SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (May 16, 2021) – A pair of veteran drivers, 2019 NASCAR national runner-up Mike Looney of Catawba, Virginia and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor Timothy Peters of Danville, Virginia split wins in the twin 75-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division races that headlined Saturday night’s First Responders Night at the Races event at South Boston Speedway.
Looney squeezed past Peters with eight laps to go and edged Peters by almost a second to score his first career win at South Boston Speedway.
“This has been the track in Virginia that has eluded us,” Looney noted after his win. “This was the top of my goal list. We really wanted to win one down here. We’ve been so close, and things just didn’t pan out but we got it tonight.”
Peters took the lead at the outset and held it until Looney made a strong late-race bid.
“He did a heck of a job,” Looney said of Peters. “He worked that high line well. I never saw that coming. I liked to have never gotten by him.”
Peters said he went to the top of the track trying to find grip.
“I kept trying to get up higher and higher, trying to find some more grip and jumped the cushion, made a mistake and he got by me. He was doing what he had to do pressuring me to make a mistake and I did.”
Aaron Donnelly of Stafford, Virginia finished third with Jacob Borst of Elon, North Carolina and Carter Langley of Zebulon, North Carolina rounded out the top five finishers.
The nightcap featured a second battle between Looney and Peters, but that battle ended when Looney crashed on the frontstretch on Lap 28 while battling Peters for the lead. Peters held on from there, fending off brief challenges that followed a pair of restarts after caution periods to edge Camden Gullie of Durham, North Carolina by 1.674 seconds and secure the victory.
Peters’ last win at South Boston Speedway came in 2015.
“It feels good to be here at South Boston Speedway and win a race or have the night like we had tonight,” Peters remarked at the close of his night that included a runner-up finish and a win.
“They don’t come often.”
Peters gave kudos to Looney and his effort in the twinbill.
“Hats off to him and his guys,” Peters said. “He had a great car tonight. He was the one to beat, and I was just trying to hold him off. Mike’s a great person and a great driver, and his owner is a great person too.”
Donnelly finished third, with Langley taking the fourth spot and Stuart Crews of Long Island, Virginia rounding out the top five finishers.
Moss Takes Win In Limited Sportsman Division Race
Daniel Moss of Danville, Virginia started on the pole and led the entire distance in winning Saturday night’s 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division race. The win was his third victory of the season.
J.D. Eversole of North Chesterfield, Virginia took the runner-up spot, finishing 1.077 second behind Moss. Drew Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia finished third, with Jason Myers of Hurt, Virginia and Danny Willis Jr. of South Boston, Virginia rounding out the top five finishers.
Nathan Crews Remains Perfect In Budweiser Pure Stock Division
Nathan Crews of Long Island, Virginia remained perfect in the Budweiser Pure Stock Division by sweeping Saturday night’s twin 15-lap races.
Crews started at the rear of the field in the opening race and sped past leader Justin Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia on the ninth circuit to take the lead. Once in front, Crews never surrounded the lead and edged Dawson for the win.
Bruce Mayo of Halifax, Virginia finished third with Johnny Layne of Halifax, Virginia and Jared Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia completing the top five finishers.
Crews started fifth in the second race, grabbed the lead from Layne with four laps to go and held on to record his sixth win in six starts this season.
Layne finished second .618-second behind Crews, with Justin Dawson, Randy Hupp of Halifax, Virginia and Mayo rounding out the top five finishers.
Josh Dawson Tops Field In Budweiser Hornets Division
Josh Dawson of Halifax, Virginia earned his fourth win in five starts with his victory in Saturday night’s 15-lap Budweiser Hornets Division race.
Dawson grabbed the lead from Kevin Currin of Chase City, Virginia on the fourth lap and edged Jared Dawson of Nathalie, Virginia for the victory.
Currin finished third, Jason DeCarlo of Chase City, Virginia finished fourth and Andrea Ruotolo of South Boston, Virginia finished fifth.
Next Race At South Boston Speedway
NASCAR racing action returns to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, May 29 with the Southside Disposal Night at the Races racing program.
Headlining the night’s action is a 100-lap race for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division. The event will include twin 25-lap races for the Limited Sportsman Division, a 30-lap race for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division and a 15-lap race for the Budweiser Hornets Division.
The race day schedule has registration and pit gates opening at 2 p.m. Practice will begin at 4 p.m. and grandstand gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Qualifying will start at 6 p.m. and the first race will get the green flag at 7 p.m.
Advance adult general admission tickets for the May 29 race are priced at $10 each and may be purchased online on South Boston Speedway’s website, www.southbostonspeedway.com, through Friday night, May 28. Adult general admission tickets at the gate on race day are priced at $15 each. Kids ages 12 and under will be admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.
The latest news and updates about South Boston Speedway and its racing events can be found on the South Boston Speedway website and through the speedway’s social media channels.
SOUTH BOSTON SPEEDWAY RESULTS | MAY 15, 2021
Late Model Stock Car No. 1 (75 Laps):
1 87 Mike Looney
2 2T Timothy Peters
3 31 Aaron Donnelly
4 25 Jacob Borst
5 5 Carter Langley
6 O1 Camden Gullie
7 0 Landon Pembelton
8 26 Peyton Sellers
9 57 Eddie Johnson
10 29 Stuart Crews
11 91 Chris Elliott
12 06 Terry Dease
13 50 Raymond Pittman
14 2 Chris Denny
15 08 Jordan Pickrel
Late Model Stock Car No. 2 (75 Laps):
1 2 Timothy Peters
2 01 Camden Gullie
3 31 Aaron Donnelly
4 5 Carter Langley
5 29 Stuart Crews
6 0 Landon Pembelton
7 91 Chris Elliott
8 57 Eddie Johnson
9 50 Raymond Pittman
10 26 Peyton Sellers
11 06 Terry Dease
12 25 Jacob Borst
13 87 Mike Looney
14 2 Chris Denny
DNS. 08 Jordan Pickrel
Limited Sportsman (50 Laps):
1 58 Daniel Moss
2 98 JD Eversole
3 8 Drew Dawson
4 17 Jason Myers
5 23 Danny Willis, Jr.
6 6 Brent younger
7 21 Kenny Mills, Jr.
8 36 Andrew Amos
9 2 Kenny Daniel
Budweiser Pure Stock No. 1 (15 Laps):
1 3 Nathan Crews
2 8 Justin Dawson
3 0 Bruce Mayo
4 9 Johnny Lane
5 O1 Jared Dawson
6 12 Randy Hupp
7 61 Jimmy Wade
8 66 Scott Phillips
Budweiser Pure Stock No. 2 (15 Laps):
1 3 Nathan Crews
2 9 Johnny Layne
3 8 Justin Dawson
4 12 Randy Hupp
5 OO Bruce Mayo
6 O1 Jared Dawson
7 61 Jimmy Wade
8 66 Scott Phillips
Budweiser Hornets (15 Laps):
1 9 Josh Dawson
2 O1 Jared Dawson
3 49 Kevin Currin
4 54 Jason DeCarlo
5 12 Andrea Ruotolo
6 71 Donald Clay
7 63 Dillon Davis
8 3 Steven Layne
9 28 Bobby Talbert
10 28M Kendall Millam
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