11/4/2025
Wild West Shootout
IMCA Stock Cars Added to Final Night of 2026 Wild West Shootout
Prelude to the Winter Nationals Presented by Black Magic Bead Breaker Set for Jan. 18
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Nov. 5, 2025) — Even more action is being added to the final night of the 2026 Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, as event officials announce the addition of IMCA Stock Cars to the Sunday, Jan. 18 program.
The Prelude to the Winter Nationals presented by Black Magic Bead Breaker will feature heat races and a 20-lap main event only, run under official IMCA Stock Car rules at FK Rod Ends Central Arizona Raceway presented by Low Voltage Solutions, Inc. The race will award IMCA Stock Car State, Regional, and National points and will pay $750 to win and $75 to start with an additional $250 going to the main event winner from Black Magic Bead Breaker for a total of $1,000 to win.
The race will serve as a tuneup opportunity for Stock Car competitors gearing up for the IMCA Winter Nationals, which will take place at Central Arizona Raceway over the two weeks following the Wild West Shootout.
Stock Cars are scheduled to compete during all eight race nights of the IMCA Winter Nationals, set for Jan. 21–31. SportMods, Modifieds, and Hobby Stocks will also be in action every night, while Mod-Lites are slated for the first four nights, Jan. 21–24. The IMCA Winter Nationals kicks off with practice sessions on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
The 2026 Wild West Shootout runs January 10, 11, 14, 16, 17 & 18, featuring six complete programs for Super Late Models, Modifieds, and X-Mods. This year marks a true homecoming as the event returns to Central Arizona Raceway, the same facility where the Wild West Shootout first began two decades ago, for its 20th anniversary.
With the addition of the IMCA Stock Cars, Sunday’s finale is shaping up to be one of the most action-packed nights in Wild West Shootout history. For full event details and to purchase reserved seat tickets, visit www.WildWestShootout.net. If you can't make it to the wild West Shootout you can watch every lap on FloRacing. Here is the link to sign up and watch https://flosports.link/4evwNYI
The Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts is made possible by Rio Grande Waste Services, O’Reilly Auto Parts, FK Rod Ends, Low Voltage Solutions, Malvern Bank, Black Diamond Race Cars, Hoker Trucking, ShockerHitch.com, Penske Racing Shocks, Merry’s Home Furnishings, Shaw Trucking, Schaeffer Oil, AM-1 Roofing, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Border Tire, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Swift Springs, Dirt Pro Grading & Padwork, Contractors & Developers (C&D) Bonding, Whisler Construction, Shocks by Hammer, Midwest Sheet Metal, Speedway Motors, Day Motor Sports, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels, Pro Power Engines, Beaver Stripes, Arizona Differential, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Don Frank Floors, Toste Construction, Winning Edge Carburetion, The Joie of Seating, Needmore Speedway, DirtDraft.com, and FloRacing.
Submitted By: Joshua Joiner