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GREENWOOD, La. (Oct. 16) — Taking control after a lead-swapping duel on the opening circuit with Maryville, Tenn., driver Jason Welshan, Middleburg, Fla., driver Mark Whitener took the top spot at Boothill Speedway and continued to a $10,000 victory in the 50-lap Battle of Boothill Saturday night at the high-banked oval. He led all but the first trip around the facility and was trailed to the stripe in a 24-car field by Jason Welshan, B.J. Robinson, Tyler Stevens and Jake Knowles. It was...more

POLLARD, Ala. (Oct. 9) — The Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series campaign is winding toward its conclusion with five races remaining on the schedule, and Jimmy Thomas has taken direct aim on the touring circuit’s $10,000 championship with his third victory of the season in a 50-lap event Saturday night at Tri-County Speedway. The Phenix City, Ala., driver earned $3,000 for a green-to-checkered win over a 21-car field after taking the point on the high side...more

POLLARD, Ala. (Oct. 8) — Heading into a Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series doubleheader weekend at Tri-County Speedway, Tanner Collins of Franklin, Ga., had never made an appearance at the Chuck Day-owned facility that’s located near Flomaton, Ala. “Never even laid eyes on the place before this weekend, but I’m liking it pretty good right now,” he said with a good-natured smile after claiming a $2,500 victory in a 40-lap main event Friday night at the 3/8-mile oval....more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Oct. 1) — It’s a pretty safe bet that Lenoir, Tenn., driver Matt Henderson might look back one day and classify his 2021 racing campaign as a dream season, at least to this point of the 34-year-old driver’s successful and still-evolving racing career. Just to make sure, Henderson tallied his 14th victory of the campaign in various events—including his fifth win on the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Friday night in a 37-lap event that...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — Due to potential date conflicts with rescheduled events at various tracks across the Southeast region, a Sept. 25 appearance for the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., has now been postponed to a later date. The touring series was slated to appear at the Kelly and Mandy Walker-owned facility for a one-day engagement on Sept. 25, 2021, but series and track officials have agreed to postpone that date...more

COCHRAN, Ga. (Sept. 5) — Vaulting his Chip Vineyard-fielded CVR Race Cars entry to the lead with a third-to-first leap past top challenger Cory Hedgecock and race leader Carson Ferguson on a lap-53 restart, Matt Henderson of Lenoir City, Tenn., strolled into the top spot and went on to secure his biggest-career payday in the $20,000-to-win Chevrolet Performance World Championship Sunday night at Cochran Motor Speedway. Henderson paced the final 22 circuits and pulled away over the closing...more

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (Aug. 28) — Three appearances. Three feature starts. Three wins. Those are the impressive statistics that have made Lenoir City, Tenn., driver Matt Henderson the leading winner this season on the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. It was news which appeared to surprise the driver of the CVR Race Cars house car after he led every circuit to claim the checkered flag on the second night of the King of Crate weekend doubleheader Saturday night...more

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (Aug. 27) — Adding another victory to a steadily-growing sheet of successful outings during the 2021 racing season, Lenoir City, Tenn., driver Matt Henderson claimed a flag-to-flag victory in a 30-lap Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event that opened the fifth edition of the King of Crate weekend Friday night at North Alabama Speedway. If you’re keeping score, it was Henderson’s 11th victory of the season in various events, and his second...more

Eastaboga, AL – Crate Racin’ USA Officials have updated/amended the tire rule and tire limits for this weekend’s Chevrolet Performance World Championship event at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA. Competitors will be required to utilize the Crate Racin’ USA D-55 or Hoosier HTS 1600 compound tire on the rear of their cars for all events throughout the weekend. Along with the required rear tire compound, competitors will be allowed 6 total tires for the event, one more than the mandated 5...more

SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. (July 31) — Hohenwald, Tenn., driver Oakley Johns started the 2021 racing season with his eyes firmly focused on winning the Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series championship in the 604 Late Model division, and although his advantage isn’t a big one, he’s currently leading the standings in the season-long chase for the $10,000 title, and 462 different drivers have accumulated points towards the crown. Through July 31, Johns has accumulated 15 victories in 31 starts in Weekly...more