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EASTABOGA, Ala. (Jan. 6) — Leading every lap from his pole starting position, Will Roland of Jasper, Ga., dominated Saturday night’s Rogers Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series-sanctioned season opener at Talladega Short Track. Roland turned back a handful of challenges from Loudon, Tenn., driver Cory Hedgecock throughout the 40-lapper, and then survived a pair of late restarts to pick up his first-career Ice Bowl victory in the CRUSA-sanctioned portion of the...more

Crate Racin' USA entered a new era debuting title sponsorship from Brandon, Miss-based Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts and Rogers Dabbs Chevrolet, and Will Roland of Jasper, Ga., became a first-time feature winner on the organization's Winter Shootout Series with a victory in the 33rd edition of the prestigious Ice Bowl held Jan., 6, 2024, at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala. Overnight rains delayed the start of the Saturday afternoon program by a little over two hours, and except for...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Dec. 27) — Saturated grounds and an overnight rain that has continued without interruption has forced cancellation of The Hangover scheduled Dec. 29-30, 2023, at 411 Motor Speedway. The race was slated to kick off the ninth annual Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series with a $3,000-to-win contest, but the inclement weather that has moved into the region, along with predictions for additional rain and cold during the upcoming weekend, has forced the decision. “It has rained...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — The Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will enter its 20th anniversary season in 2024 with a new title sponsor and a significantly-increased points fund as Brandon, Miss-based Rogers Dabbs Chevrolet will assume their new role effective with the first day of the new year, becoming the official parts and engine supplier of the organization. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the popular touring circuit for Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine-powered Late Model race cars will...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — Crate Racin’ USA officials are excited to announce the 2023 Awards Banquet will make a move to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., with the ceremony scheduled to take place at the Music Road Resort and Convention Center on Sat., Jan. 13, 2024. Officials made the move to the tourist destination town after hosting the ceremony the last few years at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Ala. “We appreciate the staff and management at the IMHOF for their help in hosting our...more

EASTABOGA, Ala — Crate Racin’ USA officials have released a nine-date schedule for the ninth edition of the organization’s highly-successful Winter Shootout Series, which will begin a couple days before the new year with the traditional $3,000-to-win Hangover scheduled to happen Dec. 29-30, 2023, at high-banked 411 Motor Speedway. The event will count points towards the ’24 Winter Shootout Series championship. The series-opening race is slated at the first of five different tracks in three...more

COLUMBUS, Miss. (Nov. 4) — Three races remain on the Newsome/Raceway Parts Network Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series scheduled including a $10,000-to-win event scheduled Nov. 2-4, 2023, at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., and all eyes at this point of a season are usually trained on a battle for the series championship. With four victories, a dozen top-five finishes and 14 top-five showings in 18 starts, Middleburg, Fla., driver Mark Whitener has made late-season gazing...more

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 26) — Gaffney, S.C., driver Dillon Brown opened the eighth edition of the annual World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte with a flag-to-flag victory over a 20-car field in the Fox Factory Pro Late Model All-Star Invitational Thursday night at the 4/10-mile oval. The race weekend for the popular 604 Chevrolet Performance Late Model division is a collaboration between DIRTcar Racing and Crate Racin’ USA, and is a non-points weekend for the latter...more

CONCORD, NC — Variety. Few words better describe the World Short Track Championship, the mega, 10-division event on tap Oct. 26-28 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. More than 200 drivers are expected to converge in Concord, N.C., at the 4/10-mile oval just 17 miles from the heart of North Carolina’s Queen City. The eighth annual showcase pits the nation’s best weekly racers against each other in a chase for more than $120,000 in purse money. With Newsome/Raceway Parts Network Crate Racin' USA...more

ELLISVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 21) — During the middle stages of the prestigious $28,000-to-win Newsome/Raceway Parts Network Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Powell Family Memorial Saturday night at All-Tech Raceway, eventual winner Cory Hedgecock and was heading the pack at the massive half-mile oval. Behind him were some of the best racers in the country in the division, and all were searching for the top prize on a well-prepared track surface that was providing lots of racing...more