South Boston Speedway Archives

  Win will extend Peyton Sellers' lead in quest for NASCAR national title SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (Aug. 31, 2021) -- While Peyton Sellers has the 2021 South Boston Speedway NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Division title virtually in hand he will be pushing hard to win the 100-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division race that will headline Saturday night’s Danville Toyota Championship Night presented by Ad Nerds Media event at South Boston Speedway. A victory Saturday night will allow the Ringgold, Virginia resident to extend his lead in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national point standings and bring him closer to capturing his second career NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national championship. As of NASCAR’s August 25 update, Sellers held a 52-point edge over Minnesota resident Jacob Goede in the national championship chase. “Every race counts right now,” Sellers explained. “We’re going to try to put more points up week-in and week-ou

  Chris Throckmorton's return home to South Boston Speedway 'incredibly good' SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (Aug. 25, 2021) -- Halifax County, Virginia native Chris Throckmorton called his return to South Boston Speedway on August 21 to compete in the twin 75-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division races “incredibly good.” It had been several seasons since the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina resident and Halifax County, Virginia native had returned home to race at South Boston Speedway. Throckmorton races primarily at Dillon Motor Speedway and Florence Motor Speedway in South Carolina and is a solid contender. He had won his first Late Model Stock Car race at Dillon Motor Speedway three weeks prior to the South Boston Speedway event. Not having raced on the .4-mile South Boston Speedway oval since it was repaved, Throckmorton understood he was facing an uphill climb. He qualified 14th and finished ninth in the opening 75-lap race. Throckmorton started o