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(Eastaboga, AL - December 4, 2024) – Matt Dooley of Brooks, Georgia, has been named the Cruise with the Champion Rookie of the Year for 2024, after an impressive season that saw him finish second overall in the national tour points standings. Dooley challenged for the 2024 championship from start to finish, even leading the points standings for multiple weeks earlier in the season. His consistent performance included three Top 5 finishes in the first six races. However, his fortunes took a...more

(Eastaboga, AL - December 2, 2024) – Jimmy Thomas has once again proven himself as one of the top drivers in the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series, securing his second career series championship on Saturday night in Swainsboro, GA. After a consistent and impressive 2024 season, a seventh-place finish in the Turkey 100 was enough to clinch the championship, edging out Rookie of the Year and series contender Matt Dooley by 62 points. This championship marks...more

(Swainsboro, GA - November 30th, 2024) – The 2024 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series season came to a thrilling conclusion with Evans, Georgia’s Brandon Overton taking home the $10,000 payday at the Turkey 100, while Phenix City, Alabama’s Jimmy Thomas captured his second career Crate Racin' USA National Championship. Overton's victory on Saturday night marked his second career series win, his first since 2010 at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, GA....more

(Swainsboro, GA - November 29, 2024) – The 2024 Turkey 100 weekend kicked off in thrilling fashion Thursday night at Swainsboro Raceway with 50 drivers battling for coveted spots in the $10,000-to-win main event, part of the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series. The opening night featured a series of intense action, as competitors took on Chevrolet Performance Heat Races to secure their places in Saturday's season-ending showdown. The evening's festivities...more

(Eastaboga, AL - November 27, 2024) – Crate Racin’ USA is excited to announce the 2024 Crate Racin’ USA Banquet, set to take place on January 10th-11th at new Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. This annual celebration will honor the accomplishments of drivers, recognizing those who have excelled in Crate Racin’ USA divisions throughout the 2024 season. Plus, special awards will also be presented during the banquet, including the Bob Cross Lifetime Achievement...more

(Eastaboga, AL – November 27, 2024) – Jimmy Thomas, a series veteran from Phenix City, AL, clinched his second career Crate Racin' USA (CRUSA) $100,000+ Challenge Series championship after the Early Bird 50 weekend at Needmore Speedway. Thomas secured the title with a narrow 26-point lead over rookie of the year contender, Bubba Roling of Clay Hill, FL. The championship marks a significant achievement for Thomas, who previously won the challenge series title in 2022, following his first-ever...more

(Norman Park, GA - November 23rd) - Joseph Brown of Pine Mountain Valley, GA, etched his name into the history books on Saturday night by capturing his fourth victory in the prestigious Early Bird 50 at Needmore Speedway. Brown, who led all 50 laps of the feature event, claimed a $10,000 payday and his first-ever win in the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series. Brown and Cory Neil Jr. of Bridge City, TX, led the field to green in the 13th Annual Early Bird 50,...more

(Eastaboga, AL - November 23rd, 2024) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series is excited to announce the schedule for its 2025 Winter Shootout Series. Marking its 10th season, the Winter Shootout promises another thrilling winter of dirt racing action with four weekends of competition across Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. The 2025 Winter Shootout will feature six main events over four weekends, giving racers a chance to chase the prestigious championship...more

(Eastaboga, AL - November 4, 2024) - Fresh off its inaugural points event at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series heads into the final off weeks of the season as teams gear up for the trip south to Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA, on Friday, November 22nd, and Saturday, November 23rd. Needmore will welcome the series back for the 13th Annual Early Bird 50, paying $10,000 to win on Saturday night; all the prelim action is...more

(Concord, NC - November 2nd, 2024) - John Ruggiero Jr. has claimed his second Short Track World Championship, leading the final 24 laps of the main event on Saturday night at the Dirt Track at Charlotte. Ruggiero Jr.’s victory marks him as one of the elite competitors in the event’s history, joining the ranks of only two other drivers to win the championship multiple times. The race began with a strong performance from Bubba Roling, who seized the lead from pole-sitter Colby Quik right out of...more