With a tick under five months left until the 16th annual Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts comes to life at New Mexico’s Vado Speedway Park, event staff are already full-speed ahead preparing for the mega miniseries. The 2022 edition of the event will be held on 8, 9, 12, 14, 15 and 16 at the state-of-the-art, 3/8-mile oval, situated on I-10 between Las Cruces and El Paso.
16th Annual Wild West Shootout Changes Venue Now Set for January 8, 9, 12, 14, 15 and 16, 2022 at Vado Speedway Park VADO, N.M. (March 17, 2021) — Just like racers are sometimes forced to adjust on the fly, the same is true with racing events. On the heels of the recent announcement that Arizona Speedway will be ceasing operations, officials with the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts have announced that the 16th edition of the mega [...]
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (February 1, 2021) — With the smoke barely settled from the guns fired in Hoker Trucking Victory Lane during the 2021 edition of the Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway, officials are already preparing for the 2022 miniseries. In fact, the dates for the mega miniseries have been set for January 8, 9, 12, 14, 15 and 16, 2022 at the 3/8-mile oval located just outside of Phoenix. “Despite [...]
Aaron Clay, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January 17, 2021) - Five nights of racing over the last eight days all came down to Sunday's finale for the 15th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts. The term "domination" is often overused in motorsports, but there is no better way to describe the action that took place on Sunday night. For the second time this week, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., paced the field in group qualifying [...]
Aaron Clay, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January 16, 2021) - For the second consecutive night, a late-race slide job decided the outcome of the Dirt Track Bank Super Late Model feature and for the second consecutive night, fans were sent home pleased with the race they witnessed. Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., led all Super Late Model drivers in qualifying, blistering around FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway in 14.916 seconds. This marked the fifth different quick qualifier in as many nights, during [...]
Aaron Clay, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January 15, 2021) - There are some nights where it is extremely difficult to put into words how good the racing was, or how a race transpired. Round four of the 15th Annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts was one of those nights. Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., continued to assert himself as the man to beat in the Dirt Track Bank Super Late Model division, presented by Black [...]
Aaron Clay, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January, 13, 2021) - The Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts has had a race scheduled on Wednesday night for as long as I can remember and the 15th annual edition is no different. The Wednesday night race is unique in that it is the only weeknight race not capped by a weekend and, historically, it has been an unpredictable "wild card" event. While this year's event may not [...]
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (Jan. 11, 2021) — After two exciting nights of racing to kick off the 15th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway the miniseries now enjoys a two-day break, which is highlighted by the Total Ag Solutions Tuesday Night Pit Party presented by FinishLine Graphics that will give attendees a chance to unwind. After a 4-hour practice session scheduled for 5-9 p.m. MST on Tues., January [...]
Aaron Clay, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January 10th, 2021) - In racing, sometimes there are "feel good" moments; The kind of moments that are borderline unbelievable, or storylines that seem made for a Hollywood movie. We may very well have witnessed a few moments just like that on Sunday, when the 15th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts continued. Ricky Thornton Jr. on his way to his first-career Wild West Shootout win in the Dirt Track [...]
Aaron Clay, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January 9th, 2021) - The C&D Bonding green flag officially flew on the 15th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly parts on Saturday, featuring a staggering 171 total entries, across all three divisions. Tony Toste of Pismo Beach, Calif., led the way in group qualifying for the Dirt Track Bank Super Late Model division presented by Black Diamond Race Cars, speeding around the small 3/8th's mile FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway track [...]
