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

Two Great Race Legends Have Passed Away

The Great Race has lost two of its most iconic veterans dating back to the founding of the event in 1983. Grand Champion Dave Teter, a veteran of more than 20 Great…

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Archive 7/11/14 Archive 7/11/14

No Increase in Great Race Private Entry Fee for 2015

Great Race officials have announced that there will be no price increase for Private entries for the 2015 Route 66 event. The Private entry fee will remain $5,000, and a $500 discount…

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Great Race Highlights 7/10/14 Great Race Highlights 7/10/14

Great Race 2015--Get Your Kicks on Route 66!

With the successful 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty less than two weeks behind us, we are already turning our attention to the 2015 route. The Great Race next…

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

"A Word" from Humpy Wheeler About the Great Race

If you know legendary NASCAR promoter, Humpy Wheeler, then you know that just getting "a word" from him is not an option. This man has stories that reach WAY back into the…

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Great Race Highlights 6/30/14 Great Race Highlights 6/30/14

Barry and Irene Jason Win Again!

That's right, for the third year in a row, Barry and Irene Jason have WON the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty. They brought a new car to the…

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Great Race Highlights 6/29/14 Great Race Highlights 6/29/14

2014 Great Race Award Winners

The 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty has a $150,000 purse, and lots of folks left our awards banquet with a check in their pocket. With payouts from $1,000…

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Archive 6/29/14 Archive 6/29/14

Day 9--The Grand Finish in The Villages, Florida

Wow. That word best describes our finish today in The Villages, Florida. The 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty has seen a lot of great finishes in a lot…

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Great Race Highlights 6/29/14 Great Race Highlights 6/29/14

Day 9--The Calm Before the Storm!

On the final day of competition in the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty, there is always a lot of tension in the air and this year was no…

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Great Race Highlights 6/28/14 Great Race Highlights 6/28/14

Day 8--Georgia in the Rear View Mirror

We logged a bunch of miles today and covered a lot of territory on the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty. Our day started in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where…

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Great Race Highlights 6/27/14 Great Race Highlights 6/27/14

Day 7--Truckin' into South Carolina

Today, we reached new territory--South Carolina. It was hot and humid, but the scenery was spectacular throughout the day's route. The route sent us through the back roads of South Carolina, with…

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Great Race Highlights 6/26/14 Great Race Highlights 6/26/14

Day 6--Hot Heat, A Little Bit of Rain and a Tricky Route

There is definitely a difference in Mid-June weather in Maine, and along the North Carolina coast. The temperatures are hotter, the humidity is higher and the chance of afternoon rain showers is…

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Great Race Highlights 6/25/14 Great Race Highlights 6/25/14

Day 5--North Carolina, Southern Hospitality

Wow, another adventurous day on the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty. Today's route didn't cover near as much ground as yesterday, as we crossed into North Carolina and rallied…

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Great Race Highlights 6/24/14 Great Race Highlights 6/24/14

Day 4--Cool Towns, Farm Land and LOTS of Miles!

Today, we started our journey in the state of Pennsylvania. Before going on the clock, we crossed into Delaware, and rallied through some great back roads, on our way to lunch in…

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Great Race Highlights 6/23/14 Great Race Highlights 6/23/14

Day Three of the Great Race--Rallying Through PA

What a day, what a day! We started in Poughkeepsie, New York and made a long transit to the actual starting point of the day's route. We had to navigate some road…

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Archive 6/22/14 Archive 6/22/14

Day Two Offers More Great Rallying and Big Crowds

Day two of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty started off with a beautiful morning in Lowell, Massachusetts, and we went right into a tough day of rallying through…

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Archive 6/21/14 Archive 6/21/14

They Say It's Hard to Finish; Heck,It's Been Hard to START!

So, early this morning, while the others made their first day's run, we rose early back home where we dropped the wounded Speedster. We had to try and prep the Imperial (our…

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Archive 6/21/14 Archive 6/21/14

Day One City Stops ROCKED!

If Day One of the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty is any indication of what is to come, this will undoubtedly be the best Great Race in recent…

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Archive 6/21/14 Archive 6/21/14

Action from the Road on Day One!

Typically, day one of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty is a tough one as far as logistics are concerned. Our Grand Start is a big ceremony that lasts…

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Great Race Highlights 6/21/14 Great Race Highlights 6/21/14

The Grand Start from Ogunquit, Maine!

The 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty got off to an incredible start today, with thousands of spectators gathering at Ogunquit Beach to watch more than 100 vintage cars…

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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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