Good Guys Event Sked

The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has announced that it will stage 21 events in 2011. The event lineup features 18 national events for rods, customs, classics and muscle cars…

The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has announced that it will stage 21 events in 2011. The event lineup features 18 national events for rods, customs, classics and muscle cars through 1972 vintage and three “Get-Togethers” in Northern California which welcome all years, American-made or powered specialty vehicles.

The schedule also features three new events led by the 1st Wix Filters Speedway Nationals, Sept. 16-18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event will feature over 3,000 rods, customs, classics and muscle cars, plus vendor exhibits, an AutoCross, swap meet, track cruise and much more, according to Goodguys. Other new events include the 1st Spring Lone Star Nationals, March 18-20 at Texas Motor Speedway and the 1st Fall Del Mar Nationals, Nov. 25-27.

Notable date changes include the 5th PEAK Chicagoland Nationals which will move from its traditional September date to Aug. 12-14 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The 10th Great Northwestern Nationals in Spokane, Washington, has been moved back one week and will be held Aug. 19-21 at the Spokane Co. Fair & Expo Center. 

Two popular Friday Night Drag programs featuring sportsman and exhibition cars will be held July 8 at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, and on July 22 and at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. Goodguys AutoCross will be held at 15 of the events, including a full program at the 14th PPG Nationals in Columbus.

Goodguys 2011 Event Schedule:

2nd Spring Nationals

March 11-13 

WestWorld, Scottsdale, Arizona

1st Spring Lone Star Nationals

March 18-20

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

29th All American Get-Together

March 26 & 27

Pleasanton Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, California

11th Meguiar’s Del Mar Nationals

April 1-3

Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California

6th Bridgestone Nashville Nationals

May 20-22

LP Field, Tennessee Titan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

18th Summer Get-Together

June 4 & 5

Pleasanton Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, California

14th Colorado Nationals

June 3-5

The Ranch Events Complex, Loveland, Colorado

20th East Coast Nationals

June 24-26

Dutchess Co. Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, New York

20th Heartland Nationals

July 1-3

Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa

14th PPG Nationals

July 8-10

Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio

24th Pacific Northwest Nationals

July 22-24

Puyallup Fair & Events Center, Puyallup, Washington

5th PEAK Chicagoland Nationals

Aug. 12-14

Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois

10th Great Northwest Nationals

Aug. 19- 21

Spokane Co. Fair & Expo Center, Spokane, Washington

25th West Coast Nationals

Aug. 26-28

Pleasanton Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, California

10th Mid-Western Nationals

Sept. 2-4

Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas

1st Wix Filters Speedway Nationals

Sept. 16-18

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

19th Lone Star Nationals

Sept. 30-Oct. 2

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

18th Southeastern Nationals

Oct. 28-30

Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte, North Carolina

22nd Autumn Get-Together

Nov. 12 & 13

Pleasanton Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, California

14th Southwest Nationals

Nov. 18-20

WestWorld, Scottsdale, Arizona

1st Fall Del Mar Nationals

Nov. 25-27

Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California