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(Barberville, FL - January 25, 2025) – Ethan Wilson, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, picked up his first-ever Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Winter Shootout Series win at Volusia Speedway Park on Saturday night. Wilson took home the $10,000 prize after a thrilling battle for the lead, holding off Mark Whitener in the final laps. Wilson, visibly excited after his victory, shared his thoughts: "I was a little nervous, but I knew I was really good. I had to hit my marks coming...more

(Eastaboga, AL – February 12, 2025) – Due to an unfavorable weather forecast following a week of heavy rainfall in East Tennessee, I75 Raceway and Crate Racin' USA officials have made the difficult decision to cancel this Saturday's The Sweetheart event. The race will not be rescheduled, but the series remains excited to work with I75 Raceway in the future. “We’ve been in constant communication with I75 all week, continuously evaluating the situation. Unfortunately, the weather just isn’t in...more

(Eastaboga, AL - January 4, 2025) – Jimmy Thomas carried his momentum from 2024 into the 2025 campaign with an impressive victory at the 34th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, this past weekend. Thomas secured his third career Winter Shootout Series win and his first-ever Ice Bowl victory, claiming the $4,000 payday after dominating the 40-lap main event on Saturday afternoon. Thomas’s strong weekend began on Friday, where he set the Stakt by CV Racing Products fastest...more

(Eastaboga, AL - September 8, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series returns to action this Saturday, September 13, with one of the biggest races of the year — the 2nd Annual Jeff Godbee Memorial at Waycross Motor Speedway in Waycross, Georgia. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Late Models will headline the program with a $10,000-to-win feature honoring Georgia racing legend Jeff Godbee. Godbee was born November 5, 1966, in Savannah, Georgia, and later...more

(Eastaboga, AL – October 2, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will return to action this Saturday night, October 4th, with the Ice Bowl Qualifier at the Talladega Short Track. The 1/3-mile “Hornet’s Nest” will roar to life as the nation’s top Crate Late Model drivers battle for a $4,000 winner’s payday and, just as important, a guaranteed starting spot in the 35th Annual Ice Bowl, set for January 1-3, 2026. Saturday’s race marks the 48th...more

(Eastaboga, AL – October 4, 2025) - Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia’s Joseph Brown etched his name into the winner’s list at the Hornet’s Nest Saturday night, claiming the Ice Bowl Qualifier for the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series at Talladega Short Track. The $4,000 victory marked Brown’s fourth win of the 2025 season and his fifth career series triumph — but his first ever at the famed Eastaboga oval. After starting on the outside of the front row, Brown...more

(Eastaboga, AL - October 8, 2025) – America’s Leader in Racing makes its lone trip to the Magnolia State this weekend, October 10-11, as the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series rolls into Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi for the 21st Annual Governor’s Cup, paying $10,000-to-win. The two-day event marks the twelfth stop on the 2025 national tour and begins the final push toward the season championship with just three full-points races...more

(Columbus, MS – October 11, 2025) – York, South Carolina’s Jeremy Steele etched his name into Magnolia Motor Speedway’s history books on Saturday night, claiming the 21st Annual Governor’s Cup with a commanding performance in the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. Steele led 70 of 75 laps in the $10,000-to-win main event, fending off all challengers to earn his third series victory of the 2025 season and strengthen his grip on the national points...more

(Eastaboga, AL - October 28, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series now turns its attention to one of the crown jewels of short track racing — the 10th Annual World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, set for October 31st through November 1. This highly anticipated weekend serves as a bonus race on the 2025 series calendar, giving drivers an opportunity to compete for an impressive $8,000-to-win main event and replace their worst...more

(Eastaboga, AL – December 3, 2026) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series is officially set for 2026. For the eleventh consecutive year, Crate Racin’ USA will launch the new season with its highly anticipated winter mini-series, featuring events at five tracks across three states. Drivers will once again battle for early-season momentum, lucrative payouts, and valuable championship points. Last season, Sam Seawright of Fort Payne, AL secured his first...more