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ELLISVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 22) — Donnie Chappell knows what the annual Powell Family Memorial at All-Tech Raceway means to race fans across the country, and the Jacksonville, Fla., driver wanted to do something extra special for the recent 27th version of the event. Chappell is a regular participant in the annual Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series-sanctioned contest, and occasionally competes in other races with the Eastaboga, Ala-based organization. Thinking back to a...more

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 29) — Making an infrequent appearance in a Gary Shurling Motorsports-fielded entry and steering a brand new Rocket Chassis entry on its maiden voyage, Union, S.C., driver Trent Ivey charged through the first four rows of a 26-car starting field and posted a $4,000 victory in the DIRTcar Racing 604 Fox Factory Pro Late Model portion of the World Short Track Championship Saturday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Ivey took the lead for good on the 19th of 30 circuits in a...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. (Oct. 31) — Three races remain on the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, and the next stop for competitors on the Adam Stewart-managed touring circuit will be a $10,000-to-win event scheduled Nov. 3-5, 2022, at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss. It’s the second annual version of the event, which drew a strong 58-car field during the inaugural edition of the race last year. The field whittled itself down to a spicy Mark Whitener-Spencer Hughes...more

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 28) — Drivers Colby Quick, Ricky Greene, Jamison McBride and Dillon Brown registered heat race victories Friday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, and the field was set for the 604 Fox Factory Pro Late Model portion of the DIRTcar-sanctioned World Short Track Championship at the 4/10-mile oval. Two last-chance events were also held, and those were won by Layton Sullivan and Benji Hicks. The main event for the 604 Late Model division—one of 10 classes featured during the...more

CONCORD, N.C. (Oct. 27) — The second day of the World Short Track Championships scheduled Oct. 27-29, 2022, at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway has dawned with blue skies and sunny weather as Crate Racin’ USA combines with DIRTcar Racing to present two of the Eastaboga, Ala-based organization’s most popular classes as part of a 10-division program featuring weekly racers from across the country. Stephen Pedulla kicked off the festivities last night with a victory in a 20-lap 604 Late...more

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