2016 Motorsports Calendar
MARCH
5 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Las Vegas NV
5 — AMA Supercross, Daytona FL
6 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Las Vegas NV
12 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Phoenix AZ
12 — AMA Supercross, Toronto, ON
12-13 — Sand & Sage Sports Car Club (SSSCC) Winter Events 1 & 2, Tri-City Raceway (TCR)
13 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Phoenix AZ
13 — IndyCar Series, Streets of St Petersburg (FL)
17-20 — NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville FL
19 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Fontana CA
19 — AMA Supercross, Detroit, MI
20 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Fontana CA
20 — Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
APRIL
1-3 — NHRA Nationals, Las Vegas NV
2 — AMA Supercross, Santa Clara CA
2 — IndyCar Series, Phoenix, AZ
2 — Camping World Trucks, Martinsville VA
3 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Martinsville VA
3 — Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix
8 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Fort Worth TX
9 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Fort Worth TX
9 — AMA Supercross, Indianapolis IN
9-10 — Apple Cup, Yakima Speedway
10 — Tri-City Kart Club (TCKC) Race # 1, HRMC Richland
16 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
16 — AMA Supercross, St. Louis, MO
16 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Bristol TN
17 — IndyCar Series, Streets of Long Beach CA
17 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Bristol TN
17 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of China
22-24 — NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Charlotte NC
23 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Richmond VA
23 — AMA Supercross Foxborough MA
23-24 — SSSCC Events 1 & 2, TCR
23-24 — Summit Series # 1 & 2, Renegade Raceway, Union Gap (WA)
24 — TCKC Race # 2, HRMC Richland
24 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Richmond VA
24 — IndyCar Series, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham AL
29-May 1 — NHRA Spring Nationals, Houston TX
30 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
30 — NW Super Late Model Series (SLM), Wenatchee Valley Super Oval (WVSO), East Wenatchee WA
30 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Talladega AL
30 — AMA Supercross, E. Rutherford, NJ
MAY
1 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Talladega AL
1 — Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix
6 — Camping World Trucks, Kansas City KS
7 — Demo Derby and Legends, Hermiston Super Oval (HSO), Hermiston OR
7 — Summit Series # 3, Renegade Raceway, Union Gap
7 — West Coast Late Model Series, Yakima Speedway
7 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
7 — AMA Supercross, Las Vegas NV
7 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kansas City KS
13 — Camping World Trucks, Dover DE
13-15 — NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta GA
14 — Bump-2-Pass Invitational, HSO, Hermiston OR
14 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
14 — Northwest Sprint Car Racing Assoc. (NSRA), Ephrata Raceway Park
14 — NW SLM Series, Spokane County Raceway
14 — NW Pro 4 Alliance, Douglas Co. Speedway, Roseburg OR
14 — IndyCar Series, Grand Prix of Indianapolis
14 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Dover DE
14-15 — Points Series, Walla Walla Drag Strip
15 —TCKC Race # 3, HRMC Richland
15 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Dover DE
15 — Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
20 — Camping World Trucks, Charlotte NC
20-22 — NHRA Kansas Nationals, Topeka KS
21 — Street Stock Super Series, HSO, Hermiston OR
21 — NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Stars, Charlotte NC
21-22 — SSSCC Events 3 & 4, Bowers Field Ellensburg WA
28 — Figure-8 Trailer Race, HSO Hermiston OR
28 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Charlotte NC
28-29 — Summit Series # 4 & 5, Renegade Raceway, Union Gap
29 — IndyCar Series, Indianapolis 500
29 - NASCAR Sprint Cup, Charlotte NC
29 — Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix
JUNE
3-4 — NSRA Sprint Cars, Meridian (ID) Speedway
3-5 — NHRA New England Nationals, Epping NH
4 - West Coast Late Model Series, HSO Hermiston OR
4 — Summit Series # 6, Renegade Raceway, Union Gap
4 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
4 — North American Big Rigs, Magic Valley Speedway, Twin Falls (ID)
4 - NASCAR Xfinity Series, Pocono PA
4-5 — Points Series, Walla Walla Drag Strip
4-5 — IndyCar Series, The Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit MI
5 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Pocono PA
9-12 — NHRA Summer Nationals, Englishtown NJ
10 — Camping World Trucks, Fort Worth TX
11 — Rebel Vintage Modifieds and Legends, HSO Hermiston OR
11 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
11 — NW SLM Series, Stateline (ID) Speedway
11 — IndyCar Series, Texas Motor Speedway
11 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Brooklyn MI
12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Brooklyn MI
12 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada
17-19 — NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol TN
18 — Hornets’ Nest 100 and Legends, HSO Hermiston OR
18 - West Coast Late Model Series, Yakima Speedway
18 — North American Big Rigs, Stateline (ID) Speedway
18 — NW Pro 4 Alliance, Evergreen Speedway, Monroe WA
18 — Camping World Trucks, Iowa Speedway
18-19 — SSSCC Events 5 & 6, TCR
18-19 — Points Series, Walla Walla Drag Strip
19 — TCKC Race # 4, HRMC Richland
19 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Iowa Speedway
19 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe
23-26 — NHRA Nationals, Norwalk OH
25 — School Bus Figure-8 Race, HSO Hermiston OR
25 — Summit Series # 7, Renegade Raceway, Union Gap
25 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
25 — NSRA Sprint Cars, Stateline (ID) Speedway
25 — Camping World Trucks, Gateway Motorsports Park
26 — SSSCC Come Try Autocross, TCR
26 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Sonoma CA
26 — IndyCar Series, Road America, Elkhart Lake WI
JULY
1 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Daytona FL
2 — TCKC Race # 5, HRMC Richland (night race)
2 — Demo Derby Plus Rollover Contest, HSO Hermiston OR
2 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Daytona FL
2-3 — Dragster Challenge, Walla Walla Drag Strip
3 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Austria
4 — Demo Derby Plus More!, Yakima Speedway
7 — Camping World Trucks, Kentucky Speedway
7-10 — NHRA Route 66 Nationals, Chicago IL
8 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Kentucky Speedway
8-10 — SCCA Championship Tour, Packwood WA
9 — Legends Invitational, HSO Hermiston OR
9 - West Coast Late Model Series, Yakima Speedway
9 — North American Big Rigs, Ephrata (WA) Raceway Park
9 — NASCAR K&N West, Stateline (ID) Speedway
9 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kentucky Speedway
10 — IndyCar Series, Iowa Speedway
10 — Formula 1 British Grand Prix
16 — NW Pro 4 Alliance and Legends, HSO Hermiston OR
16 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
16 — North American Big Rigs, South sound Speedway, Rochester WA
16 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Loudon NH
17 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Loudon NH
17 — IndyCar Series, Streets of Toronto
20 — Camping World Trucks, Eldora Speedway
21 — NSRA Sprint Cars, Meridian (ID) Speedway
22-24 — NHRA Mile-High Nationals, Denver CO
23 — TCKC Race # 6, HRMC Richland (night race)
23 — Oregon 150 for West Coast Late Models, HSO Hermiston OR
23 — NSRA Sprint Cars, Evergreen Speedway, Monroe WA
23 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Indianapolis IN
24 — NSRA Sprint Cars, WVSO, East Wenatchee WA
24 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Indianapolis IN
24 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Hungary
29-31 — H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes, Tri-Cities WA
29-31 — NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma CA
30 — Street Stock Super Series, HSO, Hermiston OR
30 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
30 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Iowa Speedway
30 — Camping World Trucks, Pocono PA
30-31 — SSSCC Events 7 & 8, TCR
31 — IndyCar Series, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington OH
31 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Pocono PA
31— Formula 1 Grand Prix of Germany
AUGUST
5-6 — Idaho 200, Stateline (ID) Speedway
5-7 — H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes, Seattle WA
5-7 — NHRA Northwest Nationals, Seattle WA
6 - West Coast Late Model Series, Yakima Speedway
6 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Watkins Glen NY
7 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Watkins Glen NY
13 — School Bus Trailer Race, HSO Hermiston OR
13 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
13 — NW Pro 4 Alliance, Spokane Co. Raceway
13 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington OH
13-14 — Points Series, Walla Walla Drag Strip
13-14 — NSRA Sprint Cars, Western Speedway, Victoria BC
17 — Camping World Trucks, Bristol TN
20 — Bump-2-Pass Invitational, HSO Hermiston OR
18-21 — NHRA Nationals, Brainerd MN
19 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Bristol TN
20 — Summit Series # 8, Renegade Raceway, Union Gap
20 — NW Super Late Model Series, Spokane Co. Raceway
20 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Bristol TN
21 — IndyCar Series, Pocono PA
27 — TCKC Saturday Night Shoot-Out, HRMC Richland
27 — Bump-2-Pass Boat Race, HSO Hermiston OR
27 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
27 — North American Big Rigs, Western Speedway, Victoria B.C. Canada
27 — K&N West, Douglas Co. Speedway, Roseburg OR
27 — Camping World Trucks, Brooklyn MI
27 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Road America, Plymouth WI
27-28 — SSSCC Events 9 & 10, TCR
28 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Brooklyn MI
28 — Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
31-Sep.5 — NHRA U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis IN
SEPTEMBER
2 — West Coast Late Model Series, Yakima Speedway
2-3 — World of Outlaws, Skagit Speedway, Alger WA
3 — NW SLM Series, tbd
3 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Darlington SC
4 — Camping World Trucks, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville Ontario
4 — IndyCar Series, Streets of Boston MA
4 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Darlington SC
4 — Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix
5 — World of Outlaws, Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma WA
7 — World of Outlaws, Willamette Speedway, Lebanon OR
9 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Richmond VA
9-10 — Top Comp, Walla Walla Drag Strip
10 — Intermountain Outlaw Modifies Series & Weekly Series Championships, HSO Hermiston OR
10 — NW SLM Series, WVSO, East Wenatchee
10 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Richmond VA
16 — Camping World Trucks, Chicago IL
16-17 — NSRA Sprint Cars, Meridian (ID) Speedway
16-18 — NHRA Carolina Nationals, Charlotte NC
17 — TCKC Race # 7, HRMC Richland (night race)
17 — School Bus Boat Race & Weekly Series Championships, HSO Hermiston OR
17 — Local Racing, Yakima (WA) Dirt Track
17 — NW Pro 4 Alliance, Ephrata Raceway Park
17 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Chicago IL
18 — IndyCar Series, Sonoma CA
18 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Chicago IL
18 — Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
23-25 — NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis MO
24 — NASCAR K&N West, Meridian (ID) Speedway
24 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Kentucky Speedway
24 — Camping World Trucks, Loudon NH
24-25 — SSSCC Events 11 & 12, TCR
24-25 — Summit Series # 9 & 10, Renegade Raceway, Union Gap
25 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Loudon NH
29-Oct.2 — NHRA Keystone Nationals, Reading PA
OCTOBER
1 — Camping World Trucks, Las Vegas NV
1 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Dover DE
1-2 — King of the Track, Walla Walla Drag Strip
1-2 — Fall Classic, Yakima Speedway
2 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Dover DE
2 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Malaysia
7 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Charlotte NC
8 — SSSCC Thank-You Event, TCR
8 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Charlotte NC
9 — TCKC Race # 8, HRMC Richland
9 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Japan
13-16 —NHRA Fall Nationals, Dallas TX
15 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Kansas City KS
16 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kansas City KS
22 — “Run Whatcha Brung” & School Bus Demo Derby, HSO Hermiston OR
22 — Camping World Trucks, Talladega AL
23 — Formula 1, United States Grand Prix, Austin TX
23 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Talladega AL
27-30 — NHRA Nationals, Las Vegas NV
29 — Camping World Trucks, Martinsville VA
29-30 — TCKC Pumpkin Race, HRMC Richland
30 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Martinsville VA
30 — Formula 1, Grand Prix of Mexico
NOVEMBER
4 — Camping World Trucks, Fort Worth TX
5 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Fort Worth TX
6 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Fort Worth TX
10-13 — NHRA Finals, Pomona CA
11 — Camping World Trucks, Phoenix AZ
12 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Phoenix AZ
13 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Phoenix AZ
13 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Brazil
18 — Camping World Trucks, Homestead FL
19 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, Homestead FL
20 — NASCAR Sprint Cup, Homestead FL
27 — Formula 1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi
Compiled by Alvin Keck, local motorsports enthusiast
This story was originally published February 29, 2016 at 5:46 PM with the headline "2016 Motorsports Calendar."