May 16 Event Preview: Much in Store for Fans Saturday with Feed Halifax Race Night at South Boston Speedway

A Look Ahead at Saturday Night’s Event with Seven Feature Races on Tap

By Joe Chandler

Director, Public Relations

South Boston Speedway

SOUTH BOSTON, VA (May 13, 2026) – Race fans have a lot in store as South Boston Speedway partners with Feed Halifax to bring the Saturday night, May 16 Feed Halifax Driving to End Hunger Race Night event.

The Feed Halifax Driving to End Hunger Race Night event features a total of seven races including twin-race events for three of the track’s four NASCAR-sanctioned racing divisions. There is a lot more that makes for a big night. Following is a look ahead at Saturday night’s event.

Trevor Ward Leads Nation; Five SBS Drivers Rank in National Top 10

The best-of-the-best drivers in the nation compete at South Boston Speedway each event, and this week’s NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts Division I national point standings prove it.

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Trevor Ward, the Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division points leader at South Boston Speedway, leads the NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts Division I national point standings.

The Winston-Salem, North Carolina driver is one of three South Boston Speedway “regulars” in the Top-5 of the NASCAR national standings and is among five regular competitors at South Boston Speedway that are in the Top-10 of the national ranking.

Other regular South Boston Speedway competitors in the top tier of the national ranking are Landon Pembelton of Amelia, Virginia (third), Peyton Sellers of Danville, Virginia (fourth), Bobby McCarty of Kernersville, North Carolina (seventh), and Conner Weddell of Centerville, MD.

The rankings were based on data as of Tuesday, May 12.

A Big Night of Racing

When it comes to the number of races held on a single event night, Saturday night’s Feed Halifax Driving to End Hunger Race Night event, with a total of seven races, stands as the biggest of the season.

Twin-race events for three of the track’s four NASCAR-sanctioned racing divisions is the most twin-race events scheduled for a single night.

Headlining the action is twin 75-lap races for the Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division. Fans will also see twin 30-lap races for the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division, twin 15-lap races for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division and a 20-lap race for the Dollar General Hornets Division.

Drew Dawson Leads NASCAR Division II National Standings

Drew Dawson (left) takes a video with Nathan Crews after their fierce battle for the Budweiser Limited Sportsman win on May 2. Dawson currently leads the NASCAR DII National Points.

South Boston Speedway can claim two national point leaders this week as Drew Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia leads the NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts Division II national point standings.

Dawson, who leads the point standings in South Boston Speedway’s Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division is one of two regular competitors ranked in the Top-5 nationally. The other is Jacob Derrick of Hampton, Virginia.

Dan Rogers of Powhatan, Virginia, another South Boston Speedway “regular,” stands 12th in the national standings.

The rankings were based on data as of Tuesday, May 12.

Ward Eyes Family Record

Trevor Ward has an opportunity this weekend to break a family record by surpassing his father, former racing standout Dean Ward, on South Boston Speedway’s all-time career Late Model Stock Car Division wins list.

This weekend’s twin 75-lap races for the Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division will provide two chances for Ward to break his father’s South Boston Speedway record.

Ward’s desire to break his father’s record is not about family bragging rights. It’s all about how much he reveres and respects how great his father was as a racer.

In winning the second race of the twin-race event on May 2 Ward tied his father on the track’s all-time Late Model Stock Car Division wins list with his eighth career win.

“He’s always told me I had big shoes to fill,” Ward said with a smile at the end of the May 2 event.

“It was awesome to be able to execute that win and be able to say I’ve tied him for all-time wins here.”

Two More Drivers on the Cusp of Records

Two other drivers, Landon Milam and Johnny Layne, are on the cusp of breaking and closing in on win records in their respective divisions.

Milam, with a total of 10 career wins, is tied with former South Boston Speedway Dollar General Hornets Division champions Kevin Currin of Chase City, Virginia and Josh Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia at the top of the division’s all-time career wins list.

The Keeling, Virginia resident can break the record Saturday night if he wins the division’s 20-lap race. It will be a tough task. Milam swept the division’s twin-race event on May 2 and, under the track’s handicapping system, must start at the rear of the field Saturday night regardless of where he qualifies.

Layne, of Halifax, Virginia, has 34 career wins in the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division and is three wins shy of the record of 37 wins held by former division competitor Nathan Crews of Long Island, Virginia.

If he sweeps Saturday night’s twin 15-lap races for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division he will run his win total to 36, putting him one win shy of tying Crews’ mark.

Feed Halifax Seeks Donations; Offers VIP Experience to Fans

South Boston Speedway and Feed Halifax are partnering for Saturday night’s Feed Halifax Driving to End Hunger Race Night event to support the organization’s efforts in combating hunger in Halifax County, Virginia.

Not only are South Boston Speedway and Feed Halifax partnering for the Feed Halifax Driving to End Hunger Race Night event to highlight a great community initiative, they’re giving friends and fans a chance to win an incredible VIP Race Night Experience at the Saturday, August 29 Hitachi Energy Race Night event.

Anyone who donates food or money at the donation trailer on Saturday night, May 16 will be entered to win two VIP Suite Passes to the Hitachi Energy Race Night, along with one Feature Race spot to wave the green flag, two spots in a Pace Car Ride-Along during a feature race, and a Feature Race Victory Lane Photo Opportunity during Hitachi Energy Race Night.

Race fans are encouraged to visit the Feed Halifax Trailer on event night and donate non-perishable food items or make a monetary donation. Each non-perishable food item that is donated equals one chance to win the VIP Package. Each dollar donated (either by credit card or in cash) equals one chance to win the VIP Package.

Fans will be given numbers and will be entered to win the grand prize. The grand prize will be drawn and announced on event night. The fan does not have to be present to win. The winner will be contacted after the event if they are not there to claim the grand prize on event night.

Interested fans can visit Feed Halifax website for more information.

Event Schedule, Admission For Feed Halifax Race Night

The event schedule for the Saturday, May 16 Feed Halifax Driving to End Hunger Race Night event has registration and pit gates opening at 2 p.m., practice starting at 3:25 p.m., frontstretch grandstand gates opening at 3:30 p.m., trackside parking gates opening at 5:30 p.m., qualifying at 6 p.m., pre-race ceremonies starting at 6:45 p.m. and the first race of the night starting at 7 p.m.

Adult advance tickets are priced at $12 each. Adult admission at the gate on race day is $15. Suite passes are $40 each. Seniors ages 65 and older, veterans and military personnel, first responders, healthcare workers and students with ID may purchase tickets for $12 each at the gate on race day. Kids ages 12 and under are admitted free.