By Al Pearce History is somewhat-unclear about the early days of the racing facility known as Dude Ranch, then Langley Field Speedway, then Langley Raceway, and now, Langley Speedway. Most of its on-track history is fairly clear-cut and verifiable. Not so regarding similar information about its ownership and promoters in...Read More
By Al Pearce Among former promoter Joe Carver’s crazy-like-a-fox ideas in the years he ran Langley Speedway was a $1,000 winner-take-all match race featuring up-and-coming Cup Series star Darrell Waltrip and Richmond-area Late Model Sportsman legends Sonny Hutchins and Ray Hendrick.Read More
By Al Pearce There were times in the 1960s and into the early 1970s when Langley Speedway – called Langley Field Speedway back then – was an annual stop on NASCAR’s top-level Grand National schedule. Those nine Cup Series races went for as few as 200 laps and as many as 375 on dirt and...Read More