Scope and Contents This issue documents the history and cultural importance of dirt track racing in Berrien County and the surrounding South Georgia region, focusing on the rise of “Jalopy” and early stock-car racing from the 1940s through the 1960s. Much of the narrative centers on Thunderbowl Speedway in North Valdosta, a 3/8-mile oval dirt track that became a major weekend destination for racing fans from the 1950s through its final closure in 1999.Through interviews, photographs, and personal...