Fans can welcome in the new year with the 18th Annual Wild West Shootout when it takes place at FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park in New Mexico.

Officials today announced dates for 2025’s Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout with three-division race programs highlighted by Super Late Models scheduled for Jan. 4-5, 8, and 10-12 at Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where the Chris Kearns-promoted miniseries returns for the fourth season.

Immersed in the heat of battle with the most dynamic racer on the planet giving chase, Bobby Pierce thought what everyone else was thinking in Sunday’s 50-lap finale of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at Vado Speedway Park.

Kyle Larson finally broke through for his first Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts in Sunday night’s 50-lap finale at Vado Speedway Park.

The 18th running of the Rio Grande Waste Systems Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at New Mexico's Vado Speedway Park completed the sixth and final round of the six-race miniseries on Sunday.

Stormy Scott and crew chief Jason Durham have been MIA from Dirt Late Model competition the last four months, their last race together of the 2023 season being the World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Bobby Pierce will have an opportunity to collect a $100,000 bonus on Sunday night during the Wild West Shootout finale at Vado Speedway Park. Pierce, who has won the last four Wild West Shootout Super Late Model features, will collect a Penske Paydirt Jackpot bonus prize of $100,000 should he win the $26,000-to-win finale for his fifth victory of the six-race miniseries.

The 18th running of the Rio Grande Waste Systems Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at New Mexico's Vado Speedway Park completed the fifth round of the six-race miniseries on Saturday.

Garrett Alberson is on the verge of breaking back into victory lane. How close? He can explain.

Kyle Larson looked like an entirely new Dirt Late Model driver by late Friday night at Vado Speedway Park's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts. And the irony is it took an utter gaffe to push the reset button on what’s otherwise been a tiring week for the Elk Grove, Calif., globetrotter.

B.J. Robinson at least showed what his Black Diamond Race Car is capable of during Friday night’s Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts program at Vado Speedway Park.

The 18th running of the Rio Grande Waste Systems Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at New Mexico's Vado Speedway Park completed the fourth round of the six-race miniseries on Friday.

Saturday’s fast-time honors to oil pump issues. Leading the way on Sunday to losing control with three laps to go. Voluntarily ending his Wednesday night upon the completion of lap 18 because of unfavorable conditions.

Shannon Babb didn’t take issue with how Bobby Pierce raced him on Wednesday at the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at Vado Speedway Park. He dismissed any possible difference in opinion when asked if Pierce's contact was too much in the lead battle at the beginning of the 30-lap feature.

Although Bobby Pierce’s scorecard is dang near perfect three races into the new year, his Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts hasn’t been free of disturbances.