On June 20th the National Vintage Racing Association - Racing Electronics "Vintage Thunder" Racing Series traveled to Watermelon Capital Speedway, Cordele, Georgia. The paved infield was hotter than the surface of the Sun with the temperature hovering at the century mark. NVRA members and friends brought 21 “hot” vintage stock cars from Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina to stir up a breeze around the 4/10 mile asphalt oval.

Short track legends Buck Simmons and Eddie MacDonald Sr. (both winners of over 1000 races each) were on hand to support the vintage racers. A couple of our NVRA senior citizens, Woody Moore and Al Smith (members of our “Older than Dirt Drivers” fraternity) performed extremely well on this hot southern night.

As the sun set over the Watermelon patch the racing got underway with Martin Sapp of Quitman, Georgia winning his third Modified Sportsman feature of the year in his "skeeter" # 8. Woody Callaway of Bonaire, Georgia placed second with Allen Wheeler third and Irvin Lawson of Morven, Georgia coming in fourth. Callaway stayed on Sapp’s back bumper from start to finish but couldn’t make the pass.

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By: Joe Cawley Sr.
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