Practice begins later this afternoon at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track for the biggest event of the season in IMCA's Larry Shaw Race Cars Western Region.

More than 220 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds and Northern SportMods are now entered for the 19th annual Duel In The Desert. Qualifying features are Thursday, Nov. 10, and Friday, Nov. 11, with last-chance races and main events for both divisions set for Saturday, Nov. 12. 

The Modifieds race for a first-place prize of $7,777 and a minimum of $777 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot quali­fier. Northern SportMods vie for a $1,777 top check on Saturday.

Twenty-two states and three Canadian provinces are represented at the Duel. Racing starts at 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Young Guns and Legends races precede 25-lap Northern SportMod and 40-lap Modified main events.

The Modified runner-up earns $3,250, with $2,250 for third, $1,750 for fourth, $1,500 for fifth, $1,250 for sixth, $1,150 for seventh, $1,100 for eighth, $1,050 for ninth and $1,000 for 10th. Winners of Thursday and Friday qualifiers earn $777.

Second place in the Northern SportMod main event pays $777, while Thursday and Friday qualifiers both pay $500 to win. 

IMCA.TV will broadcast every lap of the Duel in the Desert and is title sponsor of the throwback-themed best looking car contest. 

Modified drivers entered at the Duel include: 

Russell Allen, Brawley, Calif.; Ricky Alvarado, Grand Junction, Colo.; Paris Archie, Sparks; Adam Armstrong, Carlisle, Iowa; Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz.; Melvin Bailey, Mayetta, Kan.; Tim Balding, Prunedale, Calif.; Walter Ball, Reno, Nev.; Christy Barnett, El Paso, Texas; Jason Beaulieu, Campbell River, B.C.; Bert Beech, Rock Springs, Wyo.; and Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo.

Carl Berendsen, Antioch, Calif.; Tom Berry Jr., Medford, Ore.; Jett Big Eagle, Manor, Sask.; Masen Big Eagle, Manor, Sask.; Tanner Black, Albert, Kan.; Bland Bohannon, Williston, N.D.; Roger Bonneville, Calgary, Alberta; Bill Brack, Mead, Colo.; Tony Brakeall, Lebanon, Ore.; Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa; Randy Brown, Chowchilla, Calif.; and Scott Brown, Meriden, Kan. 

Ricky Childress, Bakersfield, Calif.; Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.; Duane Cleveland, Plumas Lake, Calif.; Troy Cordes, Dunkerton, Iowa; Clay Daly, Salinas, Calif.; Doug Davenport, Veronia, Ore.; Ryan Daves, Bakersfield, Calif.; Nick DeCarlo, Martinez, Calif.; Casey Delp, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Chris Delp, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Shane DeMey, Denison, Iowa; and Heath Denney, Erda, Utah. 

Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.; Logan Drake, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.; Rick Du­rica, Las Vegas; Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa; Jarod Fast, Chowchilla, Calif.; Grey Ferrando, Slayton, Ore.; Rick Fierro, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Dan Fitzgerald, Las Vegas; Kelsie Foley, Tucson, Ariz.; Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan, Colo.; and Albert Gill, Central Point, Ore. 

Royce Goetz, Dayton, Nev.; Cody Grabbe, Yuma, Ariz.; Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice, Neb.; Billy Griffin, Buena Park, Calif.; Greg Gustus, Brighton, Colo.; John Hansen, Brush, Colo.; Jason Hilliard, Cache, Okla.; Bobby Hogge IV, Salinas, Calif.; Roger Holder, Bakersfield, Calif.; Rich Horibe, Pahrump, Nev.; Bobby Horton, Yuma, Ariz.; and Darrell Hughes II, Yuma, Ariz. 

Robert Ireland, Forest Grove, Ore.; Kevin Irwin, Bakersfield, Calif.; Bricen James, Albany, Ore.; Mark Joski, Denmark, Wis.; Raymond Keldsen Jr., Aromas, Calif.; Nevin Kennemore, Susanville, Calif.; Brenda Kirby, Lomita, Calif.; Chester Kniss, Antioch, Calif.; Benji LaCrosse, Green Bay, Wis.; Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif.; Ryan Larimer, Merced, Calif.; and Randy McDaniel, Olivehurst, Calif. 

Ryan McDaniel, Olivehurst, Calif.; Mitch Machado, Rohnert Park, Calif.; Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif.; Bob Moore, Sioux City, Iowa; Joey Moriarty, Glendale, Ariz.; Ron Moser, West Valley City, Utah; Josh Most, Red Oak, Iowa; Bruce Napier, Fort Morgan, Colo.; Bruce Nelson, Turlock, Calif.; Chris Nieman, Quincy, Calif.; Mitchell Niemi, Lakeside, Calif.; and Steve Noland, Terra Bella, Calif.

Jason Noll, Peoria, Ariz.; Justin O'Brien, West Union, Iowa; Lawrence O'Connor, Port Hardy, B.C.; Zach Olson, Great Falls, Mont.; Mike O'Patik, Fort Morgan, Colo.; Richard Papenhausen, Plumas Lake, Calif.; Michael Paul, San Anselmo, Calif.; Jeremy Payne, Nixa, Mo.; Reed Payne, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, Kan.; Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.; and John Pierce, San Jose, Calif. 

Freddie Plourde, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Ryan Porter, Atwater, Calif.; Brad Pounds, Bakersfield, Calif.; Joey Price, Great Falls, Mont.; Doug Rivera, Yuma, Ariz.; Ryan Roath, Phoenix; Kevin Roberts, Gresham, Ore.; Steven Rosenbalm, Fort Morgan, Colo.; Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa; Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice, Neb.; Rob Sanders, Bakersfield, Calif.; and Robby Sawyer, Bakersfield, Calif.

Donald Schott, Happy Valley, Ore.; Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.; Chris Shannon, Merced, Calif.; D.J. Shannon, Merced, Calif.; A.J. Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas; Errol Sharron, Las Vegas; Todd Shute, Des Moines, Iowa; Todd Sieg, Jefferson, Ore.; Steve Simpson, Kingman, Ariz.; Casey Skyberg, Rapid City, S.D.; Kelly Smith, Roosevelt, Utah; and Wayne Soares, Farmington, N.M. 

Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa; Alex Stafford, Mount Holly, N.C.; Bubba Stafford Jr., New River, Ariz.; Jeff Stafford Sr., New River, Ariz.; Alex Stanford, Chowchilla, Calif.; Sean Stewart, Hesperia, Calif.; Paul Stone, Winton, Calif.; Jeff Streeter, Madera, Calif.; Steve Streeter, Madera, Calif.; Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, N.C.; Joshua Stringer, Pahrump, Nev.; and Mickey Stubbings, Helper, Utah.

Jeff Tay­lor, Cave City, Ark.; Peyton Taylor, Batesville, Ark.; Jeremy Tharp, Bald Knob, Ark.; James Thibodeaux, Tonopah, Nev.; Jeff Thomas, Petaluma, Calif.; Brian Thompson, Sweet Home, Ore.; Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz.; Dominic Ursetta, Arvada, Colo.; Mike Villanueva, Atwater, Calif.; Billy Vogel, West Fargo, N.D.; Joshua Vogt, Santa Maria, Calif.; and Kenny Vollmer, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Adam Walters, Reno; Tim Ward, Chandler, Ariz.; Mark Wauge, Medford, Ore.; Collen Winebarger, Corbett, Ore.; Robbie Witwer, Ridgecrest, Calif.; Bryan Wordelman, Salt Lake City, Utah; Billy Wormsbecker, Big Bear Lake, Calif.; Kevin Wright, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Bryan Wulfenstein, Pahrump; Braxton Yeager, Green River, Wyo.; Justen Yeager, Green River, Wyo.; and Mike Ziegler, Brush, Colo.

And Northern SportMod drivers are: 

Mark Abouzeid, Durham, Calif.; Terry Bahr, Gilbert, Ariz.; Jerry Bartlett, Yuba City, Calif.; Lance Borgman, Beatrice, Neb.; Jorddon Braaten, Medford, Ore.; Keith Brown Jr., Pittsburg, Calif.; James Cecil, Bakersfield, Calif.; Danny Concelman, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Robbie Conway, Westhope, N.D.; Shawn Cooney, Des Moines, Iowa; Brian Cooper, Yuba City, Ca­lif.; and Todd Cooper, Yuba City, Calif. 

Mike Dean, Santa Maria, Calif.; Chuck Delp, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Shane DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif.; Rick Diaz, Los Banos, Calif.; Wayne Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.; Gary Dutton, Bakersfield, Calif.; Timothy Elias, Chowchilla, Calif.; Anthony Fierro, Chey­enne, Wyo.; Eric Folstad, Glenburn, N.D.; Mark Garner, Knightsen, Calif.; Jordan Hagar, Bakersfield, Calif.; and Matthew Hagio, Prunedale, Calif.

Shawn Harker, Nebraska City, Neb.; J.R. Herrera, Price, Utah; Brylon Holder, Bakersfield, Calif.; Jessie Hoskins, Longdale, Okla.; Lee Jensen, Bakersfield, Calif.; Michael Johnson, Bakersfield, Calif.; James Kleinheksel, Columbus, Neb.; Luke Krogh, Dickinson, N.D.; Mike LeMay, Westhope, N.D.; Matt Lewis, Bakersfield, Calif.; Johnathon Logue, Boone, Iowa; and Chris McKellar, Bakersfield, Calif. 

Miles Morris, Yuma, Ariz.; Mike Myer, Norwalk, Iowa; Jacob Olmstead, Overton, Neb.; Brian Pearce, Oakley, Calif.; Shawn Pudwill, Piedmont, S.D.; Clint Reichenbach, Santa Maria, Calif.; Danny Roe, Turlock, Calif.; Chase Rudolf, Norwalk, Iowa; Austin Ruskauff, Santa Maria, Calif.; Fred Ryland, Brent­wood, Calif.; Ricky Saunders, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Scott Saunders, Colorado Springs, Colo. 

Arie Schouten, Blair, Neb.; Jared Schweitzer, Bakersfield, Calif.; Yancy Shepard, Smithville, Mo.; Dennis Simunovich Jr., Hollister, Calif.; Doug Smith, Lanesboro, Iowa; Nick Spainhoward, Bakersfield, Calif.; Mike Tanner, Smithville, Mo.; Bryan Terry, Bakersfield, Calif.; Ron Tex Jr., Papillion, Neb.; Chris Toth, Holtville, Calif.; Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Kendra Vollmer, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Patrick Weekley, Pahrump; and Jason Wright, Rock Springs, Wyo.