Woodward, Oklahoma (01/26/12) – Dereck Ramirez opened his ultra-busy, 2012 campaign last week with the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona) as he took both his #4r Ramirez Motorsports/Hughes Race Car/Pro Power Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified and his #4r Ramirez Motorsports/Victory Circle by Moyer/Pro Power Super Late Model into battle.

Over 60 Open Wheel Modifieds entered at least one event with many of the nation’s top competitors in action. Ramirez would make a strong showing in the Open Wheel Modified division with five top-ten-finishes and three top-five-finishes as he qualified for all six features with just one DNF. His best finish came in Round #2 of the series, when he finished second to Stormy Scott.

Over 80 Super Late Model pilots registered for action in at least one event, and again a talent-laden field was on hand each night as Ramirez made his first ever laps in a Super Late Model. Dereck went into the six race series with the attitude that he would use the events to become familiar with piloting a Super Late Model. Not only would he gain valuable track time as he took part in four of the events, but he would also impressively qualify for the feature event in Round #5.

Results for Dereck’s 2012 Wild West Shootout endeavor are shown below:

6th Annual Wild West Shootout
January 14th: $1,000-to-Win Open Wheel Modified – 6th
January 14th: $3,000-to-Win Super Late Model – DNS
January 15th: $1,000-to-Win Open Wheel Modified – 2nd
January 15th: $5,000-to-Win Super Late Model – DNS
January 18th: $1,000-to-Win Open Wheel Modified – 15th
January 20th: $1,000-to-Win Open Wheel Modified – 4th
January 21st: $1,000-to-Win Open Wheel Modified – 6th
January 21st: $3,000-to-Win Super Late Model – 19th
January 22nd: $1,000-to-Win Open Wheel Modified – 3rd
January 22nd: $10,000-to-Win Super Late Model – DNS

Full results from all of the 6th Annual Wild West Shootout events are available at www.USARaceway.net .

With the opening events of the season in the rearview mirror, the team now turns their attention to the Casey’s General USMTS Open Wheel Modified Series openers, which will be held at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas) on February 16th-18th. Three separate events will be held. For more information on the events, please visit www.USMTS.com.

Dereck Ramirez and Ramirez Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters including Eibach Springs, VP Race Fuels, Outerwears, Pro Power Racing Engines, Ramirez Motorsports, Day Motorsports, Buddy’s Rig Lounge, Case Wireline Service, Red Bone Fishing, , West Oak Production, Raw Truck Wash, Power Rig, Mid-Continent, Boom-Test, Mid-West Refrigeration, Integra Shocks, Bell Helmets, Awesome Racewear, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For the latest information on Dereck Ramirez, please visit www.DereckRamirezRacing.com.