Vintage stock cars to race at Peach State Speedway

JEFFERSON - The National Vintage Racers Association (NVRA) will bring its touring series to Peach State Speedway's 1/2 mile oval on Saturday.

The NVRA is an organization of owners and drivers of 1929-1968 vintage circle track stock cars. Entering its 12th year, the NVRA "Vintage Thunder" Racing Series is the largest touring vintage stockcar racing series in the United States. Some of our race cars are restored originals that ran on tracks in the southeast in the '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s while others are replicas of stockcars from that era.

The NVRA average from 30 to 35 cars per race with members coming from North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and one long-time loyal member who tows from Delaware to race with the NVRA.

The "Vintage Thunder" racing series is just that, "a racing series", not a group of old race cars parading around the track. Race fans witness an authentic presentation of stock car racing the way it use to be "back in the day."

The NVRA races five classes of vintage stockcars: Limited Sportsman (1930-1957 bodies on factory frames and powered by flathead V-8 or inline six engines); Modified Sportsman (1930-54 bodies on factory frames and OHV V-8 engines); Late Model Sportsman (1949 - 1968 bodies on OEM chassis with OHV V-8's) Late Model Modified (1949 - 1968 bodies on modified frames with OHV V-8's); and our fastest division, Modified Open (1929-1968 bodies on racing chassis), many with over 600-HP engines.

In addition to the vintage racers, the Peach State Super Truck, Outlaw Late Model and Mini-Stock classes will also compete. Racing begins at 7:00.

Peach State Speedway is located off I-85 at Exit 140. Follow the signs to the speedway.

For more information about the speedway, log onto www.peachstspeedway.com or call 706-387-7490.