Thornton enters Wild West Shootout at CAR
Dylan Thornton’s 2026 season officially got underway this past weekend as the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout returned to its Arizona roots at Central Arizona Raceway. Thornton’s weekend...

Casa Grande, AZ
Complete Shows For:
Super Late Models ($25,000-To-Win)
Modifieds ($2,000-To-Win)
X-Mods ($1,000-To-Win)
**All Times Mountain Standard Time and Subject to Change
Pit Gate Opens (11:00 a.m.)
Grandstand Gate Opens (3:00 p.m.)
Hot Laps (3:00 p.m.)
Racing Action to Follow
Adult Grandstand Admission: $30
Child (ages 6-12) Grandstand Admission: $10
Child (ages 5-and-under) Grandstand Admission: Free
Pit admission: $45
Hot Laps (3:00 p.m.)
(by heat races)
X-Mods
Modifieds
Super Late Models (qualifying)
National Anthem
Heat Races
X- Mods - 8 laps
Modifieds - 8 laps
Super Late Models - 8 laps
B Mains
X- Mods -10 laps
Modifieds - 10 laps
Super Late Models - 12 laps
Pro Power Dash: Super Late Models - Laps TBA
A Mains
Super Late Models - 50 laps
X- Mods - 25 laps
Modifieds - 25 laps
Free Pryor Baird concert
Dylan Thornton’s 2026 season officially got underway this past weekend as the Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout returned to its Arizona roots at Central Arizona Raceway. Thornton’s weekend...
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Orcutt, CA
| A Modifieds | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Feature 1 | 26 | 26 | - |
| Heat 3 | 11 | DNS | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 97 |
|
Cade Dillard Robeline, LA | Robeline, LA | - |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |
|
Reece Solander Emporia, KS | Emporia, KS | - |
| 3 | 16 | 85 |
|
Tanner Mullens Wichita, KS | Wichita, KS | 13 |
| 4 | 10 | 19 |
|
Dustin Sorensen Rochester, MN | Rochester, MN | 6 |
| 5 | 17 | 58X |
|
Gary Christian Broken Bow, OK | Broken Bow, OK | 12 |
| 6 | 7 | 20S |
|
Rodney Sanders Happy, TX | Happy, TX | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 40D |
|
Blake Adams Cameron, WI | Cameron, WI | -1 |
| 8 | 3 | 7G |
|
Gabe Hodges Lebo, KS | Lebo, KS | -5 |
| 9 | 8 | 0G |
|
Tripp Gaylord Lakewood, CO | Lakewood, CO | -1 |
| 10 | 11 | 19SB |
|
Lance Mari El Centro, CA | El Centro, CA | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | 97A |
|
Cole Anderson Le Center, MN | Le Center, MN | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | J17 |
|
Jake Gallardo Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -8 |
| 13 | 18 | 2SS |
|
Mark Smith Anthony, NM | Anthony, NM | 5 |
| 14 | 15 | 4W |
|
Tyler Wolff Fayetteville, AR | Fayetteville, AR | 1 |
| 15 | 23 | 44N |
|
Jason Noll Peoria, AZ | Peoria, AZ | 8 |
| 16 | 19 | 50 |
|
Robert Adams Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | 3 |
| 17 | 21 | 10M |
|
Talan Willis Elizabeth, LA | Elizabeth, LA | 4 |
| 18 | 20 | 85D |
|
Mark Dotson Cameron, MO | Cameron, MO | 2 |
| 19 | 22 | 20 |
|
Cole Queensland Grand Meadow, MN | Grand Meadow, MN | 3 |
| 20 | 9 | 91 |
|
Joe Duvall Justice, OK | Justice, OK | -11 |
| 21 | 13 | 75 |
|
Terry Phillips Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO | -8 |
| 22 | 24 | 112 |
|
Brennan Gave Princeton, MN | Princeton, MN | 2 |
| 23 | 12 | 29 |
|
Chris Spalding Montgomery City, MO | Montgomery City, MO | -11 |
| 24 | 5 | 65X |
|
Carlos Ahumada Jr. El Paso, TX | El Paso, TX | -19 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 58X |
|
Gary Christian Broken Bow, OK | Broken Bow, OK | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 50 |
|
Robert Adams Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | 10M |
|
Talan Willis Elizabeth, LA | Elizabeth, LA | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 44N |
|
Jason Noll Peoria, AZ | Peoria, AZ | - |
| Top 4 transfer | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 71 |
|
Dustin Strand East Grand Forks, MN | East Grand Forks, MN | -4 |
| 6 | 6 | 77X |
|
Austin Kuehl Cave Creek, AZ | Cave Creek, AZ | - |
| 7 | 9 | 2J |
|
Blake Jegtvig Hawley, MN | Hawley, MN | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | 19R |
|
Lucas Rodin Marion, ND | Marion, ND | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | D25 |
|
David Tanner Wichita Falls, TX | Wichita Falls, TX | -4 |
| 10 | 14 | 88XXX |
|
Randy Klein Buffalo, ND | Buffalo, ND | 4 |
| 11 | 11 | 81 |
|
Devon Jobin Alamogordo, NM | Alamogordo, NM | - |
| 12 | 13 | 24X |
|
Xavier Ortega Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | 111 |
|
Logan Drake San Luis Obispo, CA | San Luis Obispo, CA | 2 |
| 14 | 20 | US |
|
Jonathan Olmscheid Dassel, MN | Dassel, MN | 6 |
| 15 | 23 | 16OZ |
|
Clifton (C.R) Eisenzimer Cascade, MT | Cascade, MT | 8 |
| 16 | 8 | 413 |
|
Tate Johnson Homestead, MT | Homestead, MT | -8 |
| 17 | 16 | 17 |
|
Brent Holman Rogers, AR | Rogers, AR | -1 |
| 18 | 18 | M19 |
|
JC Mattingly Springdale, AR | Springdale, AR | - |
| 19 | 19 | 51 |
|
Dallas Caldwell Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | - |
| 20 | 25 | L8 |
|
Ethan Stevens Mesa, AZ | Mesa, AZ | 5 |
| 21 | 21 | 73 |
|
Jeff Helget Thunder Bay, ON | Thunder Bay, ON | - |
| 22 | 10 | G17 |
|
Fito Gallardo Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -12 |
| 23 | 17 | P17 |
|
Peyton Gallardo Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -6 |
| 24 | 22 | 520T |
|
Lukas Tellez Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | -2 |
| 25 | 24 | 196 |
|
Matt Micheli Live Oak, CA | Live Oak, CA | -1 |
| 26 | 26 | 38T |
|
Dylan Thornton Orcutt, CA | Orcutt, CA | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2SS |
|
Mark Smith Anthony, NM | Anthony, NM | - |
| 2 | 7 | 85D |
|
Mark Dotson Cameron, MO | Cameron, MO | 5 |
| 3 | 12 | 20 |
|
Cole Queensland Grand Meadow, MN | Grand Meadow, MN | 9 |
| 4 | 22 | 112 |
|
Brennan Gave Princeton, MN | Princeton, MN | 18 |
| Top 4 transfer | ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 151 |
|
Lucas Gibbs Udall, KS | Udall, KS | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | 12J |
|
Jay Rosales Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 11 |
| 7 | 16 | 11N |
|
Gene Nicholas Lowell, AR | Lowell, AR | 9 |
| 8 | 13 | 131 |
|
Royal Jones Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 5 |
| 9 | 11 | 7 |
|
A.J. Sharpensteen Amarillo, TX | Amarillo, TX | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | 02LZ |
|
Ellsworth Conover Yuma, AZ | Yuma, AZ | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | 26S |
|
Steven Glenn Hamilton, MO | Hamilton, MO | 3 |
| 12 | 21 | 22S |
|
Cole Szlauko Pismo Beach, CA | Pismo Beach, CA | 9 |
| 13 | 23 | 64 |
|
Casey Fowler Grand Saline, TX | Grand Saline, TX | 10 |
| 14 | 25 | 24 |
|
Rick Ortega Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 11 |
| 15 | 18 | 73S |
|
Mike Szlauko Pismo Beach, CA | Pismo Beach, CA | 3 |
| 16 | 24 | 57 |
|
Gage McCaughan Okotoks, AB | Okotoks, AB | 8 |
| 17 | 4 | 80XX |
|
Jason Langford Palestine, TX | Palestine, TX | -13 |
| 18 | 8 | 721 |
|
Troy Gemmill Ponca City, OK | Ponca City, OK | -10 |
| 19 | 2 | 98 |
|
Alex Stanford Chowchilla, CA | Chowchilla, CA | -17 |
| 20 | 6 | 12S |
|
Hunter Sandy Albuquerque, NM | Albuquerque, NM | -14 |
| 21 | 9 | 25 |
|
Kale Murphrey Tullos, LA | Tullos, LA | -12 |
| 22 | 19 | 14T |
|
Randy Thornell Hesperia, CA | Hesperia, CA | -3 |
| 23 | 3 | 6F |
|
Matt Fester Grove City, MN | Grove City, MN | -20 |
| 24 | 5 | J7 |
|
Jake Boles Alamogordo, NM | Alamogordo, NM | -19 |
| 25 | 15 | 2K |
|
Taylor Kuehl Cave Creek, AZ | Cave Creek, AZ | -10 |
| 26 | 26 | 12 |
|
Paul Miles Owensboro, KY | Owensboro, KY | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 91 |
|
Joe Duvall Justice, OK | Justice, OK | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 29 |
|
Chris Spalding Montgomery City, MO | Montgomery City, MO | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | 97A |
|
Cole Anderson Le Center, MN | Le Center, MN | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 721 |
|
Troy Gemmill Ponca City, OK | Ponca City, OK | -1 |
| 5 | 10 | 71 |
|
Dustin Strand East Grand Forks, MN | East Grand Forks, MN | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | 77X |
|
Austin Kuehl Cave Creek, AZ | Cave Creek, AZ | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 111 |
|
Logan Drake San Luis Obispo, CA | San Luis Obispo, CA | -6 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 |
|
Brent Holman Rogers, AR | Rogers, AR | -3 |
| 9 | 7 | 12J |
|
Jay Rosales Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -2 |
| 10 | 12 | M19 |
|
JC Mattingly Springdale, AR | Springdale, AR | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 64 |
|
Casey Fowler Grand Saline, TX | Grand Saline, TX | -3 |
| 12 | 11 | 196 |
|
Matt Micheli Live Oak, CA | Live Oak, CA | -1 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19 |
|
Dustin Sorensen Rochester, MN | Rochester, MN | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 40D |
|
Blake Adams Cameron, WI | Cameron, WI | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | 0G |
|
Tripp Gaylord Lakewood, CO | Lakewood, CO | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | J17 |
|
Jake Gallardo Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 151 |
|
Lucas Gibbs Udall, KS | Udall, KS | -4 |
| 6 | 9 | 12S |
|
Hunter Sandy Albuquerque, NM | Albuquerque, NM | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | 81 |
|
Devon Jobin Alamogordo, NM | Alamogordo, NM | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | 25 |
|
Kale Murphrey Tullos, LA | Tullos, LA | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | 2K |
|
Taylor Kuehl Cave Creek, AZ | Cave Creek, AZ | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 520T |
|
Lukas Tellez Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | -4 |
| 11 | 4 | L8 |
|
Ethan Stevens Mesa, AZ | Mesa, AZ | -7 |
| 12 | 3 | 24 |
|
Rick Ortega Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -9 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19SB |
|
Lance Mari El Centro, CA | El Centro, CA | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 75 |
|
Terry Phillips Springfield, MO | Springfield, MO | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 2SS |
|
Mark Smith Anthony, NM | Anthony, NM | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 58X |
|
Gary Christian Broken Bow, OK | Broken Bow, OK | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 2J |
|
Blake Jegtvig Hawley, MN | Hawley, MN | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 131 |
|
Royal Jones Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -5 |
| 7 | 8 | 7 |
|
A.J. Sharpensteen Amarillo, TX | Amarillo, TX | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | 20 |
|
Cole Queensland Grand Meadow, MN | Grand Meadow, MN | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 02LZ |
|
Ellsworth Conover Yuma, AZ | Yuma, AZ | -6 |
| 10 | 9 | US |
|
Jonathan Olmscheid Dassel, MN | Dassel, MN | -1 |
| DNS | 11 | 38T |
|
Dylan Thornton Orcutt, CA | Orcutt, CA | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 85 |
|
Tanner Mullens Wichita, KS | Wichita, KS | - |
| 2 | 5 | 20S |
|
Rodney Sanders Happy, TX | Happy, TX | 3 |
| 3 | 9 | 7G |
|
Gabe Hodges Lebo, KS | Lebo, KS | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 85D |
|
Mark Dotson Cameron, MO | Cameron, MO | - |
| 5 | 8 | 44N |
|
Jason Noll Peoria, AZ | Peoria, AZ | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 24X |
|
Xavier Ortega Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -4 |
| 7 | 11 | 413 |
|
Tate Johnson Homestead, MT | Homestead, MT | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | 26S |
|
Steven Glenn Hamilton, MO | Hamilton, MO | -1 |
| 9 | 3 | 73 |
|
Jeff Helget Thunder Bay, ON | Thunder Bay, ON | -6 |
| 10 | 10 | 73S |
|
Mike Szlauko Pismo Beach, CA | Pismo Beach, CA | - |
| 11 | 6 | 57 |
|
Gage McCaughan Okotoks, AB | Okotoks, AB | -5 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 97 |
|
Cade Dillard Robeline, LA | Robeline, LA | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 98 |
|
Alex Stanford Chowchilla, CA | Chowchilla, CA | - |
| 3 | 3 | D25 |
|
David Tanner Wichita Falls, TX | Wichita Falls, TX | - |
| 4 | 6 | 6F |
|
Matt Fester Grove City, MN | Grove City, MN | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | J7 |
|
Jake Boles Alamogordo, NM | Alamogordo, NM | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 10M |
|
Talan Willis Elizabeth, LA | Elizabeth, LA | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | 19R |
|
Lucas Rodin Marion, ND | Marion, ND | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 11N |
|
Gene Nicholas Lowell, AR | Lowell, AR | -3 |
| 9 | 1 | 22S |
|
Cole Szlauko Pismo Beach, CA | Pismo Beach, CA | -8 |
| 10 | 4 | 16OZ |
|
Clifton (C.R) Eisenzimer Cascade, MT | Cascade, MT | -6 |
| 11 | 11 | 112 |
|
Brennan Gave Princeton, MN | Princeton, MN | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 |
|
Reece Solander Emporia, KS | Emporia, KS | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 50 |
|
Robert Adams Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | -1 |
| 3 | 6 | 4W |
|
Tyler Wolff Fayetteville, AR | Fayetteville, AR | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | 65X |
|
Carlos Ahumada Jr. El Paso, TX | El Paso, TX | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | 80XX |
|
Jason Langford Palestine, TX | Palestine, TX | 3 |
| 6 | 7 | G17 |
|
Fito Gallardo Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 88XXX |
|
Randy Klein Buffalo, ND | Buffalo, ND | -5 |
| 8 | 3 | P17 |
|
Peyton Gallardo Las Cruces, NM | Las Cruces, NM | -5 |
| 9 | 4 | 14T |
|
Randy Thornell Hesperia, CA | Hesperia, CA | -5 |
| 10 | 11 | 51 |
|
Dallas Caldwell Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | 1 |
| DNS | 9 | 12 |
|
Paul Miles Owensboro, KY | Owensboro, KY | - |