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Stuart Crews, Mike Looney grab SOBO Late Model wins

By Joe Chandler

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. - On a night where virtually every car in the field was damaged in one mishap or another, Stuart Crews scored his first career victory and veteran Mike Looney earned a win as they split Late Model Stock Car division victories on Saturday at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway.

Crews won the opening 75-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division race, edging Trey Crews by .307-second to became the second driver this season to earn his first career division victory at South Boston.

“I’ve been racing Late Models for four or five years now and sometimes I didn’t think a win would ever come,” Crews remarked. “We finally did it. All of the hard work has paid off.”

Crews, the pole winner, was one of seven cars that escaped a massive 11-car pileup on the backstretch on the opening lap of the first 75-lap race. Looney was among the drivers whose car was damaged in the melee. Peyton Sellers, Thomas Scott, Justin Johnson, Jacob Borst, Jason Barnes, and Terry Dease were also among the drivers involved in the opening-lap mishap.

Crews led the entire distance but had to fend off challenges from Trey Crews and eventual third-place finisher Josh Oakley to secure the win in the opener.

Camden Gullie and Chris Elliott rounded out the top five finishers in the 19-car field. Only five cars finished on the lead lap.

Looney, who finished eighth in the opening race with a damaged car, started on the pole for the second 75-lap feature as the result of an inverted start among the top eight finishers of the opening race. He survived a tough mid-race battle with Oakley, taking the lead on lap 45 and pulling away to a 3.913 second advantage at the end, scoring his second victory of the season.

“It’s sweet redemption,” Looney noted of the win. “The car got torn up on the first lap in the first race. I thought we were in trouble. The car took a pretty hard hit. Thankfully it was square in the driver’s side door and it took the hit pretty well and didn’t tear up the wheels or tires. After bad luck, we were trying to make any good luck we could.”

Danny Willis, Jr., competing in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division for the first time this season, finished third, improving upon a seventh-place finish in the opening race. Crews finished fourth, with Gullie in fifth.

Looney led twice in the race for a total of 64 laps. There were three lead changes among three drivers.

The nightcap, like the opening race, was marred by a multi-car pileup on the opening lap that heavily damaged the cars of three of the race’s anticipated top contenders.

Eric Winslow Earns Win In 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division Race

Eric Winslow of earned his second victory of the season, scoring a flag-to-flag victory in the 50-lap Limited Sportsman division race.

Winslow edged fast-closing Ryan Joyner by .539-second in securing the victory. Saturday night’s win gives Winslow two victories in four starts at South Boston this season.

Daniel Crews finished third, with Andrew Amos fourth and Brent Younger fifth.

Nathan Crews Drives to Win In Budweiser Pure Stock Division

After having seen his early-season win streak snapped by an engine failure in his last outing, Nathan Crews got back to his winning ways Saturday night, taking home the win in the 30-lap Budweiser Pure Stock Division race.

Saturday night’s victory was his seventh win in eight starts this season.

Johnny Layne took the runner-up spot, finishing .777-second behind Crews. Layne’s second-place finish was his fifth runner-up result of the season. Scott Phillips, Justin Dawson, and Joey Clay completed the top five finishers.

Josh Dawson Makes It Three Wins in A Row in The Budweiser Hornets Division

Josh Dawson continued his winning ways Saturday night, taking the win in the 15-lap Budweiser Hornets Division race.

Dawson took the lead from Andrea Ruotolo on the sixth lap and led the final 10 circuits to take the win over Ruotolo, who secured his best finish of the season to date.

Saturday night’s win was the third win in a row for Dawson who now has scored five wins in his six starts this season.

Jason DeCarlo finished third, equaling his best finish of the season. Jared Dawson finished fourth, followed by Kendall Milam in fifth.

Next Race at South Boston Speedway

South Boston Speedway will host its biggest event of the season on Saturday night, July 3 with the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200. For more information, visit SouthBostonSpeedway.com.

South Boston Speedway – South Boston, VA
Race Results June 12, 2021

Late Model Stock Car Race 1
1. 29 Stuart Crews
2. 9 Trey Crews
3. 8 Josh Oakley
4. 01 Camden Gullie
5. 91 Chris Elliott
6. 26 Peyton Sellers
7. 23 Danny Willis
8. 87 Mike Looney
9. 50 Raymond Pittman III
10. 25 Jacob Borst
11. 28 Jason Barnes
12. 57 Eddie Johnson
13. 01 Brent Younger
14. 36 Chris Johnson
15. 06 Terry Dease
16. 8 Thomas Scott
17. 5 Carter Langley
18. 4 Justin Johnson
19. 7 Jeff Sparks

Late Model Stock Car Race 2
1. 87 Mike Looney
2. 8 Josh Oakley
3. 23 Danny Willis
4. 29 Stuart Crews
5. 01 Camden Gullie
6. 50 Raymond Pittman III
7. 36 Chris Johnson
8. 91 Chris Elliott
9. 9 Trey Crews
10. 26 Peyton Sellers
11. 6 Terry Dease
12. 01 Carter Langley
13. 57 Eddie Johnson
14. 26 Thomas Scott
15. 28 Jason Barnes
16. 25 Jacob Borst

Limited Sportsman
1. 22 Eric Winslow
2. 15 Ryan Joyner
3. 75 Daniel Crews
4. 36 Andrew Amos
5. 6 Brent Younger
6. 21 Kenny Mills, Jr.
7. 19 Bob Davis
8. 17 Jason Myers
9. 29 Brian Obiedzenski
10. 8 Drew Dawson
11. 58 Daniel Moss

Pure Stock
1. 3 Nathan Crews
2. 9 Johnny Layne
3. 66 Scott Phillips
4. 8 Justin Dawson
5. 1 Joey Clay
6. 82 Alex Watley
7. 61 Jimmy Wade
8. 01 Jared Dawson

Hornet
1. 9 Josh Dawson
2. 12 Andrea Routoli
3. 54 Jason Decarlo
4. 01 Jared Dawson
5. 28 Kendall Milam
6. 62 Ross Mountcasel
7. 63 Dillon Davis
8. 3 Steven Layne
9. 49 Kevin Currin

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