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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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
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Devastating fire
Fairbury, Ill., racer McKay Wenger is girding up to rebound after his family's outbuilding, which included his race car and equipment, burned two months earlier. | Inside Dirt Late Model Racing|
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 11) — Bobby Pierce doesn’t really know what it feels like to struggle, let alone not win, while competing in the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout. That’s how s…Full Story
