Crews Repeats in Kenny Meadows Limited Sportsman Memorial Feature Race at South Boston Speedway; Sellers Earns Late Model Win

By Joe Chandler

Director, Public Relations

South Boston Speedway

SOUTH BOSTON, VA (April 12, 2025) – Nathan Crews is developing a penchant for winning big races.

The Long Island, Virginia resident won Saturday’s Second Annual Kenny Meadows Limited Sportsman Memorial Feature Race at South Boston Speedway, capturing the $3,000 winner’s prize in the richest Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division feature race ever held at the .4-mile oval.

This is the second straight year that Crews has won South Boston Speedway’s showcase Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division race.

“I didn’t think it could get any better than it did last year but, I believe this year it’s a little bit better,” Crews said after winning the race for the second time. “I thought last year it was the biggest race I’ve ever won, and I believe this year puts the icing on the cake. I’m very thankful to have the car and the ability to win this race.”

It was a dominant win for Crews who pulled away from his challengers during a 51-lap run to the finish that followed the last of the race’s five caution periods and drove to a 3.245-second win over Cory Dunn of Salem, Virginia, who was the runner-up in last year’s race.

“Honestly, we were pretty good today,” Dunn pointed out. “It’s a small win for us. We all want to win, that’s what we’re here for. Coming out here with no practice leading up to today, it feels like a small win. We made some changes on the car throughout the day today to get it better. We know what we need to work on coming back to get the car better.”

Crews was surprised he could pull away from his challengers to the extent that he did.

“I was very surprised because throughout the day I didn’t think we were the best car,” he pointed out. “I knew we were pretty good, maybe top three. I thought I was going to have to man up on the wheel and that’s what I did from lap one. I gave it 110 percent.”

Karl Budzevski of Montvale, Virginia, finished third.

The remainder of the finishing order for the race was unofficial following the event. Lane Woods of Moneta, Virginia crossed the finish line fourth and Drew Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia was unofficially fifth in the 18-car field.

The unofficial remainder of the top 10 drivers included Tristan Brunelli, Bob Davis, Shawn Hopkins, Jared Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia and Trace Daniel of Sutherlin, Virginia.

Defending South Boston Speedway Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division champion Jason Myers of Hurt, Virginia won the pole for the race, led the first three laps and was in contention before being forced to the sidelines with a mechanical issue.

The race was slowed by five caution periods and two red flags, all of which occurred in the first 25 laps of the race.

Many contributions to the event made the 75-lap Kenny Meadows Limited Sportsman Memorial Feature Race the richest Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division race ever held at South Boston Speedway.

In addition to the $3,000 winner’s prize and $500 to start the race, there were a number of prizes and awards including a $250 Anderson Turf Management Limited Sportsman Pole Award, a $250 Aqua Pros Hard Charger Award for the driver that gained the most positions in the race, and a $500 Surprise Finishing Position Bonus from Ronnie Ratliff Service Center and LS Tractor that was picked on race day.

Also, there were $200, $100 and $50 Surprise Starting Positions awards from the Meadows Family, HPI caliper bolts and shifter, and prize packs from R&S Race Cars.

Purse sponsors for the race included Anderson Outdoor Solutions, Pro Graphx, Max Kendall Lumber & Tin, Frye Fence & Curbscaping, Eagles and Eagle Riders No. 4420, Famous Subs & More, Harbour Garage & Towing, Piedmont Realty, DCT Towing & Recovery, and Lisa Spencer, Realtor.

Also included among the purse sponsors were Martin’s Auto Body and Restoration, Sellers Racing, Billy's AC Service, Buddy Scoops Ice Cream, Apple's Engine Rebuilding, Shane Perkins Construction LLC, Auto Rehab, South Atlantic Data & Design, Helical Precision, and Bowling Logging and Chipping Inc. Lawless Welding, Pembelton Forest Products, Chip Wyatt State Farm Agent, R&S Race Cars, Daryn Cockram Towing, Mincey’s Graphics, Meeks Pic & Pull, McMillion Automotive, and Bassett Moose Lodge No. 383 were also purse sponsors.

The race honored the late Kenny Meadows who passed away December 7, 2021 at age 56 due to COVID-19. Meadows was a life-long racing enthusiast. He was crew chief for his son, Calvin Meadows,’ racing efforts and helped many other teams throughout the years as well. Kenny Meadows was involved in racing for 14 years.

Peyton Sellers Wins 100-Lap Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division Race

Two-time NASCAR national champions and seven-time South Boston Speedway champion Peyton Sellers of Danville, Virginia successfully fended off multiple challenges from Trevor Ward of Winston-Salem, North Carolina to win the 100-lap Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division race that was the co-feature race of Saturday afternoon’s Danville Toyota Race Day event at South Boston Speedway.

Sellers led the last 93 laps of the race and edged Ward by just over a second in a six-lap dash to the finish that followed the last of the race’s two caution periods to earn his second win in three starts this season at South Boston Speedway and capture his 60th career win at the .4-mile oval.

“Wins are never taken for granted, especially here at South Boston because anything can happen,” Sellers remarked. “We had a really good car last week and had to put a clip on it. We got it back together and it showed up in rare form today.”

Sellers noted he had the edge when it came to the longer green-flag runs.

“We were able to be really good on the long runs today,” he pointed out. “Trevor was a little better on the short runs and it just played in our favor.”

Ward, who has a third-place finish, a win, and a runner-up finish in his three starts here this season called his runner-up finish “a good points night. Peyton was a little bit better on the longer runs. It seemed we had a little better short run. We just came up a little short.”

Darren Krantz Jr, finished third, Mike Looney of Catawba, Virginia finished fourth and Blake Stallings of Danville, Virginia finished fifth. The rest of the top 10 included Jacob Borst of Elon, North Carolina, Landon Pembelton of Amelia, Virginia, Deac McCaskill of Raleigh, North Carolina, Toby Layne of Farmville, Virginia and Jeff Sparks of Ackworth, Georgia.

Reaves Brothers Split Wins In Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division Twinbill

Zach Reaves of Danville, Virginia and his brother, B.J. Reaves of South Boston, Virginia split wins in the twin 15-lap races that kicked off the 2025 season for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division competitors.

Zach Reaves won the pole for the first race, took the lead from his brother with five laps to go and edged him by .388-second to win the opening race. Jarrett Milam of Keeling, Virginia, Scott Phillips of Halifax, Virginia and Dillon Davis of Nathalie, Virginia rounded out the top five finishers.

B.J. Reaves started fourth in the second race, passed Phillips for the lead on the seventh lap, and drove to a .916-second win over Phillips. Zach Reaves, Davis and Milam completed the top five finishers in the second race that had two lead changes among three drivers.

Jason DeCarlo Triumphs In 20-Lap Dollar General Hornets Division Opener

Jason DeCarlo of Chase City, Virginia won the 20-lap Dollar General Hornets Division race that was part of Saturday afternoon’s Danville Toyota Race Day event at South Boston Speedway. His win in the division’s season-opener gives him wins in his last three starts at South Boston Speedway. DeCarlo won the final two races of the 2024 season.

DeCarlo edged defending division champion Jordaine Penick of Meherrin, Virginia by .599-second in winning the caution-free race.

Cameron Goble of Ringgold, Virginia, Dustin Davis of Nathalie, Virginia and Andrea Ruotolo of South Boston, Virginia rounded out the top five finishers. Sentara Late Models Feature

Finish No. Competitor

1 26 Sellers, Peyton

2 77W Ward, Trevor

3 77K Krantz Jr., Darren

4 87 Looney, Mike

5 77S Stallings, Blake

6 25 Borst, Jacob

7 0 Pembelton, Landon

8 8 McCaskill, Deac

9 51 Layne, Toby

10 7 Sparks, Jeff

11 9 Anderson, Bruce

12 50 Pittman, Raymond

13 19 Cann, Jessica

14 18 Reaves, Max

15 0C Moore, Craig

Southside Disposal Pure Stocks Feature 1

Finish No. Competitor

1 77 Reaves, Zach

2 11 Reaves, Barry

3 28 Milam, Jarrett

4 1 Phillips, Scott

5 63 Davis, Dillon

6 76 Turner, Andrew

7 29 Pool, Colby

8 88 Johnson, Jarrett

9 50 Milam, Kendall

Southside Disposal Pure Stocks Feature 2

Finish No. Competitor

1 11 Reaves, Barry

2 1 Phillips, Scott

3 77 Reaves, Zach

4 63 Davis, Dillon

5 28 Milam, Jarrett

6 76 Turner, Andrew

7 29 Pool, Colby

8 88 Johnson, Jarrett

9 50 Milam, Kendall

Dollar General Hornets Feature

Finish No. Competitor

1 54 Decarlo, Jason

2 7 Penick, Jordaine

3 18 Goble, Cameron

4 51 Davis, Dustin

5 12 Ruotolo, Andrea

6 29 Moss, Cameron

7 76 Armstead, Kristian

8 14 McCauley, Mark

9 33 Sangillo, Christian

10 83 Milam, Landon

11 24 Penick, Chris

12 2 Moore, Colton

Budweiser Limited Sportsman Kenny Meadows Memorial Feature

Finish No. Competitor

1 3 Crews, Nathan

2 75D Dunn, Corey

3 7 Budzevski, Karl

4 92 Woods, Lane

5 8 Dawson, Drew

6 18 Brunelli, Tristan

7 19 Davis, Bob

8 99 Hopkins, Shawn

9 01 Dawson, Jared

10 12 Peregoy, Zach

11 2 Daneil, Trace

12 17 Myers, Jason

13 1 Cockram, Daryn

14 45 Towler, Justin

15 89 Jenkins, Rob

16 5 Peregoy, Bev

17 00 Palumbo, Gennaro

18 38 Foy, Brad

19 51 Pittman, Jason

Next Race At South Boston Speedway

NASCAR racing will return to South Boston Speedway on Saturday afternoon, April 26 with the Advance Auto Parts Day at the Races presented by Bojangles.

A 100-lap race for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division will headline the afternoon’s six-race card. The afternoon’s racing action will also include twin 30-lap races for the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division, a 25-lap race for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division, a 20-lap race for the Dollar General Hornets Division and a 25-lap race for the regional touring East Coast Flathead Ford Racing Association.

Advance adult tickets for the Advance Auto Parts Day at the Races presented by Bojangles event are priced at $12. Tickets at the gate on race day will be $15 each. Suite tickets are available for $40 each. Seniors ages 65 and older, military, healthcare workers, and students (with ID) can purchase tickets for $12 each at the gate only on the day of the event.

The tentative race day schedule has registration and pit gates opening at 8:30 a.m. Group qualifying begins at 1 p.m. and the first race of the day will get the green flag at 2 p.m.

The latest news and updates about the Advance Auto Parts Day at the Races presented by Bojangles event and all of South Boston Speedway events can be found on the speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com, by calling the speedway office at 434-572-4947 or toll free at 1-877-440-1540 during regular business hours, and through the track’s social media channels.