INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Crate Racin’ USA (formerly known as Durrence Layne Racing) has announced its 2020 schedule for the 3rd Annual Winter Shootout Series for the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series today at the Performance Racing Industry Show. The 2020 Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series features eight races at four different venues in three different states.
The 2020 3rd Annual Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series opens with the 29th Annual Icebowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on January 2-5, with the main event paying $3,000-to-win. The defending and two-time Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series Champion Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN took the win last year.
Crate Racin’ USA will travel to the Sunshine State on January 15 through 18 for their first visit to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL for the Sunshine Nationals that will be co-sanctioned by DirtCar Racing. VSP will host an open Practice Session on Wednesday night, January 15, 2020 before three straight nights of racing.
Volusia Speedway Park will host the Crate Racing USA Dirt Late Model Series on Thursday night, January 16, 2020 for a $1,500-to-win main event. Night two on Friday night, January 17, 2020 will feature a $2,000-to-win main event. The grand finale of the Sunshine Nationals will be a $10,000 main event on Saturday night, January 18, 2020.
The Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will return to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL for the first time since 2012 on January 29, 2020 through February 1, 2020 for the 44th Annual East Bay Winternationals. East Bay Raceway Park will host an Open Practice Session on Wednesday night, January 29, 2020.
The first two nights of racing for the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will take place on Thursday night, January 30, 2020 and Friday night, January 31, 2020 with each race paying $2,500-to-win. The East Bay Winternationals finale for the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will be a $5,000-to-win race on Saturday night, February 1, 2020.
The final race of the 3rd Annual Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series will be the $5,000-to-win 3rd Annual Cochran Clash at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA on Friday night, March 6, 2020, and Saturday night, March 7, 2020. There will be an Open Practice on Friday night, March 6 2020, with racing on Saturday night, March 7, 2020.
The Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series has been known as the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series for the past two years. Earlier this year, Kyle Durrence sold Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC in Claxton, GA, thus ending the two-year sponsorship of the series. Durrence bought the dealership from Martin NeSmith in 2018.
“We appreciate everything Kyle Durrence and the staff of Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC has done for Crate Racin’ USA, our family of tracks, and our competitors over the past two years,” Crate Racin’ USA Series Director Adam Stewart said. “Kyle Durrence was very enthusiastic about Crate Racin’ USA while he owned the dealership, and we wish him well in the future.”
Stewart said the series is currently in negotiations with other businesses to take over as the Title Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA and it’s six racing Divisions for 2020 and into the future. Crate Racin’ USA will be making sponsorship announcements in the coming weeks, as plans are full speed ahead for all Division in 2020.
Crate Racin’ USA has sanctioned the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series since its inception in 2005. It was known as the StormPay Dirt Late Model Series in 2006 and 2007, the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series from 2008 through 2017, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series in 2018 and 2019.
For more information and rules about the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.crateracinusa.com. You can also Like us on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing, or you can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing until we can update those pages to the Crate Racin’ USA brand.
2020 Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Schedule:
January 2nd – 5th – “ICE BOWL” – Talladega Short Track – $3,000 to Win
January 15th – “Sunshine Nationals” – Volusia Speedway Park – OPEN PRACTICE
January 16th – “Sunshine Nationals” – Volusia Speedway Park – $1,500 to Win
January 17th – “Sunshine Nationals” – Volusia Speedway Park – $2,000 to Win
January 18th – “Sunshine Nationals” – Volusia Speedway Park – $10,000 to Win
January 29th – “Winternationals” – East Bay Raceway Park – OPEN PRACTICE
January 30th – “Winternationals” – East Bay Raceway Park – $2,500 to Win
January 31st – “Winternationals” – East Bay Raceway Park – $2,500 to win
February 1st – “Winternationals” – East Bay Raceway Park – $5,000 to win
March 6th – “Cochran Clash” – Cochran Motor Speedway – OPEN PRACTICE
March 7th – “Cochran Clash” – Cochran Motor Speedway – $5,000 to Win
*Tentative Schedule – Dates may be added or subject to change*
