SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — The fastest and most powerful cars to race at South Boston Speedway and a new speedway partner will be featured in a new two-night event in April 2022 as part of the track’s 65th anniversary season.
For the first time in track history, the sleek 1,600-pound, nearly 900-horsepower open-wheel 410-winged sprint cars of the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Car Series will hit the quarter-mile oval during the Sentara Healthcare American Sprint Car Weekend on April 29-30.
Full shows for the 410-winged sprint cars will be featured both nights including heat races, a B-main and features.
The Sentara Healthcare American Sprint Car Weekend was unveiled to race fans attending last Saturday night’s season finale Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour event with a demonstration of the sprint cars by visiting drivers from the series.
“We are very excited to host 410-winged sprint cars for the first time ever here at South Boston Speedway,” said Incoming South Boston Speedway General Manager Chase Brashears.
“We couldn’t think of a better time to showcase this event than the speedway’s 65th anniversary season. Race fans from throughout the region will not want to miss seeing these insanely fast, near-900-horsepower machines compete here at South Boston Speedway.”
Along with the inaugural sprint car event, South Boston Speedway welcomes a new partner, Sentara Healthcare.
“We are really excited to bring this to Halifax County,” said Samantha Thompson, Practice Manager of Sentara Southern Virginia Orthopedics and Sentara Halifax General Surgery.
“South Boston Speedway is so important to us, and we want to promote it and do as much as we can for the community.”
The fastest lap ever turned at South Boston Speedway, 13.5 seconds, was recorded during Saturday’s demonstration runs by Nolan Allison and Anthony Linkenhoker with Allison hitting the mark. Both drivers predict lap times will be faster next April.
“The speeds at this track will be extremely fast,” Allison remarked. “I think with the corner speed, the banking and how wide the track is, you’re just not going to touch the brakes. Last weekend we were probably running around 150 mph or so at times at Montgomery, Ala. I think we will be pushing that, if not more, here at South Boston Speedway because the corners are so fast. I’m very excited about competing here.”
All four of South Boston Speedway’s regular racing divisions — the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stock Car Division, the Limited Sportsman Division, the Budweiser Pure Stock Division and the Budweiser Hornets Division — will be in action during the weekend. In addition, fans will see the competitors of the Southern Ground Pounders Vintage Racing Club in action.