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NORMAN PARK, Ga. (Nov. 19) — After completion of seven races at six different tracks during a season that started way back in mid-April at Greenville (Miss.) Speedway, the stage is set for an eighth and final battle to determine the ’22 season champion on Crate Racin’ USA’s popular E-Z-GO Challenge Series at the season-ending Early Bird 50 tonight at the Kelly and Mandy Walker-operated Needmore Speedway. The “series within a series” makes up a portion of the overall Newsome/Raceway Parts...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Nov. 22) — The annual Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned World Championship has been held at several different facilities over its long and storied history, but in recent years has found a home at Cochran Motor Speedway. Now the annual event that pays $20,000 to the winner is changing once again, but the location of the race will remain the same. What will be adjusted is the format for the race, which will provide an interesting twist to...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Nov. 23) — The annual Crate Racin’ USA World Championship event scheduled Nov. 24-26, 2022, at Cochran Motor Speedway, which was to have been the final race of the season on the schedule for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, has been canceled due to predicted inclement weather over the next few days. It will not be rescheduled, and the joint decision was made between track promoter Chris Martin and series director Adam Stewart. “Unfortunately...more

NORMAN PARK, Ga. (Nov. 19) — A dramatic points battle for the E-Z-GO $100,000+ Challenge championship was on the horizon entering the Early Bird 50 Saturday night at Needmore Speedway, and Phenix City, Ala., driver Jimmy Thomas held a tight-fisted, 20-point edge over Jason Welshan in a tense duel for the $5,000 title as the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series arrived at the 3/8-mile oval. Rain was close and reportedly on the way according to radar reports, and that...more

Eastaboga, AL – The 2022 Championship season is complete, and the dust has settled on the Championship top 10 in each Crate Racin’ USA division, determining who will be crowned National Champion at the 2022 Annual Awards Banquet. Crate Racin’ USA Officials have announced the 2022 Annual Awards Banquet will take place on Saturday night, February 11th, 2023, at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame Fox Sport 1 Dome, in Lincoln, AL. Doors will open at 3 P.M., with Happy Hour 4 until 5 P.M.,...more

Eastaboga, AL – The Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Winter Shootout teams up with the DIRTcar Pro Late Models to tackle the “World’s Fastest 1/2 Mile”, Volusia Speedway Park, as part of the fourth annual DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals Wednesday January 18th through 21st. The fourth running of the event will see some format changes for the DIRTcar/Crate Racin’ USA Late Models powered by Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle track engines. The event will also feature the World of Outlaw Late Models in...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — Due to an unstable weather forecast and area weather predictions calling for afternoon and early-evening rain, DIRTcar Racing and World of Outlaws Series officials have canceled the final night of the fourth annual Sunshine Nationals at half-mile Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. Crate Racin' USA works closely with the organization to present the 604 Late Model portion of the program, which also features DIRTcar's similar Pro Late Model-type machines. The finale of...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — Crate Racin’ USA’s Winter Shootout Series will head towards East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla., starting with an open practice session scheduled Wed., Jan. 25, 2023, as drivers prepare for three days of Florida Winternationals racing action scheduled Jan. 26-28 at the famed third-mile oval. Drivers in the 604 Late Model division at the “Clay by the Bay” will compete for a $2,500 prize the first two nights at the facility, and the three-day extravaganza will conclude...more

GIBSONTON, Fla. (Jan. 26) — Cory Hedgecock took over the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series points lead with a victory in a 30-lap Late Model feature Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park, and the victory couldn’t have come at a more satisfying time for the Loudon, Tenn., driver. Hedgecock was last year’s champion on the miniseries, and he’s also a two-time titlist on the organization’s regular touring series, claiming that crown in back-to-back seasons during 2016 and 2017. His...more

Cory Hedgecock Earns Sweetheart Victory SEYMOUR, Tenn. (Feb. 18) — Making a move underneath Hayden Cardwell on the 31st circuit after a side-by-side battle between the pair during an afternoon event at 411 Motor Speedway, Loudon, Tenn., driver Cory Hedgecock secured a $3,023 victory in the annual Sweetheart event at the 4/10-mile oval. The 40-lap race served as the season finale for the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series, and was added to the miniseries schedule after the prestigious...more