Sellers, Langley Claim South Boston Twin 71s

Peyton Sellers drove to his first win of the season at South Boston Speedway, topping the field in the first of Saturday night’s two 71-lap races for the Sentara Healthcare Late Model Stock Car Division that were part of the URW Credit Union Fools Rush 262 racing program at South Boston Speedway.

Carter Langley won the second 71-lap race to score his third win of the season at the .4-mile oval. Langley swept both races of the track’s season-opening twinbill on March 18.

Sellers started on the pole and led the entire distance in the first race, edging Mike Looney by 1.796 seconds in the race that was slowed by only one caution period. Langley finished third after starting mid-field (ninth) under South Boston Speedway’s handicapping rule. Jacob Borst and Mark Wertz rounded out the top five finishers.

In the second race, with the top eight finishers of the first race inverted for the start, Langley charged from his sixth starting position to overtake race leader Craig Moore with 13 laps to go. Once in front, Langley held off Sellers who grabbed second place from Moore with a dozen laps to go. Langley’s margin of victory was 1.74 seconds.

Moore finished third, Borst finished fourth and Doug Barnes Jr., making his first South Boston Speedway appearance, rounded out the top five finishers.

“It was a good night for us,” noted Sellers who had a win and a runner-up finish for the night. “Anytime you have Mike Looney on your bumper you had better give it all you’ve got every lap. I just kept the car nice and straight, and we had enough there at the end.

“We came up a little short in the second race,” he added. “Maybe I used up a little too much tire in the first race. It was a very solid night.”

Langley, who now has won three of the first four races of the season at South Boston Speedway, was pleased with his effort.

“We worked our way up to third in the first race,” Langley noted. “The car felt pretty good. It wasn’t quite where I wanted it, and we made a few changes between races. Craig (Moore) didn’t make it easy to pass (in the second race). Craig always puts up a good fight. I finally got by him, and I had enough to hold off Peyton. Hopefully we can keep this momentum going and nothing happens to the car.”

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