RIDGEWAY, V.A.- For the fifth time in 11 years, Peyton Sellers is the king of Virginia.
It wasn’t the night Sellers was hoping for at Martinsville Speedway, but after fighting back to finish ninth in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300, he was once again crowned the champion of the Virginia Triple Crown.
The Tirple Crown championship is decided through drivers average finish between the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway, The Hampton Heat 200 at Larry King Law’s Langley Speedway, and the 300 at Martinsville.
Entering the night, the three drivers with the most legitimate shot at winning the Triple Crown were Connor Hall, Sellers, and Kade Brown. Hall entered with an average of 1.5, while Sellers sat at 3.5 and Brown at 8.5.
After Hall had trouble early, Sellers seemed to be cruising to the title. However, as the No. 26 began to fade, it was Brown who was in position to steal the title from the top two.
Fortunately for Sellers, Brown ran into trouble of his own, and a ninth at races end was enough to secure Sellers the top spot in the standings.
“I don’t know what happened,” Sellers said. “We were so, so good in the first half there, felt like we were just biding our time. I knew four tires were gonna help us, we bolted on four tires, made a couple adjustments and it just didn’t drive good at all.”
Nonetheless, Sellers was still happy to capture the Triple Crown, despite the lack-luster second half at Martinsville.
“For sure, you know that’s what you put your whole year into is for championships and things like that,” Sellers said. “We had a very good run at South Boston, a very good run at Langley, and to come here and have as good a run as we did, we just didn’t quite have the finish we thought we needed.”
On the other end of the spectrum, Hall entered the day leading the standings, poised to challenge for his first grandfather clock. Instead, mechanical troubles derailed his day early.
“First of all, this is the super bowl right,” Hall said. “Everyone wants to win the super bowl. So no matter how dejected I can be now or angry or whatever like, I’m gonna come back and hopefully win next year.
“I come here literally just to win a clock. That is it like, I want to win a grandfather clock from Martinsville Speedway probably…
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