4/13/2025
Crate Racin' USA
Sullivan Grabs First Career Win in Inaugural Daniel Lambert Memorial
(Sylvania, GA - April 12, 2025) — In dramatic fashion, Gaffney, SC’s Layton Sullivan claimed his first-ever Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series victory Saturday night during the Inaugural Daniel Lambert Memorial at Screven Motor Speedway.
Starting from the fifth position in the 50-lap main event, Sullivan maintained a top-five run for much of the night before making a late-race charge. With just two laps remaining, Sullivan capitalized on a late restart to overtake Ben Faircloth, who had dominated the race by leading the first 48 laps. The two made contact in the closing laps, and Sullivan took full advantage to secure the win in only his 14th career series start.
An emotional Sullivan celebrated in victory lane, thanking car owner “Rambo” Dennis Franklin for the opportunity.
“I think it’s pretty frickin' cool, and I can’t thank him enough,” said Sullivan.
Despite the late-race drama, Faircloth managed to finish second and offered a candid reflection on the incident.
“I moved up to take his line away and that was a mistake,” Faircloth said. “Congratulations to Layton — he drove a hell of a race.”
Rounding out the podium was York, SC’s Jeremy Steele, who notched his second consecutive top-three finish. The result also propelled him to the top of the series points standings.
“I had a good car, but third through seventh was a cluster, and I was right in the middle of it,” said Steele. “The long green flag run helped us, but falling back to seventh definitely slowed my progress.”
Up Next: Pine Tree 100 at Swainsboro Raceway
The Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts Crate Racin’ USA Series now turns its attention to Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, GA, for the highly anticipated Pine Tree 100, scheduled for May 2–3. The $10,000-to-win event marks the third straight marquee race to open the 2025 season and will run in conjunction with the annual Pine Tree Festival.
Preliminary action begins Friday night, with feature races set for Saturday at the J.J. Williams-promoted facility.
Official Race Results – Daniel Lambert Memorial at Screven Motor Speedway
- 2-Layton Sullivan[5]
- 27-Ben Faircloth[2]
- 22-Jeremy Steele[4]
- 16-Caleb Gay[12]
- 87-Jake Rainey[14]
- 21A-Joey Armistead III[11]
- 18B-Austin Yarbrough[1]
- 515-Bubba Roling[3]
- 99-Kyle Hardy[16]
- 21-Pearson Williams[9]
- 92-Joseph Brown[20]
- 611-Koulten Herbert[24]
- 22T-Jimmy Thomas[21]
- 22H-Matt Henderson[6]
- 93-Ricky McClain[7]
- 14-Haiden Cowan[13]
- 4G-Cale Green[19]
- 44-Eddie Morris[18]
- 9-Ches Chester[8]
- 32M-Bobby Mills[27]
- 24-Austin Bloodworth[28]
- 12-Chase Giddens[26]
- 86-Kaede Loudy[17]
- 19-Gavin Cowan[25]
- 39-Gregory Carrico[22]
- 77-Josh Ray[23]
- 22R-Will Roland[15]
- J1-Joshua Bishop[10]
Additional Awards & Highlights
Scorpion Race Cars - Hard Charger Award:
Koulten Herbert-Locust Grove | (+12) 24th - 12th
Columbus Sports Card - Tough Luck Award:
Ben Faircloth - Swainsboro, GA
MyRacePass / Fantasy Racing - Hot Laps:
18-Adam Yarbrough-Blackshear, GA | 15.604
Bama Sheds & Pole Barns - Pole Award:
18-Austin Yarbrough-Blackshear, GA | 15.293
Heat Race Winners – Sponsored by Chevrolet Performance
Heat 1 | 22-Jeremy Steele
Heat 2 | 515-Bubba Roling
Heat 3 | 27-Ben Faircloth
Heat 4 | 18-Austin Yarbrough
B-Main Winners – Sponsored by Rogers-Dabbs Chevrolet
B-Main 1 | 86-Kaede Loudy
B-Main 2 | 44-Eddie Morris
CRUSA Points Standings (Following Screven)
1-22S Jeremy Steele-York, SC | 190 (-)
2-16 Caleb Gay-Dublin, GA | 178 (-12)
3-21 Pearson Williams-Dublin, GA | 174 (-16)
4-18B Austin Yarbrough-Blackshear, GA | 170 (-20)
5-22 Jimmy Thomas-Phenix city, AL | 164 (-26)
6-87 Jake Rainey-Powder Springs, GA | 162 (-28)
7-515 Bubba Roling-Clay Hill, FL | 154 (-36)
8-22 Matt Henderson-Lenoir City, TN | 152 (-38)
9-611 Koulten Herbert-Locust Grove, GA | 152 (-38)
10-92 Joseph Brown-Pine Mountain Valley, GA | 136 (-54)
Next Event
May 2-3 – Swainsboro Raceway (Swainsboro, GA)
Pine Tree 100 – $10,000 to Win
A special thanks to our partners: Rogers-Dabbs Performance Parts, Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, VP Racing Lubricants, Knowles Race Parts and Bodies, Competition Racing Equipment, Cruise with the Champions, Savage Chassis, Velocita by Melissa Markewitz, Bama Sheds & Pole Barns, MatMan Designs, O'Reilly Auto Parts, WesPro JCB, Scorpion Race Cars, Columbus Sports Cards, and MyRacePass for their continued support of the series.
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Article Credit: Cody Earley
