Staff report

Bob Shreeves snared the lead on lap 51 and burned all the way to his first career Late Model Stock Car victory Friday night at the Southampton Motor Speedway, holding off Mike Conner by less than 2.5 seconds for the win.

&uot;I’ve been fighting mighty hard to win and we finally done it,&uot; said Shreeves , who at 58 was the oldest SMS driver to win a Late Model race. &uot;I’m so happy, I can’t tell you. I’m gonna win next week. Once I start, it’s gonna be hard to stop me.&uot;

Before Shreeves could become unstoppable Friday, he had to fight his way up from his seventh-place start. Monty Buckles took an early lead, and Mike Conner overtook him on lap four. Tim Peters motored his way to second on the next lap, and to first on lap seven.

Peters quickly opened a comfortable lead, and Phil Warren came up behind Buckles. Shreeves moved in, overtook both Warren Buckles on lap 47, and cut into Peters’ half-straightaway advantage. On lap 50, Peters blew a tire and headed to the pits, allowing Connor the first-place spot. Shreeves took it for himself on the next lap, and drove to a five-length lead. Meanwhile, Travis Miller scooted under Warren on lap 64, while Buckled held on for fifth place.

1. BOB SHREEVES

2. MIKE CONNER

3. TRAVIS MILLER

4. PHIL WARREN

5. MORTY BUCKLES

Anthony Warren dominated the Limited Late Model race, leading from lap two for his first victory of the season, the fourth racer to win the event in five weeks. Warren and Ken Rountree battled it out for the first three laps, with Warren nosing ahead and clearing Rountree on lap four. Gary Weeks pulled toward the front after a caution flag on lap 34, while Shawn Balluzzo overtook Rountree. Warren won by three lengths.

1. ANTHONY WARREN

2. GARY WEEKS

3. SHAWN BALLUZZO

4. KEN ROUNTREE

5. JEFF SAMPSON

Cliff Daniels also put his name in the winner’s circle for the first time at SMS, taking the Legends race. Ryan Crites started on the pole, and C.E. Falk quickly took over. Daniels made his way past Crites on lap four and tailed Falk until lap 12, when he ducked under the backstretch and charged away by three lengths, a lead he never relinquished.

1. CLIFF DANIELS

2. C.E. FALK

3. RYAN CRITES

4. MAX SMITH

5. KERRY GILBERT

Bruce Kimmel and John Hollis shared the honors in the season’s second Super Fours event, with Kimmel taking the Mini Stock event and Hollis grabbing the flag in the Mini Truck race. In the Mini Stock portion, Kimmel took the lead on lap 20 when Brian Bradley fell off the pace and flashed to a three-length victory over Rickie Waters. On the Mini Truck side, Hollis moved ahead of Craig Brown on lap 8, then held on to come away with his very first SMS win.

Mini Stocks:

1. BRUCE KIMMEL

2. RICKIE WATERS

3. J.R. SMITH

4. JOE ADAMS

5. BRIAN BRADLEY

Mini Trucks:

1. JOHN HOLLIS

2. CRAIG BROWN

Jerry Perdue, who started from the pole, took the lead for the fourth and final time on lap 23 and rolled on to the Mini-Cup win. Jason Watkins led laps 17-22, but gave way as Perdue used a slower car as a pick and regained the top spot. At the finish, Perdue’s margin of victory was two lengths.

1. JERRY PERDUE

2. JASON WATKINS

3. SPEEDY MANNING

4. RANDY SAMPLE

5. MATT WADE

Langley Speedway results for May 8

Late Model Sportsmen

1. Mark Wertz

2. Greg Edwards

3. Danny Edwards

4. Paul Lubno

5. Jeff Shiftlett

Super Street

1. Steve Dill

2. Geoff Wallace

3. Richie German

4. Scott Finch

5. Jessica Wood

Super 8 Motels Grand Stock (1st Twin 25)

1. David Gray

2. Ricky Derrick

3. Brandon Hinson

4. Donnie Brown

5. Chris Roberts

Super 8 Motels Grand Stock (2nd Twin 25)

1. Donnie Brown

2. Chris Roberts

3. Brandon Hinson

4. Robert Ellis

5. Bernie Fairchild

UCARS

1. Bill Wallace

2. Robert Rusinyak

3. George VanGuilder

4. Randy Prillaman

5. Craig Firman