A three-wide finish marked a Saturday night of Langley Speedway stock car racing in Hampton.
In the Virginia Racers division, Kyle Nester won a 50-lap thriller in which the top three finished less than two-tenths of a second apart.
Nester, who entered the race just 16th in the season standings, nipped Jacob Derrick by a barely perceptible 34-thousandths of a second in a race that lasted more than 27:42. Ayden Millette was third, 0.188 behind.
Ryley Music, who began the night atop the standings in two divisions, placed ninth in the field of 14.
Modified: But the Modified division was far more to Music’s liking. The young standout from Chesapeake extended his points lead with his second victory in the class this year. He cruised to a 50-lap triumph by 1.250 seconds over Brad Adams, while DJ Valente was a distant third, 5.866 off the lead.
The 10-driver race took about 30 minutes. Peyton Ferree, who began the night just four points behind Music, went out after 20 laps and placed ninth.
Legends: Points leader Cody Carlton raced to a triumph over 25 laps, beating runner-up Jake Harberts by 0.537 of a second. It was Carlton’s third victory in seven races this year.
Charlie Beals was third among 12 drivers, 1.252 seconds behind Carlton, in a race that took just more than 10 1/2 minutes. Beals began the night five points behind Carlton.
UCAR: Brent Burgess gained his first victory of the season in the division’s seventh race. He rolled to a triumph over 25 laps in about 8:05, beating runner-up Christian Keller, a five-time winner and points leader, by 1.613 seconds.
Thomas Fontaine was third among 11 competitors, 4.301 behind Burgess.
Bandolero: Landon Burbage drove to a 15-lap victory in just more than 9:15, overcoming Ryleigh Rondeau by 455-thousandths of a second. It was Burbage’s second triumph of the year.
Nevaeh Edwards was third, 0.768 off the lead, and points leader Bryson Nichols was fourth in the field of 10.
Top finishers
Saturday’s leaders from Hampton (car numbers in parentheses). NOTE: All results are from race-monitor.com and are unofficial until listed by Langley Speedway.
Modified 50: (10 starters); 1. (47) Ryley Music; 2. (3) Brad Adams; 3. (18) DJ Valente; 4. (64) Rick Gdovic; 5. (51) Ryan Debolt.
Virginia Racers 50: (14 starters); 1. (18) Kyle Nester; 2. (88) Jacob Derrick; 3. (9) Ayden Millette; 4. (99) Sparky West; 5. (26) Donovan Edwards.
Enduro 30: (20 starters); 1. (25) Ryan Vinson; 2. (2) Jesse Holston; 3. (64) Thomas Fontaine; 4. (04) Wendell White; 5. (99) Jonathan Carew.
UCAR 25: (11 starters); 1. (18) Brent Burgess; 2. (6) Christian Keller; 3. (64) Thomas Fontaine; 4. (3c) Mikey Chinn; 5. (22) Bill Eaker.
Legends 25: (12 starters); 1. (11) Cody Carlton; 2. (80) Jake Harberts; 3. (5b) Charlie Beals; 4. (48) Mason Weakley; 5. (17) Devon Courtney.
Bandolero 15: (10 starters); 1. (3b) Landon Burbage; 2. (99) Ryleigh Rondeau; 3. (02) Nevaeh Edwards; 4. (80) Bryson Nichols; 5. (54) Andrew Sheffield.
