Borst, Langley Victors In SoBo Late Model Stock Doubles

Jacob Borst scored a breakthrough win and Carter Langley was awarded his seventh win of the season in the twin 70-lap races for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division Saturday night at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway.

Borst’s win in the first feature was his first victory of the season at South Boston.

“I feel like we’ve had a monkey on our backs all season,” Borst said. “The first win of the year is the hardest one to get. We’ve tried a lot of new stuff throughout the year, and we’ve struggled a little bit with it and luck hasn’t played out for us until tonight.”

Langley’s win in the night’s second feature resulted from the disqualification of apparent race winner Landon Huffman. Huffman had edged Langley and Borst by less than a second to secure what would have been his first career win at the .4-mile oval.

After the race, Langley’s team protested Huffman’s car, citing the shock absorbers on the car. Track officials found the shocks on Huffman’s car did not conform to NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division rules.

As a result, Huffman was disqualified, and Langley was declared the race winner. Huffman was also stripped of his apparent runner-up finish to Borst in the first 70-lap race.

Huggman’s team cited it was an oversight as the shocks were approved for non-NASCAR competition.

“I’ll take wins as they come,” Langley said with a smile. “They are not easy to get, so you take as many as you can when you can.”

It was a tough race for Langley, who needed treatment by medical staff after the race to help him overcome the effects of the hot, humid weather and exhaust fumes that got into the car.

“I got into the backstretch wall, and it knocked the exhaust in and let some fumes into the car,” Langley explained. “I really wasn’t feeling well after the race.”

With the disqualification of Huffman, Langley was credited with a runner-up finish behind Borst in the opening race. Bruce Anderson finished third, with Justin Hicks fourth, and Peyton Sellers fifth after his car was heavily damaged in a multi-car mishap on the fourth lap of the race that also involved Langley. Langley’s car sustained only minor damage.

In the nightcap, Borst finished second behind Langley, with Hicks, Sellers, and Camden Gullie rounding ou the top five.

Borst led 35 laps of the first 70-lap race and Langley led the first 43 laps of the second race.

It was a good points night for Langley. He entered the twinbill with a four-point lead over Sellers, and by finishing three positions ahead of Sellers in both races, Langley has padded his lead in the quest for the track title.

Crews, Barnes Split Limited Sportsman Twinbill

Nathan Crews and Kyle Barnes split wins in the twin 30-lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman races Saturday night.

Crews’ win was his third victory of the season and Barnes’ win was his second.

The division has seen have been six different winners in the 10 races run this far this season.

In the first race, Crews took the lead from pole winner Bob Davis on the ninth lap and edged runner-up Jason Myers by 2.735 seconds in a 12-lap sprint to the finish that followed the final caution period.

Carter Russo followed in third, with Davis fourth, and Barnes fifth.

In the nightcap, Barnes edged Russo in a two-lap dash to the finish that followed the last of the race’s three caution periods to earn his second win of the season.

Zach Peregoy followed in third, with Jared Dawson in fourth, and Ross Mountcasel in fifth.

Barnes led 28 laps of the 30-lap race.

Layne Takes Pure Stock Win

Johnny Layne held off Scott Phillips to win the Southside Disposal Pure Stock race.

Layne has now won five of the eight races run in the division this season.

Caleb Sanford finished third, followed by Andrew Turner in fourth, and Zach Reaves in fifth.

Andrea Ruotolo Tops Hornets Field

Andrea Ruotolo captured his second Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets win of the season.

Ruotolo took the lead from Landon Milam on a restart with three laps to go and edged Jason DeCarlo by .579-second to earn the win.

Steven Layne, D.J. Moser, and Dillon Davis rounded out the top five.

There have been five different winners in the eight races held in the division this season.

Johnson, Lawson Win East Coast Ford Flathead Racing Association Features

Johnny Johnson won the Modified Division trophy and Wayne Lawson took home the Sportsman Division winner’s trophy for the regional touring East Coast Ford Flathead Racing Association.

Johnson was the overall race winner.

Next Race At South Boston Speedway

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South Boston Speedway – South Boston, VA
Race Results – July 15, 2023

Late Model Stock Car Race 1
1. 25-Jacob Borst
2. 5-Carter Langley
3. 0-Bruce Anderson
4. 61-Justin Hicks
5. 26-Peyton Sellers
6. 01M-Jason Myers
7. 01-Camden Gullie
8. 28-Jason Barnes
9. 77-Trevor Ward
DQ: 22-Landon Huffman

Late Model Stock Car Race 2
1. 5-Carter Langley
2. 25-Jacob Borst
3. 61-Justin Hicks
4. 26-Peyton Sellers
5. 01-Camden Gullie
6. 0-Bruce Anderson
DQ: 22-Landon Huffman

Limited Sportsman Race 1
1. 75-Nathan Crews
2. 17-Jason Myers
3. 21-Carter Russo
4. 19-Bob Davis
5. 00-Kyle Barnes
6. 8-Drew Dawson
7. 88-Justin Dawson
8. 12-Zachary Peregoy
9. 01-Jared Dawson
10. 5-Chris Fender
11. 62-Ross Mountcasel
12. 22-Dusty Garus
13. 45-Justin Towler
14. 2-Barry Towler

Limited Sportsman Race 2
1. 00-Kyle Barnes
2. 21-Carter Russo
3. 12-Zachary Peregoy
4. 01-Jared Dawson
5. 62-Ross Mountcasel
6. 5-Chris Fender
7. 8-Drew Dawson
8. 17-Jason Myers
9. 88-Justin Dawson
10. 19-Bob Davis
11. 2-Barry Towler
12. 75-Nathan Crews

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

Hornets
1. 12-Andrea Ruotolo
2. 54-Jason Decarlo
3. 3-Steven Layne
4. 20-D.J. Moser
5. 63-Dillon Davis
6. 83-Landon Milam
7. 29-Cameron Moss
8. 33-Christian Sangillo
9. 07-Jordaine Penick
10. 24-Chris Penick
11. 28-Kendall Milam
12. 02-Colton Moore
13. 21-Junior Cardwell
14. 19-Cameron Goble