1/16/2026
Wild West Shootout
Hudson O’Neal outlasts Bobby Pierce for Second Wild West Shootout Win
Saturday slate to kick off at 3:30 p.m. MST at Central Arizona Raceway
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 16, 2026) — On Friday evening, the 2026 Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts resumed with a strong showing of 157 cars in the pit area at FK Rod Ends Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Arizona, presented by Low Voltage Solutions.
Hudson O’Neal, Lucas Rodin, and Rodney Sanders picked up feature wins.
Hudson O’Neal captured his second Super Late Model victory of the 2026 Wild West Shootout on Friday evening with a $10,000 triumph. The Indiana native took the top spot on lap 12 and looked poised for a smooth run to the checkered flag before Bobby Pierce mounted a strong charge on the high side. O’Neal and Pierce exchanged multiple sliders late in the 30-lap feature, while Ryan Gustin threw his hat in the ring on the bottom side as well. Ultimately, O’Neal kept Pierce and Gustin at bay to claim his second checkered flag of the miniseries. Hudson powered away in the final few laps, finishing 0.704 seconds ahead of Pierce at the checkered flag.
“Man, that was a race,” said Hudson O’Neal, catching his breath after the feature. “Maybe I was getting a little complacent on the bottom there in one and two. Once I realized he kept getting a run on me … I was able to slide him and take his line away from him a little bit, and it just worked out.” O’Neal added, “It was just whoever made one little mistake on that cushion … was going to be the one who didn’t get it done.”
Visiting Hoker Trucking Victory Lane for the second time this week, Hudson O’Neal and the Rumley Enterprises Longhorn Chassis team secured their second $10,000 payday of the 2026 Wild West Shootout, adding to their Sunday win.
Bobby Pierce led a single lap late in tonight’s 30-lap feature and finished runner-up for the second consecutive night. Ryan Gustin also earned his second podium finish of the event in third. Polesitter Tyler Erb finished fourth after 30 circuits, while Dustin Sorensen rounded out the Top 5. Kyle Beard and crew earned hard charger honors with a 21st-to-7th charge.
Lucas Rodin of Marion, N.D., powered from ninth to first in the 20-lap Shocker Hitch X-Modifieds main event presented by Border Tire. Rodin outran Christy Barnett and Jake Smith to claim the $500 payday.
Heading into tonight’s event atop the Mesilla Valley Transportation Modified point standings, Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, finally broke through for a victory during the 2026 Wild West Shootout. Dustin Sorensen, who finished fifth in the Super Late Model A-Main, claimed second, while Wednesday’s winner Reece Solander rounded out the Top 3.
The 2026 Wild West Shootout will fire right back up tomorrow evening for Round #5 at Central Arizona Raceway (Casa Grande, Ariz.) on Saturday, January 17.
Single-day reserved tickets are still on sale now at www.WildWestShootout.net.
Saturday morning, the Beaver Stripes Cornhole Tournament will take place at 10:30AM on the grounds. Winners of the cornhole tournament will receive custom Wild West Shootout cornhole boards, courtesy of Pit Boss Grills and Beaver Stripes. Clayton Anderson will host the post-race concert on Saturday night on the Pit Boss Grills Fan Zone Stage, located just behind the grandstands, immediately following the night’s racing action. Admission to the concert is free.
If you can't make it out to Arizona in January to enjoy the amazing racing and beautiful weather, you can watch every lap on FloRacing. Sign up and watch here. https://flosports.link/4evwNYI.
Wild West Shootout | Night #1 | Feature Results:
Black Diamond Racecars Late Model division presented by Malvern Bank:
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 6-Hudson O'Neal[4]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 4. 1-Tyler Erb[1]; 5. 19-Dustin Sorensen[7]; 6. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 7. 86-Kyle Beard[21]; 8. 157-Mike Marlar[10]; 9. 8-Dillon McCowan[11]; 10. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 11. 15D-Justin Duty[13]; 12. 97-Cade Dillard[17]; 13. 15S-Clay Stuckey[12]; 14. B5-Brandon Sheppard[16]; 15. 74X-Ethan Dotson[8]; 16. 13-Bricen James[19]; 17. 128-Kylan Garner[23]; 18. 9T-Tim Isenberg[22]; 19. 4TW-Tim Ward[9]; 20. 28-Sam Mars[24]; 21. 0-Jake O'Neil[18]; 22. 75-Terry Phillips[20]; 23. 22*-Drake Troutman[14]; 24. 82-Eston Whisler[15]
Mesilla Valley Transportation Modified division:
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 20S-Rodney Sanders[3]; 2. 19-Dustin Sorensen[2]; 3. 5-Reece Solander[14]; 4. 65-Tyler Davis[6]; 5. 7G-Gabe Hodges[1]; 6. 186-Jeremy Payne[7]; 7. 07X-Troy Morris III[23]; 8. 44N-Jason Noll[4]; 9. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 10. 65X-Carlos Ahumada Jr[11]; 11. 10M-Talan Willis[17]; 12. 50-Robert Adams[10]; 13. 4W-Tyler Wolff[15]; 14. 19SB-Lance Mari[22]; 15. 25-Kale Murphrey[12]; 16. 29-Chris Spalding[24]; 17. 88XXX-Travis Saurer[13]; 18. 2SS-Mark Smith[8]; 19. 24C-Joe Chisholm[16]; 20. 24-Rick Ortega[18]; 21. 12S-Hunter Sandy[9]; 22. 80XX-Jason Langford[20]; 23. P17-Peyton Gallardo[19]; 24. G17-Fito Gallardo[21]
Shocker Hitch X-Modified division presented by Border Tire:
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 19-Lucas Rodin[9]; 2. 44-Christy Barnett[2]; 3. 21-Jake Smith[11]; 4. 3J-Josh Cain[5]; 5. 75-Tyler Johnson[3]; 6. 5-Shane McNutt[20]; 7. M17-Rob Moseley[15]; 8. 1S-Scott Bintz[1]; 9. 11DW-Danny Wagner[12]; 10. 32C-Curtis Stieh[13]; 11. 94-Tyler Potter[18]; 12. 22-Keenan Glasser[14]; 13. 9-Ken Schrader[8]; 14. 57-Duke Erickson[17]; 15. 28T-Scott Tofte[4]; 16. 0-Dakota Girard[6]; 17. 7X-Bubba Stafford Jr[24]; 18. 99-Jeremy Haddox[22]; 19. 10-Bryan Bennett[7]; 20. 27P-Parker Anderson[21]; 21. 05-Aasa Flores[23]; 22. 79-Jaden Christ[16]; 23. 75S-Cole Suckow[19]; 24. 14J-Jacob Hodges[10]
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, Pit Boss, 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, AC Designs, Hochatown Saloon, and FloRacing.
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