Host the Great Race
Welcome a traveling celebration of automotive history to your community. Great Race host cities become part of the journey while introducing participants, visitors, and spectators to the places that make their community special.
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More Than Cars Coming Through Town
Great Race travels from community to community with participants, support crews, staff, partners, media, and event operations.
Along the route, the traveling group uses hotels, restaurants, fuel, attractions, shops, and other local services. Public stops can also bring residents and regional visitors into the host community.
Each stop becomes part of the story of that year's Great Race and gives communities an opportunity to showcase what makes their town worth visiting.
What Can a Great Race Stop Look Like?
Historic Cars Downtown
Antique and vintage vehicles arriving through a downtown, main street, historic district, or other signature community setting.
Community Celebration
Local organizations, businesses, entertainment, vendors, attractions, and car enthusiasts can all become part of the experience.
Visitor Activity
Participants and spectators have an opportunity to dine, shop, explore attractions, and experience the host community.
National Storytelling
Great Race content throughout the journey helps tell the story of the route and the communities that welcome the event.
Lunch or Evening?
Lunch Stops
A lunch stop creates a steady flow of participating vehicles through the host community as teams arrive, enjoy lunch, meet spectators, and return to competition.
These stops are typically shorter and can create an exciting midday community event.
Evening Stops
An overnight arrival gives the community more time with the cars and participants and can support a larger festival-style experience.
Evening stops can create additional opportunities for restaurants, attractions, entertainment, local organizations, and downtown businesses.
A Reason to Bring People Together
Great Race stops can bring tourism organizations, local government, car clubs, restaurants, businesses, museums, civic organizations, and residents together around one shared community experience.
“Fantastic event, multitudes of people in our historic downtown, restaurants packed, community-wide buy-in, genuine excitement.”
Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau“The event drew many people, from locals to out-of-town visitors and created an opportunity for local organizations to collaborate.”
Cooperstown / Otsego County TourismHear From Past Host Communities
Every community brings its own personality to the Great Race. Explore feedback from previous host cities and see communities recognized for creating memorable participant and spectator experiences.
What We Look For in a Host Community
Let's Talk About Your Community.
Every Great Race route is different. If your community is interested in hosting a future lunch or evening stop, tell us a little about your town and why it would be a great fit.
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