Its still called race even if the actual ball bearings don't touch it. You will find better results if you search for something like "how to remove the crown race without tools". To remove the crown race I usaully take a cheap crappy butter knife and stick it just under the race and tap it a few times with a hammer and then to the same on the opposite side. That usaully moves the race up enough to then use the flat head screw driver do pretty much the same thing you just did with the butter knife just this time face the screwdriver at a upward angle and tap lightly with a hammer all around the bottom of the race.