Great Race Cars Turn Out for Owensboro Show

Five Great Race related cars turned out for the Kentucky Champions Invitational car show in Owensboro last weekend to help promote the start of this year’s event in that city next month. Owensboro will host the Great Race start on Saturday, June 22. The Kentucky Champions event featured Gary and Jean Ann Martin’s 1932 Ford Coupe and Brian Smith’s 1928 Ford Model A Tudor. Smith is a rookie in the 2024 Great Race and he is from Owensboro. Other Great Racers participating were Tom Gray and Vince Mattingley in their 1951 Packard. It is a beautiful car and this will be the first time it will participate in the Great Race, replacing their 1973 Volvo 1800 two door station wagon. David McAllister represented Ted and Mary Stahl, bringing their 1931 Cord L-29 boattail speedster, which won one of the top awards in the event. Director Jeff Stumb had his 1928 Buick Country Club Coupe there as well. It is the last car the great race car driver of the early 20th century Barney Oldfield ever owned.