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...
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...
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...
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...
The Wild West Shootout begins this weekend on January 10th and drivers and teams have got their cars loaded up and heading to Central Arizona Raceway. But before they got them in the box a number of them shared some new wraps for the marquee event. Bobby Pierce...
Tim McCreadie announced he will compete with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series again in 2026. McCreadie made the announcement on Facebook. He wrote, "I’m excited to announce that I’ll be back on the road with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the 2026...
Ricky Thornton Jr. shared more details about why he's racing with Adam Family Motorsports at the Wild West Shootout instead of Koehler Motorsports. Back on January 1st, Adam Family Motorsports announced that Thornton would pilot the team's second car for the Wild West...
NASCAR announced that its Commissioner Steve Phelps will no longer be with the organization and "has made the personal decision to step away from the company and his role as Commissioner of America's top motorsport." In a blog post, NASCAR stated that Phelps will...
Ricky Thornton Jr. will compete in a second Adam Family Motorsports car at Central Arizona Raceway for the Wild West Shootout. In a press release posted to Facebook, Adam Family Motorsports shared, "Ricky Thornton Jr. to pilot second Adam Family Motorsports car at the...
Cade Dillard shared his tentative plans for 2026 ahead of the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series sanctioned First Blood event at Arrowhead Speedway. Speaking with the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series Late Model series, Dillard shared, "We'll just kick everything off in Arizona...