Longtime Great Racer John Hollansworth has passed away at age 92 at his home in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. John was best know for piloting the 1917 Peerless Green Dragon for more than 20 years on the Great Race. He helped get Hagerty involved in the event decades ago with their sponsorship of his car, […]
With nine days of rallying behind us, it’s time to look at the results. We enjoyed a great time at our Awards Banquet, celebrating the special award winners and top finishers in each category. If you’d like to see a full listing of daily and cumulative scores, CLICK HERE. Grand Championship Division 1st Howard and […]
The 2023 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire is in the books, and we crowned the Grand Champion on Tejon Street in Colorado Springs, Colorado this afternoon. Howard and Doug Sharp are no strangers to victory lane in Great Race rallying, and they once again put together an incredible nine-day rally to […]
To Finish is to Win! That’s the motto of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire, and we experienced the thrill of the finish line in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado. Crossing the finish line of this grueling nine-day, 2,300-mile challenge is an accomplishment in itself, and the racers had a very tricky […]
We’re coming down to the final stretch! Today was a big day for the racers as it begins the Championship run, where none of the scoring legs of the final two days can be thrown out. A simple mistake can be detrimental, but wrong turns, mechanical issues or other obstacles can really throw the scores […]
Corn, cows and dirt…yep, we’re in Kansas! We spent Stage 7 of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire traveling from Wichita to Garden City, Kansas. Our morning started with a few quick turns, which led to a loop that sent racers around and back onto the same road they were on […]
If you could only find one day to describe today’s action it would be “HOT”. We started the day in Joplin, Missouri with temperatures reaching 90 degrees by the time the racers were on the clock. We quickly crossed into Kansas, and started rallying a tough course. Our lunch stop in Emporia, Kansas was a […]
We’ve made it past the half way point on the 2023 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire! Today, we left Russellville, Arkansas and headed toward the mountains for a full morning of rallying in the Ozark Mountains. Although we have tackled much higher mountains on the Great Race, the Ozarks had steep […]
Day 4 of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire is in the books! We started our day in Memphis, Tennessee, and had to jump on the interstate to make our way to the back roads. We started the day’s timed route in Eastern Arkansas, and spent quite a bit of time […]
It’s day three of the 2023 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire and we’re marking two more states off of our list. We started the morning in Birmingham, Alabama, and hit the highway in search of our rally starting point for the day. After winding through rural Alabama, we crossed into Mississippi […]
