By Jim Haines
HAMPTON, Va. (July 4, 2026) — Jerald Harris saved his best move for the final lap Saturday night at Langley Speedway, making an outside pass on Chase Burrow in turn one to capture the Virginia Sprint Series feature on Independence Day.
Despite sweltering temperatures and fighter jets flying overhead throughout the day, Harris stayed cool when it mattered most.
Chris Humblet and Aaron Leach won the heat races, but Leach’s night ended before the feature began when a broken driveline left him unable to answer the call for the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car main event.
That moved Daren Bolac and Burrow to the front row for the start.
Burrow grabbed the lead when the green flag waved, with Bolac and Harris giving chase. A quick caution for a stalled car slowed the field early before Harris moved into second. Bolac ran third, followed by Humblet and Bill Mullis.
On lap eight, Bolac suffered mechanical trouble. Humblet had nowhere to go and made contact, ending the night for both drivers.
Burrow and Harris pulled away from the field on the ensuing restart while Robert Tyler, Bill Mullis, and Matt Mullis settled into the top five.
As the leaders encountered lapped traffic in the closing laps, Burrow altered his line, allowing Harris to close the gap. Harris was on Burrow’s rear bumper with two laps remaining, and when the white flag waved, he swept to the outside entering turn one.
The pair raced side by side through the final corners before Harris edged ahead and took the checkered flag by less than a car length.
Burrow finished second, Tyler completed the podium, Bill Mullis was fourth, and Matt Mullis rounded out the top five.Top of FormBottom of Form
