SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — With plenty of fan friendly activities including an autograph session, as well as a stacked field of stock car racers, Saturday’s Krush 250 at South Boston Speedway has plenty of appeal.
An on-track autograph session from noon to 1 p.m. will feature special guests including 2002 Daytona 500 champion Ward Burton, former South Boston Speedway champion Lee Pulliam, former NASCAR Cup Series standout Jeff Burton, who is slated for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame next year, and eight-time South Boston Speedway champion Peyton Sellers.
Maurice The Music, an outlaw country singer-songwriter and former American Idol contestant, will perform during the session and sing the national anthem during pre-race ceremonies.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Jeb Burton of Halifax, Va., will compete. Burton finished sixth in the inaugural event in 2024 and fourth last year after winning the pole. Kaden Honeycutt, who became the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion on Friday night, has won the Krush 250 each of the past two years.
Carson Kvapil, a three-time CARS Tour champion who contended for the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series title, will drive the No. 32 entry for GoFAS Racing. Trevor Ward, South Boston Speedway’s 2026 Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock Car Division champion, is also entered.
Ward, who earned four wins at South Boston Speedway this season, said of the opportunity to compete in the prestigious race: “I’m super excited,” Ward said. “It’s always a special event, and I think it’s going to be cool. Jeb, Ward and all of the people that put this race on do a super good job. It’s building up to be a really prestigious event. I hate I missed out last year, but I’m really grateful to have the opportunity to be able to race this year.”
Bobby McCarty will drive the No. 22 Nelson Motorsports entry, and Jared Fryar will drive the No. 12 Nelson Motorsports entry. Deac McCaskill, Mark Wertz, Dylan Ward, Brian Blevins, Jacob Borst, Bruce Anderson and Trey Crews are also among the entrants.
The 250-lap Late Model Stock Car race will pay a $12,000 winner’s prize, $1,000 to start, a $1,200 prize for the pole winner, and $500 each to the leaders at the end of Stages 1 and 2. Stage 1 ends at or near Lap 105 and Stage 2 at or around Lap 175, with 10-minute breaks after each.
