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The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin' USA Winter Shootout Series will heads to the "Clay by the Bay", East Bay Raceway Park for the 44th Annual running of the East Bay Winter Nationals. The weekend will kick off with an Open Practice on Wednesday night January 29th followed with a $2,500 to win event on Thursday January 30th and another $2,500 to win event on Friday January 31st. The weekend will culminate with a big $5,000 to win feature on Saturday night February 1st to bring the Winter...more

GIBSONTON, Fla. (Feb. 4) — While loading his car for the trip to East Bay Raceway Park to compete in a 30-lap main event that kicked off a three-race weekend for the Newsome Raceway Parts-sponsored Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series, Mark Whitener of Middleburg, Fla., suffered an injury to his foot. The 40-year-old driver was rolling his car into the team’s hauler at their shop, stepped into a void space near the liftgate, and ended up with a badly-bruised and very sore appendage that he...more

EASTABOGA, Ala. — Due to an unstable weather forecast and area weather predictions calling for afternoon and early-evening rain, DIRTcar Racing and World of Outlaws Series officials have canceled the final night of the fourth annual Sunshine Nationals at half-mile Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. Crate Racin' USA works closely with the organization to present the 604 Late Model portion of the program, which also features DIRTcar's similar Pro Late Model-type machines. The finale of...more

GIBSONTON, Fla. (Jan. 26) — Cory Hedgecock took over the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series points lead with a victory in a 30-lap Late Model feature Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park, and the victory couldn’t have come at a more satisfying time for the Loudon, Tenn., driver. Hedgecock was last year’s champion on the miniseries, and he’s also a two-time titlist on the organization’s regular touring series, claiming that crown in back-to-back seasons during 2016 and 2017. His...more

(Eastaboga, AL – August 29, 2024) – The highly anticipated return of the Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series and Street Stocks to East Bay Raceway Park for the Battle by the Bay has been canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions. On Monday, the track site was drenched with over four inches of rain with another inch added on Tuesday. Existing conditions make certain areas needed for operation impassable due to poor drainage. With the forecast predicting a...more

Eastaboga, AL – Crate Racin’ USA officials have released the 2023 Winter Shootout Series schedule, which serves as a “mini-series” of events that run prior to the start of the regular Touring Division season. The 2023 Winter Shootout Series schedule will see all events on the mini tour take place in the month of January, with scheduled events coinciding with long-time winter/off-season staples at their respective facilities. The 2023 Winter Shootout Series will bring in the New Year with...more