Track's greatest drivers

In celebration of Evergreen Speedway's 50th anniversary, racetrack President Mickey Beadle and a committee that included speedway announcers Scott Ellsworth, Terry Buell and Gary Cressey chose these drivers (in alphabetical order) as the track's greatest:

Alseth family: Dan Alseth was a foreign-stock champ; Bill Alseth was a street-stock champ; Jack Alseth won a ministock title.

Harold Babula: an early figure-eight champ known for his refusal to stop at the intersection.

John Bender: The former track superstock champion runs on the Northwest Elite Division tour.

Mike Bliss: a midget-championship racer at Evergreen won 2002 Craftsman Truck series.

Geoff Bodine: His only win at Evergreen Speedway came in 1991, but he also has won 24 NASCAR Cup races.

Tobey Butler: The 1982 superstock champion was 10th in the NASCAR truck series in 1997.

Ben Chandler: the 1977 figure-eight champ and eight-time racing-club president. His No. 99 was retired.

Conwell family: Ernie Conwell Sr., the father of a Washington Huskies and pro-football tight end, was first in a family that included Vince Conwell and Chuck Conwell.

Derrike Cope: He had four victories at Evergreen, including one 500-lap title. He went on to win the Daytona 500 in 1990.

Steve Cox: He's a current driver with four figure-eight and late-model titles.

Wayne Crum: a figure-eight driver with three track championships, the last in 1970.

Ron Daggett: the 1985 superstock champion; he also raced figure-eights.

Lee Daily: He won four figure-eight and superstock titles, the first in 1974.

Doug Delfel: a two-time figure-eight track champ who served as president of the figure-eight association.

Vern Dietz: a three-time national figure-eight champion and four-time track champion.

Ron Eaton: The three-time Elite Division series champion from Tacoma has 42 wins and is still going strong. He has won three Grand National races at Evergreen.

Ray Elder: He had 32 Grand National victories, including a record five at Evergreen, the first in 1971.

Bill Elliott: A fan favorite, he won a Grand National race in Monroe in 1987, the same year he won his second Daytona 500.

Garrett Evans: The Elite Division points leader won four tour titles and several tour races at Evergreen.

Ross Fontes: a multiple track champion in modifieds and sprint cars in 1970s.

Butch Gililand: He won Grand National races in 1996 and 1998 at Evergreen.

Ken Hamilton: a sprint-car champion who had 72 main-event wins, including the 1971 Copper Cup.

Kevin Hamlin: His first race at Evergreen came three days after he got his driver's license and while still attending Snohomish High School. He had 11 Elite Division wins.

Pete Harding: He set the three-eighths-mile track record in 1989 and continues to run strong.

Ron Hornaday Jr.: The two-time Craftsman Truck Series champion won his fourth Busch Series race last month.

Hubbard family: Rich, Mark and Jeff all raced at Evergreen, and all won championships.

Harry Jefferson: The uncle of current touring driver Jeff Jefferson was a track champion in the superstock division and won two Grand National races at Evergreen, the first in 1973.

Scott LaCross: a two-time ministock champion who still drives.

Gary Lewis: He was third in the Elite Division points standings and has won in bombers, superstocks and tour cars.

Chad Little: The Spokane driver won three Grand National races at Evergreen, the last in 1989.

Sterling Marlin: Although he won a pole for one Grand National race, he never won one at Evergreen. He won the Daytona 500 in 1994 and 1995.

Hershel McGriff: He won two poles but no Grand National race at Evergreen. He took second in 1977 and 1985.

Gerry McLees: a pioneer who raced in the late 1950s and won several sprint-car titles.

Don McLeod: The Tacoma sprint-car driver was virtually unbeatable.

Tom Moriarity: The recently retired driver won record eight track titles and 2002 regional crown.

David Pearson: He won NASCAR Cup championships in 1966, 1968 and 1969, and was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Steve Peters: a top current figure-eight driver.

Art Pollard: open-wheel racer went on to run several times at the Indy 500 in early 1960s.

Duane Schosboek: an 11-time Western Washington Racing Association champion.

Ken Schrader: He never won at Evergreen Speedway but had four NASCAR Cup victories and sat on the Daytona 500 pole three straight years in 1980s. He lost a thumb in an accident as a crew chief.

Bill Sedgwick: He won two Grand National races at Evergreen, the last in 1992.

Tom Sneva: The Spokane driver won several open-wheel titles at Evergreen before winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1983.

Roy Smith: Considered by many to have been Evergreen Speedway's greatest driver, Smith won 13 track championships in sprint cars, modifieds and stock cars. He won four Grand National races, the first in 1980.

Gordy Stewart: The Evergreen pioneer won several early track championships.

Kelly Tanner: a ministock and two-time Elite Division tour champion who also raced superstocks in 1980s.

Bill Williams: a figure-eight and superstock champion in the 1960s.

Young family: Papa Joe Young had a son and three daughters race at Evergreen. They once had 12 family members in a race won by Joe Young Jr.

Carl Zaretzke: He won seven track championships in superstocks and figure-eights.

John Zaretzke: The track superstock champion in 1998 is the current points leader.

Bill Zimmerman Jr.: a stock-car driver who also won four ministock championships, the first in 1974.