Bob Pengraph’s gallery of images from the 2010 Portland Historic Races at Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR on Jul 9-11, 2010.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2010 HMSA Portland Historic Races.

The event was held on July 9-11 at portland International Raceway in Portland, OR.

Bob Pengraph’s gallery of images from the 2010 Portland Rose Cup Races Vintage Grid held at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR on Jun 9-11, 2010.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2010 Rose Cup.

The event was held on June 12-13 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR.

Bob Pengraph’s gallery of images from the Oregon SCCA Regional at Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR on April 17-18, 2010

Bob Pengraph’s gallery of images from the 2009 Portland Chumpcar Event help at Portland International Raceway on  Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2009.

Welcome to ChumpCar’s Inaugural Event in Portland, OR – ChumpCar is the home for $500 race cars and 24 hour endurance road racing. This series is for gear-heads; for people who love driving and driving fast. It’s for grassroots race teams and almost-race-ready cars. ChumpCar is a throw-back to the era when racing was fun and cheap… when Bondo beat carbon-fiber; when a crescent wrench was the most valuable tool in your box; when home-made engineering made everyone sit up and take notice; and when adding a little theme to your car didn’t get you laughed out of the pit. Those were good times… and they’re back.

Bob Pengraph’s gallery of the 2009 Columbia River Classic on Sep 5-7, 2009 at Portland International Raceway.

The weather is sunny hot as SOVREN takes to the road in this midseason event of the racing year at the Portland Intl. Raceway. This event, the Columbia River Classic Road Race is an annual event with approximately 150 pre-1970 racecars that have been restored to mint condition. With its challenging course, the infamous festival turn on the straight and open layout, viewing is a real treat as the entire course is visible. Spectators will have the chance to view a variety of rare cars from the past including Porsches, Lotuses, Alfa Romeos, Corvettes, Austin Healeys and many more. This race is held in conjunction with the largest West Coast All British Field Meet, with tons of British vehicles in attendance, a swap meet, a Range Rover demonstration, and a slalom.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2009 SOVREN Columbia River Classic.

The event was held on September 4-6, 2009  at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR.

  Bob Pengraph’s gallery of the Portland Historic Races on Jul 10-12, 2009.

On the heels of a successful 2008 event, the Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races has announced International Motorsports Association (IMSA) Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) cars as its feature for 2009. The sleek, aerodynamic race cars will be part of a celebration of 40 years of IMSA. As IMSA’s initial series in 1969 was Formula Vee and Formula Ford, the Portland Historic Races will also be inviting Formula Fords from around the country to participate. Local race car champion Parker Johnstone of Wilsonville, who drives a 1988 Spice/Acura GTP/L, has been tapped as the race’s Grand Marshal. The 33rd annual Portland Historic Races will take place July 10 through 12, 2009, at Portland International Raceway.

Bob Pengraph’s gallery of the NASCAR Camping World West at Portland International Raceway on Jul 19, 2009.

Bob Pengraph’s gallery of the Historic NASCAR Races at Portland International Raceway on Jul 19, 2009.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2009 GASS Season Finale at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2009 Historic Nascar Races at Portland International Raceway.

Bob Pengraph’s gallery of the GASS Season Finale at Portland International Raceway on Jul 19, 2009.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2009 HMSA Portland Historic Races at Portland International Raceway.

  Bob Pengraph’s photos of the 2009 Portland Rose Cup Races – Vintage Grid

The Portland Rose Festival and the Sports Car Club of America today announced that the historic Trans Am racing series will return in 2009 and headline Portland’s annual Rose Cup race weekend.  Founded in 1966, the Trans Am series produced some of America’s finest racing drivers, including Mark Donohue, Tommy Kendall, George Follmer, and Wally Dallenbach. The Trans Am series raced in Portland 21 times from 1975 to 2005, and served as the Rose Cup race from 1975 through 1983. In 1984, Trans Am became a regular support race for Portland’s annual Champ Car race.  The annual Rose Cup Race, the oldest amateur road-racing event west of the Mississippi River, has been popular with West Coast racing enthusiasts for more than 40 years. The racing weekend features Sports Car Club of America’s Regional and National Championship point races with more than 400 amateur drivers in varied classes of race cars. It’s a great event for the whole family.  The Porsche Club of America holds the Porsche Cup race during Rose Cup weekend as well. A new Rose Festival sponsor, Carrera Motors of Bend, Oregon, is presenting sponsor of the Porsche Cup race this year.  There are three new features this year to Rose Cup weekend: First Annual Rose Cup Friday Night Drags presented by Scion, the First Annual Rose Cup Races Cruise In, and Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association (OMRRA) racing.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the Rose Cup at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the SCCA May regional/national at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the SCCA March regional at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the SCCA October regional at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the Sovren Columbia River Classic at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the Star Mazda series at the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2008 Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup at Portland International Raceway.

Jeffrey Dahl’s gallery of the 2008 Rose Cup at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR.