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Archive 6/3/14 Archive 6/3/14

Coker Tire Returns as the Official Tire of the Great Race

Coker Tire is the world's leading supplier of tires and wheels for collector vehicles, and it's been a huge supporter of the Great Race for many years. Owner, Corky Coker has poured…

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Archive 5/31/14 Archive 5/31/14

Hagerty Returns as Presenting Sponsor of 2014 Great Race

Hagerty Insurance is passionate about the collector vehicle industry, and provides insurance coverage for hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide. What started as a small company in 1984 is now the leading…

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Archive 5/30/14 Archive 5/30/14

Hemmings Returns as Title Sponsor for 2014 Great Race

Hemmings Motor News is considered "The Bible of the Collector Car Hobby since 1954", and it has been the number one supporter of the Great Race since our rebirth in 2011. Publisher,…

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Archive 5/29/14 Archive 5/29/14

The Hedke Family Returns to the Great Race

by Steve Hedke We had both our best and worst days of Greatracing back to back in 2012. After winning the day outright with an :02 (:01.6 with factor, our best score…

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Archive 5/22/14 Archive 5/22/14

1937 Bugatti Enters the 2014 Great Race

Incredible cars are nothing new to the Great Race, but Pete Vicari’s 2014 entry is one of the most unique ever in the event. It is a 1937 Bugatti Atlantic tribute car.…

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Great Race Highlights 5/20/14 Great Race Highlights 5/20/14

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…

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

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 Holland’s 1909 Buick racer across…

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

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…

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Archive 5/12/14 Archive 5/12/14

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…

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Great Race Highlights 5/9/14 Great Race Highlights 5/9/14

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…

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Great Race Highlights 5/8/14 Great Race Highlights 5/8/14

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…

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

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…

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Great Race Highlights 5/1/14 Great Race Highlights 5/1/14

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,…

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Archive 4/28/14 Archive 4/28/14

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 Al’s Hamburgers will fall silent Saturday as friends and family gather to…

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Archive 4/18/14 Archive 4/18/14

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…

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Archive 4/15/14 Archive 4/15/14

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…

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Great Race Highlights 4/14/14 Great Race Highlights 4/14/14

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…

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Great Race Highlights 4/10/14 Great Race Highlights 4/10/14

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…

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Archive 4/9/14 Archive 4/9/14

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…

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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
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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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View fullsize The Wandering Troubadours of Finland disturbing the peace at the Petrified Forest National Park in their 1918 American LaFrance.
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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
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