SOUTH BOSTON, Va. - Lee Pulliam is now the driver with the hot hand at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway.
The four-time former NASCAR Whelen All American Series national champion swept Saturday night’s pair of 75-lap NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Division features.
The sweep gave Pulliam three wins in a row and a total of five victories this season at South Boston.
The Alton, Virginia resident started on the pole and scored a flag-to-flag win in the first feature, edging Peyton Sellers by 1.317-second.
Due to an invert of the top finishers of the first race, Pulliam started eighth in the nightcap, but quickly sped go the front of the pack. A caution on lap 13 allowed Pulliam to restart the race on the front row beside race leader Mike Jones.
Pulliam and Jones battled hard for the lead for nine laps before Pulliam was able to move to the point on lap 22. The race’s third caution flag set up a second side-by-side restart for Pulliam and Jones. A good launch art allowed Pulliam to clear Jones, and once in front, Pulliam never relinquished the lead.
Sellers took over second place from Austin Thaxton on lap 47, but there was no catching Pulliam, who won by a 1.209-second margin.
Thaxton finished third in both races. Jeb Burton finished fourth in the first race with Daniel Silvestri in fifth.
Thomas Scott finished fourth in the second race, with Burton rounding out the top five.
Four caution flags dotted the first race, and three caution flags slowed the pace in the second race.
In other action, Danny Willis slipped Jacob Borst with seven laps to go and held on to win the Limited Sportsman feature. Borst finished second, with Drew Dawson in third, J.D. Eversole in fourth and Landon Pembelton in fifth.
Nathan Crews took the lead from Johnny Layne on the seventh lap and went on to win the Budweiser Pure Stock feature. Randy Hupp, Bruce Mayo, Justin Dawson, and Jimmy Wade rounded out the top five.
Kevin Currin scored the win in the Budweiser Hornets feature, with Steven Layne in second, Andrea Ruotolo-Sarnataro in third, Tyler Stanley in fourth and Bobby Talbard in fifth.
Racing returns to South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, August 24. For more information, visit SouthBostonSpeedway.com.
South Boston Speedway – South Boston, VA
Race Results – August 10, 2019
Late Model Stocks
Race One
1. Lee Pulliam
2. Peyton Sellers
3. Austin Thaxton
4. Jeb Burton
5. Daniel Silvestri
6. Jordan Pickerel
7. Thomas Scott
8. Mike Jones
9. Raymond Pittman III
10. Jason Pittman
11. Daniel Shelton
12. Jason Barnes
13. Bruce Mayo
14. Stuart Crews
15. Eric Winslow
16. Nathan Crews
Race Two
1. Lee Pulliam
2. Peyton Sellers
3. Austin Thaxton
4. Thomas Scott
5. Jeb Burton
6. Mike Jones
7. Jason Barnes
8. Jordan Pickerel
9. Raymond Pittman III
10. Daniel Shelton
11. Jason Pittman
12. Daniel Silvestri
13. Eric Winslow
14. Nathan Crews
15. Stuart Crews
16. Brent Younger
Limited Sportsman
1. Danny Willis, Jr.
2. Jacob Borst
3. Drew Dawson
4. J.D. Eversole
5. Landon Pembelton
6. Mitchell Wright
7. Jason Myers
8. Kenny Daniel
9. Chris Elliott
DQ: Cameron Jarrell
Pure Stock
1. Nathan Crews
2. Randy Hupp
3. Bruce Mayo
4. Justin Dawson
5. Jimmy Wade
6. Jesse Kessee
7. Johnny Layne
8. Jordan Pickrel
Hornets
1. Kevin Currin
2. Steven Layne
3. Andrea Ruotolo
4. Ty Stanley
5. Bobby Talbard
6. Donald Clay
7. Jared Dawson
8. Josh Dawson
9. Alyssa Spencer
