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Mike Marlar Wins $25,000 in Wild West Shootout Finale; Claims Miniseries Title

Mike Marlar put an exclamation on the 2022 Wild West Shootout presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts with a $25,000 victory on Sunday evening at FK Rod Ends Vado (N.M.) Speedway Park. (Tyler Rinken image)

Marlar overtook race-long leader, Jake Timm on a lap-40 restart and never looked back on his way to his second miniseries victory in as many nights.

"Before that caution I didn't have anything for him," Marlar said of Timms. "Man that kid did a heck of a job. I thought I had a setup before the race, and when they wetted it (reworked the surface for the feature) I was like, ‘We gotta go change a bunch of stuff'. So we changed a lot of stuff on the car and freed back up. Early I was a little too free, but as the night went on it got better and better. I’d love to say we had a plan there, but it just worked out.

"The racetrack’s (Vado Speedway Park) just awesome. It’s such a nice facility, and I’m glad that we come out here and got this kicked off. It’s the best track out west we’ve been to for sure. It’s been a good week. I’ve had a lot of fun. Win, lose or draw, the people treat us awesome out here and it’s a lot of fun.”

The triumph was Marlar’s second-straight to end the Wild West Shootout — putting him alongside Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., as a repeat winner — and earned him the miniseries points title. The championship added $3,000 to his hefty take. He also won the miniseries title in 2018.

Marlar bested the Dirt Track Bank Super Late Model competition on Saturday night to bag a $5,000 victory. He also added a third-place finish on January 8, a fourth-place finish on January 9, a runner-up performance on January 12, and a fifth-place finish on January 14.

Full results from the event are available at www.WildWestShootout.net.

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