#8W · Late Model Stock Car · South Boston Speedway
Conner
Weddell
Sixteen years old, from Centreville, Maryland. In his first full season of Late Model Stock racing he sits fourth in points at South Boston Speedway — against drivers with NASCAR national championships on their résumés.
Davenport Energy
Race Night · SoBo
Saturday, August 22 · South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA. A 100-lap Hitachi Energy Late Model Stock feature — and the next shot at that first South Boston trophy. Watch every lap live on FloRacing.
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Trading paint with
national champions
In his first full Late Model Stock season, Conner took the lead from four-time NASCAR national champion Lee Pulliam in his South Boston debut and finished second by less than a second. Since then: a first career pole, five runner-up finishes, twelve top-fives, and a run of five straight podiums that track officials called a possible record.
“He did a whale of a job… and he had an awesome racecar. If we had gone green to the end, he’s probably in victory lane.”
Lee Pulliam · 4× NASCAR National Champion · after the March 21 openerTwin 75s · Both Features
South Boston Speedway · P2 + P2
First Career Pole
South Boston Speedway · finished P2 / P5
SoBo Debut · Led 15 Laps
P2 to Lee Pulliam by 0.960s
Chasing
a trophy
Go behind the scenes with Conner and the Tyler Hughes Motorsports crew as they chase that first South Boston Speedway win — produced by South Boston Speedway ahead of Davenport Energy Race Night.
Who is
C‑Weed?
Conner's first laps came at age four and a half, in a quarter midget owned by the man who is now his crew chief — around a high school parking lot. Twelve years later he's a three-time INEX state champion, a track champion, a 19-time feature winner, and one of the most talked-about young Late Model Stock drivers in Virginia.
The nickname? His dad raced under “Weedy.” So when Conner started turning laps, there was only one thing to call him: C-Weed.
Twelve years,
four rungs of the ladder
The press is
paying attention
NASCAR.com · Apr 1, 2026
Conner Weddell continues to grow his name in South Boston’s Late Model division
“The 16-year-old from Maryland is making noise in his Late Model Stock debut season.”
South Boston Speedway · Jun 4, 2026
Young racer Conner Weddell outdriving expectations at SOBO
Seven top-fives in ten starts, five straight podiums, and a title fight with the track's all-time greats.
Short Track Report · Jul 14, 2026
ENTANGLED — Kenny Meadows Memorial Weekend at South Boston
Eight-time champion Peyton Sellers against the teenager “who’s proving with every lap that he also belongs.”
Powered by
people who believe
Nine partners carry the #8W to the track every week — on the car, on the firesuit, and in the shop. Every 2026 event is broadcast live on FloRacing to an average of 70,000+ viewers.