THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, August 20, 1995                TAG: 9508200198
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: C4   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY KEVIN DOEPP, STAFF WRITER 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   50 lines

HAIRFIELD OVERTAKES WARREN FOR HIS FIRST LANGLEY WIN OF '95

For the first 37 laps Saturday night, it looked as if Phil Warren would win his 16th Late Model stock race of the season.

However, Bugs Hairfield had other ideas, passing Warren and cruising to his first victory of the season Saturday night at Langley Speedway.

Last week, Hairfield had another strong run, but withdrew halfway through the race after his car overheated.

This week, everything ran cool for the Richmond-area driver.

``It felt real good to finally win one,'' Hairfield said. ``I think my car ran pretty tight and I think that is why I was able to beat him (Warren).''

Warren said his car was a little loose but didn't take anything away from Hairfield's victory.

``Today he just had the better setup,'' the Norfolk native said after being kept out of victory lane a second straight week - Buddy Malish won last Saturday.

``But that is just the way it goes. We need wins for the Mid-Atlantic championship. We are just going to come back and try it again next week.''

Roger Sawyer was next after Hairfield and Warren. Charlie Bryant Jr., second in the Late Model point standings, was fourth and Malish fifth.

In other races:

Grand Stock points leader Roger Bress won the 40-lap race. He was challenged for most of the race by Bubba Johnston, was disqualified after the post race inspection for reasons not immediately available.

Phil Hedgepeth, fourth under the checkered flag, was also disqualified. The runner-up after the rulings cleared was James Kenney.

In the 25-lap Pure Stock, points leader Cory Fogelman won for the seventh time this season, The pole-was never threatened.

In the 25-lap Mini Stock, Trevor Falls won a 23rd-lap restart to take the checkered flag.

Pole-sitter and points leader Jimmy Adkins led from the start, but Adkins and Kevin Harrison came together in turn two, sending Adkins into the wall and out of the race, bring on the second caution flag of the race.

Tod Carson overtook pole-sitter Kevin Adams in the first few laps of the 25-lap Limited Stock race and won his 15th race of the season by five car lengths.

PIT COMPETITION: Barry Strathmann's pit crew team won the featured pit crew competition. The three other pit crew teams that competed were those of Malish, Shawn Balluzzo and Ashton Lewis, Jr. by CNB