1/7/2026
Crate Racin' USA
CRUSA Banquet | Taste of RPM Workshop this Weekend!
(Eastaboga, AL - January 7, 2026) - This weekend we honor the 2025 racing season, and we welcome all to the Great Wolf Lodge in LaGrange, Georgia for the 2nd Annual - Taste of RPM (Racing Promotion Monthly) presented by My Race Pass and SPEED SPORT.
The Crate Racin' USA banquet weekend will once again host the Taste of RPM (Racing Promotion Monthly) - Southeastern Promoter's Workshop & Tech Seminar presented by My Race Pass and SPEED SPORT on Friday, January 9th, doors will open at 8:00 am with a continental breakfast hosted by Crate Racin' USA till 9:10 am.
The day will consist of many different topics, including an introduction to RPM, a track operators round table, a My Race Pass Seminar with Dakoda Tennyson, a social media and promotions presentation with Joshua, Jonathan, and Joseph Joiner from Hunt the Front.
Plus, a streaming seminar with Speed Sport TVs Chris Graner, an announcer presentation with CRUSA series announcer Cody Earley.
A very special technical inspection presentation with CRUSA officials Richie Griffin and Edmond Marsh for all divisions and all things tech at the racetrack.
This workshop is 100% FREE and open to everyone in the motorsport's world, track owners, track promoters, announcers, tech directors, and social media directors.
The workshop will get underway with a continental breakfast presented by Crate Racin' USA, followed by a whole day of speakers and presentations that will help you prepare for your 2026 season and beyond.
Then on Saturday we honor the 2025 season for Crate Racin' USA with the year-end banquet. Drivers from all across the southeast will gather and celebrate the past year and receive their trophies and points payout. The night will honor all four weekly divisions, (CRUSA Dirt Late Models - Top 10, CRUSA Street Stock - Top 10, CRUSA Late Model Sportsman - Top 10, and CRUSA Modified Sportsman - Top 10), along with the weekly divisions the two touring series will be on hand as well.
The Top 10 drivers in the Crate Racin' USA Dirt Late Model Series will be on hand and the Top 5 drivers from the Crate Racin' USA Late Model Sportsman Tour, PLUS special awards like the Bob Cross Lifetime Achievement Award, 2025 Promoter of the Year Award, Top 5 in the VP Racing Fuels Young Gun Challenge, and the 2025 CRUSA Rookie of the Year Award.
2025 Champions
CRUSA Dirt Late Model Series - Jeremy Steele-York, South Carolina
CRUSA Rookie of the Year - Jeremy Steele-York, South Carolina
CRUSA Late Model Sportsman Tour - Brayden Johnson-Moultrie, Georgia
CRUSA Dirt Late Models - David Williamson-Seminary, Mississippi
CRUSA Street Stocks - Calvin Martin-Carriere, Mississippi
CRUSA Late Model Sportsman - Brett White-Kosciusko, Mississippi
CRUSA Modified Sportsman - Luke Riddle-Hartselle, Alabama
VP Young Guns Challenge - Waylon Vining-Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Event location details:
Great Wolf Lodge
150 Tom Hall Pkwy
LaGrange, GA 30240
Join us for an amazing weekend starting at 8:00 am on Friday morning with the Taste of RPM - Southeastern Promoter's Workshop & Tech Seminar at the family friendly Great Wolf Lodge in LaGrange, GA!
Article Credit: Cody Earley
