After Ricky Thornton Jr. and Hudson O'Neal won the first two Central Arizona Raceway events, the Dirt Reporters recap the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout. | Apple| SoundCloud| Video
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Howe's '69 jackpot
Asphalt standout Ed Howe wasn't a big fan of dirt racing, but he earned a whopping $5,000 in 1969's U.S. Half-Mile Dirt Championship at Cincinnati's Tri-County Speedway.| Story | Slideshow
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Speedy start
Hudson O'Neal blazed to the fastest time trial for Wednesday's Wild West Shootout Round 3 at Central Arizona Raceway as he seeks a second consecutive victory.| RaceWire | Story | Index | Sidebar | Video
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Desert survey
After Hudson O'Neal and Ricky Thornton Jr. won weekend events, our weekly roundtable considers the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout at Central Arizona Raceway.| Story
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 14) — Coming alive on a lap-22 restart, third-running Ethan Dotson of Bakersfield, Calif., blasted the outside lane to grab the lead from Bobby Pierce and drove away from the…Full Story