Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile's land speed record for a stock car.
This resolution formally congratulates the VA250 Car Project for setting a new land speed record of 253 miles per hour with their stock car, the Martinsville Missile. The bill highlights the vehicle's origins in Franklin County, Virginia, and acknowledges the driver, Tommy Hurley, as well as the historical connection between Southside Virginia and stock car racing. It serves as a commemorative gesture celebrating the achievement within the context of the Virginia American Revolution 250th Commission's national motorsports celebration.
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H. Morgan Griffith
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