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SENOIA, Ga. (June 5) — It didn’t take long for Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, Ga., to establish himself as the odds-on favorite to claim a $2,500 prize in the 40-lap Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event Saturday night at Senoia Raceway. He served notice in time trials with a lap clocked at 14.566 seconds to top a 24-car field of entries, and served another reminder on the opening circuit as the field fired away on the drop of the initial green flag at the...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (May 29) — Before loading their car for a trip halfway across the top of the Sunshine State from their home base in Milton, Fla., Joseph Joiner and his crew knew the road to victory lane in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Harvey Jones Memorial Saturday night at All-Tech Raceway could lead them to an eventual matchup with Mark Whitener. The track isn’t located far from Whitener’s shops in Middleburg, Fla., and the veteran driver has...more

Collins Looks Forward to Senoia Stop EASTABOGA, Ala. — One of the raciest tracks in the Southeast is squarely in the sights of competitors on the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, as the 3/8-mile oval will host the touring circuit’s fifth event of an extremely busy season that will likely end up close to 25 races before it’s over in late November. The 40-lap event scheduled June 5, 2021, will be shown as a live production on Crate Racin USA TV. It will...more

Technical Bulletin: Crate Racin’ USA officials are amending the Official Tire Rule for both the Dirt Late Model Touring Series, Weekly Racing Series, and Late Model Sportsman Divisions. Effective May 26th, 2021, Crate Racin’ USA will allow the Hoosier HTS 1350 and HTS 1600 tire as an option to the Crate Racin’ USA D21 and D55. This will be in effect until June 30th, and then a two-week “burn-off” will be allowed to let those tires be used up by competitors that have purchased them. We...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — The next destination for the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will be Ellisville, Fla., as All-Tech Raceway prepares to host the Harvey Jones Memorial May 28-29, 2021, on its slick-surfaced, half-mile layout. The event will pay $10,000 to win, but is not included on the E-Z-GO $100,000+ Challenge schedule. It will award points toward the regular touring series championship only, and marks the fourth event of the season for the...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga — Increasing uncertainty surrounding gas supply issues across the Southeast region has caused series officials to postpone this weekend’s Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Battle at Boothill scheduled May 14-15 at Boothill Speedway. A recent cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which is the largest pipeline system in the United States and runs 5,500 miles between Texas and New York, has disrupted fuel supplies for days, creating supply...more

NORMAN PARK, Ga. (May 8) — The victory lane was a raucous and wild celebration, the excitement levels were extremely high, the grandstands were chock full and enjoying the moment, and a driver standing atop his car wildly waving a VP Racing Fuels checkered flag was leading the entire celebration with his own brand of postrace energy after claiming a $10,000 victory in the second edition of the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Gene Maine Memorial Saturday...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — The Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will be appearing May 8, 2021, at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., where a $10,000 first-place prize awaits the winner of the second edition of the Gene Maine Memorial at the 3/8-mile oval. Drivers are set to converge on the Kelly and Mandy Walker-owned track, which is promoted by Chance Smith. The one-day show (with a practice session scheduled Fri., May 7), is expected to draw a stout field...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — The second edition of the Gene Maine Memorial will take place May 8, 2021, at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., and the one-day show will feature competitors from the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. The race will pay $10,000 to the winner, and will be the third event in a slightly-revised, 25-event season for the Adairsville, Ga-based sanctioning body. It’ll also be the third event for the newly-established E-Z-GO Challenge...more

Talladega Short Track, considered to be one of the most iconic racetracks in the Southeast, has been sold to new owners with current Crate Racin’ USA series director Adam Stewart and Hoosier Tire South owner David Miller set to assume the ownership reigns at the third-mile oval that is located across the street from Talladega Superspeedway. A deal has been completed with co-owners Lynn “Preacher” Phillips and Mike and Rita Donahoo to sell the track, and employees have been notified of the...more