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• WWS star struggles for Central Arizona rhythm

  Posted: 01/14/2026, 05:26 am By Kevin Kovac

  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 11) — Bobby Pierce doesn’t really know what it feels like to struggle, let alone not win, while competing in the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout. That’s how spectacularly he’s performed in the Full Story

• For Howe in 1969, at least dirt paid the bills

  Posted: 01/13/2026, 11:20 am By Bob Markos

  Dirt tracks in the 1960s were far from things of beauty. More often than not, they were regarded as unsophisticated, downright shoddy mudholes. Promoters looked to furnish a racing surface for competitors and collect the night’s receipts, Full Story

• Fast Talk: Recapping a weekend of desert action

  Posted: 01/12/2026, 11:38 am

  With Ricky Thornton Jr. and Hudson O’Neal winning the opening Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout events, our roundtable checks in for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and Full Story

• O'Neal endures restarts for first Arizona victory

  Posted: 01/12/2026, 10:36 am By Kevin Kovac

  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 11) — Hudson O’Neal wasn’t worried, but he had some concerns pacing the field during the second half of Sunday’s 40-lap Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout feature at Central Arizona Raceway. | Full Story

• Arizona star makes most of Adam's one-race offer

  Posted: 01/11/2026, 11:38 am By Kevin Kovac

  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 10) — When Ricky Thornton Jr. stopped his race car in victory lane after winning Saturday’s 50-lap Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout opener at Central Arizona Raceway, the scene in front of him was Full Story

• Home-stater O'Neil revives Late Model dreams

  Posted: 01/10/2026, 11:21 am By Aaron Clay

  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 9) — As the Wild West Shootout returns to Arizona for the first time in five years, home-state driver Jake O’Neil knows this is likely his best chance for a good finish on the big stage during the miniseries Full Story

• Wild West Shootout coverage index

  Posted: 01/10/2026, 09:21 am

  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Index of DirtonDirt.com's previews and coverage for Central Arizona Raceway's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout by O'Reilly Auto Parts Jan. 10-18 at the 3/8-mile oval (watch live at FloRacing): Wednesday, Full Story

• Wild West homecoming warms promoter's heart

  Posted: 01/10/2026, 09:05 am By Kevin Kovac

  CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 9) — Amid the rumble of warming race car engines, Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout promoter Chris Kearns stood in Central Arizona Raceway’s pit area moments before the start of Friday evening's practice Full Story

• Year-by-year history of the Wild West Shootout

  Posted: 01/09/2026, 01:35 pm By Aaron Clay and Todd Turner

  A year-by-year history of the Southwest’s winter Super Late Model action (including the Wild West Shootout, Early Thaw, Winter Extreme) with recaps, memorable moments, winners and more: 2001 Recap: In the inaugural Early Thaw promoted Full Story

• Column: Racer rising from race shop's ashes

  Posted: 01/08/2026, 02:24 pm

  After closing the 2025 season on a positive note, McKay Wenger was full-steam-ahead for ’26. Good vibes were fueling the 38-year-old racer from Fairbury, Ill., throughout autumn. Until his phone rang the afternoon of Nov. 17 while he Full Story

• Terbo pledges full-time return to WoO circuit

  Posted: 01/08/2026, 08:32 am By Spence Smithback

  The man they call Terbo has a new title: Outlaw. National touring veteran Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, is gearing up to run the full World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the first time since 2018 “The last two years, I’ve just Full Story

• Fast Talk: The WWS return to Arizona

  Posted: 01/05/2026, 11:51 am

  Happy New Year and happy new season as we turn toward an upcoming busy winter schedule with our weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): What does a return to Arizona at Casa Grande’s Full Story

• Cody Overton garners support for self-owned team

  Posted: 01/05/2026, 08:44 am By Spence Smithback

  The World of Outlaws Late Model Series offseason has been anything but quiet for Cody Overton. As the 2025 season concluded, Overton’s team owner Dave Steine elected to scale back from owning a nationally touring Dirt Late Model team. Full Story

• Ten drivers to watch at 20th Wild West Shootout

  Posted: 01/02/2026, 03:54 pm By Kyle McFadden

  A look at 10 driver favorites (listed alphabetically) heading for the Wild West Shootout, the Jan. 10-18 miniseries at Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande, Ariz., with four $10,000-to-win events bookended by $25,000-to-win features Full Story

• Fast Facts: 20th annual Wild West Shootout

  Posted: 01/02/2026, 09:33 am By Aaron Clay

  Dates: $25,000-to-win Super Late Model programs Jan. 10 and Jan. 18 bookending $10,000-to-win features Jan. 11, 14, 16-17 Track: Central Arizona Raceway (3/8-mile, high-banked clay oval) Location: Casa Grande, Ariz. Purse: Total Super Full Story

• Column: RTJ, Burroughs embarking on second act

  Posted: 12/21/2025, 06:41 am

  Anthony Burroughs had an inkling that somehow, someday, he’d turn wrenches again for Ricky Thornton Jr. The abrupt finish of their first wildly successful run together as crew chief-driver wouldn’t end their shared story. “I’m Full Story

• Trends, infuential figures of last 25 years

  Posted: 12/19/2025, 06:56 am By Todd Turner

  In wrapping up our Best of the Quarter Century coverage, we’ve got four more Top 25 lists covering the era of Dirt Late Model racing from 2001-25 (also don’t miss our Top 25 photos from the era; Best of 2025 coverage index): Trends Full Story

• Top 25 state-by-state over the quarter century

  Posted: 12/18/2025, 07:40 am By Todd Turner

  A state-by-state breakdown of the best drivers and other items from 2001-2025. Drivers are listed alphabetically with the top five and the remainder of the top 25. Special event victory totals include series and added-purse events on DirtonDirt's Full Story

• Dirt Late Model's top moments of 2001-25

  Posted: 12/17/2025, 05:53 am By Kevin Kovac

  As part of our coverage looking at the first 25 years of the 21st century, we look at the top 25 memorable moments in the sport, listed chronologically by earliest (Best of 2025 coverage index): 2001: Inaugural Eldora Million Comment: Full Story

• Evaluating the best 25 drivers at 25-and-under

  Posted: 12/16/2025, 12:46 pm By Kyle McFadden

  As part of our coverage looking at the first quarter century, we dive into the top 25 Dirt Late Model drivers 25-and-under, listed alphabetically (Best of 2025 coverage index): Tucker Anderson, Blairsville, Ga. Age (birthdate): 18 (Feb. Full Story

• Dirt Late Model's Top 25 of the quarter century

  Posted: 12/15/2025, 05:13 am

  The DirtonDirt staff’s consensus Top 25 drivers of 2001-25 listed alphabetically. Special event totals are a tally of series and added-purse events on DirtonDirt’s master schedule. All statistics are for competition among last 25 seasons Full Story

• Fast Talk: Recapping busy week at PRI show

  Posted: 12/15/2025, 05:07 am

  With a flurry of developments related (or not) to the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, our roundtable digs for the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): In a newsy week for Full Story

• Sponsor-searching WoO touts schedule, purses

  Posted: 12/13/2025, 01:40 pm By Kyle McFadden

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 12) — When social media users noticed Thursday that the World of Outlaws Late Model Series had changed its profile photos across its website, Facebook and X platforms, speculation followed regarding Real American Full Story

• Lucas lauded in renewing 'most fair' points format

  Posted: 12/12/2025, 09:56 pm

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 12) — Mark Richards is proud that driver Hudson O’Neal and the Rocket Chassis house car team captured the 2023 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship, but that it came in the national tour’s winner-take-all, Full Story

• Notes: PRI briefs from Bernheisel, Mills, others

  Posted: 12/12/2025, 04:33 pm

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 12) — While he’s retired from competing himself, Jim Bernheisel of Jonestown, Pa., has a lot of irons in the fire with his chassis building and parts business along with promoting races. And of course there’s Full Story