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Hull and Stahl’s Ford Speedster, which is painted an eye-catching red, white and blue, is always a crowd favorite, said Great Race Director Jeff Stumb. “‘Stars and Stripes’ is the nickname everyone has come up with for it,” Stumb said. “It’s one of the iconic vehicles.” In addition to the challenge of the race, Stumb said, there is a family atmosphere to the summer event that keeps teams coming back again and again. Teams talk and help one another out with advice and repairs… Source link

Hull and Stahl’s Ford Speedster, which is painted an eye-catching red, white and blue, is always a crowd favorite, said Great Race Director Jeff Stumb. “‘Stars and Stripes’ is the nickname everyone has come up with for it,” Stumb said. “It’s one of the iconic vehicles.” In addition to the challenge of the race, Stumb said, there is a family atmosphere to the summer event that keeps teams coming back again and again. Teams talk and help one another out with advice and repairs… Source link

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Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville has been named as recipient of the 2021 Best Overnight City Award on the Great Race Tour. The Mooresville Downtown Commission (MDC) hosted the stopover in Downtown Mooresville on Saturday, June 26, with more than 5,000 spectators in attendance, as 109 of the world’s finest antique automobiles paraded down Main Street. The Hemmings Motor News Great Race Tour officials bestowed Mooresville with the award due to its “overwhelming… Source link

Kahn Media The team of Olivia and Genna Gentry took victory in the Great Race, a road rally for vintage automobiles that ran from San Antonio to Greenville, South Carolina. The Newnan team, who won $50,000 for their victory, became the first all-female team to win the event in its 38-year history. From left are Great Race director Jeff Stumb, navigator Genna Gentry, driver Olivia Gentry and Wade Kawasaki, president… Source link

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Tyson Compton, president of the Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau, welcomes guests as participants in the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race arrive at Heritage Station for a lunch stop on Friday, June 25, 2021, in downtown Huntington. The Great Race started in San Antonio, Texas, and will finish in Greenville, S.C. Source link

Jun. 24—There was a carnival atmosphere on Veterans Boulevard Wednesday evening, as hundreds of people went downtown to welcome participants in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race. Classic cars, pickup trucks, Jeeps and souped-up hot rods cruised down the boulevard as spectators, who were lined up along both sides of the street with lawn chairs, applauded and took pictures. When the drivers parked alongside the road, people swarmed the vehicles, for more pictures and to ask questions about… Source link

HUNTINGTON — The region will host a lunch stop on the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty on Friday in Huntington, race organizers have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to town for the $150,000 event, with the first car rolling into Heritage Station starting at 11:30 a.m. An arrival ceremony with color guard and national anthem will take place at 11:25 a.m. Each stop… Source link