Pulliam, Johnson Split Wins At South Boston Speedway

South Boston, Va. - On a night when a near season-high field of 28 NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Division drivers took to the track, a pair of South Boston Speedway regulars emerged at the top of the field.

Lee Pulliam of Semora, N.C. and track Late Model Stock Car Division points leader Justin Johnson of Roxboro, N.C. split wins in the twin 75-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car Division races that highlighted the CenturyLink Night Twin 75s racing program.

Pulliam started on the pole in the first race and led the entire race, holding off former South Boston Speedway and three-time NASCAR national champion Philip Morris of Ruckersville, Va. in an eight-lap sprint to the finish that followed the last of the races two caution flags.

The win, Pulliam's first of the season, came by a slim margin of .062 seconds. South Boston, Va. resident Stacy Puryear finished third with Woody Howard of Chesapeake, Va. and Johnson rounding out the top five finishers.

Tommy Lemons of Troy, N.C., David Latour of Advance, N.C., Jonathan Cash of Oxford, N.C., David Quackenbush of Lorton, Va. and Josh Oakley of Rougemont, N.C. rounded out the top ten finishers.

Johnson started on the pole in the second race, but it was Howard, the outside pole starter, that grabbed the initial lead. Howard, Morris and Johnson waged a tough battle before Johnson grabbed the lead from Howard on lap 56.

Once in front, Johnson pulled away from his challengers and scored a 2.733-second win over Morris. Puryear finished third with Michael Hardin of Pomfret, Md. and Latour rounding out the top five finishers.

Deac McCaskill of Raleigh, N.C., who was a contender in the first race until a flat tire ended his bid in the closing laps of the race, finished sixth. Eddie Johnson of Midlothian, Va., Quackenbush, C.E. Falk of Virginia Beach, Va., and Wesley Falk of Virginia Beach, Va. rounded out the top ten finishers.

Doggett Wins Limited Sportsman Race

Taylor Doggett of Ruther Glen, Va. scored his first career NASCAR Limited Sportsman Division winhere Saturday night, starting on the pole and leading all the way to win the nights 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division race.

Danny Willis Jr. of Cluster Springs, Va. finished second with Brian Pembelton of Amelia, Va., Tommy Peregoy of Red Oak, Va. and Justin Snow of Danville, Va. rounding out the top five finishers.

Crews Wins Pure Stock Division Race

Trey Crews of Halifax, Va. took the lead from Jarrett Milam of Ringgold, Va. with four laps to go and held off Stuart Crews of Long Island, Va. and Milam to win the 30-lap race for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division.

The win was the first of the season for Crews who drives an entry out of the Halifax County (Va.) Public Schools Motorsports Academy stable.

Bruce Mayo of Halifax, Va. finished fourth with Daniel Crews of Long Island, Va. rounding out the top five finishers.

Lacks Makes It Three In A Row In SV Modified Division

Darryl Lacks of Goode, Va. took the lead on the 14th lap and held on the rest of the way to win the 25-lap race for the Southern Vintage Modified Division.

Donnie Lacks of Goode, Va., Randy Smith of Bassett, Va., Chris Jones of Forest, Va. and Bob Randall of Falmouth, Va. rounded out the top five finishers.