2/23/2026
Crate Racin' USA
Crate Racin’ USA National Points Chase Opens Today as 2026 Season Begins
(Eastaboga, AL – February 23, 2026) — The green flag officially waves today on the 2026 Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA National Points season, launching a 32-week pursuit of national championships across grassroots dirt racing’s most competitive weekly program.
Beginning February 23 and running through September 27, drivers will compete for national honors at nearly 30 sanctioned tracks spanning seven states, with championship points awarded in four weekly divisions. By season’s end, the Top 10 drivers in each division will be recognized during the annual year-end awards banquet.
For 2026, Crate Racin’ USA continues a points format designed to reward consistency while offering flexibility for teams balancing travel and weekly racing schedules. Drivers may count their best 12 finishes toward the national championship, with only the best finish from each week applying to the standings. Competitors racing on both Friday and Saturday nights will have their strongest result of the weekend count toward national points.
That structure has helped make the CRUSA National Points chase one of the most accessible and respected championships in grassroots racing.
The championship rewards remain strong across all divisions:
CRUSA Weekly Late Models (604): $12,000 to the National Champion
CRUSA Street Stocks: $4,000 Championship Award
CRUSA Late Model Sportsman (602): $4,000 Championship Award
CRUSA Modified Sportsman: $3,000 Championship Award
Adding to the excitement, the VP Racing Fuels Young Guns Challenge returns for 2026, awarding $1,000 to the top driver age 18 or younger competing in the CRUSA Weekly Late Model division.
The CRUSA National Points program carries a rich history of champions who have defined weekly racing excellence. From early standouts like Lucky Keeton and Johnny Stokes to modern-day stars, the championship has long been a proving ground for regional talent.
Recent seasons have been highlighted by David Williamson’s back-to-back Weekly Late Model national titles, while drivers such as Calvin Martin in Street Stocks and Chuck Gipson in Modified Sportsman competition have authored dominant championship runs.
Those legacies will be challenged again in 2026 as a new season unfolds across a broad southeastern footprint.
Alabama (6)
Cottonwood Speedway – Cottonwood
Deep South Speedway – Loxley
East Alabama Motor Speedway – Phenix City
North Alabama Speedway – Tuscumbia
Talladega Short Track – Eastaboga
Xtreme Speedway – Moulton
Florida (2)
Hendry County Motorsports Park – Clewiston
Southern Raceway – Milton
Georgia (6)
Cochran Motor Speedway – Cochran
Needmore Speedway – Norman Park
Screven Motor Speedway – Sylvania
Swainsboro Raceway – Swainsboro
The Historic 441 Speedway – Dublin
Waycross Motor Speedway – Waycross
Kentucky (4)
Cedar Ridge Speedway – Morgantown
Paducah International Raceway – Paducah
Western Kentucky Speedway – Madisonville
Windy Hollow Speedway – Owensboro
Louisiana (1)
Baton Rouge Raceway – Baton Rouge
Mississippi (8)
Greenville Speedway – Greenville
Hattiesburg Speedway – Hattiesburg
Jackson Motor Speedway – Byram
Magnolia Motor Speedway – Columbus
Mitchell’s Motorplex – Perkinston
Pike County Speedway – Magnolia
Pine Ridge Speedway – Baldwyn
Whynot Motorsports Park – Meridian
South Carolina (1)
Modoc Speedway – Modoc
Drivers looking to compete in the 2026 National Points chase can register now by purchasing their annual membership through MyRacePass:
https://www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1008/registrations
Division rules are available at the following links:
Weekly Late Models: https://weeklylatemodels.crateracinusa.com/rules/
Late Model Sportsman: https://latemodelsportsman.crateracinusa.com/rules/
Modified Sportsman: https://modifiedsportsman.crateracinusa.com/rules/
Street Stocks: https://streetstocks.crateracinusa.com/rules/
Tracks interested in becoming sanctioned for the 2026 season may contact:
Adam Stewart – adam@crateracinusa.com
Chance Smith – chance@crateracinusa.com
For rules or technical questions: tech@crateracinusa.com
Crate Racin’ USA proudly thanks its valued partners for their continued support: Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts, Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, VP Racing Lubricants, Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, LLC, Competition Racing Equipment, Inc., Cruise with the Champions, Savage Chassis, Velocita by Melissa Markewitz, Bama Sheds & Pole Barns, MatMan Designs, LLC, WesPro JCB Atlanta, Next Racing Wheels, Top Knotch Customs, 87 Ink, and MyRacePass.
Article Credit: Cody Earley