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ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will travel to Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL for its 2020 season finale with a $10,000-to-win 100-lap extravaganza this Friday and Saturday night. It will be the first visit to Deep South Speedway in 13 years, and a return to one of the most dramatic races in the series’ 16-year history. A St. Patrick’s Day 75-lap race on March 17, 2007 showed why three-time Crate Racin’ USA National Champion Ronnie...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 24) — Four-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Earl Pearson Jr. took advantage of an opportunity to race a little closer to his home in Jacksonville, Fla., when he competed and finished second in the 25th edition of the Powell Family Memorial held in late October at All-Tech Raceway. Not only was it a rare non-Florida Speedweeks appearance in his home state, it also marked Pearson’s first-ever appearance behind the wheel of a 604 Crate Late Model. The...more

Tech Bulletin for Deep South 100 at Deep South Speedway – Loxley, AL Crate Racin’ USA Officials have released the following info for the Deep South 100 scheduled for November 20th and 21st at Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL. Tires: Along with the Crate Racin’ USA Hoosier D21 and D55, officials will be allowing the Hoosier LSB 70 as a Right Rear only option for the Feature event ONLY. This tire will only be available at the Crate Racin’ USA Series Trailer on Friday and Saturday of the event....more

COLUMBUS, MS – Randall Beckwith of Kilmichael, MS found a centerpiece for his trophy case after driving the Beckwith Forestry Service Rocket to his first career Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series win on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway. Beckwith found the inside groove to his liking and took the lead on lap 25 for a $3,000 victory. “I’ve raced a lot of these Crate Racin’ USA races through the years, and I always wanted one of those Gold Helmet Trophies,”...more

COLUMBUS, MS – Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA not only picked up his fifth Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series win of the season on Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway driving the 5m Construction Rocket, but he also clinched the $10,000 2020 National Championship. Herrington’s win combined with a 17th-place finish for Corey Dunn of Milledgeville, GA gave Herrington a 200-point lead in the National point standings. If Herrington could not run the last two...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – A pair of Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series races this weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS could end up deciding the 2020 National Champion. Friday night will see a $2,000-to-win 40-lap race, and on Saturday night, it’s a $3,000-to-win 50-lap race, Rounds 15 and 16 of the 2020 season. Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA leads the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series point standings with a 166-point advantage...more

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 31) — It wasn’t very difficult to pick out John Ruggiero Jr.’s entry as the Crate Late Model portion of the Drydene World Short Track Championship took place Saturday night at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, which is located across the street from 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. That was his stark white No. 44 car sitting at the front of a 26-car field that was culled from a strong entry listed that reached 50 drivers, and Ruggiero was notable for a number of reasons, not...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 25) — Two days before securing the biggest victory of his career, and just one day before the race was originally scheduled to happen, Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., stood in the pit area under overcast skies and reflected on the meaning of the 25th edition of the Powell Family Memorial at All-Tech Raceway. “This race definitely ain’t just about $25,000,” Whitener said of the 67-lapper that honors the memory of six members of former driver James Powell III’s family,...more

TUSCUMBIA, AL – After dominating 28 other foes in the territory of North Alabama Speedway, Christian Hanger of Winchester, TN was crowned King Christian IV on Sunday night in the 4th Annual King of the Crates 50 for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series in the Hanger Hardwood Rocket. Hanger cast his #29 sword early and often to lead all 50 laps to earn the crown and the $3,000 top prize. Hanger arrived at the battlefield with a broken race car, but with the help of...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series and North Alabama Speedway officials are hopeful that the third time will be the charm to present the $3,000-to-win 4th Annual King of the Crates 50 this Sunday afternoon at the Tuscumbia, AL clay oval. The weather forecast is very favorable for Sunday afternoon. The race has been postponed on two different occasions. The original date was on September 12, and that attempt was rained out just before Boyd...more