January 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Reigning and defending 2014 USMTS National Champion Rodney Sanders is no stranger to victory lane at the Wild West Shootout. Having visited five times previously in open-wheel competition, the Happy, TX racer has turned his sights to Super Late Model racing in 2015 and is off to a stellar start. The fifth starting Sanders used is Swan Energy, Kimrad Transport, Club 29 to track down race leader Don Shaw and hold off a charging Darrell Lanigan to notch is first ever Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout Late Model win.

Just like Sunday evening, Shaw would pace the opening laps of the event, building a comfortable margin before reaching the back of the field near the 1/3rd mark. That allowed Sanders, who had made is way to second by slipping past RC Whitwell, Lanigan, and Tony Toste to close.

Sanders made the inside move as the two front-runners crossed under the flagstand side by side and cleared Shaw as they raced off of turn two. Sanders then began negotiating traffic on a tricky cushion that would throw is closest pursuers fits in the closing stages.

Opening night winner and current late model points leader Lanigan would mount several challenges during the final half of the event, but each time is charge was negated when his Childress Racing Black Diamond would jump that tricky cushion causing the three time World of Outlaws Champion to lose momentum and nearly fall into the clutches of Jason Papich.

Papich, another Club 29 pilot, used a smooth and steady low-line drive in making his way to third and continued his impressive week long run which has gained the attention of many observers. Shaw would ultimately settle for a bitter-sweet fourth place finish, the second straight night he has started from the pole only to move backwards, with Tony Toste rounding out the top five.

Jimmy Mars, after a two-day thrash to repair his damaged MB Customs mount, turned in a solid sixth place after starting twelfth, but the hard-charger of the night honors once again went Jimmy Owens. The newest member of Rowland Racing maneuvered his Widow Wax, Pro Power, Club 29 from eighteenth to seventh after a stirring seventeenth to fourth blast on Sunday .

USA Raceway
Tucson, AZ
January 14th, 2015

Feature
1 5 20S Rodney Sanders Happy, TX 3,000
2 4 F5 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 1,500
3 6 91P Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA 800
4 2 42 Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN 600
5 1 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA 550
6 12 28 Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 500
7 18 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 450
8 3 5 RC Whitwell Tucson, AZ 400
9 7 33x Adam Hensel Barron, WI 350
10 15 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM 300
11 14 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 300
12 16 18c Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS 300
13 22 15s Donny Schatz Fargo, ND 300
14 8 51 Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ 300
15 11 11 Pat Doar New Richmond, WI 300
16 19 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB 300
17 21 91 Tyler Erb Magnolia, TX 300
18 17 0 Jake O’Neil Tucson, AZ 300
19 10 2T Trevor Glaser Tanqent, OR 300
20 20 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA 300
21 9 10tt Tyson Turnbull Estevan, SK 300
22 23 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR 300
23 24 19 Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 300
24 13 58 A.J. Diemel Elk Mound, WI 300

B-Main #1
1 0 Jake O’Neil Tucson, AZ
2 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
3 91 Tyler Erb Magnolia, TX
4 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR
5 33d Brian Diveley Springfield, IL
6 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth Northport, AL
7 R5 Hunter Rasdon Jonesboro, AR
8 27 Jake Redetzke Eau Claire, WI
9 3d Dave Deetz Las Cruces, NM
10 86m Ken Murphy Hooks, TX
11 51F Matt Furman Columbus, OH
12 23s Bucky Andrews Tucson, AZ
13 17 Larry Childress Bakersfield, CA
14 7 Marshall Miles Tucson, AZ
15 1 Anthony Burroughs Muscle Shoals, AL

B-Main #2
1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
2 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA
3 15s Donny Schatz Fargo, ND
4 19 Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA
5 43 Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM
6 32 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
7 56 Tony Jackson Jr Lebanon, MO
8 11K Jeremy Keller Mandan, ND
9 06 Dave Smith Edmonton, AB
10 6T Terry Carter Ft Saskatchewan, AB
11 14 Sean Bray Tucson, AZ
12 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
13 5m Jon Mitchell Texarkana, TX

Heat #1
1 2 F5 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY
2 4 33x Adam Hensel Barron, WI
3 3 18c Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS
4 6 28 Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
5 5 91 Tyler Erb Magnolia, TX
6 8 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
7 1 27 Jake Redetzke Eau Claire, WI
8 9 43 Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM
9 10 11K Jeremy Keller Mandan, ND
10 7 23s Bucky Andrews Tucson, AZ

Heat #2
1 2 5 RC Whitwell Tucson, AZ
2 6 20S Rodney Sanders Happy, TX
3 1 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR
4 3 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
5 4 17 Larry Childress Bakersfield, CA
6 7 19 Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA
7 9 R5 Hunter Rasdon Jonesboro, AR
8 5 86m Ken Murphy Hooks, TX
9 8 14 Sean Bray Tucson, AZ

Heat #3
1 2 42 Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN
2 4 51 Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ
3 1 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA
4 6 58 A.J. Diemel Elk Mound, WI
5 8 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
6 3 06 Dave Smith Edmonton, AB
7 7 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth Northport, AL
8 9 51F Matt Furman Columbus, OH
9 5 32b Clay Daly Watsonville, CA

Heat #4
1 5 91P Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
2 3 10tt Tyson Turnbull Estevan, SK
3 1 0 Jake O’Neil Tucson, AZ
4 2 56 Tony Jackson Jr Lebanon, MO
5 7 33d Brian Diveley Springfield, IL
6 4 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
7 8 7 Marshall Miles Tucson, AZ
8 6 6T Terry Carter Ft Saskatchewan, AB
dns 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR

Heat #5
1 2 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA
2 1 2T Trevor Glaser Tanqent, OR
3 4 11 Pat Doar New Richmond, WI
4 6 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
5 5 32 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
6 8 15s Donny Schatz Fargo, ND
7 3 3d Dave Deetz Las Cruces, NM
8 9 5m Jon Mitchell Texarkana, TX
9 7 1 Anthony Burroughs Muscle Shoals, AL