Track profile: Langley Speedway

The 2022 season will see the historic Langley Speedway kick off its 72nd season of aggressive, short-track racing.

Throughout its seven a long time of operation, Langley has served as a proving floor for a lot of drivers that embrace seven-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champions Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson, in addition to present Cup Sequence drivers like Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin.

Langley stays a hotspot for brief monitor racing with a busy schedule that options loads of marquee occasions that embrace the 14th Annual Hampton Warmth, the Shawn Balluzzo Memorial 100 in addition to the primary NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race on the facility since 2019.

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Native favourite Brenden Queen is trying to proceed a current string of success by tallying his third consecutive Langley monitor championship, however he should maintain off loads of gifted veterans that embrace two-time champion Mark Wertz and four-time monitor champion Greg Edwards.

Under is every little thing to find out about Langley Speedway.

Previous to Langley‘s formal grand opening back in 1950, the property was known as Dude Ranch, which primarily hosted thoroughbred racing along with occasional stock car events.

Former promoter Henry Klich was responsible for revitalizing the track during its early years. Among Klich’s initiatives included bringing the primary Cup Sequence race to Langley again in 1964 earlier than later paving the power forward of its first deliberate Cup date in Could of 1968.

The Cup Sequence left Langley after the 1970 season, however the monitor has remained well-liked amongst followers and drivers, with Lennie Pond, Elton Sawyer and C.E. Falk III all recording a number of monitor titles.

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Solely 9 Cup Sequence occasions have taken place at Langley. David Pearson took house essentially the most victories throughout that stretch with three consecutive wins whereas Richard Petty and Ned Jarrett every tallied two of their very own.

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Langley hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence twice a 12 months from 1982-88 for a complete of 14 appearances. Tommy Ellis, who gained a monitor championship at Langley in 1975, led all different drivers with 5 victories on the facility. Jack Ingram adopted carefully behind him with 4 of his personal.

The 2010s noticed Langley department out to host NASCAR Okay&N Professional Sequence East and Whelen Modified Tour occasions. Drivers like William Byron, Todd Gilliland, Ryan Preece and others every acquired so as to add to the monitor‘s storied historical past by visiting Victory Lane.

Under are the whole lists of winners throughout all NASCAR divisions at Langley together with the monitor champions since 1963.

NASCAR Cup Sequence races at Langley Speedway

NASCAR Xfinity Sequence races at Langley Speedway

NASCAR Okay&N Professional Sequence East (now ARCA Menards Sequence East) races at Langley Speedway

NASCAR Southeast Sequence races at Langley Speedway

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at Langley Speedway

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour races at Langley Speedway

Langley Speedway monitor champions