Ayden Millette zoomed to a 50-lap victory in the Virginia Racers division, the longest race of Saturday night’s stock car competition at Langley Speedway in Hampton.
Millette, third in the division standings, overcame Jacob Derrick by 546-thousandths of a second for his third victory of the season. Points leader Cody Bryant took fifth among the field of 16 drivers, while versatile Ryley Music was sixth, his worst finish among the program’s three races in which he competed.
In Saturday’s other races:
Modified: Matthew Carter extended his division domination by rolling to victory in the first of two 30-lap races, but he finished sixth in the encore as Eric Fowlkes earned his first win of the year.
Carter relegated Music to runner-up status by 1.699 seconds in a 14-driver race that lasted more than 12 minutes. It was the ninth triumph of the year for Carter, the runaway standings leader. But Fowlkes then rose up to become the third driver other than Carter with one Modified win. Brad Adams was second and Music third.
Grand Stock: Tim Wilson overcame Paul Lubno by 1.997 seconds, breaking their tie for first place in the division standings in a 30-lap race that took less than 14 minutes. Bill Eaker placed third among nine competitors as Wilson posted his third victory of 2023.
Legends: Charlie Beals captured his second victory of the season, overcoming Cody Carlton by 0.413 of a second in a 25-lap race that took more than 23 1/2 minutes and included 13 drivers. Tommy Jackson, who began the night with a 20-point lead, placed just 11th in the field of 13.
UCAR: Christian Keller cruised to a 4.186-second victory over Charlie Bryant in a 25-lap race. Bryant began the night four points behind standings leader Hayden Sheldon, who took third place in the group of 11.
Leaders from Saturday night’s races in Hampton (car numbers in parentheses).
Grand Stock 30: (9 starters); 1. (17) Tim Wilson; 2. (14) Paul Lubno; 3. (29) Bill Eaker; 4. (47) Nate Lundin; 5. (22) Mike Parker.
Legends 25: (13 starters); 1. (5b) Charlie Beals: 2. (11) Cody Carlton; 3. (33) Colby Flowers; 4. (22) Wyatt Philyaw; 5. (7) Spencer Saunders.
Modified 30 #1: (14 starters); 1. (78) Matt Carter; 2. (47) Ryley Music; 3. (18) DJ Valente; 4. (23) Peyton Ferree; 5. (36) Chris Johnson.
Modified 30 #2: (13 starters); 1. (2f) Eric Fowlkes; 2. (3) Brad Adams; 3. (47) Ryley Music; 4. (23) Peyton Ferree; 5. (28) Jamie Sample.
UCAR 25: (11 starters); 1. (6) Christian Keller: 2. (88) Charlie Bryant; 3. (13) Hayden Sheldon; 4. (22) Bill Eaker; 5. (00) Robert Dezero.
Virginia Racers 50: (16 starters); 1. (9) Ayden Millette; 2. (88) Jacob Derrick; 3. (98) Matt Morgan; 4. (8) Garrett Byrd; 5. (08) Cody Bryant.
