Green Valley Speedway was the second stop on the 2008 Vintage Thunder racing tour for the National Vintage Racing Association. NVRA members from Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee brought twenty-six vintage cars to the high-banked 3/8 mile clay oval located just south of Gadsden, AL. A one hour rain delay resulted in cancellation of all the heat races but it didn’t dampen the excitement displayed during the feature events.

The night’s races produced two first time winners in the Vintage Thunder racing series. Bruce Griffin from Lincoln, AL drove his new ’39 Chevy coach to victory in the Modified Open feature and Jason Bailey from Athens, AL was a first time winner in the Limited Sportsman division.

Martin Sapp, “the Quitman Ace” won his second straight Modified Sportsman feature by passing race leader Ozzie Howard with two laps to go. Howard, driving Ken Patterson’s ’34 Ford, led the first 14 laps but finished second. NVRA President Bobby Hanshaw took the third spot followed by Malcolm Parker then Stephen Abbott. Sixth place went to Allen Wheeler; Mike Connor drove his ’33 Chevy “skeeter” to 7th place followed by Harvey Strickland.
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