GR 2015 Day 3: Oklahoma City, OK to Amarillo, TX
Note: This is the third of a nine-part series of Great Race Director Jeff Stumbs thoughts on each day on the 2015 Great Race route after returning from setting up the stops…
GR 2015 Day 2: Springfield, MO to Oklahoma City, OK
Note: This is the second of a nine-part series of Great Race Director Jeff Stumbs thoughts on each day on the 2015 Great Race route after returning from setting up the stops…
GR 2015 Day 1: Kirkwood, MO, to Springfield, MO
Note: This is the first of a nine-part series of Great Race Director Jeff Stumbs thoughts on each day on the 2015 Great Race route after returning from setting up the stops…
The Great Race Family is Growing!
Great Racer Jody Knowles and his wife, Kali, had their first child Jarrett Edward Knowles on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The baby was born at 3:05 p.m. He weighs 8.7 pounds and is…
Cities Announced for the 2015 Great Race!
The Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty will travel historic Route 66 for its 2015 event, organizers have announced. The Great Race, the worlds premiere old car rally, will start…
Great Racer visits the Italian Grand Prix
Great Racer Craig Rubright of Clearwater, Florida, is taking in a different form of racing while visiting Monza, Italy, this week. Rubright, who finished second in the Rookie Division in the 2014…
Great Race Car for Sale--1916 Studebaker Racer
Dennis Barfield first started competing in the Great Race more than 20 years ago. The Charleston, South Carolina, area resident has participated in a number of different cars and in a number…
Awesome Great Race Coverage in Hemmings!
We hope everyone reading this are already subscribers to Hemmings Motor News. It's the best car magazine out there, and we're very excited to tell you guys that the Hemmings Motor News…
Tune into Fox Sports 1 Tonight!
If you want to see fellow Great Racer Jody Knowles racing at Bristol Motor Speedway, tonight, August 20th is the night! Tune into Fox Sports 1 at 4:40pm Eastern time for Qualifying,…
The Passing of A Great Race Family Member
Mary Bitterman joined the Great Race family in 2011, as a navigator with her husband Michael in their beautiful 1966 Dodge Charger. Since then, the couple have competed in several other vintage…
Florida Teams featured on PBS
So much hard work goes into an event of this size. There are dozens, if not hundreds of people who grab each task and see them to completion bringing all the pieces…
Thanks to All Who Completed our Participant Survey!
The Great Race asked for your responses in a survey after the 2014 event, and we tallied the results and have heard you loud and clear. Many of the 110 responses were…
Jody Knowles is Doing A Different Kind of Racing
Great Racers know Jody Knowles as quiet but hard charging driver of the #66 red 1932 Ford Cabriolet. He and his navigator, Beth Gentry, have finished in the top three in three…
The Hudson Super Six is Alive Again!
My 1916 Hudson Super Six engine, which threw a rod on the 2005 Great Race at the base of Mt. Rainer in Washington state, came back to life this week when the…
Registration is Now Open for the 2015 Great Race!
Registration is now open for the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty as excitement continues to build for the epic Route 66 themed event. During the month of July,…
2014 Great Race Overview by Neal Patton
By Neal Patton Another Great Race is in the books 108 antique and vintage cars 2,100 plus miles (if you do not count getting lost or temporarily disoriented like Cheryl and I…
Looking For A Rally Car? Speedster For Sale!
Looking for a turnkey car for the 2015 Great Race along Route 66? Well, Howard Sharp has one for you. The 2011 Grand Champion is selling his 1932 Ford Dirt Track Racer…
Coker Tire Challenge is Coming Soon!
The 9th annual Coker Tire Challenge is less than two months away, and entries from around the country are pouring in. Entry fees have remained the same again this year for Run…
The End of an Era--The Jason's Are Retiring
Three-time Great Race Grand Champions Barry and Irene Jason have decided to retire from competition while on top. The Keller, Texas, couple became the first team in the 31-year history of the…