Riggs Sweeps South Boston Late Model Stock Twinbill

Layne Riggs continued his early-season winning streak at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway on Saturday.

Riggs swept the pair of 75-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division races that highlighted the race night.

The sweep gave Riggs three wins in his last four starts at the .4-mile oval and gave him seven victories in his nine starts at South Boston.

“It’s tough to sweep twin races here at South Boston Speedway,” Riggs said. “We’ve got some of the best competition in the country right here. It’s a testament to my guys giving me great racecars every race. It’s a hard task to do, and I’m super proud of it.”

Riggs started sixth in the opening 75-lap race but muscled his way past Bruce Anderson on the 13th lap to take the lead. Once in front, Riggs never gave up the lead and drove to a 1.013-second win over runner-up Mark Wertz.

Jacob Borst finished in third, with Peyton Sellers in fourth, and Anderson in fifth.

Starting 10th on the grid for the inverted start of the second race, Riggs quickly sliced his way through traffic and grabbed the lead from Anderson on the ninth lap. A late-race caution set up a short four-lap battle to the finish between Riggs and Sellers, with Riggs taking the win by .787-second.

Trey Crews followed in third, with Anderson in fifth.

There were two lead changes among three drivers in the second race, with Riggs leading the last 67 laps.

Kyle Barnes, Daniel Crews Split Limited Sportsman Twinbill

Kyle Barnes has held the hot hand in the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division, winning two of the first three races of the season and finishing second in the race he didn’t win.

Barnes added another win to his total, scoring his third win of the season in the first of the night’s pair of 30-lap races.

The victory was a tough one for Barnes. After starting seventh, Barnes had to battle his way to the front of the field. He took the lead from Brian Thomas with seven laps to go and edged South Boston Speedway rookie Carter Russo by.403-second to earn the win.

Crews finished third, with Thomas in fourth, and J.D. Eversole in fifth.

The race featured two lead changes among three drivers with Crews leading three laps and Thomas leading 20 circuits before Barnes took the lead near the end of the race.

Crews’ victory in the second 30-lap race was something of a milestone. The victory was Crews’ first win since 2013. And, for Crews, who drives car No. 75, the same number that his dad, Bruce Crews, carried on his car when he won the South Boston Speedway Street Stock Division title in 1995, it was the first victory for the number 75 car at South Boston Speedway in 22 years.

“It’s a blessing and we worked really hard for it,” Crews remarked. “I’m going to remember this for a long time.”

Crews started fourth and spent much of the race battling Barnes. The pair were battling hard for the lead when Barnes spun with two laps to go in the 30-lap race. That put Russo and Jason Myers into contention for the win with a restart with two laps to go. Crews forged ahead on the restart and held on to edge Myers by .121-second.

Russo finished third with Brian Obiedzenski fourth and Parker Brookfield fifth.

There were three lead changes among three drivers with Crews leading twice for a total of 21 laps.

Nathan Crews Sweeps Twinbill In Pure Stock

It’s beginning to look like Nathan Crews is back to his winning ways at South Boston Speedway.

Crews, the defending division champion, made his first start of the season in the division on April 29 and earned the win in the 25-lap race that night. Saturday night he swept the twin 15-lap Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division races to run his 2022 win streak to three in a row.

He started third in the first 15-lap race, squeezed past Johnny Layne on the final lap and edged Layne by .221-second at the finish line.

Scott Phillips, Bruce Mayo, and B.J. Reaves rounded out the top five.

The race was very competitive, with two lead changes among three drivers. Layne led 13 laps of the 15-lap race.

Crews started sixth in the second race but needed little time to get to the top spot. He took the lead from Layne on the third lap and sped to a dominating 5.638-second win over Phillips.

Joe Allred III finished third, followed by Kendall Milam in fourth, and Zach Reaves in fifth.

Kevin Currin Takes Hornets Win

Two-time South Boston Speedway Hornets Division champion Kevin Currin captured his second win of the 2022 season Saturday night, taking a flag-to-flag victory in the 20-lap Hornets division race.

Currin finished 1,297-seconds ahead of runner-up Dillon Davis, with Kendall Milam in third, Steven Layne in fourth, and Jared Dawson in fifth.

Next Race At South Boston Speedway

A 100-lap race for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division will headline the action when NASCAR racing returns to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, June 4. For more information, visit SouthBostonSpeedway.com.

South Boston Speedway – South Boston, VA
Race Results – May 21, 2022

Late Model Stock Car Race 1
1. 99 Layne Riggs
2. 55 Mark Wertz
3. 25 Jacob Borst
4. 26 Peyton Sellers
5. 09 Bruce Anderson
6. 82 Trey Crews
7. 01 Camden Gullie
8. 8 Thomas Scott
9. 0 Landon Pembleton
10. 28 Jason Barnes
11. 58 Daniel Moss
12. 31 Aaron Donnelly
13. 05 Mason Bailey
14. 50 Raymond Pittman
15. 06 Terry Dease
16. 77 Blake Stallings
17. 04 Larry Barrett
18. 91 Chris Elliott

Late Model Stock Car Race 2
1. 99 Layne Riggs
2. 26 Peyton Sellers
3. 82 Trey Crews
4. 55 Mark Wertz
5. 09 Bruce Anderson
6. 01 Camden Gullie
7. 8 Thomas Scott
8. 0 Landon Pembleton
9. 58 Daniel Moss
10. 25 Jacob Borst
11. 91 Chris Elliott
12. 50 Raymond Pittman
13. 05 Mason Bailey
14. 31 Aaron Donnelly
15. 77 Blake Stallings
16. 04 Larry Barrett
17. 28 Jason Barnes
18. 06 Terry Dease

Limited Sportsman Race 1
1. 00 Kyle Barnes
2. 21 Carter Russo
3. 75 Daniel Crews
4. 40 Brian Thomas
5. 98 JD Eversole
6. 29 Brian Obiedzenski
7. 12 Zach Peregoy
8. 62 Ross Mountcasel
9. 26 Parker Brookfield
10. 42 Chuck Lawson
11. 47 Chris Donnelly
12. 17 Jason Myers
13. 88 Justin Dawson

Limited Sportsman Race 2
1. 75 Daniel Crews
2. 17 Jason Myers
3. 21 Carter Russo
4. 29 Brian Obiedzenski
5. 26 Parker Brookfield
6. 00 Kyle Barnes
7. 62 Ross Mountcasel
8. 12 Zach Peregoy
9. 40 Brian Thomas
10. 47 Chris Donnelly
11. 98 JD Eversole

Pure Stock Race 1
1. 3 Nathan Crews
2. 9 Johnny Layne
3. 66 Scott Phillips
4. 00 Bruce Mayo
5. 11 B.J. Reaves
6. 17 Joe Allred
7. 77 Zach Reaves
8. 16 Chris Redman
9. 61 Jimmy Wade
10. 76 Drew Turner
11. 2 Kendal Milam

Pure Stock Race 2
1. 3 Nathan Crews
2. 66 Scott Phillips
3. 17 Joe Allred
4. 2 Kendal Milam
5. 77 Zach Reaves
6. 16 Chris Redman
7. 61 Jimmy Wade
8. 76 Drew Turner
9. 9 Johnny Layne
10. 11 B.J. Reaves
11. 00 Bruce Mayo

Hornets
1. 49 Kevin Currin
2. 63 Dillon Davis
3. 50 Kendall Milam
4. 3 Steven Layne
5. 01 Jared Dawson
6. 54 Jason DeCarlo
7. 28 Landon Milam
8. 14 Mark McCauley
9. 02 Colton Moore
10. 07 Jordaine Penick
11. 12 Andrea Rotoulo