Event Recap: McCarty, Sellers Split Wins in Saturday Late Model Twinbill at South Boston Speedway

Bobby McCarty Visits Victory Lane for First Time Since 2024; Kristian Armstead Nabs First Career Hornets Win

By Joe Chandler

Director, Public Relations

South Boston Speedway

SOUTH BOSTON VA (April 4, 2026) – Two-time Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 Champion Bobby McCarty and eight-time South Boston Speedway champion Peyton Sellers earned wins in a pair of hard-fought 75-lap NASCAR Late Model Stock Car races that headlined Saturday afternoon’s Danville Toyota Race Day event at South Boston Speedway.

McCarty, of Madison, North Carolina, won the second race of the twin 75-lap Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division races, earning his first win in almost two years. His 10th career win at South Boston Speedway came after he took the lead from Trevor Ward of Winston-Salem, North Carolina with 28 laps to go. From there, he drove to a 1.077-second win over Ward.

The win in the second race of the twin-race event was a huge triumph for McCarty, whose last win came in 2024 at Dominion Raceway.

“I really don’t know what to say,” McCarty said with a smile. “I don’t know how to put it into words. To win it the way we did, and the way we finished (fourth) in the first race it’s special, very special. To do this with our family-owned team and race against guys like Peyton, Trevor and Deac McCaskill and all of these big teams is truly special.”

McCarty said Ward put up a tough battle as they fought for the lead.

“Trevor put up a really good fight up top,” he pointed out. “I started up there at the beginning of the race and you could tell pretty quick it wasn’t that good. I was surprised he held on the way he did. He was doing a really good job keeping me honest on the bottom. Those are the moments I enjoy. I know people won’t believe me, but the third lap of us being side-by-side I was like this is what I come here for.”

Sellers, from Danville, Virginia, won the first of the two 75-lap Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division races, edging Ward by a car length to earn his first win of the season and his 66th career win at South Boston Speedway.

Sellers got the advantage on Ward on a restart that followed the last of the race’s two caution periods and led the last 41 circuits of the .4-mile oval to earn the win in the opening race.

“We had a little speed in the first race, caught the restart right, and got a win,” Sellers pointed out. “It (winning) is hard to do here at South Boston. You see the level of the competition. Anyone can win at any time here.”

Landon Pembelton of Amelia, Virginia finished third in the first race behind Sellers and Ward, with McCarty and Deac McCaskill of Raleigh, North Carolina rounding out the top five finishers.

Sellers started the nightcap at the rear of the field and finished third behind McCarty and Ward with Californian Chase Burgeson and Blake Stallings of Danville, Virginia completing the top five finishers.

There were three lead changes among three drivers in the race that was slowed by two cautions and one red flag.

Seventeen cars started both races.

Jacob Derrick Wins The 50-Lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division Race

Jacob Derrick of Hampton, Virginia wrestled the lead from Drew Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia and edged Dawson by 1.115-seconds to win Saturday’s 50-lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division race at South Boston Speedway.

Derrick competed in two races at South Boston Speedway last season, earning a win and a fifth-place finish in a twin-race event on May 24, 2025.

Brian Rundstrom Jr. of Green Bay, Virginia finished third, Dan Rogers of Powhatan, Virginia, who finished second in points in the Limited Late Model Division at Dominion Raceway last season took fourth place and Collin Hilton of Eden, North Carolina rounded out the top five finishers in the 22-car field.

Johnny Layne Secures Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division Race Win

Three-time former division champion Johnny Layne of Halifax, Virginia earned his 33rd career win in the division Saturday, taking the top spot in the 25-lap Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division race.

Layne edged Dillon Davis of Nathalie, Virginia by 1.198-seconds at the finish to take the win.

Zach Reaves of South Boston, Virginia finished third with Jarrett Johnson of Danville, Virginia and Jay Hemenway of Wake Forest, North Carolina rounded out the top five finishers.

Layne inherited the lead on the ninth lap after a mishap took pole winner Caleb Sanford of South Boston, Virginia out of contention. Sanford had led the first eight laps of the race.

Kristian Armstead Wins The Dollar General Hornets Division Opener

Kristian Armstead of Martinsville, Virginia found himself in the right place at the right time, avoided mishaps that took out other contenders, and earned his first career win in Saturday’s 20-lap race for the Dollar General Hornets Division.

Armstead edged runner-up Chris Penick of Rustburg, Virginia by a half second to earn the win. Max Sangillo of Farmville, Virginia finished third, with Landon Milam of Keeling, Virginia and Cameron Moss of Danville, Virginia finished fifth.

There were three lead changes among four drivers with Armstead leading the final five laps of the race following the second of the race’s two caution periods.

Unofficial Event Results

Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Feature 1

1 26 Sellers, Peyton

2 77W Ward, Trevor

3 0 Pembelton, Landon

4 6 McCarty, Bobby

5 8 McCaskill, Deac

6 1G Grady, Andrew

7 22C Burgeson, Chase

8 63 Matthews, Tyler

9 77S Stallings, Blake

10 25 George, Devin

11 7 Pack, Corey

12 8W Weddell, Conner

13 51 Layne, Toby

14 1Y York, Jamie

15 92 Woods, Lane

16 99 Garretson, Tyler

17 26W Winslow, Eric

Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Feature 2

1 6 McCarty, Bobby

2 77W Ward, Trevor

3 26 Sellers, Peyton

4 22C Burgeson, Chase

5 77S Stallings, Blake

6 8W Weddell, Conner

7 0 Pembelton, Landon

8 25 George, Devin

9 63 Matthews, Tyler

10 8 McCaskill, Deac

11 51 Layne, Toby

12 1G Grady, Andrew

13 1Y York, Jamie

14 7 Pack, Corey

15 99 Garretson, Tyler

16 92 Woods, Lane

17 26W Winslow, Eric

Budweiser Limited Sportsman Feature

1 88D Derrick, Jacob

2 8 Dawson, Drew

3 88R Rundstrom, Brian

4 33 Rogers, Dan

5 5 Hilton, Collin

6 18 Brunelli, Tristan

7 88 Dawson, Justin

8 1 Holdren, Dennis

9 5S Slagle, Eddie

10 0 Palumbo, Gennaro

11 18G Goble, Cameron

12 8M McGowan, Landon

13 5 Peregoy, Beverly

14 2 Daniel, Trace III

15 1 Dawson, Jared

16 45 Towler, Justin

17 50 Murray, Adam

18 22W Winslow, Eric

19 3 Crews, Nathan

20 19 Davis, Bob

21 08D Dettor, Austin

22 62 Mountcasel, Ross

Southside Disposal Pure Stock Feature

1 9 Layne, Johnny

2 63 Davis, Dillon

3 77 Reaves, Zach

4 88 Johnson, Jarrett

5 12 Hemenway, Jay

6 76 Turner, Andrew

7 28 Milam, Kendall

8 11 Reaves, Barry

9 17 Allred, Joe III

10 9 Sanford, Jacob

11 31 Sanford, Caleb

Dollar General Hornets Feature

1 76 Armstead, Kristian

2 24 Penick, Chris

3 33 Sangillo, Christian

4 83 Milam, Landon

5 29 Moss, Cameron

6 54 Decarlo, Jason

7 12 Ruotolo, Andrea

Next Event at South Boston Speedway

NASCAR Local Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts racing returns to South Boston Speedway on Saturday afternoon, April 18 with the Bojangles Race Day event. This event is the last of the three daytime racing events on the 2026 season schedule.

Headlining the action is a 125-lap race for the Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division, the first of two 125-lap races scheduled for the division this season. The six-event card also includes 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 Fords Racing Association.

Practice will start at 10:25 a.m. and frontstretch spectator gates will open at 10:30 a.m. Qualifying starts at 1 p.m., pre-race ceremonies will start at 1:45 p.m. and the first race of the day will get the green flag at 2 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 miliary 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.