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Archive 3/13/14 Archive 3/13/14

100 Days Until the 2014 Great Race!

One hundred days. As hard as it is to believe, the start of the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty is 100 days away. Seems like just a few…

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Great Race Highlights 3/12/14 Great Race Highlights 3/12/14

Great Race Competitor at the Chicago Autorama

Paul Clarkson of Plainfield, Illinois has built a car especially for the 2014 Great Race, and it was shown recently at the Chicago Autorama. It’s a 1930 Ford Model A coupe with…

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Archive 3/7/14 Archive 3/7/14

Chad Caldwell's New Auburn Racer

There are several cars that are being built for the 2014 Great Race that we have been telling you about, including Chad Caldwell's 1931 Auburn boattail speedster. You may recall that Chad…

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Great Race Highlights 3/6/14 Great Race Highlights 3/6/14

Classic Photos from the 1995 Great Race

A great friend and Great Race follower, Marcel Gommers contacted us and sent us a link to some photos from the 1995 Great Race, which ran from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Mexico…

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Archive 3/5/14 Archive 3/5/14

1929 Ford Model A Woody Great Racer For Sale!

Spencer Darby, a Great Racer from Wisconsin contacted us earlier this week to let us know his 1929 Ford Station Wagon (Woody) is for sale. It's a great setup for a Great…

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Archive 2/24/14 Archive 2/24/14

Hotel Reservations for 2014 Great Race

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Great Race will send an email to each team’s designated representative with the 2014 hotel reservation invitation link. Once you go to the site, you can select…

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Archive 2/21/14 Archive 2/21/14

Great Racers on the Beach in Daytona!

Several Great Racers were seen in Daytona this week and last for the annual Speed Week celebration, including Steven Tourje,Bill Josler, Buddy Green, Bill Green and Humpy Wheeler. And a couple of…

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Archive 2/19/14 Archive 2/19/14

Rally Season is Drawing Near!

Winter is almost over (at least in Chattanooga) and it will be rally time very soon. The annual VCRA All Stars for Autism Rally in Springfield, Missouri, kicks things off April 23-27.…

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Archive 2/14/14 Archive 2/14/14

2014 Great Race to finish in The Villages, FL on June 29

The Villages, Florida will host the Grand Finish of the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Sunday, June 29, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere…

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Great Race Highlights 2/13/14 Great Race Highlights 2/13/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Ocala, FL on June 29

Ocala, Florida will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Sunday, June 29, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/12/14 Great Race Highlights 2/12/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Jacksonville, FL on June 28

Jacksonville, Florida will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Saturday, June 28, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/11/14 Great Race Highlights 2/11/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Savannah, GA on June 28

Savannah, Georgia will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Saturday, June 28, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/10/14 Great Race Highlights 2/10/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Mount Pleasant, SC on June 27

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Friday, June 27, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Great Race Highlights 2/9/14 Great Race Highlights 2/9/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Myrtle Beach, SC on June 27

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Friday, June 27, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Great Race Highlights 2/8/14 Great Race Highlights 2/8/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Wilmington, NC on June 26

Wilmington, North Carolina will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Thursday, June 26, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere…

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Great Race Highlights 2/7/14 Great Race Highlights 2/7/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Clinton, NC on June 26

Clinton, N.C., will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Thursday, June 26, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/6/14 Great Race Highlights 2/6/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in New Bern, NC on June 25

New Bern, North Carolina will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Wednesday, June 25, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Great Race Highlights 2/5/14 Great Race Highlights 2/5/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Elizabeth City, NC on June 25

Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Wednesday, June 25, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Archive 2/5/14 Archive 2/5/14

Backroad Gold TV Show Airs February 5th at 9:30pm!

Corky Coker plays a huge role in the Great Race, as well as leading the crew at Coker Tire Company and Honest Charley. Along with all of his business ventures, he's a…

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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...
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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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