Kenny Wallace

Kevin Montgomery, Promoter at USA Raceway reports that with the first half of the 4th Annual Wild West Shootout in the books and the grand finally starting tomorrow it is anyone’s guess of who the winner will be on Sunday’s championship night. There is only one guarantee for race fans, the racing action will be intense as the stars lay it all on the line for the final three nights!

Six different features have produced six different winners from five different states leaving races fans at odds of who will take the next one!

New Richmond, Wisconsin’s Pat Doar opened the shootout with a victory in the 25-lap Modified feature last Saturday. One of many drivers pulling double duty, Doar has finished in the top ten 5 out 6 races and is surely a contender
for a repeat Modifed feature win and could very well be the 4th winner to stand tall on the podium in Late Model action.

Las Cruces, New Mexico’s Bumper Jones took his Riley Hatfield tuned McDonalds ride to victory in night 2 of WWS Modified action. Jones fiercely battled Derek Ramirez for the entire 25-lap feature landing him a spot in victory lane and denying the Oklahoma shoe Ramirez a WWS win.

Ramirez answered back on day 3 with a 25-lap wire to wire feature capturing his first WWS victory holding off charges from Stormy Scott and Adam Crippen.

Picking up right where he left off the 2009 season, Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI wheeled his BSB Manufacturing / Chevytown / Deppe Enterprises / Wiles Driveshafts / Baileigh Industries / Pro Power Racing Engines / MB Customs Chassis to the opening night feature win of the 2010 Wild West Shootout. Mars has failed to finish out of the top 3 in three races and will be expected to return to victory lane at some point this weekend.

National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Billy Moyer responded to the 1st night dominance of Mars by leading all 30-laps of night 2 WWS Late Model feature action as he held off Mars for the win and picked up the $5000 check.

Terry Phillips, Wild West Shootout legend and all time feature win leader, thrilled the crowd with a late race battle between him and Moyer that ended with a spectacular pass on the last lap to retake the lead. Phillips now sits one
victory shy of double digit wins in his 4th appearance of the WWS.

The Wild West Shootout will again fire up this Friday night for the conclusion of the must see event. The best of the best in Super Late Models and Modifieds will tackle USA Raceway’s 3/8-mile clay oval for six days on January 9, 10, 13, 15, 16 and 17, with more than $150,000 in prize money to be distributed over the course of the blockbuster event. A $10,000 top prize awaits the shootout event finale, The Bill Cheesebourg Memorial, on January 17.

Ticket pricing and purchasing information can be found online at http://www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/WildWestShootoutTicketForm.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Hotel Information can be found at www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000

Terry Phillips leads the Wild West Shootout win list capturing 8 out of 33 total events with Steve Francis in second with 4 total feature wins. John Anderson sits third for all time WWS victories with 3 wins.

Multiple winners have graced victory circle at the Wild West Shootout including Ken Schrader, Wendell Wallace, Billy Moyer, Jimmy Mars and Jack Sullivan.

More than 100 of the top cars and drivers will take to the track over the nine day event that begins on Saturday January 9th with the $3k to win Wild West Shootout opener and will conclude with the $10k to win Wild West Shootout “Bill Cheesbourg Memorial”.

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at www.usaraceway.net

Kenny Wallace Saddles Up For The Wild West Shootout

The 4th Annual Wild West Shoot will feature the best of the best Super Late Model and Modified drivers at USA Raceway’s 3/8-mile clay oval for six days on January 9, 10, 13, 15, 16 and 17, with more than $150,000 in prize money to be distributed over the course of the blockbuster event. A $10,000 top prize awaits the shootout event finale, The Bill Cheesebourg Memorial, on January 17.

Kevin Montgomery, co promoter at USA Raceway reports that Kenny Wallace humming words from the song “Desperado”, waited patiently for his U-Haul truck that he just rented from a local Charlotte location. Inspired by the song, a thought came to mind and “Herman” sprung into action. He picked up the phone and in a matter of minutes, Wallace confirmed plans to ride west and take part in USA Raceway’s Wild West Shootout.

Wallace, a 22 year NASCAR veteran, has not only made a name for himself in the racing world as a successful driver, but has also used his boisterous behavior to catapult himself into a successful television career. His energy and enthusiasm earned him the nickname “Herman” and also landed him as one of the most notable NASCAR TV Personalities.

His career started as a mechanic for brother Rusty Wallace but he soon landed a seat of his own winning his first race in 1982. September 1988 would mark the first NASCAR start for Wallace driving for the legendary Dale Earnhardt, in which he finished eleventh in the Busch Series race at Martinsville Speedway. After surpassing a career milestone of 400 Nationwide Series starts, Wallace will head west to Tucson’s USA Raceway to take part in the esteemed 4th Annual Wild West Shootout.

Wallace, driving for the potent Barnett Harley Davidson Modified team for the final weekend of the Wild West Shootout, will join a long list of the best Late Model and Modified drivers from across the country all looking for shootout fame.

“This is such a great event and I am really looking forward to coming to USA Raceway to be a part of it,” commented Wallace. “It will be a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to be teamed up with Barnett Harley Davidson.”

The Wild West Shootout which takes place on the second weekend of January and commences the following weekend enters it 4th year and is anticipated to be one of the largest racing events of 2010.

Ticket pricing and purchasing information can be found online at http://www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/WildWestShootoutTicketForm.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Hotel Information can be found at www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000

Terry Phillips leads the Wild West Shootout win list capturing 8 out of 33 total events with Steve Francis in second with 4 total feature wins. John Anderson sits third for all time WWS victories with 3 wins.

Multiple winners have graced victory circle at the Wild West Shootout including Ken Schrader, Wendell Wallace, Billy Moyer, Jimmy Mars and Jack Sullivan.

More than 100 of the top cars and drivers will take to the track over the nine day event that begins on Saturday January 9th with the $3k to win Wild West Shootout opener and will conclude with the $10k to win Wild West Shootout “Bill Cheesebourg Memorial”.

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at www.usaraceway.net