Brenden Queen proved just how good he is at Langley Speedway on Saturday night.
Queen, the three-time and defending track champion at Langley in the headlining Late Model Stock Car division, powered past Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 winner Bobby McCarty to earn his second victory in the Hampton Heat 200.
The victory by Queen snapped an 11-race winning streak by Connor Hall, who had been undefeated at Langley this year entering Saturday’s race. Hall finished second Saturday night.
“This is big,” said Queen, who previously won the event in 2020. “It’s funny how the world works. This is the car that I knocked out of the way to win in 2020. To come back and drive it for Lee (Pulliam) and get him one that he was close to winning this year is a story you can’t make up.”
Queen made the race-winning move on Lap 148 when he overtook McCarty, who ultimately finished third behind Queen and Hall. Brandon Pierce and Sam Yarbrough completed the top-five.
The victory, combined with Queen’s runner-up finish in the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway earlier this month, makes him the unofficial leader of the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown standings with only the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at Martinsville Speedway on Sept. 23 remaining.