Babb Scores Twin Modified Victories At Langley Speedway

Robbie Babb set a blazing time in qualifying, then led all 60 laps to sweep the Pepsi Twin 30s for the KeesVacations.com Modifieds, the headlining events of Saturday evening’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program at Langley Speedway in Hampton, VA.

With a new ribbon of asphalt in place, an all-out assault on the track’s qualifying marks began last week at the season opener. It continued on Saturday as Babb nabbed the pole for the first race, circling the .395-mile oval at 90.799 mph. His fast lap shaved over half a second off the previous record, which belonged to Shawn Balluzzo. Babb also became the first Langley Mod driver to cross the 90-mph threshold.

Matt Slye was second-quickest, followed by Jimmy Humblet and Balluzzo. Anthony Kincaid qualified fifth, but didn’t start either of the features. Danny Harrell and Scott Lawrence clocked in with the sixth- and seventh-fastest speeds, also bettering the old record.

As the opening 30-lapper got under way, Babb bolted ahead of Slye as the field passed beneath the flagstand. Before everyone could navigate through turn 1 for the first time, though, the caution flag was flying for Lauren Edgerton, who had spun into the infield.

On the second try at a start, Babb again pulled out front and led the charge into the first corner. Humblet and Harrell tagged along with the leader, dropping Slye to fourth and Balluzzo to fifth. By lap 4, Babb and Humblet had put nearly half a straightaway between themselves and third-place Harrell.

The second yellow flag appeared on lap 5 for Darrell Vance’s spin in turn 4. As the field bunched for a restart, Balluzzo and Mike Rudy pulled to the outside lane, giving up the fifth and eighth spots in line.

Back under green, Babb shot ahead of Balluzzo, who also gave way to Humblet before settling into third. Rudy, meanwhile, found himself in a side-by-side battle with Slye for fifth. Slye gained command of the spot on lap 6 and, a lap later, Rudy spun in turn 2 to bring out the third caution flag.

For the next restart, it was Slye who chose the outside lane. While he couldn’t take the measure of Babb or Humblet, he did manage to nab third from Balluzzo.

The last of the race’s four yellow flags waved on lap 12 when Tony Steele looped his machine in turn 2. Lining up for what would turn out to be the final restart, everyone remained tucked in single-file.

As the race resumed, Babb quickly forged a two-length edge over Humblet, who renewed the tussle he and Slye were having when the caution flag was displayed. With Humblet and Slye battling, Babb increased his lead to four lengths at the crossed flags.

Slye continued to hound Humblet until lap 18 when he bobbled slightly off the fourth corner. With Slye off his rear bumper for the time being, Humblet began to close in on Babb, narrowing the gap to a car-length as the leader worked through slower traffic.

On lap 21, Humblet was momentarily stymied by a lapped machine and Babb’s lead suddenly swelled from one to three lengths. As Babb pulled away, Slye reappeared in Humblet’s mirror and the second-place duel was on again.

Over the closing circuits, Babb continued to add to his edge. At the finish, he was the winner by 1.299 seconds — nearly half a straightaway — over Humblet, who held off Slye for second. Balluzzo tailed the lead trio to the checkers, in fourth, while Harrell completed the top five.

Lawrence and Vance were sixth and seventh, in that order, the final drivers to complete the entire distance. Steele, Chris Humblet and Jack Sharkey rounded out the top 10.

While his crew tended to his car in the pits, Babb strolled over to Victory Lane to offer a few thoughts on his season-opening win.
“We put in a lot of hard work this winter, redoing the body, doing some other things on the car,” he said. “I’ve got a brand-new John Bray motor that’s awesome. It’s the most power I’ve ever had in anything.”

The lineup for the nightcap was determined by the finishing order of the first race, putting Babb and Humblet on the front row. Slye and Balluzzo lined up in Row 2, while Harrell and Lawrence made up row 3.
Coming to the initial green flag, Babb wobbled slightly off the fourth corner. As he recovered from the hiccup, Harrell spun out of the pack behind him, prompting a complete restart.

On the next attempt, Babb motored into the lead, followed by Humblet, Slye, Balluzzo and Lawrence. Meanwhile, Rudy and Harrell plowed through the field, advancing to seventh and eighth, respectively.

By the midway point, Babb had fashioned a half-straightaway lead over Humblet. That margin vanished on lap 16, however, when Sharkey slid to a stop in turn 2 to bring out the race’s second, and final, caution flag.

Gathering for a restart, fourth-place Balluzzo and eighth-place Harrell ventured to the outside lane. The bid paid dividends for both drivers as Balluzzo slipped into second place, while Harrell emerged in fifth.

Over the second half of the event, Babb kept building his lead, opening a half-straightaway gap over Balluzzo. Nearing the finish, though, traffic became a factor and Balluzzo closed rapidly.

At the checkers, Babb held on to win by 0.431-second — a little more than two lengths. Balluzzo was second, followed by Humblet, Slye and Harrell. Rudy, beset by a host of problems throughout the day, salvaged a sixth-place result in the second race, while Lawrence and Vance rounded out the lead-lap finishers. Chris Humblet and Sharkey were ninth and 10th, a lap off the pace.

Returning to victory lane after the race, Babb reflected on his effort.

“We had a good night,” he said. “We hit the setup kinda ‘on.’ I think we’ve still got a little bit of work to do, but I think we’ve got a good building block.”

In the 40-lap lid-lifter for the Pepsi Grand Stocks, Robbie Parker emerged from a race-opening scramble with the lead and showed the way to the checkered flag.

Brandon Hinson earned the pole for the start of the event, lapping the track at 81.383 mph to set a new division record. Bobby Spivey, Parker, Ritchie German and Mark Claar filled out the top five spots on the 17-car grid. The top 11 all clocked in faster than Ricky Derrick’s old record.

As the race got under way, the field charged into Turns 1 and 2 and Claar got jostled up the track, causing a momentary logjam. Parker came away with the lead, followed by Spivey and Tommy Sweeney, while Hinson slipped to fourth. Meanwhile, Claar slowly trundled toward the pits, eventually retiring to a 17th-place finish.

Spivey occupied the runner-up position until lap 10 when he dropped off the pace. A lap later, he ground to a halt in turn 2 to bring out the race’s only caution flag.

Lining up for the restart, Parker, Sweeney, Hinson and German held the top four spots. Derrick, who qualified ninth, had advanced to fifth and gave up that slot to test his luck to Parker’s outside. He was joined up top by Jamie Sample and Mark Frye.

Back under green, Parker made short work of Derrick, who found Sweeney to his inside. Sweeney pulled ahead on the backstretch, while Derrick slid in line in third, followed by Sample. The shuffle allowed Parker to get away by three car-lengths and the margin grew larger as Derrick set his sights on second-place Sweeney.

On lap 17, Derrick drove underneath Sweeney off turn 2 and swiped the runner-up position at the end of the backstretch. As the exchange took place, Parker widened his margin to nearly half a straightaway.

Over the next few circuits, Derrick distanced himself from Sweeney and trimmed a couple car-lengths from Parker’s advantage. Soon, though, the lead stabilized and Parker cruised on to the win.

At the finish, Parker was the winner by 1.177 seconds over Derrick. Sweeney was third, while Hinson and German completed the top five.

In a 30-lapper for the Standard Welding Pro Sixes, Cody Carlton made his debut in the division a successful one, leading the final nine circuits to score the win.

Nelson Moody was the pole-sitter, at 85.838 mph, setting a new division record. Casey Sipe, Carlton, Landon Florian and Ricky Derrick were second through fifth on the grid, in that order, all bettering the mark that James Williams had held since July 2007.

On the start, Moody bolted into the lead, bringing Carlton along with him. Bobby Hall moved up to third, followed by Sipe and Florian. Florian, last season’s champ, grabbed fourth from Sipe on lap 2, then went to work on Hall, eventually taking over third on lap 17.

Meanwhile, Moody was sailing along at the head of the field, up by better than half a straightaway. Another full straightaway separated second-place Carlton and third-place Florian.

The complexion of the event took a wild swing on lap 21 as Moody suddenly slowed along the frontstretch. Carlton closed in and made the pass for the lead on lap 22, inheriting a half-straightaway edge over Florian. Little by little, though, Florian narrowed the gap and was within a car-length at the white flag.

Heading down the backstretch for the final time, Florian powered to the outside of Carlton in a bid for the win. The two remained door-to-door until they reached turn 4. At that point, Florian’s machine skittered loose and he was forced to break off the battle to collect his car.

At the finish, Carlton was the winner by 0.969-second — about four lengths — over Florian. Sipe was third, followed by Hall and Derrick, who was pulling double-duty.

Jeffrey Johnson took the lead with a little more than a lap to go and won the 20-lap Rhonda Claiborne, Realtor HRKC Pro Winged Champ Kart feature.

Angela-Marie Steele was the fast qualifier, at 63.887 mph. Because of HRKC rookie rules, Steele had start at the rear of the field and Jonathan Mullett moved to the pole. Tommy Jackson, Jr. lined up second, followed by Johnson, Ryan Hudgins and Matthew Leach.

As the race began, Mullett and Johnson grabbed the top two spots, pulling ahead as the field navigated turns 3 and 4 for the first time. Two laps later, Jackson and Leach moved up to first and second, only to have Mullett and Johnson return the favor on lap 5.

As the laps clicked by, Mullett and Johnson were able to drive away from the field, maintaining a tight, disciplined draft. By lap 14, their lead had grown to almost a full straightaway.

Johnson continued to follow in Mullett’s wake until lap 19 when he grabbed the lead off turn 4, aided by a drafting boost from teammate Brad Waltrip, who had just gone a lap down.

At the finish, Johnson was the winner by 0.671-second over Mullett, who had to settle for second. Aaron Leach and Matthew Leach were third and fourth, while 2012 champ Charlie-Ray Lorah came home in fifth.

Richard Quinn took the lead on lap 24 and pulled away in the closing circuits to win a 30-lap contest for the Bojangles’ Enduros.

Larry Drommerhausen drew the pole for the start and led lap 1. On the second lap, Alex Floroff slipped underneath Drommerhausen on the backstretch and took the lead as they returned to the flagstand. In short order, Derrick Boggess and Quinn moved past Drommerhausen, who began to slow.

By lap 7, Floroff, Boggess and Quinn were nose-to-tail and they remained that way for much of the event, which was interrupted by just one red flag stoppage, at lap 13.

On lap 22, Quinn used the high line to get around Boggess for the second spot. He closed quickly on Floroff and again went to the top side to take the lead, beginning his move in turns 3 and 4 on lap 23 and finishing off the pass on the backstretch on lap 24. Two laps later, Boggess swiped second from Floroff.

At the finish, Quinn was the winner by about five lengths over Boggess. Floroff was third, while Robert Larkin and Robert Perry completed the top five.

Langley Speedway is back in action on Saturday, April 20. Visit langley-speedway.com for more info.
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Langley Speedway – Hampton, VA
Race Results – April 13, 2013

Modifieds – Race #1
1. (44) Robbie Babb
2. (11) Jimmy Humblet
3. (33) Matt Slye
4. (48) Shawn Balluzzo
5. (95) Danny Harrell
6. (83) Scott Lawrence
7. (87) Darrell Vance
8. (51) Tony Steele
9. (10) Chris Humblet
10. (88) Jack Sharkey
11. (7a) Lauren Edgerton
12. (7) Steve Wagner
13. (8) Mike Rudy

Modifieds – Race #2
1. (44) Robbie Babb
2. (48) Shawn Balluzzo
3. (11) Jimmy Humblet
4. (33) Matt Slye
5. (95) Danny Harrell
6. (8) Mike Rudy
7. (83) Scott Lawrence
8. (87) Darrell Vance
9. (10) Chris Humblet
10. (88) Jack Sharkey
11. (7a) Lauren Edgerton
12. (51) Tony Steele
13. (7) Steve Wagner

Pepsi Grand Stocks
1. (19) Robbie Parker
2. (8) Ricky Derrick
3. (11) Tommy Sweeney
4. (17) Brandon Hinson
5. (10) Ritchie German
6. (28) Jamie Sample
7. (2) Michael Waters
8. (29) Mark Frye
9. (36) Andrew Condrey
10. (6) Shawn Scovel
11. (75) Jeff Driskill
12. (30) Chris Spangler
13. (3) Donnie Holston
14. (54) Billy Newman
15. (12) Bobby Spivey
16. (34) Chad Martin
17. (7) Mark Claar

Standard Welding Pro Sixes
1. (27) Cody Carlton
2. (98) Landon Florian
3. (23) Casey Sipe
4. (6) Bobby Hall
5. (88) Ricky Derrick
6. (14) J.B. Sipe
7. (4) Debbie Biesecker
8. (46) Nelson Moody

HRKC Pro Winged Champ Karts
1. (30) Jeffrey Johnson
2. (95) Jonathan Mullett
3. (46) Aaron Leach
4. (51) Matthew Leach
5. (59) Charlie-Ray Lorah
6. (87) Ryan Hudgins
7. (8) Tommy Jackson, Jr.
8. (71) Shawn Gervais
9. (99) Chris O’Brien
10. (47) Angela-Marie Steele
11. (64) Mike Bowman
12. (10) Danny Millard
13. (14) Brad Waltrip
14. (24) Vaughan Crittenden
15. (38) Josh Ayer
16. (07) Matthew Dail
17. (52) Chris Bechtel
18. (29) Amanda Frye

Bojangles Enduros
1. (31) Richard Quinn
2. (18) Derrick Boggess
3. (17) Alex Floroff
4. (22) Robert Larkin
5. (14) Robert Perry
6. (33) Larry Trantham
7. (38) Rodney Davis
8. (7) Dave Wedding
9. (73) Scotty Buchanan
10. (88) William Whitehurst
11. (4) Randy Bradsher
12. (80) Ronald Klein
13. (47) Michael Warren
14. (52) Lisa Schnurbush
15. (13) Larry Drommerhausen
16. (39) Elisse Mages
17. (20) Craig Eastep Jr.
18. (5) Craig Eastep