The 17th Holley Hot Rod Reunion Takes Over Beech Bend Raceway Park June 13-15

06/04/2019
10 min read

The 17th Holley Hot Rod Reunion Takes Over Beech Bend Raceway Park June 13-15

06/04/2019
10 min read

The 17th annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunionยฎ presented by AAA Insurance returns to beautiful Bowling Green, Kentucky and Beech Bend Raceway Park, June 13-15. The three-day festival of speed celebrating the American hot rod has become a destination for car culture lovers worldwide. The event is family-friendly and features one of the worldโ€™s largest outdoor gatherings of vintage drag racers, classic hot rods, customs, and more.


Holley Performance will be onsite and located in our traditional spot inside the oval track near the drag race tower. Our newly wrapped race trailer will be on hand along with our latest $10 t-shirts so don't miss out! Make sure you visit our tech team and get up to date on all of our latest speed products from nostalgia racing's most winning brands. While you're at it, head on over to our website to check out some of our Hot Rod Documentary Short videos. Who knows? Maybe you'll find yourself being interviewed by Holley during the event and become YouTube famous!





The Reunionโ€™s Axalta Show โ€˜N Shine car show covers acres of rolling lawns; thereโ€™s a vintage parts swap meet, specialty vendors, autograph sessions and three days of ground-pounding, Nitro fueled nostalgia drag racing with hundreds of the classic race cars you remember or were too young to miss the first time around. The grounds of Beech Bend Raceway Park will come to life with thousands of classic vehicles during the Axalta Show โ€˜N Shine. Show car owners compete for the opportunity to show their winning rides at the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Those entering the Show โ€˜N Shine can save up to $100 when they enter a car, driver and guest for all three days.


For the second year in a row, join the free Reunion Road Tour on Thursday morning, June 13, at Tennessee Speed Sport near Nashville to cruise the backroads to Bowling Green and arrive at the Show โ€˜N Shine as hot rods, street rods and customs make their way into the scenic grounds of Beech Bend Raceway Park in time for some racing action.

On the track, Nostalgia Top Fuel and Funny Cars will put on an intense and entertaining show with the smell of nitro filling the air. Fans are sure to see some of the most memorable nostalgia racing of the year as competitors from across the nation compete for points in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series. Returning to the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion is the popular 6.0 Open Fuel racing category and exhibition class offering even more injected and blown nitro racing. Adding to the on-track action will be a pair of Jet Dragsters powering down the quarter-mile each day. World Champion Elaine Larsen and her team will be showing their jet cars up close as they will be on display in the oval all weekend.


When the sun goes down the action continues! This weekend celebrates those who have made a lasting impact on the hot rod world and the sport of drag racing. The Grand Marshal for 2019 will be Randy Walls, a legendary racer best known for his โ€˜Super Nova IIโ€™ Funny car. Joining Randy are our five Reunion Honorees: Army Armstrong, Steve Earwood, Art Marshall, Richard Maskin, and Paul Smith. The Holley National Hot Rod Reunionยฎ Honoree Reception and Cruise-In will take place at the National Corvette Museum on Friday, June 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Admission to the honoree reception and cruise-in is free.


On Saturday night, donโ€™t miss the grand finale Cacklefestยฎ when dozens of race cars take to the track in a mass ignition of flame spewing, nitro burning dragsters and Funny Cars in front of the grandstands. When the Cacklefestยฎ roars to life and flames fill the summer sky, it makes for an entertaining and memorable closing ceremony.

Tickets for the 17th annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunionยฎ presented by AAA Insurance are on sale now to the general public. Tickets purchased before May 24 are $65 for a three-day pass or $25 for a single day. Children 15 and under are free with a paid adult. AAA members can save even more on this event by entering their first three digits of their membership card at checkout. Tickets can be purchased at www.NHRA.com/Reunion.


The Hot Rod Reunions are produced by the NHRA Motorsports Museum and benefit the facility located in Pomona, Calif. The NHRA Motorsports Museum is a 501c (3) non-profit institution. The Museumโ€™s mission is to celebrate the impact of motorsports on American culture. The Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets the vehicles, stories and artifacts that represent Americaโ€™s affection for, and the influence of, automotive speed and style in all its forms. Click here to secure your tickets for the 2019 Bowling Green event!

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