For the second time this season two-time NASCAR national champion and six-time South Boston Speedway champion Peyton Sellers has swept a twinbill at South Boston Speedway.
Sellers won both races of the twin 65-lap Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division races that headlined Saturday night’s Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event at South Boston Speedway to run his season win total at South Boston Speedway to five on the season.
The sweep of Saturday night’s twinbill gave him wins in three of his last five starts at the .4-mile oval.
“It was a solid night,” Sellers remarked. “We couldn’t ask for any better, being fastest in practice, qualifying on the pole and winning both races. What could you do better?”
“This car has been running really well,” Sellers added. “We’ve been “off” a little bit. Tonight, we made good gains on it. I think we finally have a baseline we can work off of.”
Sellers edged former Virginia champion Mike Looney of Catawba, Virginia by 1.769 seconds in a 37-lap green-flag run to the finish that followed the last of the race’s three caution periods.
Kyle Dudley of Roanoke, Virginia finished third, about six seconds behind Sellers with 15-year-old Max Reaves, a Toyota development driver, finishing fourth in a car out of the Sellers Racing stable in just his second Late Model Stock Car race, and Ryan Wilson of Randleman, North Carolina finishing fifth.
With the top six finishers of the first race inverted for the start of the second race it didn’t take long for Sellers to take the top spot. Sellers passed Wilson for the lead on the ninth lap and led the final 57 circuits to take the win.
Sellers crossed the finish line 3.192 seconds ahead of Reaves with Blake Stallings of Danville, Virginia finishing third driving Sellers’ back-up car.
It was a great gesture of sportsmanship on the part of Sellers and his team to offer Stallings the opportunity to drive the team’s back-up car.
Sellers started the night with a 16-point lead over Stallings in the chase for the division championship. Stallings was involved in an incident on the 15th lap of the first race that heavily damaged his car and prevented him from racing it in the nightcap.
“I hated Blake had bad luck,” Sellers said. “I want to beat him on the track. That was why it was only natural that we offered him our (back-up) car.”
Stallings was very grateful and very appreciative of the opportunity that Sellers and his team gave him to drive their back-up car. That opportunity allowed Stallings to stay alive in the division championship chase.
“I’m extremely humbled by the opportunity H.C Sellers, Bert Sellers and Peyton gave me to allow me to get behind the wheel of their back-up car. They said ‘be respectful with it, but treat it as it’s yours and race your race.”
Dudley finished fourth and Austin Thaxton of South Boston, Virginia completed the top five finishers.
Jason Myers, Jared Dawson Split Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division Twinbill
Defending South Boston Speedway Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division champion Jason Myers of Hurt, Virginia and Jared Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia split wins in Saturday night’s twin 30-lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division races at South Boston Speedway.
Myers, who had gone six races without a win, edged runner-up Eric Winslow of Pelham, North Carolina by .653-second in capturing the win.
Zach Peregoy of Clarksville, Virginia finished third for the second straight time with Cory Dunn of Salem, Virginia and Drew Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia rounding out the top five finishers.
Dawson started on the front row in the nightcap and scored a flag-to-flag victory in earning his first career win in the division. He edged his brother, Drew Dawson by a narrow margin of .342-second at the finish line.
This was the second time this season that Dawson brothers finished 1-2 in a race. On May 11, Drew Dawson edged his brother Justin Dawson, marking the first time that any of the three Dawson brothers had finished 1-2 in a race.
Bob Davis of Thaxton, Virginia finished third, Peregoy finished fourth and Winslow rounded out the top five finishers in the caution-free race.
B.J. Reaves Edges Johnny Layne In Close Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division Race
In what was the closest and most exciting race of the season to date in the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division, B.J. Reaves of South Boston, Virginia edged defending division champion Johnny Layne of Halifax, Virginia by a nose in the 25-lap race to earn his first win of the season.
Reaves’ margin of victory was only 0.017-second in the race that had four lead changes.
Dillon Davis of Nathalie, Virginia finished third with Andrew Turner of Sutherlin, Virginia and Bruce Mayo of Halifax, Virginia completing the top five finishers.
Cameron Goble Triumphs In 20-Lap Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets Division Race
Cameron Goble of Ringgold, Virginia took the lead from Jordaine Penick of Meherrin, Virginia on the third lap and pulled away to win the 20-lap Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets Division race that was part of Saturday night’s Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event.
The win was the second in a row for Goble who now has five wins on the season.
Dustin Francis of Nathalie, Virginia trailed Goble by 2.88 seconds at the finish with Penick taking third place, Colton Moore of Nathalie, Virginia finishing fourth and Max Sangillo of Farmville, Virginia rounding out the top five finishers.
Next Race At South Boston Speedway
NASCAR racing returns to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, August 3 with the Davenport Energy Race Night event. The first race of the night will get the green flag at 7 p.m.
Twin 75-lap races for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division headline the six-race card that will also include a 50-lap race for the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division, twin 15-lap races for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division and a 20-lap race for the Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets Division.
The race day schedule for the Saturday, August 3 Davenport Energy Race Night event has registration and pit gates opening at 2 p.m. Practice will begin at 3:25 p.m. and run until 5:05 p.m. Frontstretch spectator gates will open at 3:30 p.m. and backstretch and trackside parking gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Qualifying is set for 6 p.m., pre-race ceremonies are slated for 6:45 p.m. and the first race of the night will get the green flag at 7 p.m.
Advance tickets for the Davenport Energy Race Night event are priced at $12 each. Advance tickets may be purchased online on South Boston Speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com or by calling the speedway office at 434-572-4947 or toll free at 1-877-440-1540 during regular business hours.
Tickets at the gate on race day will be $15 each. Seniors ages 65 and older, military, healthcare workers, and students (with ID) can purchase tickets for $12 each at the gate on race day.
The latest news and updates about events at South Boston Speedway can be found on the speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com, by calling the speedway office at 434-572-4947 or toll free at 1-877-440-1540 during regular business hours, and through the track’s social media channels.
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