Langley Grabs First And Second Career Wins At SoBo

It’s always great getting your first career Late Model Stock Car win. It’s even better when your second career Late Model Stock win comes shortly thereafter.

Carter Langley now knows that feeling.

The Zebulon, North Carolina resident not only scored his first career Late Model Stock Car Division win, he went one step better – sweeping the twin 75-lap Sentara Healthcare Late Model Stock Car Division races that headlined the 2023 season opener at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway on Saturday.

“I didn’t expect my first and second win to come this close,” Langley said after scoring the sweep. “This is special. This really means a lot. I couldn’t think of a better place to get my first win. I didn’t think I was going to get back into victory lane. Winning the first and second race back-to-back really gives you a big boost of confidence.”

Langley took the lead from Mike Looney with six laps to go, but had to hold off Looney and fast-closing Peyton Sellers in a three-lap dash to the finish that followed the race’s third caution period. He prevailed at the end, edging Looney by .386-second with Sellers taking third place.

Camden Gullie finished fourth, with Logan Clark in fifth.

The early portion of the race was a battle between pole winner Bruce Anderson, Sellers, Looney, Jacob Borst, and Langley. However, that changed when Anderson, Sellers and Borst were involved in a mishap on lap 59 – a crash that sidelined Anderson and relegated Borst and Sellers back into the field. Sellers rallied to take third place and Borst recovered to finish seventh.

There were three lead changes among four drivers in the first 75-lap race, with Anderson leading the first 42 laps, and Sellers leading the next 17 circuits before he was involved in the mishap. Looney inherited the lead at the restart and led 10 laps before Langley surged into the lead and ultimately scored the win.

In the nightcap, Langley, who started the race in ninth-place after the drawing for the inverted start, gradually worked his way through the field, taking second place from Sellers with 25 laps to go and taking the lead from Borst with 16 laps to go. Once in front, Langley managed to separate himself from his challengers and sped across the finish line 1.636-seconds ahead of Borst, who started the race from third place.

Sellers finished third, giving him a pair of third-place efforts for the afternoon, with Mark Wertz in fourth, and Craig Moore in fifth.

There were two lead changes among three drivers with Borst leading 44 laps, Langley holding then top spot for 16 laps and Moore leading the first 15 laps of the race.

Murray, Barnes Split Limited Sportsman Twinbill

Adam Murray and last season’s division champion, Kyle Barnes, split wins in Saturday’s twin 30-lap races for the Budweiser Limited Sportsman division.

Murray scored his first career South Boston Speedway win the first 30-lap race. He took the lead from J.D. Eversole on the 19th lap and led the rest of the way, edging Eversole by .314-second at the finish.

Carter Russo finished third, with Barnes fourth, and Jason Myers fifth.

There were two lead changes among two drivers, with Murray leading twice for a total of 28 laps. Eversole led once for two circuits.

Barnes started sixth in the second race but needed only 10 laps to get to the front of the field. He passed Zach Peregoy to take the lead on the 10th lap and led the final 21 circuits in picking up the victory.

Ronnie Jones finished second, 1.217-seconds behind Barnes. Myers finished third, with Drew Dawson in fourth, and Justin Dawson in fifth.

There were two lead changes among three drivers with Barnes leading 21 laps, pole starter Ronald Renfrow leading the first six laps and Peregoy leading three laps.

Layne Wins Pure Stock Opener

Johnny Layne won Saturday’s 25-lap race for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock division – and had a tough path in doing so.

After the engine in Layne’s car blew during practice he left the speedway, headed home, retrieved his other car, returned to the speedway, and started the race at the rear of the field.

Undaunted, Layne quickly surged through the field, took the lead from defending division champion Scott Phillips on the seventh lap, and led the rest of the way to pick up the win. He crossed the finish line 1.395-seconds ahead of runner-up Zach Reaves, who had started the race from the pole.

B.J. Reaves, Bruce Mayo, and Phillips – who led the first six laps of the race – rounded out the top five.

Goble Takes Hornets Win

Cameron Goble scored his first career South Boston Speedway victory Saturday, earning a flag-to-flag win in the 20-lap race for the Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets division.

Goble finished .883-second ahead of runner-up Dillon Davis, with pole winner Jason DeCarlo third, Steven Layne fourth, and Andrea Ruotolo fifth.

Next Race At South Boston Speedway

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Race Results – March 17, 2023

Late Model Stock Cars Race 1
1. Carter Langley
2. Mike Looney
3. Peyton Sellers
4. Camden Gullie
5. Logan Clark
6. Mark Wertz
7. Jacob Borst
8. Craig Moore
9. Thomas Scott
10. Andrew Patterson
11. Raymond Pittman III
12. Eddie Slagle
13. Eddie Johnson
14.Terry Dease
15. Connor Jones
16. Blake Stallings
17. Bruce Anderson
18. John Goin
19. Rodney Boyd
20. Jason Barnes
21. Jessica Cann
22. Hunter Rose

Late Model Stock Cars Race 2
1. Carter Langley
2. Jacob Borst
3. Peyton Sellers
4. Mark Wertz
5. Craig Moore
6. Camden Gullie
7. Logan Clark
8. Eddie Johnson
9. Thomas Scott
10. Aaron Donnelly
11. Raymond Pittman III
12. Mike Looney
13. Blake Stallings
14. Connor Jones
15. Eddie Slagle
16. Terry Dease
17. Andrew Patterson

Limited Sportsman Race 1
1. Adam Murray
2. J.D. Eversole
3. Carter Russo
4. Kyle Barnes
5. Jason Myers
6. Bob Davis
7. Billy Myers
8. Zach Peregoy
9. Ronald Renfrow
10. Dusty Garus
11. Ronnie Jones
12. Drew Dawson
13. Jared Dawson
14. Ross Mountcasel
15. Tony Housman
16. Kyle Lynch
17. Quincy Adkins
18. Justin Dawson
19. Justin Towler

Limited Sportsman Race 2
1. Kyle Barnes
2. Ronnie Jones
3. Jason Myers
4. Drew Dawson
5. Justin Dawson
6. Quincy Adkins
7. Billy Myers
8. Tony Housman
9. Zach Peregoy
10. Jared Dawson
11. Ross Mountcasel
12. Kyle Lynch
13. Carter Russo
14. Adam Murray
15. J.D. Eversole
16. Bob Davis
17. Ronald Renfrow
18. Dusty Garus

Pure Stock
1. Johnny Layne
2. Zach Reaves
3. B.J. Reaves
4. Bruce Mayo
5. Scott Phillips
6. Chris Redman
7. Andrew Turner
8. Andrea Ruotolo
9. Jeb Redman

Hornets
1. Cameron Goble
2. Dillon Davis
3. Jason DeCarlo
4. Steven Layne
5. Andrea Ruotolo
6. Kendall Milam
7. Landon Milam
8. D.J. Moser
9. Jordaine Penick
10. Cameron Moss
11. Colton Moore
12. Jack Milam