VADO, N.M. — Kris Jackson repeated his modified victory in Sunday’s 17th annual Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, while Dereck Ramirez broke through with his first win of the 2023 mini-series in the X-mod ranks.
Despite having to transfer into the main event via B-Main action, Kris Jackson persevered to top the modified action for the second-straight night.
The 17th-starting Jackson charged past early leaders Jesse Haynie and Jimmy Ray to take the lead on lap 15. Once out front, the Lebanon, Mo. native inched away from the field to claim his second-straight victory, which was worth $1,000.
Andy Bryant, Jesse Haynie, Reece Solander, and Nate Reinke completed the top-five finishers.
The night was rounding out by Ramirez making a late-race charge to bank the victory in the Mesilla Valley Transportation / Border Tire Modifieds presented by Rancho Milagro.
From the pole position, Tom Berry Jr. led the first 20 laps before getting over the cushion exiting turn four, allowing Ramirez to go to the lead. The Woodward, Okla. racer maintained the lead by a narrow margin over the closing laps to score the $2,000 win.
Berry Jr. crossed the finish line in second with Rodney Sanders, Dan Ebert, and Tyler Davis in fifth.
The Finish:
Mesilla Valley Transportation / Border Tire Modifieds presented by Rancho Milagro Feature (25 Laps): 1. 4R-Dereck Ramirez[3]; 2. 11X-Tom Berry Jr[1]; 3. 20-Rodney Sanders[4]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[19]; 5. 65-Tyler Davis[5]; 6. 4W-Tyler Wolff[13]; 7. 02-Tanner Mullens[17]; 8. 32-DJ Shannon[10]; 9. 58X-Gary Christian[2]; 10. 6ST-Joseph Thomas[18]; 11. 89-Steven Whiteaker Jr[22]; 12. 71-Dustin Strand[24]; 13. 4RX-Jared Russell[15]; 14. 87F-Darron Fuqua[20]; 15. 65X-Carlos Ahumada Jr[6]; 16. 88-Chad Wheeler[23]; 17. 8N-Nick Rivera[21]; 18. 10B-Brandon Givens[9]; 19. 99-Terry Tipton[12]; 20. 24-Rick Ortega[11]; 21. 71H-Philip Houston[16]; 22. 18JR-Ricardo Olague Jr[14]; 23. 0-Jake O’Neil[8]; 24. 73B-Shad Badder[7]
Shocker Hitch X-Mods presented by Barnett Harley-Davidson (25 Laps): 1. J2-Kris Jackson[17]; 2. 28-Andy Bryant[15]; 3. X15-Jesse Haynie[9]; 4. 5-Reece Solander[3]; 5. 71-Nate Reinke[6]; 6. 06-Chris Theodore[14]; 7. 17-Peyton Gallardo[12]; 8. 79-Allen Owen Jr[23]; 9. M17-Rob Moseley[7]; 10. 19-Lucas Rodin[18]; 11. 7S-Hunter Sandy[22]; 12. 65X-Dustin Smith[5]; 13. 5M-Eric McNutt[4]; 14. 5W-Derek Watson[11]; 15. 44JT-Jaime Torres[24]; 16. 24L-Dakota Lowe[13]; 17. 82-Sherman Barnett[8]; 18. 0-Jimmy Ray[2]; 19. 12-Justin Allen[10]; 20. 34G-Billy Gordon[19]; 21. 17S-Mike Striegel[16]; 22. 44-Christy Barnett[20]; 23. 07-Donavon Flores[1]; 24. 666-Fito Gallardo[21]