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(Eastaboga, AL - March 7, 2025) – America’s Leader in Racing is gearing up for an electrifying 2025 season as the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series enters its 21st year of competition. The upcoming season will see the nation’s premier dirt late model racers battle across six states and 15 different tracks, with a record-breaking payout and marquee events set to highlight an intense championship chase. The 2025 schedule features 12 events paying $10,000 or...more

(Eastaboga, AL – April 28, 2025) – America’s Leader in Racing returns to action this weekend at the always-exciting Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, GA, for the Pine Tree 100. The event coincides with the Pine Tree Festival & Southeast Timber Expo, which celebrates its 78th year this weekend in Swainsboro. Headlining the event is the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, with a $10,000-to-win feature. Track owner JJ Williams knows just how much this weekend...more

(Waycross, GA – September 13, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series rolled into Waycross Motor Speedway on Saturday night, and by the end of 50 laps, the series crowned its first three-time winner of the 2025 season. Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia’s Joseph Brown captured the 2nd Annual Jeff Godbee Memorial, earning his fourth career series victory and third of the season. The win was worth $10,005, marking Brown’s second career five-figure payday...more

(Concord, NC - October 31, 2024) – The 9th Annual World Short Track Championship kicked off in spectacular fashion at the Dirt Track at Charlotte, drawing a record 532 entries across 10 divisions. Among them, the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series showcased 60 talented drivers. The excitement began as Mill Spring, NC driver John Price clocked the fastest hot lap of the evening with an impressive time of 16.285 seconds, closely followed by Gaffney, SC...more

(Eastaboga, AL - November 23rd, 2024) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series is excited to announce the schedule for its 2025 Winter Shootout Series. Marking its 10th season, the Winter Shootout promises another thrilling winter of dirt racing action with four weekends of competition across Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. The 2025 Winter Shootout will feature six main events over four weekends, giving racers a chance to chase the prestigious championship...more

(Norman Park, GA - November 23rd) - Joseph Brown of Pine Mountain Valley, GA, etched his name into the history books on Saturday night by capturing his fourth victory in the prestigious Early Bird 50 at Needmore Speedway. Brown, who led all 50 laps of the feature event, claimed a $10,000 payday and his first-ever win in the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series. Brown and Cory Neil Jr. of Bridge City, TX, led the field to green in the 13th Annual Early Bird 50,...more

(Eastaboga, AL – November 27, 2024) – Jimmy Thomas, a series veteran from Phenix City, AL, clinched his second career Crate Racin' USA (CRUSA) $100,000+ Challenge Series championship after the Early Bird 50 weekend at Needmore Speedway. Thomas secured the title with a narrow 26-point lead over rookie of the year contender, Bubba Roling of Clay Hill, FL. The championship marks a significant achievement for Thomas, who previously won the challenge series title in 2022, following his first-ever...more

(Swainsboro, GA - November 30th, 2024) – The 2024 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series season came to a thrilling conclusion with Evans, Georgia’s Brandon Overton taking home the $10,000 payday at the Turkey 100, while Phenix City, Alabama’s Jimmy Thomas captured his second career Crate Racin' USA National Championship. Overton's victory on Saturday night marked his second career series win, his first since 2010 at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, GA....more

(Eastaboga, AL - December 2, 2024) – Jimmy Thomas has once again proven himself as one of the top drivers in the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series, securing his second career series championship on Saturday night in Swainsboro, GA. After a consistent and impressive 2024 season, a seventh-place finish in the Turkey 100 was enough to clinch the championship, edging out Rookie of the Year and series contender Matt Dooley by 62 points. This championship marks...more

(Eastaboga, AL - 10/28/2024) - The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series is hitting The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the highly anticipated 9th Annual World Short Track Championship! With round 15 of the 2024 season upon us, the excitement is palpable as the championship battle heats up. Former series champion Jimmy Thomas from Phenix City, AL, leads the charge with a 60-point advantage, but don’t count out Matt Henderson from Lenoir City, TN, who’s just 2...more