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(Eastaboga, AL - January 4, 2025) – Jimmy Thomas carried his momentum from 2024 into the 2025 campaign with an impressive victory at the 34th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, this past weekend. Thomas secured his third career Winter Shootout Series win and his first-ever Ice Bowl victory, claiming the $4,000 payday after dominating the 40-lap main event on Saturday afternoon. Thomas’s strong weekend began on Friday, where he set the Stakt by CV Racing Products fastest...more

(Eastaboga, AL – October 2, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will return to action this Saturday night, October 4th, with the Ice Bowl Qualifier at the Talladega Short Track. The 1/3-mile “Hornet’s Nest” will roar to life as the nation’s top Crate Late Model drivers battle for a $4,000 winner’s payday and, just as important, a guaranteed starting spot in the 35th Annual Ice Bowl, set for January 1-3, 2026. Saturday’s race marks the 48th...more

(Eastaboga, AL – October 4, 2025) - Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia’s Joseph Brown etched his name into the winner’s list at the Hornet’s Nest Saturday night, claiming the Ice Bowl Qualifier for the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series at Talladega Short Track. The $4,000 victory marked Brown’s fourth win of the 2025 season and his fifth career series triumph — but his first ever at the famed Eastaboga oval. After starting on the outside of the front row, Brown...more

(Eastaboga, AL – December 3, 2026) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series is officially set for 2026. For the eleventh consecutive year, Crate Racin’ USA will launch the new season with its highly anticipated winter mini-series, featuring events at five tracks across three states. Drivers will once again battle for early-season momentum, lucrative payouts, and valuable championship points. Last season, Sam Seawright of Fort Payne, AL secured his first...more

(Eastaboga, AL – January 3, 2026) – Michael Page of Douglasville, Georgia, opened the 2026 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series in dominant fashion, leading flag-to-flag to claim the season-opening victory during the 35th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track. The win marked Page’s second career Winter Shootout Series triumph and his first-ever Ice Bowl victory in Crate Racin’ USA 604 Late Model competition. Page rolled off from the outside of the front row...more

(Eastaboga, AL - September 4, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series has announced that the 30th Annual Powell Family Memorial, originally scheduled for October 16-18 at All-Tech Raceway in Lake City, Florida, has been removed from the 2025 schedule. With a challenging season from weather and other factors, All-Tech Raceway has chosen to operate the event independently, and the series supports that decision with hopes of All-Tech returning to the...more

(Eastaboga, AL – December 30, 2025) — The eleventh season of the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Winter Shootout Series officially roars to life this weekend as the mini-series opens with one of the most prestigious winter events in dirt track racing — the 35th Annual Ice Bowl at the legendary Talladega Short Track. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Late Model mini-series kicks off with a $4,000-to-win main event, launching a five-race Winter Shootout schedule that has become a...more

(Eastaboga, AL – January 24, 2026) – Crate Racin’ USA officials have officially released the 2026 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series schedule, marking Season 22 for America’s Leader in Racing. The upcoming season promises to be one of the most ambitious and competitive in series history, featuring marquee events, historic returns, a brand-new venue, and one of the strongest point funds in the crate racing landscape. The 2026 tour will span seven states,...more

Eastaboga, AL – Crate Racin’ USA officials have released the 2023 Winter Shootout Series schedule, which serves as a “mini-series” of events that run prior to the start of the regular Touring Division season. The 2023 Winter Shootout Series schedule will see all events on the mini tour take place in the month of January, with scheduled events coinciding with long-time winter/off-season staples at their respective facilities. The 2023 Winter Shootout Series will bring in the New Year with...more

EASTABOGA, AL (Thursday, January 5th - Saturday, January 7th, 2023) - Photos from the 32nd Annual Ice Bowl at the Talladega Short Track held January 5-7, 2023! Ray Cook collected his third Talladega Short Track Ice Bowl Victory in the 32nd Running of the event presented by Racecar Engineering! Cook would overcome two early race incidents and work his way through the field passing Sam Seawright with 8 laps remaining when Seawright would blow a right rear tire. Chris Jones would finish second,...more