VADO, N.M. — Recapping the 17th annual Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts with a list of superlatives from the six Super Late programs that were contested at Vado Speedway Park:

VADO, N.M. — Bobby Pierce needed a moment to collect himself before discussing his victory in Sunday night’s 50-lap Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway Park.

VADO, N.M. — Kyle Larson has yet to win a feature race during the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout, but the NASCAR star from Elk Grove, Calif., has been exciting to watch nonetheless. Larson has been one of the most consistent drivers through the first four races of the six-race miniseries at at Vado Speedway Park, registering finishes of fifth, second, sixth and fourth.

VADO, N.M. — If anyone was going to snap Jonathan Davenport’s three-race win streak in the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway Park, Bobby Pierce was about as safe a bet as could be made.

VADO, N.M. — Lots of questions were rolling through Bobby Pierce’s mind before a two-lap shootout Friday at the conclusion of the fourth round of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway Park.

CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Larson will see his dream of running the Indianapolis 500 come true.

A two-day intermission could do nothing to stunt the momentum of Jonathan Davenport, nor offer his nearest competitors additional time to close the gap in the apparent deficit, on Wednesday at Vado Speedway Park.

VADO, N.M. — Jonathan Davenport is a realist. He fully understands that winning six consecutive feature races during the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway Park is a tall task. Doing so, of course, would pay a hefty bonus of $300,000 via the Penske Racing Shocks Paydirt Jackpot.

VADO, N.M. — It’s only eight days into the new year and Jonathan Davenport appears on his way to another wallet-busting season, one that could very well again eclipse a million dollars by year’s end.

VADO, N.M. — A new year and a new-look crew didn’t dull Jonathan Davenport’s momentum.

The 2023 dirt late model season will begin in style this weekend with many of the nation's best racers making their way to Vado Speedway Park for the Wild West Shootout. While the event typically sees a strong display of talent, this year's list of expected entries is one of the most impressive groups of drivers the event has seen in recent years.

With the 2023 race season set to get underway, here are 10 things to keep an eye on at FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park, as the immaculate Royal Jones-owned facility located between Las Cruces, N.M., and El Paso, Texas, hosts the 17th annual Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly on January 7-15.

The focus of the late model world will be on Vado, New Mexico this week as the stars invade Vado Speedway Park for the 2023 Wild West Shootout.

The biggest names in dirt late model racing will be packing their bags and heading to the wild west in January. Six nights of racing will take place beginning Saturday, January 7 during the Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway Park.

When the Dirt Late Model world descends upon Vado, New Mexico in one week’s time, race fans of that area will get to see one driver that they’ve never seen in person before. That driver is the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson.