After a thrilling last-lap pass Sunday evening at Vado Speedway Park, track-dominating Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., immediately wanted to review exactly how he’d captured the all-Illinois showdown with Brandon Sheppard in the second round of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where nearly 50 Dirt Late Model drivers compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

Bobby Pierce thought he missed the mark twice in Saturday’s opener of the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts at Vado Speedway Park.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where nearly 50 Dirt Late Model drivers compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

Each winner at the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout celebrate at Vado Speedway Park donning a cowboy hat and firing the traditional six-shooters in victory lane at the six-race miniseries. But don’t be surprised if the winners of the opener and finale are smiling a little wider.

VADO, N.M.— Austin Kirkpatrick typically drives his own AK Race Car, but as the North Carolina chassis builder grows closer toward producing a marketable product, he decided to tap Ross Bailes of Clover, S.C., for driving duties at the season-opening Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season begins with this weekend's Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, where more than 50 Dirt Late Model drivers are expected to compete in the six-race miniseries bookended by $25,000-to-win programs.

The 2025 Wild West Shootout features 10 full days of dirt racing action from late models, modifieds and x-mods.

A stretch of 21 epic days of dirt track racing kicked off on December 28 and will continue through January 18 on FloRacing. The three-week stretch will feature winter's biggest racing events and some of the most prestigious dirt track racing events of the year.

The 2025 Dirt Late Model season gets underway this week with the 2025 Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway Park. We get you ready for six nights of racing in this edition of "Everything You Need To Know" on FloRacing.

Another jam-packed year of Dirt Late Model racing is ready to commence four days into the New Year as the 19th annual Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts takes over FK Rod Ends Vado Speedway Park on Jan. 4-12.

The 2025 Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway promises an exciting start to a new year of dirt track racing.

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.

Here's how to watch the 2025 Wild West Shootout on FloRacing.