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ELLISVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 22) — The grandstand crowd was still standing and buzzing with postrace excitement, and the atmosphere was positively electric after a race that many said was the best they’d witnessed in a long time. Fans and frontstretch inhabitants were still saluting Hunt the Front’s Joseph Joiner after his thrilling $27,000 victory in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Powell Family Memorial Saturday night at All-Tech Raceway, which was also...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — The Dirt Track at Charlotte, located in Concord, N.C., will host a 10-division show Oct. 27-29, 2022, as the seventh edition of the World Short Track Championships takes place at the 4/10-mile facility that’s located across the street from 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. A mega-event that encompasses three days of activities and showcases weekly racing stars from across the nation, the giant weekend offers more than $120,000 in purse money, and takes place the weekend...more

WAYNESVILLE, Ga. (Oct. 15) — Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., is well known for his racing prowess on dirt ovals that are scattered about his home region, and the veteran driver put his abilities on display while en route to victory in the 60-lap Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned Showdown on the Coast Saturday night at Golden Isles Speedway. Showing race-long strength and leading from start to finish in the touring circuit’s 16th race of the season,...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Oct. 1) — Douglasville, Ga, driver Michael Page survived a steady onslaught from fellow front-row starter Tyler Millwood in a nose-to-tail, cat-and-mouse duel during the 60-lap Red Farmer Tribute event Saturday night at Talladega Short Track, earning $6,000 for a flag-to-flag victory in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event at the third-mile oval. The top four finishers were tied closely together while negotiating their path through slower...more

SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. (Sept. 17) — Maryville, Tenn., driver Jason Welshan extended his grip on the points lead and registered his series-leading fourth victory of the season in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned King of the Hill event Saturday night at high-banked Thunderhill Raceway Park. Welshan, who snatched the point with a well-executed slide job underneath then-leader Jake Knowles between the third and fourth turns on the 14th circuit, paced the...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — A dismal and deteriorating weather forecast has caused cancellation of a Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series doubleheader during the upcoming Labor Day weekend at Cochran Motor Speedway. The twin events were slated to be held Sat., Sept. 3, and Sun., Sept. 4, at the Chris and Joni Martin-owned speedplant, but a high percentage of rain predicted to arrive in the area caused track and series officials to collectively make a decision to postpone the...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Aug. 21) — Schedule changes and additions have been announced for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series over the final three months of the racing season. Two weekends at the Chris and Joni Martin-promoted Cochran (Ga.) Motor Speedway have been added to the schedule, while the annual King of the Hill at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Summertown, Tenn., is now slated Saturday Sept. 17, as part of the already-scheduled Melissa Cothran Memorial at the...more

SENOIA, Ga. (Aug. 20) — Jason Welshan of Maryville, Tenn., entered a 40-lap Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event Saturday night at Senoia Raceway as the current series points leader and the leading winner with two victories to his credit on the Adam Stewart-managed touring circuit. He extended his edge atop both statistical categories with a flag-to-flag performance at the 3/8-mile oval, establishing more than a half-straightaway advantage in the middle stages...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Aug. 17) — A doubleheader weekend will carry Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series drivers to a pair of tracks in a single weekend as current series points leader Jason Welshan leads the popular Adam Stewart-managed touring circuit into a busy weekend that starts Friday night, Aug. 19, 2022, with Heroes Night in America at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Ga. The opening event of the two-race weekend pays $3,000-to-win at the third-mile facility, while the...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (July 28) — A dismal weather forecast with a high percentage of rain predicted for the coming weekend has forced postponement of a $4,000-to-win Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series event scheduled July 30, 2022, at steeply-banked Thunderhill Raceway Park. The decision was agreed upon between track promoter Jason Walker and series manager Adam Stewart, and a makeup date has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, during Labor Day weekend. “We’ve got some...more