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Midweek fade hurts, but Troutman is on the rise
Posted: 01/11/2024, 06:29 pm By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 10) — Drake Troutman didn’t mince words when describing his shortcoming in Wednesday’s Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts program at Vado Speedway Park. “I messed up,” Full Story
'Family reunion' sparks Alberson for Vado week
Posted: 01/11/2024, 10:01 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 10) — The Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at Vado Speedway Park is basically an extended holiday for Garrett Alberson. Not only is the Las Cruces, N.M., native racing approximately Full Story
Notes: Vado lures Babb west for early 2024 start
Posted: 01/10/2024, 07:54 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 9) — Shannon Babb hasn’t raced before the month of March since 2013. That’s right, the Moweaqua, Ill., stalwart was 39 years old the last time he’d been this ambitious to get a move on a new racing season at this Full Story
'Willpower' carries Pierce to first victory of season
Posted: 01/08/2024, 03:08 pm By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 7) — It’s one thing when Bobby Pierce is on kill mode, his car running so well the competition doesn’t seem to stand much of a chance. It’s another when the Oakwood, Ill., superstar doesn’t have an advantage by Full Story
Fast Talk: Kicking off the 2024 Late Model season
Posted: 01/08/2024, 12:28 pmFollowing an opening weekend of 2024 action featuring the Rio Grande Waste Systems Wild West Shootout at Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park and the 33rd Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala., our weekly roundtable weighs in for the Full Story
At Vado, 'everything's clicking' for joyful Dillard
Posted: 01/07/2024, 07:10 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 6) — Cade Dillard’s 2023 season couldn’t have ended in more bittersweet fashion last November at the Dirt Track at Charlotte. The Robeline, La., driver neared his first World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series victory Full Story
Larson's whirlwind year kicks off in New Mexico
Posted: 01/06/2024, 06:30 am By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 5) — Nobody in recent memory is positioned for a more dynamic and influential year in American motorsports than Kyle Larson in 2024. The Indianapolis 500. A High Limit Racing title defense (the midweek series, that is) Full Story
Coverage index of Wild West Shootout
Posted: 01/03/2024, 11:44 pmVADO, N.M. — Index of DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage for Vado Speedway Park's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout by O'Reilly Auto Parts Jan. 6-14 at the 3/8-mile oval (watch live at FloRacing): Monday, Jan. 15 • Full Story
Wild West Shootout: 10 drivers to watch
Posted: 01/05/2024, 10:35 pm By Kyle McFaddenVADO, N.M. (Jan. 5) — Just like that, a new Dirt Late Model season begins on Saturday with yet another installment of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout, which has earned quite the reputation for itself since moving to Vado Full Story
Sam Mars ready for shot in family's MB house car
Posted: 01/04/2024, 06:13 pm By Kyle McFaddenThe plan had always been for Sam Mars to eventually take the seat of the MB Customs house car, the very ride made reputable by his Hall of Fame father Jimmy. But this soon? The 19-year-old couldn’t have predicted that. “I know my dad Full Story
Fast Facts: Wild West Shootout at Vado
Posted: 01/03/2024, 06:48 am By Aaron ClayDates: $11,000-to-win features Jan. 6-7, 10, 12-13 and $26,000-to-win finale Jan. 14 Track: FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park, Vado, N.M. (3/8-mile, semi-banked clay oval) Purse: Total Late Model purse of more than $250,000 Primary sponsors: Rio Full Story
Notes: Dome-consistent English gains momentum
Posted: 12/18/2023, 05:47 pm By Kyle McFadden and Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 16) — Tanner English impressed again at the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals. The Benton, Ky., driver's third-place finish from the 10th-starting spot to end up on the podium alongside $30,000 winner Brandon Sheppard Full Story
Fast Talk: Wrapping up Gateway action
Posted: 12/18/2023, 12:13 pmWith the indoor special of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America's Center wrapping up the season, our roundtable weighs in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story
At Dome (and as usual), Thornton gives it his all
Posted: 12/17/2023, 11:43 am By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 16) — Is there a driver, no matter the motorsport, who gets more out of a race car than Ricky Thornton Jr.? Overlooking his mangled No. 20RT machine Saturday night amid the haze and vibrancy of The Dome at America’s Full Story
Fans embrace B-Shepp’s worthy Gateway victory
Posted: 12/17/2023, 06:32 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 16) — Brandon Sheppard isn’t a Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals folk hero like Tyler Carpenter. He’s not a love ‘em or hate ‘em figure like Bobby Pierce. He’s not brash like Tyler Erb. The 30-year-old superstar Full Story
Notes: Tough bounce for Dome’s two-time winner
Posted: 12/16/2023, 06:40 am By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 15) — Tyler Carpenter gladly prefers Friday’s bumpy track conditions at the Gateway Dirt Nationals over Thursday’s smooth, glassy racing surface. And his mind doesn’t change on the matter even if the very conditions Full Story
Divergent fates for foes tangling in Dome heat
Posted: 12/16/2023, 06:32 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 15) — Anyone who expected a return of the infamous Super Shepp during Friday’s Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals preliminary program at The Dome at America’s Center was sadly disappointed. | Complete Gateway coverage Oh, Full Story
Like son, like father? Freddie giving it a shot
Posted: 12/15/2023, 02:42 pm By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 14) — Freddie Carpenter prepared for Thursday’s opener of the Gateway Dirt Nationals like it were his last go-around at the megaevent inside The Dome at America’s Center. | Complete Gateway coverage As much as Full Story
Feger-Hocevar clash spices Dome opener
Posted: 12/15/2023, 08:41 am By Kyle McFaddenST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 14) — No moment captivated Thursday’s opener of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals like the heat-race kerfuffle between Jason Feger and Carson Hocevar. Who could’ve predicted that the disagreement between 2023’s Full Story
Notes: Dome culmination within Hoffman’s grasp
Posted: 12/15/2023, 07:18 am By Kevin KovacST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 14) — Winning Thursday’s 25-lap preliminary feature to kick off the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals certainly excited Nick Hoffman. But it didn’t satisfy him. Hoffman wants more from his trip to The Dome at America’s Full Story
Coverage index for Gateway Dirt Nationals
Posted: 12/07/2023, 08:21 amST. LOUIS, Mo. — DirtonDirt.com’s coverage index for Dec. 14-16’s seventh annual Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals, an unsanctioned Super Late Model and modified event at The Dome at America's Center (watch live on FloRacing): Monday, Full Story
Column: Hoffman primed for latest bid at Gateway
Posted: 12/14/2023, 07:43 amAs Nick Hoffman stood amid dozens of closed, parked trailers in the quiet convention center pit area of The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo., on Wednesday night, he wistfully thought of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals that Full Story
Future iffy, but Gardner ready for Dome
Posted: 12/14/2023, 07:24 am By Kyle McFaddenDirt Late Model racing’s indoor spectacle affectionately known as The Dome technically wasn't love at first sight for Bob Gardner, but that might as well be the narrative. Right as this week’s Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals was brought Full Story
Best of 2023: Top-five lists of memorable year
Posted: 12/14/2023, 06:38 am By Todd TurnerWith Driver of the Year and other driver honors already published, DirtonDirt.com takes a look at other top-five lists from the 2023 season, running the gamut from the top-five performances to top-five clashes of the year (Best of 2023 Full Story
Best of 2023: Southern state-by-state capsules
Posted: 12/12/2023, 08:08 am By Todd TurnerDirt Late Model racing’s 2023 superlatives of Southern states (individually for states with significant weekly Late Model action; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events (Best of 2023 coverage): Alabama Top Full Story
