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Great Race Highlights 3/19/21 Great Race Highlights 3/19/21

Three-Time Great Race Champion Irene Jason Passes Away

Irene Jason, a three-time Great Race champion driver, passed away today. The Keller, Texas, school teacher and her husband, Barry won the race three straight years – 2012-14, something that had never…

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Great Race Highlights 3/11/21 Great Race Highlights 3/11/21

Great Racer Cameron Coker Passes Away

Cameron Coker of Chattanooga, who participated in multiple Great Races as a navigator, has passed away after a tragic one-vehicle car wreck two days ago. Cameron participated with his dad, Corky Coker,…

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Great Race Highlights 11/24/20 Great Race Highlights 11/24/20

Great Race Winner Model A Up For Sale

A rare and unique opportunity to own a Great Race winning vehicle has come up, and it would be perfect to use in the event in the coming years after a 21-year…

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Archive 10/14/20 Archive 10/14/20

Great Racer Ed Tourje Passes Away

Longtime Great Racer Ed Tourje, who navigated with his son Steven on just about every event since 2003, passed away earlier this week. Ed and Steven were very popular on the Great…

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Great Race Highlights 10/5/20 Great Race Highlights 10/5/20

Veteran Navigator John Sears Passes Away

Great Race Grand Champion John Sears, a veteran navigator since the 1960s, passed away in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 30. He was 77 years old. Sears won the Great Race in 1996 as…

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Archive 9/14/20 Archive 9/14/20

Pumpkin Run Rescheduled for May 2021

The 20th annual Pumpkin Run in Millsboro, Delaware has been rescheduled for May 21-23, 2021, organizer Bob Bryan has announced. It had been scheduled for next month. The event is always one…

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Archive 7/2/20 Archive 7/2/20

Breaking News: Great Race Postponed Until June 2021

The 2020 Great Race has been postponed until June 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent spikes in cases in key states. The dates will be June 19-27, 2021,…

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Archive 6/10/20 Archive 6/10/20

Great Race Cars Dominate “Favorite Oddball Cars” Livestream

If you get two Great Racers together on a livestream event you are going to hear a lot about the Great Race. And that’s what happened when Hagerty’s Brad Phillips brought Jay…

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Great Race Highlights 6/8/20 Great Race Highlights 6/8/20

Peter Prescott Collection Featured on Crusin’ New England TV Show

For those lucky enough to be on the 2018 Great Race from Buffalo to Nova Scotia they will remember the overnight stop in Gardiner, Maine. That’s the hometown of Peter Prescott and…

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Archive 6/3/20 Archive 6/3/20

For Sale: 1929 Ford Model A Roadster *Great Race Ready*

This 1929 Ford traditional style Hi-Boy had no expenses spared and was built right. New Brookville Roadster steel body, fresh built Model B block with Miller overhead valve unit, dual Stromberg 97's,…

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Great Race Highlights 5/18/20 Great Race Highlights 5/18/20

Olivia Gentry Gets First Career Victory at Senoia Raceway

Olivia Gentry comes from a racing family, as her father Oliver is a veteran dirt track racer and her mother Beth is a Great Race Grand Champion. The 19-year-old from Newnan, Georgia…

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Great Race Highlights 5/7/20 Great Race Highlights 5/7/20

Great Race Rescheduled for August 22-30

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 6, 2020 – The 2020 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club has been rescheduled for Aug. 22-30 from San Antonio, Texas, to Greenville, S.C., due…

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Archive 3/10/20 Archive 3/10/20

Chattanooga School Again Awarded VCRA Grant for STEAM Lab

The Vintage Car Rally Association has donated once again to Skyuka Hall in Chattanooga, Tenn., to support its new STEAM Lab. This time the donation was $42,172, making the total contribution to…

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Archive 2/13/20 Archive 2/13/20

Longtime Great Race Volunteer Liz Sutter Passes Away

Liz Sutter, a longtime Great Race checkpoint worker, passed away yesterday at a hospital in Massachusetts. Liz was one of the all-time great characters involved in the Great Race. She not only…

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Archive 2/10/20 Archive 2/10/20

1941 Packard Coupe with Factory A/C For Sale

Great Racers who drive ‘60s and early ‘70s cars in the event are always looking for an older car to improve their handicap, and this California car may just be the ticket.…

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Archive 1/31/20 Archive 1/31/20

Peter Prescott Celebrates 60 Years at EJP

Every year, 500 or so folks gather in a different city and spend two weeks traveling across the country together in the Great Race. A large number of that 500 stays the…

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Archive 1/29/20 Archive 1/29/20

How to Win the Great Race...and Stay Married!

There are not too many people who love the Great Race more than Steve and Janet Hedke. Like most teams who have competed in the race more than three or four times,…

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Archive 1/29/20 Archive 1/29/20

1938 Ford Coupe For Sale -- Proven Great Race Car

Gary and JeanAnn Martin are dedicated Great Racers who have swapped to different cars through the years. Before their most current Chevy II, the Martins rallied in a 1938 Ford coupe affectionally…

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Archive 12/3/19 Archive 12/3/19

2019 Great Race TV Show Now Available to Watch

You can now watch the 2019 Great Race TV in the comfort of your own home. The one-hour show, which aired Nov. 16 on Motor Trend television network, is available on the…

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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
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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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View fullsize Go to the website and check out Charlie Brittingham's timeline and history with the Great Race. He spends his days wrenching on a 1913 Chevrolet but has plenty of Great Race memories along the way.

"I have always enjoyed working with and rebuil
View fullsize Get yourself and your favorite car on the road with the 2026 Hilton Head Concours Adventure! Check the link in our bio to read more.
View fullsize Ron Rowland gave us an amazing retrospective look at Great Race rally days before the invention of the Timewise speedometer. He wrote a great article that tells a lot of his history with the race, and how the event has changed through the years. Here
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