H.Res. 1262

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1262 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1262

Recognizing and congratulating the Martinsville Missile's land speed 
record for a stock car.

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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

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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.
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