Press
Release : NVRA Race Report
for Green
Valley Speedway
by Joe Cawley Sr.
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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