The American Crate All-Star Series presented by PPM Racing Products announced an ambitious slate of racing for its touring series in 2021. Its third season consists of 26 points-paying races at 15 tracks across six states — Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia. Highlights of the schedule include new venues and four $10,000-to-win races.
The series starts off with a doubleheader in April, with the series making its first appearance at Boyd’s Speedway in Georgia on Friday and a return visit to Mountain View Raceway in Tennessee on Saturday.
Racers venture to six venues new to the American Crate All-Star Series in 2021. In addition to Boyd’s Speedway, those tracks include Wartburg Speedway (May 1 — which had a date cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions), West Virginia Motor Speedway (July 4 — the only crate series race at the storied facility), The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway (July 17–18), and Willard Speedway (which reopens next season after closing in 2014).
The series also intends to put on its first race at Natural Bridge Speedway (July 30), with a show promoted by John Philpot, after its initially scheduled debut in 2019 was cancelled.
Tracks returning from 2020 include Beckley Motorsports Park, Crossville Speedway, Lizard Creek Speedway, Mountain Motorsports Park, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Volunteer Speedway, and Wythe Raceway. Tri-County Race Track returns as well, with their last race occurring in 2019.
The American Crate All-Star Series hosts four $10,000-to-win events — July 3 at Mountain Motorsports Park, July 18 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, July 31 at Wythe Raceway, and August 7 at Smoky Mountain Speedway.
The weekly championship ends with a touring series race on October 2 at Mountain Motorsports Park. It will start 26 cars, with two provisional starting spots available for weekly racers.
Two weeks later, the touring series concludes its 27-race season at Smoky Mountain on October 16.
After that, the American Crate All-Star Series once again wraps up the year with a non-points special in November. They return to Volunteer Speedway for the Crate Late Model National Championship.
2021 American Crate All-Star Series
presented by PPM Racing Products Schedule
Fri. April 2 — Boyd’s Speedway — Ringgold, Ga. — $2,000 to win
Sat. April 3 — Mountain View Raceway — Spring City, Tenn. — $2,500 to win
Fri. April 9 — Tri-County Race Track — Brasstown, N.C. — TBA
Sat. May 1 — Wartburg Speedway — Wartburg, Tenn. — TBA
Sat. May 8 — Beckley Motorsports Park — Mount Hope, W.V. — TBA
Fri. May 14 — Mountain Motorsports Park — Isom, Ky. — $5,000
Sat. May 15 —- Lizard Creek Speedway — Hanover, W.V. — $2,500
Sat. May 29 — Smoky Mountain Speedway — Maryville, Tenn. — $3,000
Sun. May 30 — Wythe Raceway — Rural Retreat, Va. — $5,000
Fri. June 4 — Crossville Speedway — Crossville, Tenn. — $2,500
Sat. June 5 — Volunteer Speedway — Bulls Gap, Tenn. — TBA
Fri. July 2 — Crossville Speedway — Crossville Tenn. — $3,000
Sat. July 3 — Mountain Motorsports Park — Isom, Ky. — $10,000
Sun. July 4 — West Virginia Motor Speedway — Mineral Wells, W.V. — $5,000
Sat. July 17 — The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway — Concord, N.C. — $2,000
Sun. July 18 — The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway — Concord, N.C. — $10,000
Fri. July 30 — Natural Bridge Speedway — Natural Bridge, Va. — TBA
Sat. July 31 — Wythe Raceway — Rural Retreat, Va. — $10,000
Sat. Aug. 7 — Smoky Mountain Speedway — Maryville, Tenn. — $10,000
Fri. Aug. 13 — Crossville Speedway — Crossville, Tenn. — $2,500
Sat. Aug. 14 — Volunteer Speedway — Bulls Gap, Tenn. — TBA
Fri. Sept. 3 — Willard Speedway — Willard, Ky. — $2,500
Sat. Sept. 4 — Beckley Motorsports Park — Mount Hope, W.V. — TBA
Sun. Sept. 5 — Wythe Raceway — Rural Retreat, Va. — $5,000
Sat. Oct. 2 — Mountain Motorsports Park — Isom, Ky. — Weekly Championship Finale — $5,000
Sat. Oct. 16 — Smoky Mountain Speedway — Maryville, Tenn. — Touring Championship Finale — $5,000
Fri. Nov. 12–Sat. Nov. 13 — Volunteer Speedway — Bulls Gap, Tenn. — Crate Late Model National Championship (non-points) — TBA
Outside Groove Note of Transparency: Outside Groove is a sponsor of the American Crate All-Star Series. The American Crate All-Star Series paid for the production of this article. The content was subject to the approval of the American Crate All-Star Series. This article was updated to reflect changes to the schedule (2021-01-07). The schedule was revised to remove the events from 311 Speedway (2021-02-16). The schedule was revised to move Beckley Motorsports Park’s event from July 17 to May 8, add Tri-County Race Track to April 9, and add the two-day show at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on July 17–18 (2021-03-10).
The Outside Groove Executive Editor has covered motorsports since 2000. His many awards include the 2019 Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) Jim Hunter Writer of the Year and the 2013 Russ Catlin Award for Excellence in Motorsports Journalism.
