Joey Tanner unofficially clinches NASCAR Local Racing Series title with I-5 Silver Bullet finale win at Willamette Speedway
Joey Tanner won the Coors Light I-5 Silver Bullet Series finale at Willamette Speedway on 2026-09-19, a victory that the report says secured him the $47,000 NASCAR Local Racing Series championship (described as unofficial). The win was Tanner’s 12th at Willamette this season and paid a season-high $5,000.
According to the report, Portland driver Joey Tanner outpaced Bricen James to win the Coors Light I-5 Silver Bullet Series finale at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore., on 2026-09-19. The victory — described in the story as championship-clinching — was Tanner’s 12th win of the season at Willamette and paid $5,000.
The dispatch notes Tanner has ‘‘unofficially clinched’’ the $47,000 NASCAR Local Racing Series championship, which the report says would be the first NASCAR Local Racing Series title by a dirt racer since Gary Webb in 2000. The story also highlights team owner Darren Coffell and Rocket Chassis for their roles, and that Tanner’s sixth I-5 Tour win of the season tied him with Collen Winebarger at 14 career I-5 victories.
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