Langley Speedway
Location: 3165 N. Armistead Avenue, Hampton, VA 23666 Track Type: Oval Length: Four-tenths of a mile (~0.395 miles) Surface: Asphalt (paved 1968) Banking: 6° in turns, 2° on straights Width: 55 feet Opened: 1950
Overview
Langley Speedway is the flattest competitive short track in Virginia — six degrees of banking in the corners and two degrees on the straights. The track has been open since 1950, when it was a horse track called the Dude Ranch before anyone bolted a roll cage to a Ford. Henry Klich paid a thousand dollars for the lease in 1963 and paved the surface in 1968 for twenty-five thousand.
Bill Mullis took over in 2009 and invested heavily: MUSCO LED lights in 2022 (twelve poles, fifty-four fixtures), luxury suites, modern concessions. The bones were always there. Mullis put the muscle back on.
Adjacent to Langley Air Force Base and NASA Langley Research Center — all named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley. In one direction, people test what happens to machines at escape velocity. In the other, a kid in a Late Model Stock car is trying to carry speed through turn three on two degrees of banking.
History
David Pearson won three Grand National races at Langley between 1964 and 1970. Richard Petty won twice. Ned Jarrett won twice. Nine Grand National events in seven years before the circuit moved on.
Key Drivers
Connor Hall — Home track. Won eleven consecutive races in 2023. First Division I National Champion in Langley history. Back-to-back NASCAR Weekly Series national champion (2023–24). Now running JR Motorsports Late Models on the CARS Tour.
Brenden "Butterbean" Queen — Owns the modern Hampton Heat record: three wins (2020, 2023, 2024), tied with C.E. Falk for the most in event history. From Chesapeake, twenty minutes down the road.
Matt Waltz — Won the 2025 Hampton Heat in his eleventh attempt after a four-hour rain delay.
Key Events
- Hampton Heat 200 — Virginia Triple Crown Round 2 (July 2026). Two hundred laps on the flattest surface most drivers will ever race.
- CARS Tour Visit Hampton 125 — May 30, 2026. 125 laps, LMSC only.
- Weekly Late Model Stock Car racing (spring through fall)
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- Virginia Triple Crown Guide
- Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Guide
- CARS Tour Guide
- 2026 Race Schedules