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Five-time Dixieland Speedway Late Model champion Brian Staton died unexpectedly Sept. 22 at his Chesapeake, Va., home. He was 58.

Staton was a frequent winner at Elizabeth City, N.C.’s Dixieland oval and Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Va., among other tracks over a racing career that stretched from the mid-1980s until 2011. Along with five Dixieland titles, he was a 2001 champion at VMS.

His brother John Staton, also a multitime Late Model champion at Dixieland who competed against Brian many seasons, is among survivors along with Brian's two sons, Kristopher and Keith.

Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Graham Funeral Home and Crematory in Chesapeake. Find a complete obituary at grahamfuneralhome.com.