Clockwise from left: Track photo; Todd Turner; Mike Ruefer
Arizona bound
The Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout returns to Arizona beginning Jan. 10 with the first of six races in the minitour's return to Central Arizona Raceway.| Story | Sidebar | Video
Clockwise from left: Joey Millard; Heath Lawson; Rick Schwallie; Zach Yost; Rick Schwallie
West Virginia's best
Best of the Quarter Century coverage includes West Virginia drivers (clockwise from left) Josh Richards, Zack Dohm, Eddie Carrier Jr., Tyler Carpenter and Steve Shaver.| Story | Index | Slideshow
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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|
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Eyes on Arizona
The Dirt Reporters gather to preview the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout, which returns to Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Ariz. | Apple| SoundCloud| Video
After closing the 2025 season on a positive note, McKay Wenger was full-steam-ahead for ’26. Good vibes were fueling the 38-year-old racer from Fairbury, Ill., throughout autumn.
Until his pho…Full Story