BATTLE AT THE BULLRING BRINGS CARS TOUR WEST STARS TO LAS VEGAS FEB. 21st
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (February 13, 2026) – The Star Nursery Battle at the Bullring brings the Super Late Model, Limited Late Model, and Legend stars of the SPEARS CARS Tour West to Las Vegas on February 21. The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway lights up the night with Super Late Models battling for a $15,000 jackpot, featuring second-generation star Keelan Harvick competing.
The Local Racing Series presented by Star Nursery is also on tap, including the NASCAR-sanctioned Modifieds, Street & Factory Stocks, and Mini Stocks. INEX Bandoleros are also on the card for the sport’s youngest drivers.
Grandstand tickets are available for $20 for adults in advance at www.lvmsbullring.com while children 12 and under are free. Tickets are $25 at the gates on race day. Grandstands open at 1pm with the first main events at 1:25pm. Fireworks will light up the sky at dusk at 5pm between the CARS Tour features. General admission parking is $12 off of Hollywood Blvd, card only. The popular stockyard tickets and parking is available as well! Race fans can score free tickets while supplies last at their local Star Nursery locations.
Drivers from eight states along with Canada make up the entry list of more than two dozen Super Late Model competitors kicking off 2026 in the 150-lap feature. Among them is defending champion Jace Hansen of Eaton, Colorado. Hansen finished second at Las Vegas last March. He won the season finale at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in 2025 in a thrilling duel with Keelan Harvick.
Harvick returns with a full slate of Super Late Model races on his schedule. Harvick scored four top-two finishes in the CARS Tour West Pro Late Models in 2025 before graduating to the Super Late Model competition. 2025 CARS Tour West Limited Pro champion Dylan Zampa of Napa, Calif. is entered for the Super Late Models as is Oakdale, Calif.’s Blaine Rocha, one of the few drivers in the strong field with a prior SLM victory at the .375-mile Bullring. Recently crowned 2026 New Smyrna World Series Pro Late Model champion Vito Cancilla, age 14, travels west for the Battle at the Bullring as well.
Saturday’s Limited Late Model 100-lap event pays $4,000 to the winner and also contributes points for the local championship. 2026 Opening Day twin main event sweeper Jeffrey Peterson of Grand Terrace, Calif. aims for three Bullring wins in a row with over 20 competitors on his heels.
Regional champions entered include: 2025 Bullring champion Cody Brown, 2025 Orange Show Speedway champion Michael Killen, 2025 Madera Speedway champion Jay Juleson, 2025 All American Speedway champion Kenna Mitchell, and 2025 All American Speedway Jr. Late Model champion Kellen Keller.
Racing kicks off at 1:25pm with the INEX Bandoleros where Casey Piplic is the defending race winner from Opening Day. Main events for Street and Factory Stocks along with Mini Stocks are next, followed by CARS Tour West qualifying. Opening ceremonies are at 3:40pm with Limited Late Model 100, fireworks, and Super Late Model 150 excitement on deck. The 30-lap Legends and 40-lap Modified features close the show.
Friday’s activities include practice for all divisions competing along with Friday INEX points features for both Legends and Bandoleros.
For more information on the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, visit www.lvmsbullring.com
2026 LVMS Bullring Schedule (Subject to Change)
Feb. 21 – Star Nursery Battle at The Bullring Featuring CARS Tour West with Fireworks Show!
Mar. 7 – NASCAR Night
Mar. 28 – Terrible Herbst Showdown Featuring CARS Tour West
Apr. 11 – NASCAR Night
May 2 – NASCAR Night
Jun. 6 – NASCAR Night
Jun. 20 – NASCAR Night of Fire Championship Finale with Fireworks Show!
Oct. 2 – Star Nursery Battle at The Bullring featuring CARS Tour West and ARCA Menards Series West
Nov. 14 – CARS Tour West
NOTE: 2026/27 Schedule kicks off Friday October 2
