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January 9

Vado Speedway Park,

Vado, NM

Sanction: Unsanctioned Supers (Wild West Shootout) - $10,000

Information provided by: Todd Turner, Aaron Clay and track reports (last updated January 7, 7:02 pm)

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Key notes: The 19th annual Wild West Shootout returns to FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park for the fourth straight season, taking place at the state-of-the-art facility located just off of I-10 between Las Cruces, N.M., and El Paso, Texas. … Wednesday’s third round was postponed to Thursday by extreme winter weather. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., led the final 31 laps to win Saturday’s $25,000 opener, then outdueled Brandon Sheppard and used a last-lap pass to win Sunday’s second round, worth $10,000. Pierce now holds the all-time lead with 14 career feature wins and chases his third career miniseries championship (2024, ’17). … Sheppard, of New Berlin, Ill., looks for his first win aboard a brand-new Rocket XR1.2 chassis. … Garrett Alberson of nearby Las Cruces, N.M., led the opening 29 laps in Saturday’s opener before settling for second. … Race formats include time trials, heat races and consolations preceding each night’s feature; the Jan. 12 finale is slated to be a 50-lap main event. … Points are awarded nightly, with the driver earning the most points across all six races receiving a $3,000 bonus (an additional $7,000 will be distributed among the top 10 in points). … Practice was set for 4-8 p.m. Tuesday; the cost is $250 per car (no pit passes required). … Modifieds and X-Mods are on the undercard. … Watch live on FloRacing.

Who to watch: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., chases his third straight Wild West Shootout victory and his sixth in the last eight miniseries starts.

Points chase: Before Thursday: 1. Bobby Pierce (174); 2. Brandon Sheppard (159); 3. Garrett Alberson (150); 4. Tyler Erb (147); 5. Ethan Dotson (141).

Car count: 47

Next series race: Jan. 10, Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park, fourth round ($10,000)

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

VADO, N.M. (Jan. 9) — Updates and results from Thursday’s third round of the 19th annual Wild West Shootout, featuring a 30-lap, $10,000-to-win feature for unsanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Numerical driver roster

Driver (car no.), hometown
Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas
Kent Rosevear (02), Yuma, Ariz.
Stormy Scott (2s), Las Cruces, N.M.
Brennon Willard (3), Lebanon, Mo.
Keko Perez (3k), Chihuahua, Mexico
Richard Papenhausen (4p), Petaluma, Calif.
Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill.
Jake Neal (6), Omaha, Neb.
Terry Carter (6T), Edmonton, Alberta
Keaton Smith (K7), Clinton, S.C.
Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo.
Rob Sanders (10n), Bakersfield, Calif.
Garrett Smith (10s), Eatonton, Ga.
Jon Kirby (11), Russellville, Ark.
Bricen James (13), Albany, Ore.
Collen Winebarger (14s), Corbett, Ore.
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La.
Chase Junghans (18), Manhattan, Kan.
Dustin Sorensen (19), Rochester, Minn.
Seth Daniels (s21), Jackson, Ohio
Joel Collins (21x), Princeton, Minn.
Drake Troutman (22*), Hyndman, Pa.
Carson Brown (28), New London, N.C.
Sammy Mars (28m), Menomonie, Wis.
Jimmy Whisler (28), Otis, Ore.
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill.
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore.
Don Shaw (42s), Ham Lake, Minn.
Jake Timm (49), Winona, Minn.
Jason Miles (53m), Nacogdoches, Texas
Chad Mahder (55c), Bloomer, Wis.
Tony Jackson Jr. (56), Lebanon, Mo.
Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M.
Austin Kirkpatrick (69), Concord, N.C.
Mitch McGrath (74), Waukesha, Wis.
Shawn DeForest (74D), Livermore, Calif.
Dennis Souza (74ds), Bandon, Ore.
Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif.
Preston Luckman (77), Coos Bay, Ore.
Steve Stultz (78s), Peoria, Ariz.,
Jason Riggs (81), College Grove, Tenn.
Jack Riggs (81j), Nolensville, Tenn.
Dale McDowell (81m), Chickamauga, Ga.
Ian Whisler (82), Otis, Ore.
Kyle Beard (86), Trumann, Ark.
Michael Hucovski (88), Corcoran, Minn.
Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La.
Luke Solis (99), El Paso, Texas
Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn.

Tuesday’s schedule

(All times local)
3 p.m. - Pits open
4-8 p.m. - Practice

Thursday’s schedule

2 p.m. - Pits open
3:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
4:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- X-mod hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model group qualifying
6 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
- X-mod heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 or 10 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
Consolations
- X-mods (10 laps)
- Modifieds (10 laps)
- Late Models (10 laps)
Features
- Late Models (30 laps)
- X-mods (20 laps)
- Modifieds (25 laps)