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Effective June 28, 2021, competitors at all Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Touring events will be limited to a total of 5 tires to use for the event. The 4 tires used for Qualifying, Heat Races, and B-Mains will be marked in pre-race tech. One additional right rear tire will be allowed, which can be changed before the feature. Any other tires changed from the remaining 3 would result in the competitor starting on the tail of the next event whether that be a Heat Race, B-Main or...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — The Fourth of July holiday weekend is just around the bend, and a few signs are already appearing on fireworks stands warning that inventories might be shorter than usual due to the ongoing raw materials and labor issues affecting supply chains across the country. Perhaps so, but there will likely be no lack of fireworks during the nation’s holiday stretch on the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Salute to America Nationals, which...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (May 28) — Jim Rogers of Statesboro, Ga., knew he’d made a mistake, and the results of his miscue were quite spectacular during Memorial Day weekend as the opening segment of the two-day Harvey Jones Memorial took place at All-Tech Raceway. It was a night of action featuring heat races and qualifying, and Rogers perhaps provided a little too much action for his own good. Attempting to make the field during Boyd-Bilt Fabrication time trials for the Newsome Raceway...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — A not-so-favorable weather forecast has forced series and track officials to postpone a $10,000-to-win Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event scheduled June 10-12 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C. The race was slated to be the sixth of the season for the Eastaboga, Ala-based traveling circuit, and would have been the fourth event on a 10-race schedule for the E-Z-GO $100,000+ Challenge, which is a “series within a series” that...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — A new stop this season for the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series is South Carolina’s famed Cherokee Speedway, which will host the Adam Stewart-managed traveling circuit that features cars and drivers who will be powered by GM Performance Circle Track Engines. Current points leader Jason Welshan will lead a strong field of entries into the historic facility for the $10,000-to-win Tomahawk Tussle that will also be part of the E-Z-GO...more

Eastaboga, AL - Crate Racin’ USA Officials are releasing the following updates for the June 11th and 12th Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series/E-Z-GO Challenge Series event at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina. The tire rule for the weekend will be as follows: Hoosier Racing Tire Crate Racin’ USA D21 and D55 or HTS 1350 and HTS 1600. Grooving and siping allowed. ALL Feature starting cars MUST start the feature event on the following tire: Hoosier 92.0/11.0-15 Spec D70. Tire will...more

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