Close Division Title Battles Continue as South Boston Speedway Kicks Off Second Half of its 2024 Schedule Saturday July 13
SOUTH BOSTON, VA……..With the exciting first half of South Boston Speedway’s 2024 season schedule in the rearview mirror, fans can expect even more excitement as championship chases in all four of the track’s NASCAR-sanctioned racing divisions remain close heading into the Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event on Saturday night, July 13 at South Boston Speedway.
Two of the division point standings have a three-point separation between the leader and second-place driver. There is a 10-point margin in one division and a 16-point gap in another.\
Twin 65-lap races for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division, twin 30-lap races for the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division, a 25-lap race for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division, and a 20-lap race for the Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets Division that will comprise the six-race event provide opportunity for movement in the four division championship standings and a potential for shake-up in three of the divisions.
The biggest gap between the leader and the second-place driver is found in the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division where two-time former NASCAR national champion Peyton Sellers of Danville, Virginia leads Blake Stallings of Danville, Virginia by 16 points. Mike Looney of Catawba, Virginia is third and is 28 points out of the lead. Jacob Borst of Elon, North Carolina (33 points down) and Stacy Puryear of South Boston, Virginia (40 points down), round out the top five in the current standings.
The closest of the four division championship points chases is found in the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division. Defending division champion Jason Myers of Hurt, Virginia holds a narrow three-point lead over Eric Winslow of Pelham, North Carolina. Trailing just three points behind Winslow and only six points out of the lead is Nathan Crews of Long Island, Virginia who has won the last three races in a row in the division.
A new points leader has emerged in the Virginia State Police HEAT Hornets Division as 16-year-old Jordaine Penick of Meherrin, Virginia took over the top spot following the June 29 race. Penick leads the division standings by a three-point margin over teammate, 15-year-old Max Sangillo of Farmville, Virginia. Landon Milam of Keeling, Virginia is in third place 13 points out, Cameron Moss of Danville, Virginia and Daniel Byrd of Midlothian, Virginia are tied for fourth place 17 points out of the lead.
While defending division champion Johnny Layne of Halifax, Virginia has had things pretty much his way in the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division thus far this season there is a close points chase in the division.
Layne leads Zach Reaves of Danville, Virginia by 10 points with B.J. Reaves sitting in third place just 11 points out of the lead. Kenny Mills of South Boston, Virginia sits in fourth place 24 points down and Colby Pool of South Boston, Virginia stands fifth, 32 points out of the lead.
The race day schedule for the Saturday, July 13 Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event has registration and pit gates opening at 2 p.m. Practice will begin at 3:25 p.m. and run until 5:05 p.m. Frontstretch spectator gates will open at 3:30 p.m. and backstretch and trackside parking gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Qualifying is set for 6 p.m., pre-race ceremonies are slated for 6:45 p.m. and the first race of the night will get the green flag at 7 p.m.
Advance tickets for the Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event are priced at $12 each. Advance tickets may be purchased online on South Boston Speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com or by calling the speedway office at 434-572-4947 or toll-free at 1-877-440-1540 during regular business hours.
Tickets at the gate on race day will be $15 each. Seniors ages 65 and older, military, healthcare workers, and students (with ID) can purchase tickets for $12 each at the gate on race day.
The latest news and updates about the Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event and all other events at South Boston Speedway can be found on the speedway’s website, www.
PHOTO CAPTIONS
FILE NAME – RACE 1
Photo Courtesy Joe Chandler/South Boston Speedway
Mike Looney (87, left) and Peyton Sellers (26, right) battle for the lead with Blake Stallings (third in line) and Stacy Puryear (fourth in line) closing in to challenge them during one of this season’s Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division races at South Boston Speedway. Fans can expect more exciting racing action like this in the twin 65-lap Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division races that headline the Saturday, July 13 Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event at South Boston Speedway.
FILE NAME – RACE 2
Photo Courtesy Joe Chandler/South Boston Speedway
Eric Winslow (22), Zach Peregoy (12), Drew Dawson (8) and Karl Budzevski (7) battle for position during a recent Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division race at South Boston Speedway. Twin 30-lap races for the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division are slated as part of the July 13 Boone Tractor Race Night presented by Billy’s A/C Service event at South Boston Speedway.
Sources: Joe Chandler, South Boston Speedway P