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BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 16 — Armed with a new ride for the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series while he waits for his own cars to be constructed, Jake Knowles of Rome, Ga., enters tonight’s Sunshine Nationals finale at Volusia Speedway Park riding fourth in the nine-race miniseries points standings after completion of the first two events of the season. The overall Winter Shootout points champion will receive $2,500, and the next big events for the series will be a three-race engagement...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — Three down. Five to go. The Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series continues to roll down the highway with no regard for speed limits, and a three-day stop in the Sunshine State at East Bay Raceway Park looms just around the bend. The always-racy, often-tricky, third-mile oval in Gibsonton, Fla., will host the Adairsville, Ga-based traveling circuit for three nights, with three separate races scheduled for the sanctioning body’s highly-popular Crate Racin’ USA Newsome...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — Series officials with Crate Racin’ USA are proud to announce a new affiliation with Sweet Victory Apparel Co. that will make the Genna Gentry-owned company the official souvenir vendor for the Adairsville, Ga-based sanctioning body for the 2021 racing season. Gentry’s brand new trailer will be on hand at many events on the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series schedule, which was released in early December as a 22-event season but will...more

BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 21) — Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., kicked off the third edition of the DIRTcar Racing-sanctioned Sunshine Nationals with a $1,500 victory in a 25-lap event Friday afternoon at the half-mile oval, wheeling a brand new Savage Chassis entry to the checkered flag in the opening event of a planned three-day race weekend that also awarded points toward the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series championship. It happened a day later than planned after a late night and a...more

SEYMOUR, Tenn. (Feb. 18) — After participating in most of the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series campaign during the early months of the ’23 racing season, Knoxville, Tenn., driver Hayden Cardwell arrived for the final round of the eighth edition of the miniseries at his home track, and posted a solid runnerup finish in a 24-car field during the annual Sweetheart held Saturday afternoon on a racy track surface at 411 Motor Speedway. It was the first-year anniversary of an appointment as...more

(Tazewell, TN - 6/21/24) - The 6th Annual Melvin Corum Memorial saw Headingley, MB Canada native Ricky Weiss score his second career Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series victory, cashing in on a $10,000 payday at Tazewell Speedway. Weiss trailed youngster Luke Cooper of Woodruff, SC with 12 laps to go before making the winning pass on lap 39 in turns one and two. Cooper went on to finish second, holding off Josh Collins and Cruise with the Champions Rookie of...more

The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series returns to action tonight for the first time since the checkered flag flew on July 13th at Magnolia Motor Speedway. Tonight, marks prelim-night for the King of Crate event at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL. This will be the eleventh time in history that the series has visited North Alabama, with previous winners including Matt Henderson, Christian Hanger, Jimmy Thomas, Jeremy Shaw, Jake Knowles, Evan Ellis,...more

(Eastaboga, AL – September 12, 2024) – Officials from Waycross Motor Speedway and the Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series have announced the postponement of this Saturday’s highly anticipated event due to the forecast of severe weather conditions as a result of Hurricane Francine. After closely monitoring the unpredictable weather patterns and considering the significant travel costs for the touring teams, both parties have mutually agreed that postponing the event is the most prudent...more

(Eastaboga, AL - December 30, 2024) – The highly anticipated 2025 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Winter Shootout Series officially kicks off this weekend with the 34th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama. The action-packed event will take place from January 2-4, 2025, with drivers and teams from across the country vying for the historic Ice Bowl trophy and a $4,000 payday. The Ice Bowl has long been a cornerstone of the Winter Shootout Series, with...more

(Eastaboga, AL - January 4, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series roared to life on Friday night, marking the beginning of its 10th season with the 34th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama. The opening day of this historic event shattered records with a total of 422 entries across nine divisions, setting a new high for the legendary Ice Bowl. The day featured 45 Crate Racin' USA 604 Late Model drivers, who hit the track in...more