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Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile's land speed record for a stock car.
Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile's land speed record for a stock car.
Summary
This resolution recognizes and congratulates the Martinsville Missile, a modified 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger, for setting a land speed record for a stock car on March 23, 2026. The vehicle, driven by Tommy Hurley of Ridgeway, Virginia, achieved a top speed of 253 miles per hour at the Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Martinsville Missile features a 258 cubic inch engine producing 1,000 horsepower and was designed by Joey Arrington of Franklin County, Virginia. The vehicle is part of the VA250 Car Project, an undertaking of the Virginia American Revolution 250th Commission to celebrate Virginia's contributions to the nation on the 250th anniversary of American independence. The House of Representatives extends its congratulations to the VA250 Car Project for this record-setting achievement.
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- May 7, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- May 7, 2026 Submitted in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2026
Mr. Griffith submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile’s land speed record for a stock car.
Whereas, on March 23, 2026, the land speed record for a stock car was set by the Martinsville Missile at the Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a top speed of 253 miles per hour; Whereas the Martinsville Missile is a 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger with a 258 cubic inch 1,000 horsepower engine capable of 9,500 revolutions per minute, designed by Joey Arrington of Franklin Country, Virginia; Whereas Tommy Hurley of Ridgeway, Virginia, expertly drove the Martinsville Missile during its record-setting run; Whereas Southside Virginia, including the city of Martinsville and the counties of Henry, Patrick, and Franklin, was historically known for the manufacture and transport of untaxed whiskey and had long been a center of stock car racing; Whereas the Virginia American Revolution 250th Commission has been formed to celebrate Virginian’s contributions to the Nation upon the 250th anniversary of the Nation’s independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain; Whereas the Virginia American Revolution 250th Commission is chaired by Virginia Delegate Terry Austin of Botetourt County, Virginia; Whereas the VA250 Car Project is an undertaking of the Virginia Commission and is part of a national motorsports celebration in honor of the United States of America’s 250th year; and Whereas Danny Turner, former mayor of Martinsville, Virginia, Joey Arrington of Franklin County, Virginia, and former Congressman Virgil Goode of Rocky Mount, Virginia, devised the VA250 Car Project: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives extends its congratulations to the VA250 Car Project’s record-setting land speed record for a stock car of 253 miles per hour. <all>
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