The Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts concluded Sunday at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where the six-race miniseries culminated with a $25,000-to-win program.

After three consecutive seventh-place finishes at the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout, Drake Troutman was poised for a breakthrough Saturday evening at Vado Speedway Park.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season continued with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where nearly 50 Dirt Late Model drivers compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where nearly 50 Dirt Late Model drivers compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

VADO, N.M. — Due to weather conditions, racing action for Thursday, Jan. 9 has been canceled at the 19th annual Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park presented by Low Voltage Solutions.

For drivers in the western half of the United States, the annual Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout provides unheralded racers a chance to shine against some of Dirt Late Model racing’s best national touring competitors from back east.

Making adjustments for cold weather and the possibility of snow showers at Vado Speedway Park, Wednesday’s third round of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout has been rescheduled for Thursday evening, event promoters announced today. | Complete WWS coverage

VADO, N.M. (Jan. 5) — Surveying the progress of his burgeoning Dirt Late Model career, Bobby Pierce makes a point of trying to exceed his accomplishments from the previous season. The 28-year-old from Oakwood, Ill., can only blame himself for making that extremely difficult in 2025.

After a thrilling last-lap pass Sunday evening at Vado Speedway Park, track-dominating Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., immediately wanted to review exactly how he’d captured the all-Illinois showdown with Brandon Sheppard in the second round of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where nearly 50 Dirt Late Model drivers compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

Bobby Pierce thought he missed the mark twice in Saturday’s opener of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at Vado Speedway Park.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where nearly 50 Dirt Late Model drivers compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

Each winner at the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout celebrate at Vado Speedway Park donning a cowboy hat and firing the traditional six-shooters in victory lane at the six-race miniseries. But don’t be surprised if the winners of the opener and finale are smiling a little wider.

VADO, N.M.— Austin Kirkpatrick typically drives his own AK Race Car, but as the North Carolina chassis builder grows closer toward producing a marketable product, he decided to tap Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., for driving duties at the season-opening Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where more than 50 Dirt Late Model drivers are expected to compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.