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Adairsville, GA – Officials with the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Touring Series have added an additional stop to the Annual “Salute to America Nationals” schedule that takes place during the Independence Day/July 4th holiday weekend. The weekend will now start with a $2,000 to win, 40 lap event on Thursday night July 2nd at Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN. The addition of the Thursday night Clarksville stop now makes the weekend a 3-night celebration of...more

FLOMATON, AL – Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL had his Skinner’s Body Shop Rocket in the right place at the right time to win the Memorial 50 for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series on Saturday night at Tri-County Raceway. Skinner took the lead on lap 49 after the top two drivers in front of him crashed out. Skinner led only the last two laps to pick up the $3,000 top prize with his fourth career Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series win. ...more

COCHRAN, GA – Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA home schooled 23 other Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series competitors on Sunday night with a clean sweep of the program at his home track, Cochran Motor Speedway driving the Poole Service Center Rocket. Herrington led all 50 laps for a $2,500 payday, and he was also the Fast Qualifier for the event with a lap around Cochran Motor Speedway in 14.968 seconds. The win was also a tribute to Herrington’s crew, who had to...more

COCHRAN, GA – Cody Overton of Evans, GA checked one off his bucket list with a victory on Saturday night in the 2020 Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series season opener at Cochran Motor Speedway. Overton started on the pole and led all 50 laps in the Midstates Equipment Rocket in a no spectator race broadcast on Speed51.com. “This is the biggest win of my career,” an emotional Overton said in Victory Lane. “My brother has won races all over the country, but I have...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will open its 2020 National Tour with a pair of $2,500-to-win 50-lap races on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24 at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA. Current COVID 19 protocol will require special limitations for the races. The races are set to be run with no spectators and each race team will be limited to a driver and up to ten crew members. Social distancing will be required...more

Crate Racin’ USA officials are pleased to announce a partnership with Willy’s Carburetor and Dyno Shop naming Willy’s as the Official Carburetor for all the divisions racing under the Crate Racin’ USA banner. Competitors are encouraged to give Willy Krup and his team a call to get your car setup with the latest in carburetor technology, and customer service that leads the industry. Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, LLC is celebrating 35 years in business this year. “We are excited to continue...more

TAMPA, FL – Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN was surprised to be in Victory Lane with his B&M Concrete CVR on Thursday night at East Bay Raceway Park after the finish of the 30-lap Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Winter Shootout race. Weaver only led one lap of the race, but it was the one that counted. Weaver found himself the leader on a last lap restart after early race leader Max Blair of Centerville, PA in the Murphy’s Logging Rocket was penalized for a...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series has announced schedule changes to its 2020 National Tour amid the COVID 19 Virus situation. The first three races of the 2020 National Touring season have been rescheduled for the month of April. The season opening two-race Rumble On The Gumbo at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS has been rescheduled for April 17 and April 18. The April 17 race is a $2,000-to-win 40-lap event and the April 18 race is a...more

OCHRAN, GA – Wil Herrington of Hawkinsville, GA doubled down Sunday night with his second straight $5,000 at Cochran Motor Speedway driving the Poole Service Center Rocket to the win in the 50-lap Cochran Clash, the Newsome Raceway Parts Winter Shootout Series finale for the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. While Herrington won the battle, Pierce McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN won the seven-race battle and was crowned the 2020 Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series...more

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – Crate Racin’ USA officials have announced the 25-race 2020 Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series National Touring schedule of events. The 16th season for America’s Leader In Affordable Racing will visit 11 different tracks in five different state over 14 weekends. The 2020 Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will once again feature a season points fund that will reward the Top 10 drivers at season’s end with the National...more