Special events include Virginia Triple Crown Kickoff on Saturday, July 3; Champions to be Crowned September 18 By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (September 24, 2026) – The 2027 South Boston Speedway racing schedule has been unveiled with one of the biggest events of the season featured as its season-opener once again. The 14-event slate opens on Saturday afternoon, March 20, with the Fourth Annual SMART Modified Tour King of the

Rundstrom Jr., Layne, Milam Earn 2026 SBS Division Titles By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON VA (September 13, 2026) – Trevor Ward had to wait an extra day, but finally achieved a dream – winning a South Boston Speedway championship. The 2026 South Boston Speedway Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division championship, Ward’s first career track championship, was worth $20,000. The payout was from Hitachi Energy from the speedway’s

Two of the biggest names in Late Model Stock Car Division racing face one final race – one final night – competing against each other and a star-studded field to decide the 2026 South Boston Speedway championship.

Season-Long Battle Separated by Two Points Heading into September 12 Finale; Dawson Still Mathematically Alive By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (September 4, 2026) – Two teenagers. Two points. One race. The South Boston Speedway Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division championship comes down to the season’s final points race – a 50-lap affair that will part of the Halifax County Farm Bureau Championship Night event on Saturday nig

Rundstrom Takes Limited Sportsman Win, Layne and Davis Split Pure Stock Twinbill, Hornets Race Results remain Unofficial By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway Updated September 1, 2026 to reflect Official Results SOUTH BOSTON VA (August 29, 2026) – After having won the 100-lap Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division race at South Boston Speedway a week earlier Peyton Sellers remarked he was going to be hunting trophies the rest of the season. S

Driving for a Cause, Former Hornets Division Champion Dives into Limited Sportsman Division By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON, VA (August 26, 2026) – Jordaine Penick announced she was retiring from racing after exiting her Hornets Division car following the final race of South Boston Speedway’s 2025 season. It was understandable. She is a teenager and wanted to enjoy her last year or so of high school without being tied down working

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-

Brunelli, Rundstrom tighten Limited Sportsman Title Fight with Victories By Joe Chandler Director, Public Relations South Boston Speedway SOUTH BOSTON VA (August 1, 2026) – The intensity and aggression of the racing was ramped up another notch Saturday night with Landon Pembelton of Amelia, Virginia crossing the finish line first in both of the twin 75-lap Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division races that headlined the Boone Tractor Race Night presented by New Holland a

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

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