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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

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 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

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 $3,000-to-win 4th Annual King of the Crate 50 for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL has been rescheduled for Saturday night, October 10. The original date on September 12 was rained out. Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL is the reigning King of the Crates, earning the crown, robe, and scepter in 2019. Shaw warmed up in an effort to keep his crown by finishing second in the King of the Crate 40 race at...more

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (Sept. 11) — Jimmy Thomas of Phenix City, Ala., knew he had a shot to run well at North Alabama Speedway in his Scorpion Race Cars-chassied entry as the two-night King of Crate event opened at the 3/8-mile oval. He figured he’d be happy with a top-five finish in a strong field of 35 entries. Instead, he drove completely away from that field after starting from the pole, and finished well ahead of Jeremy Shaw, who won one of the two King of Crate races at the facility last year....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

COCHRAN, GA – Michael Page of Villa Rica, GA drove the Troy Baird Racing Special to the biggest win of his career on Sunday night by capturing the 16th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race, the Golden Globe Trophy, and the $20,000 check at Cochran Motor Speedway for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. Page took the lead on lap 15 and then held off a late race challenge from the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series point...more

COCHRAN, GA – Michael Page of Villa Rica, GA won his ten-lap heat race in the Troy Baird Racing Special on Saturday night to earn the pole position for the $20,000-to-win 16th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series that will be held Sunday night at Cochran Motor Speedway. The top two finishers in the six ten lap KRC Heat Races transferred into the Big Show. Page won the sixth heat to earn the pole and Zach Sise...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