King Walker & The Great Eight
K
ing Walker & The Great Eight,
a term that in 2026 tends
to refer to National Hockey
League all-time goal-scoring
leader Washington Capitals star
Alex Ovechkin. Take Interstate
95 nearly 700 miles south of
the Nation's Capital to Callahan
Speedway, where the same term
could be applied to the 2026
Cory Texter Promotions Mis
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sion Foods Winter Throwdown
Volume 8, January 17-18.
For one weekend in January,
the 1/5-mile clay oval in Northern
Florida becomes a kingdom of
flat track racing. Champions from
29 states and four countries were
represented, and the event began
with a bracket-style elimination
tournament to crown a King of
the Throwdown on Thursday
night. The finale saw 2024 King,
Briar Bauman, face off with a
new threat to the throne in Turner
Racing Honda rider Walker Por
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ter. When the dust settled, King
Walker was crowned to become
the fourth rider in as many years
to lay claim to the name King of
the Throwdown.
"It's probably my biggest win
I've had in my career," said Porter
after the event, and his winning
streak continued into the week
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end. Porter and Trent Lowe split
WIND
IN THE
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Oliver Hartley (023) gets the jump on Jaxon
Leblanc (36) and Jayden Nickens (17). Leblanc
and Nickens would score two wins each during
the weekend.
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Chad Cose (49) leads the experts. Walker Porter (10) and
Trent Lowe (48) would triumph in Premier Expert competition,
and Porter would be crowned King of the Throwdown.
