Penn-York Rally 2014--Great Race Veterans Duke it Out
The annual Penn-York Rally in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, had a Great Race flavor, with current and former participants finishing well. Many northeastern teams used the occasion to get ready for the Great…
Great Race Legend Dennis Holland Dies at 68
Dennis Holland, a legendary Great Racer from Day 1, has died at his home in California at the age of 68. Dennis and navigator Wayne Stanfield pushed Hollands 1909 Buick racer across…
The "Leslie Special" Returns to the Great Race for 2014
The Leslie Special, the car driven by Tony Curtis in the 1965 hit movie The Great Race, will again be traveling with the Great Race courtesy of owner Ted Stahl. In the…
International Participants Gear Up for the Great Race!
Anyone who has ever been around the Great Race can tell you it is truly an international event. Through the years the race has been run in the United States, Canada and…
Spirit of Stahls Returns for 2014 with Three Cars!
Ted and Mary Stahl always brings interesting cars to the Great Race. And this year is no exception. The Michigan natives first campaigned in a 1941 Packard convertible. Then it was the…
Back-to-Back Champions Have A New Car for 2014
The two-time defending Grand Champions of the Great Race, Irene and Barry Jason, will be trying for their third victory in a row with a new car this summer. The Jasons, who…
Buonanno's 1915 Hudson Returns to the Great Race
Frank Buonanno will be bringing his 1915 Hudson race car back to the Great Race this summer. It is the oldest car in the 2014 race from Maine to Florida. And he…
Wayne Bell Returns to the Great Race!
Five-time Great Race Grand Champion Wayne Bell is returning to the event this summer for the first time since 2007. Bell, who posted all five wins as a navigator with Dick Burdick,…
Great Race Veteran, Al Mathews Passes Away
Article by Susan Schrock, Star Telegram ARLINGTON The sizzle and pop of the grill and bustle of crowds at Als Hamburgers will fall silent Saturday as friends and family gather to…
Trial Run of the 2014 Great Race--The Final Leg
We are finally home after an almost two-week trip from Maine to Florida on my last visit to all of the cities before the Great Race this summer. Director of Competition John…
Trial Run of the 2014 Great Race--Southbound!
The best thing about the 2014 Great Race route from Maine to Florida this summer is the dramatic change in scenery -- the most diverse on the event since 2007. After the…
Trial Run of the Great Race Route--Part Three
Each day on my course run with John Classen for the 2014 Great Race we start at 6 a.m. and finish around 9 p.m. We run the entire course and also meet…
Trial Run of the Great Race Route--Moving on to Lowell, MA
The first overnight stop on the 2014 Great Race is Lowell, Massachusetts, and the folks there are planning a huge event. On the way to Lowell from Maine we still saw tons…
2014 Rally Final Planning Underway
The Great Race makes it a point to rally drivers through some of the most interesting and challenging terrain our vast country has to offer and this year is no different. For…
A Trial Run of the 2014 Great Race Route--Part 1
I just got to Maine for my last in person trip to each city before this summer's Great Race. Almost all of the snow is gone and the locals have come out…
Jerry Schmidt Documents his 2013 Great Race Experience
Editors Note: Jerry Schmidt participated in the 2013 Great Race in his 1968 Toronado with sons Joe and Sam, and Jerry wrote about their experience in the Toronado Owners Association magazine Front…
Great Race Represented at the Chickasha Swap Meet
The Great Race was well represented at the Chickasha, Oklahoma Pre-War Swap meet last week as thousands gathered from around the world to buy and sell automobile cars and parts built prior…
A Cool Picture from Corky Coker's Archives
If you have been to a Coker Tire Challenge or the 2011 Great Race, when it started in Chattanooga, then maybe you recognize this car. It is a 1912 Nyberg owned by…
Great Race Grand Champion on Backroad Gold
For those of you watching closely to Wednesday nights episode of Backroad Gold , you may have seen Greg Cunninghams 1928 Ford Model A boattail speedster in the background with its #1…