Luke Allen Crowned King of the Modifieds at SoBo

King of the Modifieds crown.

It was a family affair last night at South Boston Speedway as Luke Allen, known simply as "The Kid," led 115 laps to capture victory at the tight, 0.40-mile bull ring oval. Allen dominated most of the night and seemed to be able to run any racing line the track had to offer. The win was even more impressive due to the fact that the entire 27-car field pitted at least once, except for "The Kid." "It looked to me like he Iron-maned it out for the second race in a row and still seemed to be able to put his car anywhere he wanted to at SoBo. That is not easy to do, especially because the track started getting really greasy late in the race," said League Founder and driver Allen Wannamaker after the race.

Coming in second place was Luke's Father, Kenny Allen. Kenny led 35 laps of the race and was up front most of the night battling his Son. An early wreck caused Kenny some minor car damage, but he was able to work his 600-horsepower Tour Modified stock car back up the field and steer it home into second spot on the podium. Rounding out the podium was James Lowe who was strong all night, but had trouble working his way through the field. "I made a driver error during that pit stop run. I pitted on the back stretch by accident and had to come all the way around since my pit box was on the front stretch. That set us back a bit, but we were able to work our way back up to third. We'll take it and move on to Thompson," said Lowe in his post-race interview.

The race saw nine cautions waive as the famed short track began to take its toll on the field. Pole sitter Eric Stout was battling "The Kid" during the first few laps of the race and got loose down on the low line causing a huge "parking lot" to form behind. A few laps later his teammate A.J. Hamel also spun with more carnage in his wake. "It was a bit of a tough night again for the drivers. We had nine cautions tonight which is a lot, but this track will do that to you. The real-life King of the Modifieds race took place here at SoBo just over a week ago and they had eight cautions and only ran 125 laps. We ran 150 laps and got nine cautions, so I guess that is about par for the course here," said Wannamaker. Torrance Childs, Co-Owner of the YesterYear Racing League added, "If you finished the night on the lead lap, you were a survivor. There weren't many cars that drove out of here tonight without a scratch." When the Speedy Dry™ settled at the end of the night, Luke Logan Allen drove away from South Boston with a 25-point lead over James Lowe in the overall point standings and in the Rookie-of-the-Year standings. Chris "Whirlwind" Worrell is another 25 points behind Lowe and currently sits third in the point standings.

The drivers will make the long trip from South Boston, Virginia to Thompson, Connecticut and will tackle Thompson Speedway next Tuesday, April 7 for Round 3 of the YesterYear Racing™ League Tour Modified season. When asked about the upcoming race at Thompson Speedway, driver Kenny Allen said he had a "score" to settle at Thompson since he feels like he was in a position to win the race last year, but spun in the closing laps.

Round 3 of the YesterYear Racing™ League Tour Modified series from Thompson Speedway will be broadcast on the Virtual Grip Network.

Stout Captures Win In A Brawl At The Zach Brewer Classic

Eric Stout's Mystic Missile Circa 2009 Tour Modified replica car

Round One of the 2026 YesterYear Racing™ League Tour Modified Series got underway Tuesday night at Concord Speedway for the third annual Zach Brewer Classic. Eric Stout blew qualifying by making a mistake and started near the back of the 28-car field. But as the caution laden 150-lap race began to slowly reach its end, Stout found himself near the front with relatively decent tires even though he never pitted. "I was very conscious of saving my tires even though I had to move up through the field most of the night. The number of cautions helped, and also I was fortunate to ride the high line with some pretty quick drivers and pick off two or three cars each time on some of the restarts." Stout found himself starting on the outside of the front row in the Green-White-Checkered flag restart at the end of the race. James Lowe, who was on the inside of Stout, had fresher tires, but was at a slight disadvantage as the high line was working well all night. In the end, Stout was able to get by Lowe on the restart and take the checkered flag to capture the win.

Kenny Allen, who started on pole and had the car to beat all night, was hurt the most by the numerous cautions throughout the race. Concord Speedway is a "rhythm track" and long runs help drivers get into rhythm. This race was anything but. "I saw a lot of cobwebs on the track tonight and that includes me. This is a tough track, but simply wasn't the YesterYear style of racing and race craft fans have grown accustomed to. In the 2024 season, we averaged 4.9 cautions over the 15 races. Last year we averaged about 5.4. Those are typical numbers that are actually slightly better than the real-world Whelen Tour Modified Tour. We are not off to a great start by having a whopping 11 cautions tonight," said Allen Wannamaker, Founder and Co-Owner of the YesterYear Racing™ League. Luke Allen, the Son of Kenny Allen, rounded out the podium. Luke drove a masterful race and was in the mix up front all night. After his Father was muscled to the inside front-stretch wall in a tight racing affair with Lowe late in the race, Luke capitalized on the late-race chaos and was able to pilot his Goldfish-sponsored modified to third place.

The mid-pack racing was tight and tough most of the night on the tricky short-track tri-oval. Most of the 28-car field did not get through the race clean. Only six cars, including Stout and Luke Allen, made it through the race with no bump-ups. Seven cars were unable to finish the race due to night-ending incidents.

Tonight was the third running of the Zach Brewer Classic. The race was dedicated to long-time Bowman Gray driver Zach Brewer.  Zach grew up in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina and raced Tour Modified stock cars at Bowman Gray Stadium and in the Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams (SMART) Tour.  Zach also drove in the Goody’s Dash Series and raced one NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified event.  Unfortunately, Zach died on March 3, 2024, due to complications from routine surgery.

The Series moves on to the South Boston Speedway bull ring next week where drivers will once again face an "old foe." In 2025, the YesterYear Racing™ League Tour Mods visited SoBo three times and each was eventful in its own way.

YesterYear Announces '34 Legends Support Series For Tour Mods

YesterYear '34 Legends Series Branding

Today, Torrance Childs, Co-Owner of the YesterYear Racing™ League, announced the creation of a new 10-race support series featuring the '34 Ford Legends car. "We felt like adding a supporting series to our flagship Tour Modified series made a lot of sense. We tested the '34 Legends car out at WinterFest in January and it was a blast to drive. Couple that with the look of the car, and it was a natural fit for our League," Childs said.

The YesterYear Racing™ League Tour Modified Series enters its third season in 2026. After basing the Series on 1966 NASCAR modified races in 2025, this year the Series takes a more modern turn basing the 15-race schedule on races run in the 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, and the 2009 Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams (SMART) Tour.

The YesterYear '34 Legends Series will have a 10-minute practice session, followed by a 5-minute single car, 2-lap qualifying session, and a 20-minute timed race. "Because our League likes to get as close to a real-world touring experience as possible, the '34 Legends Series will use the real-world INEX U.S. Legends point system, as well as timed races. Most of the INEX U.S. Legends races are timed events which worked perfectly with how we wanted to structure the support series schedule," Childs said. In addition, the Series will use actual weather as of the day and location of the race. We asked about rain, Childs chuckled and said, "Well, Legends cars do not race in the rain and since this is a simulated racing series, we can control that if it occurs."

The launch of the '34 Legends Series marks the third series created and sanctioned by the YesterYear Racing™ League, all of which span a full calendar year. Allen Wannamaker, Founder and Co-Owner of the YesterYear Racing™ League said, "When Torrance agreed to be Co-Owner of the League, I knew we had the bandwidth to do something else. Torrance will have the role of Race Director for the '34 Legends Series, while I will maintain that role for the YesterYear Tour Mods and the YesterYear IROC Series. I expect 2026 will be the best yet for our League."

The '34 Legends Series kicks off at 6:55pm ET on March 24, 2026 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Legends Oval, followed by the YesterYear Racing™ League Tour Modified Series 150-lap opener at Concord Speedway.