Danny Edwards and Jacob Derrick drove to 50-lap victories Saturday night in twin features at Langley Speedway in Hampton. It was the first Late Model triumph of the year for both.
Edwards, a longtime Langley star, won the opener by 2.198 seconds over runner-up Cole Bruce. Third-place Mark Wertz was 4.361 off the lead. The race took just more than 14:07, and Edwards’ fastest lap was 16.261 seconds.
Points leader Greg Edwards, Danny’s brother, was fifth, and Danny’s son Donovan was sixth.
In the nightcap, Derrick took 16:32 to edge runner-up Ryan Matthews by 515-thousandths of a second. Woody Howard, who leads the division with four victories this year, took third, 0.790 of a second behind Derrick. Greg Edwards was fourth and Danny Edwards fifth.
In other divisions:
Modified: Brad Adams cruised to a 40-lap victory in just more than 17:51, taking the checkered flag 3.775 seconds ahead of Spencer Conrad for his second win of the year. Those two began the evening atop the points table with 199 apiece. Chase Burrow came in third, 5.808 off the lead.
Pro Six: Only three drivers took the green flag for a 25-lap race, which Matt Dail won by 3.717 seconds over Chris Bechtel.
Dail, who started the race ahead of Bechtel by two points for the division lead, scored his third triumph of the year. It took just longer than 7:33.
Super Street: Landon Abbott zoomed to a victory over 40 laps and just more than 18:38 in the field of 11. He topped Jacob Wood by 635-thousandths of a second and third-place Sammy Gaita by 995-thousandths.
Bandolero: Landon Burbage raced to a 15-lap triumph against eight competitors, finishing in less than 10:51 to beat Tuggie Case by 3.308 seconds.
Nevaeh Edwards took third, 3.580 behind Burbage, who registered his fifth victory in six races this year and extended his points lead.
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Leaders from Saturday night’s races in Hampton (car numbers).
Late Model 50 #1: (10 starters); 1. (26) Danny Edwards; 2. (31) Cole Bruce; 3. (55) Mark Wertz; 4. (41) Woody Howard; 5. (21) Greg Edwards.
Late Model 50 #2: (10 starters); 1. (88) Jacob Derrick; 2. (51) Ryan Matthews; 3. (41) Woody Howard; 4. (21) Greg Edwards; 5. (26) Danny Edwards.
Modified 40: (6 starters); 1. (3) Brad Adams; 2. (77) Spencer Conrad; 3. (11) Chase Burrow; 4. (16) Eric McPherson; 5. (13) Willis Scott.
Super Street 40: (11 starters); 1. (70) Landon Abbott; 2. (28) Jacob Wood; 3. (21) Sammy Gaita; 4. (20) Gordon Weeks; 5. (41) Cory Bradley.
Pro Six 25: (3 starters); 1. (07) Matt Dail; 2. (67) Chris Bechtel; 3. (95) Ray Rollman.
Bandolero 15: (9 starters); 1. (3) Landon Burbage; 2. (1) Tuggie Case; 3. (02) Nevaeh Edwards; 4. (16) Leo Bennett; 5. (31) Georgia Causey.
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