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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

(Lafayette, AL – August 16, 2025) – Tyrone, Georgia’s Jody Knowles etched his name into the history books Friday night at Penton Raceway, capturing his first career Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series victory. Starting from the pole, Knowles had to fight every lap of the 30-lap feature to fend off relentless pressure from Joseph Brown, ultimately scoring the $2,500 payday. Brown kept the pressure on all night, pulling alongside Knowles multiple times but never able to complete the winning...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

(Eastaboga, AL – August 13, 2025) – The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series is loading up and pointing the haulers toward a two-state, two-night showdown this weekend, as the tour takes on an Alabama–Georgia double-header that promises high stakes, history, and hometown pride. Fresh off an action-packed $3,000-to-win stop at Dixie Speedway, the series makes its long-awaited return to Lafayette, Alabama’s Penton Raceway on Friday night, August 15, for a...more