The 7^th annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, June 19-21 at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, Ky., is a 3-day festival of speed, hot rods and American automotive enthusiasm. Produced by the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California and located in Pomona, Calif., the Reunion is part of the museum’s “living history” philosophy, which works to bring to life the sights, sounds and people who made history in the early days of drag racing, land speed racing and the golden age of American car culture. 

Unique among motorsports events, the Reunion honors some of the top names in hot rodding from the past and features a fabulous array of cool drag cars, street rods and customs of the historic and present-day hot rod eras. Single-day tickets will be sold at the gate each day of event. Admission is free for kids 15 and under accompanied by a ticketed adult. Tickets are also available by phone at 800/884-NHRA.

The Reunion features a wide variety of activities and events, including:

• Hot Heads vintage drag racing, featuring some the sport’s most famous and historic cars and drivers, racing in such classes at Nostalgia Top Fuel, Altereds, Supercharged Gassers, Classic Super Stock, Hot Rods and others.
• Street rod Show ’n Shine, presented by SoffSeal, with thousands of gleaming pre-1972 hot rods, custom cars, classics and muscle cars.  “Memory Lane” will have a display of nostalgic race cars.
• The Heacock Classic Reunion Thursday night Cruise at the Grounds at Hartland Park, next to the Holiday Inn, will bring back the good ol’ days of hot rodding back to Bowling Green. Cruise ends at the Historic Railpark and Train Museum. While on the cruise, hot rodder’s can get a great photo of their ride at the newly renovated Standard Oil Company station.
• National Hot Rod Reunion Reception, held at the Holiday Inn University Plaza’s Bowling Green Convention Center ballroom on Friday evening, June 19.  Open to everyone at no charge, it’s a tribute to the Reunion’s Grand Marshal and Honorees and a chance for fans to meet some of drag racing’s heroes.
• Meet the Reunion’s Grand Marshal, honorees and other drag strip legends at the Dynamic Legends VIP Tent, sponsored by Dynamat, all weekend long at the track.
• American Graffiti cars and stars! Actress Candy Clark, who played character in the 70s hot rod hit American Graffiti, will be revving up pulses at this year’s Reunion. Candy will be signing autographs and posing for photos with fans all weekend long at the Dynamic Legends VIP Tent.
• Cacklefest on Saturday evening, where nitro-burning historic, front-engine top-fuel dragsters and other classic race cars are push started just like in the “old days.” Check out the Renegade Cackle Car display while at the track. Fans will get a double dose of the Dixons when father and son team up to light up the night sky. Larry Dixon Sr. will be cackling in his old Smirnoff car while Jr. fires up dad’s car The Rattler.
• The Reunion Midway is filled with manufacturer and commercial exhibits.
• A huge Swap Meet of used parts and other treasures.
• A separate amusement park with rides and games for all ages adjacent to the park.

The 7^th annual National Hot Rod Reunion thanks its kind sponsors and the hundreds of fans and supporters.

Information, including a full activities schedule, entry forms and tickets, is available through the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum at http://museum.nhra.com.

Proceeds of the Holley Hot Rod Reunion benefit the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. Celebrating its 11^th anniversary and named for the founder of the National Hot Rod Association, the Parks Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California houses the very roots of hot rodding. Scores of famous vehicles spanning American motorsports history are on display, including winning cars representing 50 years of drag racing, dry lakes and salt-flat racers, oval track challengers and exhibits describing their colorful backgrounds.

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., PST. Current NHRA members are admitted free and Auto Club members enjoy a $2 discount. Admission for non-members is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors 60 and older, $5 for juniors six through 15, and free for children under the age of five. The Museum is also available for special group tours. The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located at Fairplex Gate 1, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. in Pomona. For further information on special exhibits, museum events or directions, call 909/622-2133 or visit http://museum.nhra.com.

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