Following a wild Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway, the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown continues Saturday evening with Langley Speedway’s prestigious Hampton Heat 200.
Located adjacent to NASA’s Langley Research Center, several racing careers have taken flight at the facility since its inception back in 1950 as a dirt track. Among the drivers who have a Langley track championship on their resumes are Tommy Ellis, Lennie Pond, Ray Hendrick and Elton Sawyer.
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Although Langley has not hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race since 1970, the track still hosts plenty of races for several different sanctioning bodies and features a competitive weekly division, with the Hampton Heat serving as the crown jewel race every summer.
Langley will have plenty of representation from its regular Late Model Stock competitors in Saturday’s 200-lap feature, all of whom will look to fend off many of the best drivers from the southeast and add their name to the prestigious list of Hampton Heat winners.
Below is everything you need to know about the Hampton Heat 200 at Langley Speedway.
What TV channel is the Hampton Heat 200 at Langley Speedway on?
All the on-track action for the Hampton Heat 200 at Langley Speedway can be viewed live on FloRacing, the official streaming home for all NASCAR Roots properties.
The racing action will not be shown on a television network.
Below is the complete schedule for FloRacing’s coverage of the Hampton Heat 200.
| Date | Start time | How to watch |
| Saturday, July 23, 2022 | 6 p.m. ET | FloRacing |
Complete schedule for the Hampton Heat 200
This year’s Hampton Heat 200 will take place on Saturday, July 23.
Four different divisions encompass the on-track action for the Hampton Heat, which included features for Langley’s UCAR, Super Street and Super Truck classes. Wrapping up the evening will be the 200-lap Late Model Stock race.
Below is the complete race-day schedule at Langley Speedway.
| Time | Event |
| 11 a.m. ET | LMSC gates open |
| 11:15 a.m. ET | LMSC inspection line open |
| 11:30 a.m. ET | LMSC driver, crew chief, spotter meeting |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | LMSC open practice |
| 2 p.m. ET | LMSC qualifying tires released |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | LMSC work complete, all cars head to inspection |
| 4:30 p.m. ET | LMSC Hampton Heat 200 qualifying (scuff-green-white-checkered) |
| 5:15 p.m. ET | LMSC autograph session |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | LMSC haulers removed from infield |
| 6:30 p.m. ET | Support division feature races |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | LMSC final work session |
| 8:15 p.m. ET | LMSC driver introductions |
| 8:30 p.m. ET | LMSC pre-race ceremonies |
| 8:45 p.m. ET | Hampton Heat 200 |
Official format for the Hampton Heat 200
Saturday’s Hampton Heat 200 will be divided into two segments, each lasting approximately 100 laps in length.
During the second segment, a controlled caution will be thrown at or around Lap 150. Teams have the option to stay out during this caution or come into the pits and make adjustments but are not allowed to add any additional fuel to the car.
Four tires will be allotted for the Hampton Heat. Caution laps will count except during the halfway break and the controlled yellow in the second segment.
Below is the segment breakdown for the Hampton Heat 200 at Langley Speedway.
| Stage No. | Laps |
| Stage 1 | 100 laps (approx., halfway break) |
| Stage 2 | 100 laps (approx., controlled caution around Lap 150) |
Hampton Heat 200 entry list
Three dozen drivers are currently entered for Saturday’s Hampton Heat 200.
Leading the contingent of Langley track regulars is points leader and defending track champion Brenden Queen, who has only lost one race at the track so far this year. Queen, who won the Hampton Heat back in 2020, will be joined on the entry list by other Langley champions such as Matt Waltz, Greg Edwards and Danny Edwards Jr.
The Langley regulars will have to fend off a talented field of outsiders to keep the Hampton Heat 200 trophy inside the city. Among them are Layne Riggs and the most recent Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champion Peyton Sellers, who are currently separated by just 36 points in the national standings.
Current Virginia Triple Crown points leader Jacob Borst is looking for another strong run Saturday evening. A local regular at South Boston, Borst will have to quickly adapt to Langley’s flat surface to stay ahead of Sellers, Riggs, Bobby McCarty and the rest of the drivers committed to all three legs of the series.
Below is the complete entry list for Saturday’s Hampton Heat 200.
| Car No. | Driver |
| 0 | Landon Pembelton |
| 01 | Camden Gullie |
| 03 | Brenden Queen |
| 05 | Mason Bailey |
| 2 | Brandon Pierce |
| 2 | Matt Waltz |
| 5 | Carter Langley |
| 8 | Carson Kvapil |
| 12 | Austin Thaxton |
| 14 | Jared Fryar |
| 21 | Greg Edwards |
| 22 | Bobby McCarty |
| 24 | Mason Diaz |
| 25 | Jacob Borst |
| 25 | Craig Eastep |
| 26 | Danny Edwards Jr. |
| 26 | Peyton Sellers |
| 29 | Casey Wyatt |
| 31 | Cole Bruce |
| 41 | Davey Callihan |
| 41 | Woody Howard |
| 42 | Chris Horton Jr. |
| 44 | Conner Jones |
| 51 | Ryan Matthews |
| 55 | Mark Wertz |
| 72 | Dean Shiflett |
| 72 | Jordan Wood |
| 77 | Connor Hall |
| 78 | Matt Carter |
| 81 | Mini Tyrrell |
| 88 | Thomas Marks |
| 90 | Terry Carroll |
| 91 | Justin Carroll |
| 95 | Sam Yarbrough |
| 99 | Layne Riggs |
Hampton Heat 200 history, winners
The local heroes of Langley have fared well against outside competition since the inception of the Hampton Heat 200 back in 2008.
In the 13-year history of the event, four-time track champion C.E. Falk III has been the most successful driver. Falk won the Hampton Heat two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011 before adding one last victory to his resume in 2014.
Falk is not among the drivers entered for Saturday’s Hampton Heat, nor is the most recent winner of the event in Josh Berry. Despite this, the field still includes five past winners in Sellers, Queen, McCarty, Connor Hall and Woody Howard.
Langley regulars and short track veterans alike will look to write their own Hampton Heat 200 history on Saturday in what is bound to be one of the most grueling Late Model Stock events of the year under the tumultuous summer heat.
Below is the complete list of winners in the Hampton Heat 200.
| Year | Winner |
| 2008 | Nick Smith |
| 2009 | Woody Howard |
| 2010 | C.E. Falk III |
| 2011 | C.E. Falk III |
| 2012 | Matt Bowling |
| 2013 | Peyton Sellers |
| 2014 | C.E. Falk III |
| 2015 | Lee Pulliam |
| 2016 | Not held |
| 2017 | Bobby McCarty |
| 2018 | Philip Morris |
| 2019 | Connor Hall |
| 2020 | Brenden Queen |
| 2021 | Josh Berry |