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Great Race Highlights 7/3/12 Great Race Highlights 7/3/12

Winners of the 2012 Great Race!

When the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty came to a close, the racers and staff were exhausted, and ready to enjoy a great meal in the awesome Henry…

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Great Race Highlights 7/1/12 Great Race Highlights 7/1/12

Great Race 2012 is a Wrap!

As we wind down from our enormous awards banquet and dinner at The Henry Ford Museum, we reflect on the past 9 days, and the incredible journey we have completed. We started…

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Great Race Highlights 6/29/12 Great Race Highlights 6/29/12

Great Racers Roll into Ohio!

Whew, it's hot! Today's route was challenging enough on its own, but when you add heat and harsh sunlight into the mix, it certainly gets interesting. We've been blessed with great weather…

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Great Race Highlights 6/27/12 Great Race Highlights 6/27/12

Day 5 is a Busy Day for Great Racers!

As we reach the half-way point of our car guy adventure of a lifetime, the day started where we left off....Kanata/Ottawa, Ontario. We hit the trail bright and early, setting out for…

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Great Race Highlights 6/6/12 Great Race Highlights 6/6/12

Great Race Featured on Powerblock TV

As you guys know, Great Race Director, Jeff Stumb is passionate about this event and he has gone to great lengths to promote it this year. His team has promoted it via…

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Great Race Highlights 5/31/12 Great Race Highlights 5/31/12

Great Race on MuscleCar TV

The Great Race will be featured on MuscleCar TV this weekend Saturday June 2, and Sunday June 3, 2012 during the PowerBlock on Spike TV. MuscleCar TV will air at 10:30am E…

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Great Race Highlights 5/23/12 Great Race Highlights 5/23/12

A Message from Howard Sharp

This week, we received a message from Howard Sharp, 2011 Great Race Grand Champion. He's excited about this year's Great Race, especially the stop in his hometown of Fairport, New York. Here's…

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Great Race Highlights 5/3/12 Great Race Highlights 5/3/12

Ace Award Sponsor Announced!

The Great Race is pleased to announce that Best Home Furnishings will be the sponsor of this year’s Ace Award, and the team with the most Aces will receive a $1,000 check…

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Great Race Highlights 3/26/12 Great Race Highlights 3/26/12

Get Well Soon to Great Race Legend, Curtis Graf

Anyone that has ever participated in even one Great Race knows the legend of Curtis Graf. I call Curtis my friend, but I don’t think there has ever been a person he…

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Great Race Highlights 2/23/12 Great Race Highlights 2/23/12

1907 Renault enters the Great Race

The oldest car in almost two decades will compete in the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty as 100 vintage cars make their way around the Great Lakes in…

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Great Race Highlights 1/20/12 Great Race Highlights 1/20/12

Prize money announced for 2012 Great Race

The total purse for the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty is going to be $118,500, event Director Jeff Stumb has announced. The Grand Champion of the race will…

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Great Race Highlights 11/2/11 Great Race Highlights 11/2/11

Pumpkin Run Prepares Racers for the 2012 Great Race

Our buddies up North have a very cool (literally) rally event, and it's called the Pumpkin Run. It's held toward the end of October, and it's based out of Millsboro, Delaware. The…

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Great Race Highlights 5/26/11 Great Race Highlights 5/26/11

$90,000 Up for Grabs!

There has been a lot of talk about Great Race prize money, as it's always been a huge purse for the winners. With the resurrection of the Great Race, and the new…

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Great Race Highlights 5/13/11 Great Race Highlights 5/13/11

Detailed description of this year’s race

The 4-hour pre-race Warm-up Rally will start at noon on Friday, June 10. We recommend that racers arrive in Chattanooga on Wednesday or Thursday so that you can register and have your…

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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
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