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Archive 6/11/26 Archive 6/11/26

Own a Piece of Great Race History from Route 66!

Great Race Automotive artist and X-Cup Legacy Board Advisor Sarah Stahl has unveiled her sixth annual Great Race painting, a detailed tribute to this year’s rally along historic Route 66 during its…

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Archive 6/10/26 Archive 6/10/26

Riley's Rebuilds Returns to the Great Race

What started as a teenage passion for rebuilding carburetors has grown into a nationally recognized movement inspiring young people especially young women to pursue careers in the automotive trades. Founded by Riley…

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Archive 4/23/26 Archive 4/23/26

Bidding Opens Friday: X-Cup Legacy Car Goes to Auction!

In case you missed it, former Great Racer Nigel Stroud has officially gifted his beloved 1957 Plymouth 2-door Station Wagon to the X-Cup Legacy Group. This iconic car, a veteran of both…

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Archive 3/18/26 Archive 3/18/26

Scott Henderson X-Cup Legacy Scholarship

The Scott Henderson X-Cup Legacy Scholarship supports students involved in the Great Race who demonstrate dedication, technical skill, and sportsmanship in the X-Cup Legacy program. The scholarship helps fund post-secondary education or…

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Archive 1/7/26 Archive 1/7/26

Museum Live: Great Stories from the Great Race X-Cup Division

Get ready for a "great" live webinar, this is a time of sharing stories of former and current X-Cup participants in The Great Race! Join us online or on-site Saturday, February 21st,…

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Archive 1/8/26 Archive 1/8/26

KFOCI Welcomes the Great Racers to Tucumcari, NM

The 68th Annual Kaiser Frazer Owners Club International Convention promises to be one of the most memorable gatherings in our club’s history. Next year, we won’t just be traveling to Tucumcari—we’ll be…

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Archive 5/8/24 Archive 5/8/24

Great Race Spring Rally Weekend Wrap Up

We hope everyone is back home and gearing up for the Great Race (6 weeks away), but wanted to provide a weekend wrap up for our Spring Rally presented by Stahls Automotive…

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Archive 4/27/24 Archive 4/27/24

Sponsor Spotlight: Zip Corvette

Zip Corvette got its start in 1977, when Wayne Walker, a Corvette owner and enthusiast, needed a gas line for his 1961 Corvette and decided to make one of his own. What…

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Archive 3/20/24 Archive 3/20/24

Sponsor Spotlight: Quick Everett's Garage

Our friends at Quick Everett’s Garage are long-time supporters of the Great Race. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based auto repair shop offers maintenance and repairs on domestic, foreign and even electric vehicles, as well…

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Archive 3/6/24 Archive 3/6/24

Sponsor Spotlight: Southern Star

We are thrilled to introduce a new partner to the Great Race for 2024 - Southern Star Bourbons and Rye Whiskeys! North Carolina is certainly known for racing, but it’s also home…

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Archive 2/1/24 Archive 2/1/24

Sponsor Spotlight: Coker Tire

When Coker Tire purchased the assets of the Great Race back in 2010, it hit the ground running with its first event in 2011. That event, from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bennington, Vermont…

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Archive 10/27/22 Archive 10/27/22

Jeff Stumb Speaks at TEAMS Conference and Expo

Great Race Director Jeff Stumb was the featured speaker this week at TEAMS '22 Conference and Expo in Oklahoma City. The educational session was called "How the Great Race Embraces Multi-City Events"…

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Archive 10/7/22 Archive 10/7/22

Great Race Veteran Brad Phillips at RM Sotheby's Auction

While we were at Hershey, we got to spend some time with Great Race veteran Brad Phillips. When we first met Brad, he worked for Hagerty and he has since moved on…

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Archive 10/7/22 Archive 10/7/22

Jeff Stumb Addresses Model T Club at Hershey

Great Race director Jeff Stumb spoke to the Model T Club at their tent in the Red Field at Hershey to promote the Great Race and in an effort to attract more…

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Archive 9/8/22 Archive 9/8/22

Great Race Welcomes ROGO Fastener Co., Inc. as Major Sponsor

The Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire welcomes its newest major sponsor, ROGO Fastener Co., Inc . Established in 1992, ROGO Fastener Co., Inc. is based out of Middletown,…

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Archive 9/7/22 Archive 9/7/22

Great Racer Rock Rookey Passes Away

It is with great sadness that I inform you that Great Race veteran Rock Rookey has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Rock has been a navigator for the last…

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Archive 8/8/22 Archive 8/8/22

Great Race Car For Sale - 1972 Mercedes-Benz 350SLC

1972 Mercedes-Benz 350SLC - Euro Coupe - 3.5L V-8 for sale. Custom built to participate in navigational T(ime) S(peed) D(istance) road rally events. The car was prepared with the help of an…

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Archive 6/13/22 Archive 6/13/22

First Cars Arrive in Rhode Island thanks to McCollister's

It's that time of year! Jeff Stumb is on site in Warwick, Rhode Island to begin off-loading and checking in participating cars. This is always exciting, and gets our week started off…

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Archive 2/15/22 Archive 2/15/22

Great Race Clocks Named for the Late Rex Gardner

Anyone who has been competing in Great Race for a while knows that the late Rex Gardner is solely responsible for keeping the sport alive by starting VCRA back in 2007. He…

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View fullsize For this week's Throwback Thursday, we're not going too far back. Felicia Morgan captured this soaking wet photo back in 2023 during a summertime storm that drenched the competitors. One of the most popular questions about the Great Race is "Wha
View fullsize The 2027 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire is a nine-day adventure from Mobile, Alabama to Buffalo, New York. The competition is intense as more than 120 cars and trucks (built in 1974 or earlier) compete for $160,000 in prize money. The ca
View fullsize Throwback Thursday comes to you from Gallup, New Mexico, when we visited in 2015. Check out that row of vintage motels and a row of cool classic cars.
View fullsize Great Race city stops are the BEST way to see the cars and drivers up close. We have a lunch stop and evening stop each day, (but typically no hosted lunch stops on Day 1 or Day 9), giving spectators great opportunities to watch the cars roll into to
View fullsize Independence Day 1986, Washington D.C. a great setting for this Throwback Thursday!

The Great American Race as it was then called traveled from Disneyland to New York City. Newspapers and TV stations across the country covered this event, which cont
View fullsize STOP SCROLLING and head over to www.greatrace.com. We have a brand new website that has way more cool features and a great new look. It's still a work in progress, but we think you'll like the new setup. Go check it out!
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View fullsize The Wandering Troubadours of Finland disturbing the peace at the Petrified Forest National Park in their 1918 American LaFrance.
View fullsize The Great Race motto is "To Finish is to Win", and seeing teams cross the finish line after nine days of rallying always puts that into perspective. The smiles, the tears and the sighs of relief...
View fullsize We'll always remember the WARM welcome we got in Albuquerque!
View fullsize Here are just a few of the cars that are participating in the 2026 Hilton Head Concours Adventure! You still have time to sign up and join the fun...we'll be taking off from Nashville, Tennessee and finding our way through the mountains, eventually l
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View fullsize Great Racers enjoyed a cool pitstop in downtown Sapulpa, Oklahoma this year. If you're in the area, be sure to check out the newly revitalized downtown area! The buildings are historic, and the streets and sidewalks were recently revamped for a great
View fullsize Brandon Melendrez shared some insights from his experience during the 2026 Great Race. Check out a short segment here, but click below to read the full article. 

My Great Race experience started a few years back as our shop, Mustang Country Internat
View fullsize We’re working hard to finalize the route for the 2027 @hemmings Great Race presented by @cokertireco! We’re starting in Mobile, Alabama and ending in Buffalo, New York and we have SO MANY cool things to see in between. We’ll update
View fullsize Great words from our friends, the Hermansons aka team Maxinkuckee Mayhem. Here's a brief snippet but be sure to click the link to read the entire article. 

"It’s hard to explain to people what we do for 9 days in a truck with no cell phon
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