Sellers Sweeps Late Model Stock Races At South Boston

With the first four races of the season at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway in the books, Peyton Sellers realized he needed something more out of his car.

Carter Langley had won three of the season’s first four races with Sellers claiming the other victory. Langley finished third in the one race he did not win. The three wins had allowed Langley to secure a five-point lead over Sellers entering the twin 75-lap Late Model Stock Car division features Saturday night at the 4/10-mile raceway.

Sellers and his brother and crew chief, H.C. Sellers brought two cars to South Boston Friday for the track’s open practice, the car he had driven and won with at South Boston Speedway and the car he races at Dominion Raceway.

By mid-afternoon Sellers and his team found what they had been looking for.

“We knew we were lacking a little bit here,” Sellers said. “It was just through the corners. We just didn’t quite have what we needed to roll the center like we needed to and like Carter has been. I knew we needed something extra.

“We had it yesterday (Friday). We loaded up early with this car. I said ‘this thing’s ready to go H.C.’ It played out in our favor.”

That it did.

Sellers swept the 75-lap races, starting on the pole and scoring a flag-to-flag win in the opening race and leading all but 11 laps of the second race despite having to start the race from ninth place as a result of an invert.

The sweep gives Sellers and Langley three wins each at South Boston and puts Sellers back in the hunt in the chase for the championship.

“It’s mighty early to be looking at points right now,” Sellers noted. “We’re focused on these checkered flags. To pick up two wins here tonight is something to dream of. It’s amazing to win races here at home in front of your home crowd. All of my sponsors were here tonight.”

Sellers edged Langley by 1.271 seconds in winning the first 75-lap race. Craig Moore finished third, with Sam Yarbrough taking fourth, and Jacob Borst in fifth.

It did not take Sellers long to get to the lead in the second 75-lap race. As a result of an invert, Sellers started the race in ninth place. He passed Eddie Slagle on the 12th lap to grab the lead. Once in front, Sellers never relinquished the lead. He edged Borst by .677-second.

Langley finished third with Moore fourth and Slagle fifth.

Two caution flags punctuated the first race. The second race was caution free.

Russo Scores First SBS Win In Limited Sportsman Division

Sixteen-year-old Carter Russo will never forget Saturday night’s 50-lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman division race.

The Rougemont, North Carolina resident won the feature, earning his first career win in Limited Sportsman racing.

Russo started the race on the outside pole, led every lap and edged runner-up Jason Myers by a slim margin of .376-second.

Bob Davis came home in third, with Ronnie Jones in fourth, and Jared Dawson in fifth.

Johnny Layne Earns Second Straight Pure Stock Win

Johnny Layne is a perfect two-for-two thus far in the Southside Disposal Pure Stock division at South Boston Speedway.

Layne won Saturday night’s 25-lap feature, speeding across the finish line .832-second ahead of runner-up Bruce Mayo.

Zach Reaves finished third, with Jeb Redman fourth, and Jason Turner fifth.

Andrea Ruotolo Scores First Career Hornets Victory

Saturday night was a special night for Andrea Ruotolo. In his fourth season competing in the Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets Division at South Boston, Ruotolo finally secured a win.

He won Saturday night’s abbreviated race, a race that went for 15 laps before being halted by a time limit. D.J. Moser, Cameron Goble, Jason DeCarlo, and Steven Layne rounded out the top five finishers.

Next Race At South Boston Speedway

Race will return to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, May 13. For more information, visit SouthBostonSpeedway.com.

South Boston Speedway – South Boston, VA
Race Results – May 6, 2023

Late Model Stock Car Race 1
1. 26-Peyton Sellers
2. 5-Carter Langley
3. 1-Craig Moore
4. 95-Sam Yarbrough
5. 25-Jacob Borst
6. 31-Aaron Donnelly
7. 77-Blake Stallings
8. 17-Jason Myers
9. 5S-Eddie Slagle
10. 50-Raymond Pittman
11. 91-Chris Elliott
12. 19-Jessica Cann
13. 38-Mark Keesee, Jr.
14. 09-Michael Rogers
15. 98-J.D. Eversole
16. 01-Camden Gullie

Late Model Stock Car Race 2
1. 26-Peyton Sellers
2. 25-Jacob Borst
3. 5-Carter Langley
4. 1-Craig Moore
5. 5S-Eddie Slagle
6. 95-Sam Yarbrough
7. 31-Aaron Donnelly
8. 01-Camden Gullie
9. 77-Blake Stallings
10. 17-Jason Myers
11. 91-Chris Elliott
12. 38-Mark Keesee, Jr.
13. 50-Raymond Pittman
14. 19-Jessica Cann
15. 09-Michael Rogers
16. 98-J.D. Eversole

Limited Sportsman
1. 21-Carter Russo
2. 17-Jason Myers
3. 19-Bob Davis
4. 4-Ronnie Ray
5. 01-Jared Dawson
6. 88-Justin Dawson
7. 8-Drew Dawson
8. 75-Nathan Crews
9. 12-Zachary Peregoy
10. 22-Dusty Garus
11. 07-Ronald Renfrow, Jr.
12. 45-Justin Towler
13. 16-Kyle Lynch
14. 62-Ross Mountcase

Pure Stock
1. 9-Johnny Layne
2. 00-Bruce Mayo
3. 77-Zach Reaves
4. 15-Jeb Redman
5. 76J-Jason Turner
6. 66-Scott Phillips
7. 76-Andrew Turner
8. 16R-Chris Redman, Jr.
9. 11-Barry Reaves
10. 61-Jimmy Wade
11. 3-Tyler Lambert
12. 31-Caleb Sanford

Hornets
1. 12-Andrea Ruotolo
2. 20-D.J. Moser
3. 18-Cameron Goble
4. 54-Jason Decarlo
5. 3-Steven Layne
6. 28-Kendall Milam
7. 63-Dillon Davis
8. 8-Billy Goble
9. 07-Jordaine Penick
10. 14-Mark McCauley
11. 29-Cameron Moss
12. 66-Jon Lawrence
13. 33-Christian Sangillo
14. 50-Landon Milam