Layne Riggs Stays Perfect at South Boston

Layne Riggs is holding the upper hand in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division at South Boston Speedway.

The Bahama, NC resident made it three victories in as many races, edging defending NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National Champion Peyton Sellers of Danville, VA to win Saturday afternoon’s 100-lap NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division race at South Boston Speedway.

Riggs had to do it the hard way, having to start mid-field in the 22-car starting field under South Boston Speedway’s handicapping system after having won two consecutive races. He worked his way past Jacob Borst to take second place on lap 47 and began chipping away at Sellers’ lead. With 18 laps to go, Riggs worked his way past Sellers. Once in front, Riggs never relinquished the lead.

“I knew I was catching him (Sellers) slowly,” Riggs noted. “He’s a tough guy to race with. He doesn’t show his cards much. I couldn’t tell if he was playing with me a little bit or if he was really slowing down. He was losing pace, and I was gaining pace at the same time. We did it all again. I hope we keep getting these victories.”

Borst, from Elon, NC, took third place with Mark Wertz of Chesapeake, VA and Mason Bailey rounding out the top five finishers. John Goin, Landon Pembelton, Camden Gullie, Chris Denny and Daniel Moss rounded out the Top 10 finishers.

South Boston Speedway
April 2, 2022
Late Model Stock 100

1 99 Layne Riggs 100
2 26 Peyton Sellers 100
3 25 Jacob Borst 100
4 55 Mark Wertz 100
5 5 Mason Bailey 100
6 90 John Goin 100
7 0 Landon Pembelton 99
8 01 Camden Gullie 99
9 2 Chris Denny 99
10 58 Daniel Moss 99
11 12 Austin Thaxton 99
12 31 Aaron Donnelly 99
13 06 Terry Dease 98
14 18 Bobby Gillispie 98
15 4 Parker Eatmon 98
16 04 Larry Barrett 96
17 50 Raymond Pittman III 84
18 33 Kenny Forbes 50
19 57 Eddie Johnson 31
20 9 Rodney Boyd 30
21 15 Ryan Joyner 2
22 82 Trey Dillard 2