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(Eastaboga, AL - March 7, 2025) – America’s Leader in Racing is gearing up for an electrifying 2025 season as the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series enters its 21st year of competition. The upcoming season will see the nation’s premier dirt late model racers battle across six states and 15 different tracks, with a record-breaking payout and marquee events set to highlight an intense championship chase. The 2025 schedule features 12 events paying $10,000 or...more

(Eastaboga, AL - April 10, 2025) - Due to a scheduling conflict, the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series directors and Dixie Speedway have decided to move the originally scheduled April 26th $3,000-to-win Series visit to the June 28th Independence Day race event. Dixie Speedway will still host a full night of racing on April 26th, now featuring a $2,000-to-win 604 Late Model Championship. The event will also include exciting stock car racing, and fan-favorite...more

(Eastaboga, AL – June 25, 2025) – Following a 49-day break, the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series made its highly anticipated return this past weekend at I-75 Raceway. The series picked up right where it left off, with Cory Hedgecock parking it in Victory Lane for the 24th time in his storied career, taking the win in the JT Kerr Memorial. It marked his sixth career victory in the event, having previously won it five times at 411 Motor Speedway before its...more

(Eastaboga, AL – January 24, 2026) – Crate Racin’ USA officials have officially released the 2026 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series schedule, marking Season 22 for America’s Leader in Racing. The upcoming season promises to be one of the most ambitious and competitive in series history, featuring marquee events, historic returns, a brand-new venue, and one of the strongest point funds in the crate racing landscape. The 2026 tour will span seven states,...more

(Woodstock, GA – August 9, 2025) – Joseph Brown is on a roll. Just 35 days after dominating at Xtreme Speedway in Danville, Alabama, the Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia racer returned to Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series action Saturday night at Historic Dixie Speedway — and picked up right where he left off. Brown nearly swept the evening, setting overall fast time in Bama Sheds & Pole Barns Pole Qualifying with a blistering lap of 15.378 seconds before...more

(Eastaboga, AL - August 4, 2025) - The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series returns to action this weekend with a two-night double-header that brings the stars and cars of the touring series to two of the Southeast’s most iconic dirt tracks. Kicking off the weekend, the series makes a highly anticipated return to the Tri-County Racetrack in Brasstown, North Carolina on Friday night, August 8th, for a $3,000-to-win feature event. It’s been a full decade since...more

(Eastaboga, AL – April 15, 2026) – The 2026 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series season rolls on this Saturday night with a return to one of the Southeast’s most historic venues, Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia. The “Historic Red Clay” will host America’s Leader in Racing for a $3,000-to-win feature event as the championship battle continues to take shape. Saturday’s event marks the fourth all-time visit for the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series to...more

(Woodstock, GA – April 19, 2026) – A new name has been added to the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series winner’s list, as Eatonton, Georgia’s Griffin Smith captured his first career series victory Saturday night at the Historic Dixie Speedway. Smith delivered a flawless performance from start to finish, sweeping the night by earning the Bama Sheds & Pole Barns Pole Award and leading all 40 laps of the feature to secure the milestone win. “I knew if I could...more

(Eastaboga, AL – June 28, 2025) – Persistent rain and more storms on the horizon have forced officials with Dixie Speedway and Crate Racin’ USA to postpone Saturday night’s Independence Day Celebration event at the historic 3/8-mile clay oval in Woodstock, Georgia. Unpredictable weather patterns and heavy rain from Friday night led to the postponement of Saturday’s racing program at Dixie Speedway. With overnight showers and more scattered storms expected throughout the afternoon and evening,...more