Layne Riggs won both Late Model Stock features in Saturday’s season opener at South Boston Speedway. Photo: South Boston Speedway
Layne Riggs had not won a Late Model Stock Car Division race at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway until he won the first of Saturday’s two 65-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division races that headlined the Danville Toyota 2022 Season Opener racing program.
Later in the afternoon the Bahama, North Carolina resident scored a repeat win.
Starting from tenth place in the afternoon’s second 65-lap feature, Riggs needed only 21 laps to work his way into the lead. Once in front, he pulled away from his challengers to earn the win and a sweep of the division features.
“I had no clue we were going to do that (sweep the twinbill),” Riggs said. “I’m really proud of everybody on this team. Last night (Friday night) we were scratching our heads. We were only about tenth in practice Friday. We were contemplating not even running the race. To rally back like this and win both races, it really means something special being that I consider South Boston Speedway as my home track.”
Riggs started the first 65-lap race on the outside pole next to pole winner, defending NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National Champion and defending South Boston Speedway Champion Peyton Sellers.
Sellers led early, but Riggs grabbed the lead on lap 32 and edged Mike Looney by 0.695-second to take the win. Sellers finished third with Mark Wertz in fourth, and Landon Pembelton in fifth.
A multi-car mishap on the second lap of the second race took out Sellers and heavily damaged Pembelton’s car. Riggs started tenth but moved quickly to the front, taking the lead from outside pole starter Mason Bailey on lap 21, and pulling away to a 2.023-second win over Looney.
“I really hated to see the cars get torn up on the initial start,” Riggs remarked. “A couple of cars (Sellers and Pembelton) were cars we thought were going to be in contention for the win at the end. I hated I didn’t get to duke it out with them. I know they will get fixed up and we will be doing it again really soon.”
While Looney was hoping for a sweep, he had a good outing with his pair of second-place finishes.
“What a great field of cars, 25 cars and a lot of talented drivers and a lot of good equipment,” Looney remarked. “We thought if we came down here and beat the national champ (Sellers) we would be sitting pretty. We beat him, but there was a guy in front of him. We just needed to be a little bit better. We needed just a little bit more.”
Bailey finished third, with Thomas Scott fourth and Jacob Borst fifth.
Myers Wins Limited Sportsman Division Race
Jason Myers got his 2022 season off to a good start with a win in the season-opening 65-lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division race.
Myers took the lead from Chuck Lawson on the second lap and led the rest of the way, finishing 1.637 seconds ahead of runner-up Kyle Barnes.
Bob Davis followed in third, with Chris Donnelly in fourth, and Drew Dawson in fifth.
Johnny Layne Wins Pure Stock Division Race
Johnny Layne started on the pole and scored a flag-to-flag win in Saturday’s 30-lap Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division race.
Layne finished 1.393 seconds ahead of runner-up Scott Phillips. Jarrett Milam, B.J. Reaves, and Jimmy Wade rounded out the top five.
Currin Captures Hornets Win
Two-time former division champion Kevin Currin took the lead from Ken Daniel of Sutherlin, Virginia with six laps to go and won Saturday’s 15-lap Hornets division race.
Currin crossed the finish line .532-second ahead of runner-up Jason DeCarlo. Andrea Ruotolo followed in third, with Steven Layne in fourth, and Richard Montgomery in fifth.
The race featured two lead changes with Currin leading twice for a total of nine laps and Daniel l;eading once for six laps.
Next Race At South Boston Speedway
Racing action returns to South Boston Speedway on Saturday, April 2, as the raceway hosts the of the SMART Modified Tour. For more information, visit SouthBostonSpeedway.com.
South Boston Speedway – South Boston, VA
Race Results – March 19, 2022
Late Model Stock Car Race 1
1. Layne Riggs
2. Mike Looney
3. Peyton Sellers
4. Mark Wertz
5. Landon Pembelton
6. Stacy Puryear
7. Thomas Scott
8. Jacob Borst
9. Mason Bailey
10. Parker Eatmon
11. Camden Gullie
12. Bruce Anderson
13. Aaron Donnelly
14. Chris Throckmorton
15. John Goin
16. Trey Dillard
17. Terry Dease
18. Chris Denny
19. Austin Thaxton
20. Bobby Gillispie
21. Mark Keesee
22. Eddie Johnson
23. Daniel Moss
24. Trey Crews
25. Jason Barnes
Late Model Stock Car Race 2
1. Layne Riggs
2. Mike Looney
3. Mason Bailey
4. Thomas Scott
5. Jacob Borst
6. Parker Eatmon
7. Mark Wertz
8. Camden Gullie
9. Aaron Donnelly
10. Terry Dease
11. Chris Throckmorton
12. Austin Thaxton
13. Eddie Johnson
14. Chris Denny
15. Mark Keesee
16. Landon Pembelton
17. Daniel Moss
18. Stacy Puryear
19. Bruce Anderson
20. Bobby Gillispie
21. John Goin
22. Peyton Sellers
23. Trey Dillard
Limited Sportsman
1. Jason Myers
2. Kyle Barnes
3. Bob Davis
4. Chris Donnelly
5. Drew Dawson
6. JD Eversole
7. Jared Dawson
8. Zach Peregoy
9. Justin Dawson
10. Billy Myers
11. Kenny Daniel
12. Brian Thomas
13. Chuck Lawson
14. Eric Wallace
15. Daniel Crews
16. Carter Russo
17. Andrew Amos
18. Ross Mountcasel
Pure Stock
1. Johnny Layne
2. Scott Phillips
3. Jarrett Milam
4. B.J. Reaves
5. Jimmy Wade
6. Chris Redman
DNS: Bruce Mayo
Hornets
1. Kevin Currin
2. Jason DeCarlo
3. Andrea Ruotolo
4. Steven Layne
5. Richard Montgomery
6. Jordaine Penick
7. Ken Daniel
8. Kendall Milam
9. Landon Milam
DNS: Colton Moore
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