ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The $2,000-to-win $200-to-start Sweetheart 40 at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN on Saturday, February 15 has been added to the 2020 Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series schedule. The Sweetheart 40 will be the eighth event of the nine-race series, and it will mark the return of Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series for the first time since 2015.

“We are looking forward to returning to 411 Motor Speedway with the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series,” Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Director Adam Stewart said. “Mitch McCarter, his family and staff have one of the finest racing facilities in the country. The racers and the fans always get great racing action at 411 Motor Speedway.”

The 2020 Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series Winter Shootout Series begins at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with the 29th Annual Icebowl on January 4-6. The next three races take place at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL with the Sunshine Nationals on January 16, 17, and 18.

The Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series returns to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL for the 44th Annual Winternationals with three races on January 30, 31, and February 1. After the 411 Motor Speedway Sweetheart 40 on February 15, the Winter Shootout Series will conclude with the Cochran Clash at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA on March 7.

Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN has made the Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series his own domain over the last two years, and he will be looking to keep his streak alive in 2020 with his third straight title.

For more information and rules about the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site atwww.crateracinusa.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.

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
February 15th – “Sweetheart 40” – 411 Motor Speedway - $2,000-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*


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