 14.871
Heat 1: Shawn Jones, Steven Mitchell, Peyton Presley, Ryan Hughes, Tom Howe, Hemi Franks, and Kimber Harris.
Main: Steven Mitchell, Shawn Jones, Peyton Presley, Hemi Franks, Ryan Hughes, Kimber Harris, and Tom Howe.

Busted MC / Black Lake Auto Wrecking Tuners

Heat 1: Jordan Peterson, Billy Gallwas, Brady Smith, Marcis Davis, J.J. Larimer, Austin Hormann, and Chris Branon (DNF).
Heat 2: Jake Utterback, Mike Myers, Dean Utterback, Tim Jordan, Billy Buchanan, and Antonio Leasure.
Heat 3: Shelby Padilla, MaryJane Gallwas, Shanda Vaillancourt, Chad Smith, Craig Mounts, Charles Fitzpatrick, and Dean Cleveland.
Main: Jake Utterback, Shelby Padilla, Jordan Peterson, Chad Smith, Tim Jordan, Marcis Davis, Charles Fitzpatrick, Craig Mounts, MaryJane Gallwas, Austin Hormann, J.J. Larimer, Billy Buchanan, Brady Smith, Shanda Vaillancourt, Dean Utterback, Dean Cleveland, Billy Gallwas, Mike Myers, and Antonio Leasure (DNF).

SS Bandits

Fast Time: Cameron Stark 15.147
Heat 1: Daryl Knutson, Cameron Stark, Tyler Yates, Jaxson Johnson, Carson Bentley, and Sean Rothwell.
Heat 2: Riley Windsor, Dale Knutson, Jay Elliott, Thomas Rothwell, and Steve Miller.
Main: Riley Windsor, Daryl Knutson, Tyler Yates, Jay Elliott, Dale Knutson, Jaxson Johnson, Thomas Rothwell, Sean Rothwell, Steve Miller, Carson Bentley, and Cameron Stark.