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News 8/6/26 News 8/6/26

Great Race Experience by Brandon Melendrez & Trey Pedersen

My Great Race experience started a few years back as our shop, Mustang Country International, does the maintenance for a few other cars in the race, (Kaplan’s 1966 Mustang and Holder’s 1964.5…

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Great Race Highlights 6/26/26 Great Race Highlights 6/26/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Day 7

The action got HOT today as we descended from the 7,000-foot elevation in Flagstaff down to less than 600 feet above sea level. We started our course on Historic Route 66, aimed…

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Great Race Highlights 6/25/26 Great Race Highlights 6/25/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Day 6

Another Great Race day is complete, and it was another long day of driving to make our way across Route 66. We saw some great sights today, and it started before the…

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Great Race Highlights 6/24/26 Great Race Highlights 6/24/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Day 5

Another day in the books! We crossed over the half way point today, both in the number of days on the road, as well as the official half way point of Route…

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Great Race Highlights 6/23/26 Great Race Highlights 6/23/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Day 4

Today was a wet one! We started our day by traveling west out of Oklahoma City just far enough out of town to get to some great back roads. Of course, we…

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Great Race Highlights 6/22/26 Great Race Highlights 6/22/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Day 3

The days are clicking along and we're making our way along Route 66. Yesterday covered the entire state of Missouri, and today's route sent us into Kansas and Oklahoma for more great…

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Great Race Highlights 6/21/26 Great Race Highlights 6/21/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Day 2

It's time to roll into Stage 2 of the 2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire! We had an amazing time in Collinsville, Illinois, but in normal Great Race fashion, the…

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Great Race Highlights 6/20/26 Great Race Highlights 6/20/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Day 1

It's a day we've been waiting for, and a day we've been working toward for well over a year. The Grand Start of the 2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire…

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Great Race Highlights 6/19/26 Great Race Highlights 6/19/26

2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire - Trophy Run

We're in Springfield, Illinois for the start of the 2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire! We've planned for well over a year for this Route 66 celebration route, and the…

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Stories 6/11/26 Stories 6/11/26

Bid on a Custom Great Race Neon Sign

 Designed, built and donated by Jeff Hermanson (long time Great Racer) this is a “one of one” neon sign to commemorate your participation in the 2026 Great Race during the 100th…

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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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Great Race Highlights 5/5/26 Great Race Highlights 5/5/26

Great Race SPRING RALLY 2026 - Day 3 Coverage

This is it! We wrapped up the three-day Coker Tire Great Race Spring Rally presented by Stahls Motors and Music Experience with an amazing route through the hills of Missouri. The winding…

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Great Race Highlights 5/2/26 Great Race Highlights 5/2/26

Great Race SPRING RALLY 2026 - Day 2 Coverage

Day 2 of the 2026 Coker Tire Great Race Spring Rally presented by Stahls Motors and Music Experience offered up another amazing day of rallying. A brisk morning was met with plenty…

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Great Race Highlights 5/1/26 Great Race Highlights 5/1/26

Great Race SPRING RALLY 2026 - Day 1 Coverage

We're kicking off our Route 66 Centennial celebration with an amazing Spring Rally in Springfield, Missouri. The Coker Tire Great Race Spring Rally presented by Stahls Motors and Music Experience is a…

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Great Race Highlights 3/18/26 Great Race Highlights 3/18/26

SRC Supports the Great Race Spring Rally in Springfield, MO

SRC is excited to see the Great Race Spring Rally in Springfield, MO. The rally celebrates classic cars, precision driving, and the communities that make this iconic highway special. Route 66 has…

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Stories 1/29/26 Stories 1/29/26

How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Great Race

Hmm. Where do I even start? A lot of you don’t know me. You know my husband, a Great Race navigator and X-Cup Legacy president, Brandon Gregg. My first introduction to the…

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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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Great Race Highlights 6/28/23 Great Race Highlights 6/28/23

Great Race 2023 - Day 5 - Russellville, AR to Joplin, MO

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…

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View fullsize No matter how well you prepare your vehicle, breakdowns can happen. We always have at least one truck and trailer rig following along the route to pick up cars along the way. However, some of the roads are a little too tight...this was a tough one ba
View fullsize The fun continues with the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance! The Hilton Head Tour 2026 by Great Race was a special guest of the Lowcountry Driving Tour. We met up with a host of other enthusiasts and amazing automobiles. Be sure to come down to
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After another day of beautiful back roads, amazing meals, and a tour of the ONLY Kazoo factory in the USA, the Hilton Head 2026 Tour by Great Race has arrived in Hilton Head. From now until Sunday, the group will enjoy t
View fullsize We had another amazing day on the Hilton Head Tour 2026 by Great Race! Motoring out of Blairsville, GA, we were greeted with the fall colors in the Georgia mountains as our group made its way to @chelseasclassiccars  for coffee and donuts. We then st
View fullsize The Hilton Head Tour 2026 by Great Race had an amazing first day of driving. After sneaking out of Nashville, we hit the open road. Our friends at @cokertireco hosted a lovely lunch, followed by a tour of @thecokermuseum. Our afternoon drive featured
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View fullsize One of the most memorable moments in the 2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire was the splash zone after torrential rains somewhere between Elk City, Oklahoma and Shamrock, Texas. Quite a few racers encountered it, but Dan Stahl took the a
View fullsize We couldn't pull off these crazy events without a huge crew of staff and volunteers who take a big chunk of their summer and join us every year. Every person has a job, and is committed to giving participants a fair competition and a great experience
View fullsize You never know what you may pass while on a Great Race route. It could be cool, it could be weird or it could truly be a once in a lifetime opportunity, but every year is a new adventure.
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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