Brandon Sheppard ended his night early about 15 laps into the 50-lap feature on the opening night of the Wild West Shootout. Sheppard went to the hot pit during a caution for Ethan Dotson who blew a flat tire. FloRacing's pit reporter Trenton Berry shared, "Said he's...
The opening night of the Wild West Shootout delivered an exciting race with Hudson O'Neal and Ricky Thornton Jr. dueling each other for the lead while Ryan Gustin and Cade Dillard charged through the field for top 5 finishes. Other storylines coming out of the race...
The Chili Bowl Nationals outlined new guidelines and rules for drivers to fight each other in order to keep the crews and others from getting involved. Director of Operations Matt Ward outlined the new rules or guidelines while speaking to FloRacing, "If you're going...
Brad Keselowski shared that he broke his leg on a ski trip, but it was not on the slopes, but slipping on a piece of ice as he was exiting his vehicle. Back in the middle of December, Keselowski he revealed he broke his leg and underwent surgery to repair it. RFK...
Jonathan Davenport revealed his 2026 plans and he will not be competing on a national tour. In a press release shared to his Facebook page, Davenport and his team revealed, "The #49 team has elected not to follow a national touring series and will instead...
The Chili Bowl Nationals announced the 24 drivers who will compete in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions. The roster includes: Sammy Swindell – A legend of the sport, and the winningest driver in Chili Bowl history. Spencer Bayston – Winner of the...
Jonathan Davenport stirred the rumor mill in a post to social media earlier today claiming he plans to "visit many new tracks for 2026." Davenport shared to X, "First flight of the year. Headed to hopefully the first of many new tracks for 2026 at Central Arizona...
Max Blair, Logan Zarin, Ryan Montgomery, Michael Lake, and others all shared posts honoring and remembering fellow late model competitor Michael Duritsky after he tragically died in an off-track vehicle crash in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Duritsky competed in a...
With silly season in full swing and rumors flying about Jonathan Davenport switching to the World of Outlaws, Ricky Thornton Jr. affirmed his commitment to compete with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2026. Thornton announced his commitment back in December...
Ricky Thornton Jr. revealed he'll only be competing on opening night in the Wild West Shootout. In a post to Facebook, Thornton shared his upcoming schedule through the beginning of February and it only lists the opening night of the Wild West Shootout on January 10th...
Terbo Tyler Erb announced he will be competing with the World of Outlaws in 2026. He posted to Facebook, "The [cat] is out of the [bag] Goin' WoO'ing in 26." Erb explained his decision to Spence Smithback at WorldOfOutlaws.com, "The last two years, I’ve just picked...
The 20th annual Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts is set to kick off the 2026 dirt late model season in spectacular fashion, returning to its Arizona roots at FK Rod Ends Central Arizona Raceway from January 10-18. This...