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Goodguys Rod & Custom Has Released Its 2026 Season Event Schedule

Goodguys has 15 events slated for its 43rd season, bringing cool vehicles to classic car enthusiasts across the country…

THE SHOP Staff November 7, 2025

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Funny car at Heartland Nationals — Goodguys to hold 15 events in 2026. (Photos courtesy Goodguys Rod & Custom Association)

Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has released its 2026 Season Event Schedule. Goodguys will travel across the country to produce 15 of “America’s Favorite Car Shows” at many of the same premium venues and markets as their previous season, along with a couple of new locations, event organizers stated in a press release.

Goodguys in March

Goodguys will kick off their 43rd season with three events in March, starting in Fort Worth, Texas, with the 16th LMC Truck Spring Lone Star Nationals presented by Old Air Products, March 6–7, at Texas Motor Speedway. The following weekend brings a new two-day format to the 16th FiTech Fuel Injection Spring Nationals presented by Grundy Insurance at the sprawling WestWorld of Scottsdale in Arizona. The month wraps up March 28–29 in Pleasanton, California, with the 42nd All American Get-Together.

Goodguys in April

April will host two popular Goodguys events bringing “Cool Cars, Cool People, and Good Times” to both coasts, starting with the 25th Meguiar’s Del Mar Nationals presented by FiTech Fuel Injection in southern California, followed by the 11th Griot’s Garage North Carolina Nationals presented by TREMEC on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains in Raleigh.

Goodguys in May

In May, Goodguys will move away from the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee, with the inaugural BASF “Legends of Hot Rodding” event, May 15–16, at the newly renovated Nashville Fairgrounds in downtown Nashville. According to Goodguys, this is a premium, members-only event that will honor the legendary vehicles and people that have made the industry what it is today. Open to vehicles ’64 and older, participants will enjoy two full days of unique features, including outdoor covered and uncovered show and shine options, an indoor car show with all-new major industry awards, nightly parking lot parties and the 2026 TANKS Inc. Hot Rod of the Year competition.

While Goodguys enjoyed two terrific years at the Monster Mile in Dover, Delaware, with the Mid-Atlantic Nationals, the event has come to an end, noted the release. Goodguys is currently searching for a new venue in the Northeast region.

Goodguys in June

Goodguys has added another event to the Southeast hot rodding scene with the 26th Southeastern Nationals. This two-day national event, held June 12-13, will take place at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agriculture Center in Perry, just south of Macon.

Goodguys in July

Goodguys’ three-event summer swing commences on the 4th of July weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, for the 35th Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals. Goodguys says this fan favorite event brings over 5,000 specialty vehicles together over Independence Day weekend with holiday festivities and a spectacular fireworks display Saturday night. The following weekend, it’s on to Columbus, Ohio, for the 28th Summit Racing Nationals. With construction due to be fully completed at the Ohio Expo Center, and a new host hotel region being planned in nearby Dublin, this show is sure to be one of the biggest hot rodding events of the year, officials said.

Columbus is also where Goodguys gives away its 2026 Grand Prize ’40 Ford Coupe, built by Roseville Rod & Custom, and selects two of its “Top 12 of the Year” awards: the 2026 Street Machine and Classic Instruments Street Rod of the Year. To close out July, Goodguys heads to Washington state July 24-26 for the 38th Griot’s Garage Pacific Northwest Nationals presented by Wicked Fabrication.

Goodguys in August & September

As the summer winds down, Goodguys will host its 39th West Coast Nationals, the “Crown Jewel” of its West Coast events. Next, it’s back to the Rockies for the 28th Griot’s Garage Colorado Nationals, and then down to Texas one more time with the 33rd Summit Racing Lone Star Nationals with a new two-day format September 25-26.

Goodguys in November

The Goodguys 43rd season wraps up in November with its 36th Fuel Curve Autumn Get-Together in Pleasanton, followed by the grand finale in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the 29th Speedway Motors Southwest Nationals. This event features an exclusive gathering of all the Goodguys 2026 Top 12 of the Year presented by BASF winners at the Valley of the Sun, along with the final autocross shootout competition of the season to see who is crowned the King of the Desert.

The Cars at Goodguys

For 2026, Goodguys welcomes specialty vehicles built in 1999 and older into the shows, and on Sunday at all National events, all years and models of American-made or American-powered vehicles are welcome to join as part of Meguiar’s All-American Sunday.

Vehicle registration and spectator ticket information, and more details can be found by visiting good-guys.com.