By Chuck Corder

What can Five Flags Speedway do for an encore?

That's a sensible question to ask after a massive crowd was rewarded earlier this month with the track's annual editions of the Demolition Derby and Faster Pastor feature.

We're still on cloud nine after watching an unthinkable field of 18 Demolition Derby clunkers decimate each other and Pastor Wes Alverez of My Father's Vineyard spinning across the finish line and still somehow topping three other area clergymen on Aug. 1.

On the heels of that whirlwind night, the famed half-mile oval is sure to create a few more memories this week when the Southern Vintage Racing Association turns back the clock.  The old-bodied, 1934 Ford and Chevy coupes and sedans return to America's Favorite Home Track for the second time this summer, hoping for its own entertaining encore, following a great show in June.

But the vintage cars aren't the only showcase worth the price of admission this week. With points battles raging through the pits, storylines abound for the three local classes.

Tonight marks the next round of double-feature racing for the Allen Turner Pro Late Models, and hometown girl Johanna Long hopes to protect her slim, 11-point lead over defending track champion Garrett Jones with the 20- and 30-lap format.

With only three features remaining after this week, the Beef "O" Brady's Sportsman and Butler U-Pull-It Bombers figure to battle to the season's final checkered flag.