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Crate Racin’ USA officials are pleased to announce a partnership with Willy’s Carburetor and Dyno Shop naming Willy’s as the Official Carburetor for all the divisions racing under the Crate Racin’ USA banner. Competitors are encouraged to give Willy Krup and his team a call to get your car setup with the latest in carburetor technology, and customer service that leads the industry. Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, LLC is celebrating 35 years in business this year. “We are excited to continue...more

SUMMERTOWN, TN – Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN was able to guide his good handling car through lapped traffic, keep all challengers behind him, and become the King of the Hill and pocket $7,500 Saturday night after winning the King of Hill 60 for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series at Thunderhill Raceway. Driving the Jeff Woods Construction Special, Williams took the lead from pole sitter Corey Dunn on lap two, and then raced hard enough to catch lapped...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – This weekend is the biggest race of the year for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series with the largest purse ever paid. Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA will host the $20,000-to-win $600-to-start 16th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The payout for the 16th Annual 75-lap Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race is as follows: 1. $20,000; 2. $7,500; 3. $5,000; 4. $2,500; 5. $2,000;...more

TUSCUMBIA, AL – Jimmy Thomas of Phenix City, AL drove the Scorpion Race Cars Special to a Night 1 victory in the King of the Crate 40 for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series on Friday night at North Alabama Speedway. Thomas took the lead on the opening lap and went wire-to-wire for 40 caution-free laps. “If you would have asked me earlier tonight if I thought I could win this race, I would have had my doubts, but I have to thank my Dad and my crew for giving me a...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will make their first ever stop at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA this Saturday night for a $4,000-to-win $400-to-start race, Round 11 of the 2020 National Tour. Drivers from six different states are expected for this race. Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA leads the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series point standings with three wins on the season. Herrington holds a 28-point...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model Week 17 schedule of events are listed below. There will be nine Saturday night races to be contested in five different states. There are now six weeks left in the 2020 season. Newsome Raceway Parts is the Crate Racin’ USA Title Sponsor and serves competitors with economical Chevrolet Performance 604 and 602 Circle Track Engines and Parts. The 400 horsepower economical Aluminum Head, Steel Block,...more

NORMAN PARK, GA – Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA padded his Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series point lead by taking his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Needmore Speedway. Herrington led all 50 laps on his way to the $4,000 top prize driving the 5m Construction Rocket. “I knew we had a fast car last night in the practice session, so after a few laps, I brought it in and put it in the trailer for tonight,” Herrington said. “The timing of the caution...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The road to the 2020 Newsome Raceway Parts Cup and the $10,000 check that goes with it rolls through Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL for Rounds 12 and 13 of the 2020 season this Friday night and Saturday night. The Friday night show will pay $2,000-to-win in the 40-lap Main Event, and the Saturday night race pays $2,500-to-win in the 50-lap Main Event. For two Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series title contenders, a borrowed Charles Dickens...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. — The bitterly sad news hit the short track racing world like an unexpected gut punch, and it’s since had a significant effect on the sport that reaches far and wide ever since it happened on June 7, 1995. That was the date when a small Piper Cherokee negotiating its way through foggy skies crashed in a swamp near Gainesville, Fla., taking away the lives of several members of driver James Powell III’s family, including his parents James “Buddy” Powell and Elizabeth Powell,...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — An early-season rainout has set the stage for a history-making event as the second annual DIRTcar Racing-presented Sunshine Nationals scheduled Jan. 14-16 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., will now include the very first E-Z-GO $100,000+ Challenge event in the history of the Adairsville, Ga.-based Crate Racin’ USA organization. The opener of the nine-race “series within a series,” which is a collection of events paying at least $10,000 each to win, was slated to...more