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ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — For the second weekend in a row, disappointed track and series officials have had to make the difficult call to postpone the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Rumble on the Gumbo at Greenville (Miss.) Speedway. The much-anticipated, season-opening event for the Newsome Raceway Parts touring series, which was originally slated to be held April 9-10 and was rescheduled to April 16-17, has been scratched once more due to inclement weather. The giant weekend at...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — After two successive weather-related postponements of the annual Rumble on the Gumbo at Greenville (Miss.) Speedway, there’s a new season-opening weekend in town for the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. It will be a weekend doubleheader, and take place in Eastaboga, Ala., as third-mile Talladega Short Track prepares to host three different Crate Racin’ USA divisions April 23-24 as part of its annual NASCAR weekend. Always a...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (April 23) — Tears streamed from Matt Henderson’s weary, bloodshot eyes and ran steadily down his cheeks as the Loudon, Tenn., driver steered his car slowly to the scales in the infield after claiming a $2,000 victory in a 40-lap Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event that opened the 2021 regular season for the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored touring division Friday night at Talladega Short Track. This wasn’t going to be a normal winner’s circle celebration, and it...more

Talladega Short Track, considered to be one of the most iconic racetracks in the Southeast, has been sold to new owners with current Crate Racin’ USA series director Adam Stewart and Hoosier Tire South owner David Miller set to assume the ownership reigns at the third-mile oval that is located across the street from Talladega Superspeedway. A deal has been completed with co-owners Lynn “Preacher” Phillips and Mike and Rita Donahoo to sell the track, and employees have been notified of the...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (April 24) — Like a big-game outdoorsman chasing a trophy prize to hang on the wall, Senoia, Ga., driver Austin Horton hunted down pole position started and early race leader Christian Hanger for many laps before finally firing the shot that led him to victory lane in a 50-lap Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. It was the Whitesburg, Ga., driver’s first-ever victory on the touring series, and...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — The second edition of the Gene Maine Memorial will take place May 8, 2021, at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., and the one-day show will feature competitors from the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. The race will pay $10,000 to the winner, and will be the third event in a slightly-revised, 25-event season for the Adairsville, Ga-based sanctioning body. It’ll also be the third event for the newly-established E-Z-GO Challenge...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — The Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will be appearing May 8, 2021, at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., where a $10,000 first-place prize awaits the winner of the second edition of the Gene Maine Memorial at the 3/8-mile oval. Drivers are set to converge on the Kelly and Mandy Walker-owned track, which is promoted by Chance Smith. The one-day show (with a practice session scheduled Fri., May 7), is expected to draw a stout field...more

NORMAN PARK, Ga. (May 8) — The victory lane was a raucous and wild celebration, the excitement levels were extremely high, the grandstands were chock full and enjoying the moment, and a driver standing atop his car wildly waving a VP Racing Fuels checkered flag was leading the entire celebration with his own brand of postrace energy after claiming a $10,000 victory in the second edition of the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Gene Maine Memorial Saturday...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga — Increasing uncertainty surrounding gas supply issues across the Southeast region has caused series officials to postpone this weekend’s Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Battle at Boothill scheduled May 14-15 at Boothill Speedway. A recent cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which is the largest pipeline system in the United States and runs 5,500 miles between Texas and New York, has disrupted fuel supplies for days, creating supply...more

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — The next destination for the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will be Ellisville, Fla., as All-Tech Raceway prepares to host the Harvey Jones Memorial May 28-29, 2021, on its slick-surfaced, half-mile layout. The event will pay $10,000 to win, but is not included on the E-Z-GO $100,000+ Challenge schedule. It will award points toward the regular touring series championship only, and marks the fourth event of the season for the...more