Brunelli Wins Limited Sportsman Race, B.J. Reaves Scores Pure Stock Win, Milam Rolls to Hornets Division Victory, Lockhart and Griffin Prevail in Ground Pounders By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON VA (August 22, 2026) – Peyton Sellers used the three-week break in South Boston Speedway’s racing schedule to hit the reset button. It worked. The Danville, Virginia resident sped past pole winner and division points leader Trevor Ward with

Four Division Championship Battles Resume August 22 on Davenport Energy Race Night By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (August 20, 2026) – The Hornets are dormant today. On Saturday they’ll erupt into a frenzy. Who will feel the sting when the colony swarms? Who will emerge as the “King Hornet?” Racing fans will find out Saturday night at South Boston Speedway. The twin 15-lap races that will be part of the August 22 Davenport Ene

Facing Different Pressures, Different Battles, Late Model Legend is Forging a New Path Forward By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (August 18, 2026) – Race fans see a highly competitive Bobby McCarty who appreciates the opportunity to race against the best-of-the-best in Late Model Stock Car racing. What they don’t see is the intensity and complexity of the Bobby McCarty that deftly navigates a pressure-filled world battling well-

The best Late Model Stock Car drivers are ready to “Krush” it once again at South Boston Speedway. For the second straight year, the Krush 250 presented by Rogers Heating & Cooling benefitting the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation returns to South Boston Speedway. This year’s Krush 250 is slated for Saturday afternoon, November 14, and will again bring top-tier Late Model Stock Car competitors to the legendary .4-mile oval for a “must-see” event.

Trevor’s father, Dean Ward, won eight South Boston Late Model Stock Car features in the early 2000s, and has countless wins at other short tracks around the Southeast. Trevor, a former Virginia Triple Crown champion, is an accomplished racer in his own right, but his father’s South Boston win mark was one he had been thinking about for quite some time. It was a meaningful milestone for Trevor, but as he strapped into his No. 77 on July 11, it really wasn’t even on his mind

Dawson, Brunelli, Rundstrom Set to Battle in Two Pivotal Races on Saturday, August 1 By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (July 27, 2026) – A veteran racer and two talented teenagers are bringing the chase for the South Boston Speedway Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division championship to a boil. Longtime standout Drew Dawson leads the title fight, but nipping at his heels are young wheelmen Tristan Brunelli and Brian Rundstrom Jr.

An accomplished Late Model Stock Car wheelman, Moore, 49, stepped away from driving this season, focusing instead on setting up his car and being the crew chief for veteran racer Dennis Holdren. Holdren opted to take this week off, so Moore spent the week working on his car preparing to compete in the 3rd Running of the Kenny Meadows Memorial Limited Sportsman Feature that highlighted Saturday night’s CAS NAPA Race Night event at South Boston Speedway.

Late Model Giants’ Spat has Left Trevor Ward Ahead in Title Chase Heading into CAS NAPA Race Night at South Boston Speedway By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (July 9, 2026) – Late Model Stock Car juggernauts Peyton Sellers and Landon Pembelton have had their run-ins this season. And each have voiced their displeasure with the other – clearly. Sellers rooted Pembelton out of the way on the final lap and won in their first Late Mo

Race night had ended. Competitors and teams with their car haulers in tow, were pulling out of South Boston Speedway after its June 27 event. Layne and his father, Johnny Layne Sr., were among the few competitors that remained in the pit area.

75-Lap Race is Longest, Richest Limited Sportsman Feature of the Season By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (July 3, 2026) – Limited Sportsman Division competitors will be gunning for their biggest prize of the season on July 11 at South Boston Speedway. With more than $17,000 in purse and special awards on the line in the Third Annual Kenny Meadows Memorial Limited Sportsman Feature, competitors will need to be at their best. A $

Hall Reunites Nelson Motorsports Entry in 20th Running of the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 June 27 at South Boston Speedway By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (June 18, 2026) – Connor Hall says winning South Boston Speedway’s Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 the past two years was special. How about three in a row? “I feel like three would just be the cherry on top,” Hall said. “I feel that would be a pretty big statement.” T

The six-time Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 winner and four-time NASCAR national champion will pilot a car out of the JR Motorsports stable. In doing so he will be competing against his own Lee Pulliam Performance team featuring NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular Brenden “Butterbean” Queen, and 17-year-old Carson Brown in the June 27 event.

Peyton Sellers Wins Saturday’s “125”, DeCarlo Pockets Hornets Bounty, Layne Ties Pure Stock Record Saturday Night By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON VA (June 13, 2026) – Peyton Sellers found his groove, Trevor Ward regained the points lead and a mechanical issue sent Landon Pembelton’s car up in flames. Those were the big takeaways from Saturday night’s 125-lap Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division race, the headline race of t

National Leaders, Drivers on the Doorstep of Records and More Headline Benchmark Community Bank Race Night By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON VA (June 10, 2026) – Ask our Late Model regulars, and it seems they all have different thoughts on a 125-lap feature. The headlining race to Benchmark Community Bank Race Night on June 13 is the season’s second-longest race for the Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division, second only to th

Teenager is Raising Eyebrows, Proving Doubters Wrong with Late Model Success By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (June 4, 2026) – Conner Weddell raised a lot of eyebrows when he nearly beat Lee Pulliam in his South Boston Speedway debut. Weddell took the lead from the multi-time NASCAR national champion, led 15 laps and finished second to Pulliam in his first-ever South Boston Late Model Stock Car race on March 21. Some fans perha

Competitors Race In Remembrance, Honor Fallen Heroes And Late NASCAR star Kyle Busch By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (May 30, 2026) – Landon Pembelton called it a surreal moment. Moments after accepting the winner’s trophy in the wake of a dominant sweep of the twin 75-lap Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division races that headlined the Oak River Realty Race Night event at South Boston Speedway the Amelia, Virginia paused