On a Saturday night with fireworks at Langley Speedway in Hampton, fans got a familiar sight: Matt Carter in Victory Lane,
Carter re-established his usual stronghold in the Modified Division, breezing to a 3.5-second triumph over runner-up Ryley Music in a 50-lap race that lasted more than 29 minutes.
DJ Valente placed third, 4.772 seconds behind Carter, who won for the seventh time in races this year.
In other races:
Legends: Tommy Jackson tightened his grip on the points lead, overcoming Devon Courtney by 0.212 of a second in a 25-lap race that took more than 35 minutes. Charlie Beals placed third, 988-thousandths of a second behind Jackson. Eight of the 17 starters finished on the lead lap.
Virginia Mini Cup: Tyler Warriner zoomed to a 25-lap victory in less than 8 1/2 minutes, beating Noah Matthews by 2.776 seconds. John Hager was third in the field of nine, 4.143 seconds behind Warriner.
Virginia Sprint Car Series: Jerald Harris took the checkered flag in a 13-driver, 25-lap race. Chris Humblet was the runner-up, while Matthew Leach took third.
Bandolero: Sarah Whitesell edged points leader Brian Rundstrom Jr. by 240-thousandths of a second in a 15-lap race that lasted almost 13 minutes, but the results were under review late Saturday night. All 11 drivers finished on the lead lap.
If the results stand, Whitesell will end Rundstrom’s four-race, season-opening winning streak.
Third-place Bryson Nichols was 0.479 of a second off the lead, and fourth-place Nevaeh Edwards was 918-thousandths behind Whitesell.
Saturday’s results, with car numbers in parentheses.
Modified 50: (15 starters); 1. (78) Matt Carter; 2. (47) Ryley Music; 3. (18) DJ Valente; 4. (0) Chase Burrows; 5. (07) Shane Zupo.
Legends 25: (17 starters); 1. (17) Tommy Jackson; 2. (17) Devon Courtney; 3. (5b) Charlie Beals; 4. (80) Jake Harberts; 5. (3) Trey Williams.
Bandolero 15 (under review Saturday night): (11 starters); 1. (21) Sarah Whitesell; 2. (88) Brian Rundstrom Jr.; 3. (80) Bryson Nichols; 4. (02) Nevaeh Edwards; 5. (18) Tristan Burnelli.
Virginia Mini Cup 25: (9 starters); 1. (12) Tyler Warriner; 2. (11) Noah Matthews; 3. (22) John Hager; 4. (7) Nate Thomas; 5. (33) Harley Hatten.
Virginia Sprint Car Series: (13 starters); 1. (9) Jerald Harris; 2. (20) Chris Humblet; 3. (11) Matthew Leach; 4. (54) Matt Mullins; 5. (45) Chase Burrow.
