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CHARLES ROBERTS LEADS INVESTMENT GROUP IN PURCHASE OF CRATE RACIN’ USA

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – It has been revealed that motorsports businessman Charles Roberts is leading an investment group that has purchased Crate Racin’ USA, also known as Durrence Layne Racing, from the sanctioning body’s founders Mike and Heather Vaughn.  Roberts is well-known in the industry as a fan, sponsor, tire dealer, and track owner through the years.   Roberts has both personal and business reasons for leading the group that has bought Crate Racin’ USA.  Through much of his time in [...]

February 4, 2019 Read more...

MIKE AND HEATHER VAUGHN SELL CRATE RACIN’ USA/DURRENCE LAYNE RACING

                DAWSONVILLE, GA – Mike Vaughn, the CEO and Founder of Crate Racin’ USA, aka Durrence Layne Racing, shocked a crowd of over 300 attendees on Saturday night at the Durrence Layne Racing Annual Awards Banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. Vaughn called his wife Heather to the stage after the State of the Series Address and announced they have sold the series.                  Vaughn said he and Heather, who is the CFO of the series, had sold [...]

January 20, 2019 Read more...

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC OFFERING REBATES ON CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE CIRCLE TRACK ENGINES

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC in Claxton, GA is offering Special Rebates through March 31, 2019 on the affordable Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines used in all five Durrence Layne Racing Divisions.  Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the title sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing.                  The Special Rebate form is available for print out off one of the Durrence Layne Racing web sites found at www.durrencelayneracing.com. Just click on the link on the home page [...]

January 7, 2019 Read more...

ICE BOWL 28 RINGS IN 2019 FOR THE DURRENCE LAYNE LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 28th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL will ring in the 2019 season with a $1,500-to-win opener for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division.  The on track activity will begin on Thursday and run through Sunday.    The Ice Bowl race is also the opening event of the 2019 season for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division.  The Ice Bowl Race is a non-points race, as the [...]

December 31, 2018 Read more...

WET GROUNDS FORCE CANCELLATION OF THE DURRENCE LAYNE RACING VP NATIONALS

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – Wet and saturated grounds at Talladega Short Track after hours of heavy rain have forced cancellation of the VP Nationals at the Eastaboga, AL racing facility for the Chevrolet Performance  Super Late Model Series, and four other Durrence Layne Racing Divisions that was scheduled for Saturday night.                  With the Friday night portion of the VP Nationals already being scrubbed to wet weather, race officials determined that the track and the pit area were just too [...]

October 26, 2018 Read more...

INCLEMENT WEATHER BRINGS CHANGES FOR VP NATIONALS THIS SATURDAY 5 PM

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – Inclement weather has forced Durrence Layne Racing officials to make some changes to the Inaugural VP Nationals at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  The entire event will now be a one-day show this Saturday with the gates opening at 3 p.m., and racing beginning at 5 p.m.    There will still be six Divisions in action including all five Durrence Layne Racing Divisions.  The Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series will run twin 25-lap feature [...]

October 25, 2018 Read more...

FIVE DURRENCE LAYNE RACING DIVISIONS SHOWCASED IN VP NATIONALS

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – Five Durrence Layne Racing Divisions will be showcased in the inaugural VP Nationals this Friday night and Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  This will mark the first time in the sanctioning body’s 14-year history that all five racing Divisions will be in action at the same track on the same weekend.                  The headline Division will be the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series that will run three main events over two [...]

October 22, 2018 Read more...

“DR. DIRT” JOHNNY STOKES AND TED LACKEY TO PREPARE TST FOR VP NATIONALS

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Durrence Layne Racing has recruited the services of dirt track preparation specialists “Dr. Dirt” Johnny Stokes and Ted Lackey to prepare the 1/3-mile clay surface of Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL for the Inaugural VP Nationals on October 26-27.  The VP Nationals will feature five Durrence Layne Racing Divisions together for the first time.                  Stokes is the Co-Owner and Promoter of Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.  Not only is he well-known as a [...]

October 19, 2018 Read more...

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE MICHAEL

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – The thoughts and prayers of all of us with Durrence Layne Racing are with those affected by Hurricane Michael.  Our hope is that God will keep everyone safe during this historic weather event.  Many of our competitors in our two Touring Divisions and our four Weekly Racing Series Divisions live and race out of the Florida Panhandle, Southeast Alabama, and Southern Georgia.   For more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Racing Divisions, visit the series [...]

October 10, 2018 Read more...

DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 27 AND FINAL ROUND UP

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 27 brought the 2018 Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season to a close and the top ten drivers in each of the four Divisions have been decided.  The top ten drivers in each Division have earned a seat at the table for the Annual Durrence Layne Racing Awards Banquet in January at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, GA.                  The complete Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Week 27 results for each track [...]

October 2, 2018 Read more...