For all the heat the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway brought on July 27, the second leg of the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown is poised to be just as intense and grueling for drivers.
Langley Speedway hosts part two of the three-race championship, the prestigious Hampton Heat, this Saturday, July 19. First held in 2008, the Hampton Heat is a test of both physical and mental endurance, as competitors fight for solid track position all while dealing with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the cars.
A stellar performance in the Hampton Heat could be crucial to determining which drivers have the best chance to capture the Virginia Triple Crown championship at Martinsville Speedway on Sept. 27. Both frontrunners in last year’s Virginia Triple Crown fight, champion Peyton Sellers and Connor Hall, each finished inside the top five at Langley.
While the current group of Virginia Triple Crown contenders continue their battle from South Boston, a handful of Langley regulars are joining the grid for Saturday’s race, all of them eager to write their own chapter in the Hampton Heat’s proud history.
Below is everything to know about the 2025 Hampton Heat at Langley ahead of Saturday evening.
[caption id="attachment_478193" align="alignnone" width="1300"]What TV channel is the Hampton Heat at Langley Speedway on?
All the on-track action for the Hampton Heat can be viewed live on FloRacing, the official streaming home for all NASCAR Regional properties.
The event will not be shown on a television network.
Below is the complete schedule for FloRacing’s coverage of the 2025 Hampton Heat.
| Date | Start time | How to watch |
| Saturday, July 19 | 4 p.m. ET | FloRacing |
Race-day schedule
This year’s Hampton Heat will take place on Saturday, July 19.
Two support divisions encompass the evening’s schedule of events alongside the headlining Late Model Stocks. The Legend and Super Street classes open the festivities before the night concludes with the 200-lap Late Model Stock feature.
Below is the complete race-day schedule at Langley Speedway.
(All times ET)| Time | Event |
| 10 a.m. | LMSC Gates Open |
| 11 a.m. | Grandstand Gates Open |
| 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | LMSC Open Practice (3 min. break every 30 min.) |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Two Rounds of Rotating Practice for Local Divisions (2nd round will be 4 min. and set feature lineups) |
| 1:45-2:30 p.m. | LMSC Driver, Crew Chief, Spotter Meeting (V.I.P. Pavilion/Turn 4) |
| 4:15 p.m. | LMSC Hampton Heat Qualifying (scuff-green-white-checkered) |
| 5:30-6 p.m. | LMSC Haulers Removed From Infield |
| 6:15 p.m. | Invocation/God Bless America |
| 6:30 p.m. | Local Division Features (Legends: 25 Laps ... Super Streets: 75 Laps) |
| 7:45 p.m. | LMSC Line Up on Front Stretch |
| 8:10 p.m. | LMSC Driver Introductions |
| 8:30 p.m. | Invocation/National Anthem |
| 8:45 p.m. | 17th Annual Hampton Heat (200 Laps) |
Entry list
Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen headlines the stacked entry list for the 2025 Hampton Heat, ready to defend his victory from last year.
Before he became a full-time competitor in the ARCA Menards Series, Queen established himself as one of the best at Langley Speedway. Queen amassed three consecutive track championships from 2020-22, all while earning claiming three Hampton Heat checkered flags.
The weekend will be a busy one for Queen. He is set to compete in the ARCA Menards Series event at Dover Motor Speedway on Friday before making the long trek back to Virginia for Saturday evening’s Hampton Heat.
To earn another Hampton Heat win, Queen will once again face off against another name familiar to Langley’s fanbase, Connor Hall. The two engaged in an intense battle for last year’s Hampton Heat victory, but Queen gained the upper hand after performing a bump and run on Hall with five laps remaining.
Hall enters this year’s Hampton Heat with plenty of momentum on his side. He delivered JR Motorsports their first Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 victory at South Boston Speedway last month and seeks to increase his Virginia Triple Crown points lead with his first Hampton Heat victory since 2019.
Sitting behind Hall in the Virginia Triple Crown point standings is 14-year-old Darren Krantz Jr., piloting the No. 77 for Chad Bryant Racing that Hall previously found success in. Despite his age, Krantz has some experience at Langley entering his maiden Hampton Heat attempt, with his best finish at the track this year being a third on May 10.
Other names set to compete in the Hampton Heat include Peyton Sellers, Landon Pembleton, Matt Waltz, Ronnie Bassett Jr., Kade Brown and Deac McCaskill.
The complete entry list for the 2025 Hampton Heat can be viewed below.
| Car No. | Driver |
| 0 | Landon Pembleton |
| 00 | Chase Burrow |
| 2 | Brandon Pierce |
| 2 | Matt Waltz |
| 03 | Brenden Queen |
| 3 | Trey Williams |
| 04 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. |
| 4 | Kade Brown |
| 05 | Mason Bailey |
| 5 | Jonathan Shafer |
| 6 | Bobby McCarty |
| 08 | Cody Bryant |
| 08 | Deac McCaskill |
| 8 | Tate Fogleman |
| 9 | Ayden Millette |
| 12 | Trevor Ward |
| 15 | Ryan Millington |
| 17 | Daniel Silvestri |
| 21 | Greg Edwards |
| 22 | Carson Loftin |
| 25 | Craig Eastep |
| 26 | Peyton Sellers |
| 28 | Dustin Storm |
| 38 | Andrew Condrey |
| 41 | Woody Howard |
| 42 | Chris Horton Jr. |
| 47 | Ryley Music |
| 50 | London McKenzie |
| 51 | Ryan Matthews |
| 57 | Chase Johnson |
| 71 | Parker Eatmon |
| 77 | Darren Krantz Jr. |
| 77 | Blake Stallings |
| 78 | Atley Weise |
| 88 | Doug Barnes Jr. |
| 88 | Jacob Derrick |
| 88 | Connor Hall |
| 91 | Justin Carroll |
| 95 | Sam Yarbrough |
Hampton Heat history, winners
Nick Smith’s victory in the inaugural Hampton Heat back in 2008 kickstarted a proud tradition for Langley Speedway that continues today.
Aside from 2016 due to the track’s brief closure, the Hampton Heat has been held annually at Langley every summer and regularly attracts many of the best Late Model Stock competitors in the Southeast. The most successful driver in early Hampton Heat history was C.E. Falk III, who won the crown jewel event three times between 2010-14.
Brenden Queen matched Falk’s Hampton Heat record with his third victory in the race last year. Queen and Falk are amongst the elites who have a Hampton Heat triumph on their resume, with that list also including Lee Pulliam, Philip Morris, Peyton Sellers and Josh Berry, who prevailed in his lone Hampton Heat appearance in 2021.
Five past Hampton Heat winners are on the entry list for Saturday’s 200-lap race. Queen and Connor Hall look to continue their intense battle from last year and earn another Hampton Heat checkered flag, but they will have to fend off the other past winners including Sellers, Bobby McCarty and Woody Howard.
Below is the complete list of winners in the Hampton Heat.
| 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 |
| 2022 | Jared Fryar |
| 2023 | Brenden Queen |
| 2024 | Brenden Queen |
Virginia Triple Crown standings
- Connor Hall (1.0)
- Darren Krantz Jr. (2.0)
- Parker Eatmon (3.0)
- Ryan Millington (4.0)
- Ronnie Bassett Jr. (5.0)
- Tate Fogleman (6.0)
- Doug Barnes Jr. (7.0)
- Brandon Pierce (8.0)
- Woody Howard (9.0)
- Conner Jones (10.0)