HOT ROD Power Tour & HOT ROD Drag Week Mark 100 Years of Route 66

This year’s HOT ROD Power Tour in June and the HOT ROD Drag Week in September are celebrating 100 years of Route 66 in 2026 with several stops along one of America’s most legendary highways, event officials stated in a press release.

HOT ROD Power Tour 2026

Chevrolet Performance Parts Presents the HOT ROD Power Tour is a traveling car show with more than 6,000 cars and trucks of all years, makes and models. The event is expected to attract tens of thousands of automotive enthusiasts and fans.

Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Schedule:

• Kickoff / Day 1: June 8 — Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Illinois
• Day 2: June 9 — Village of Rantoul, Rantoul, Illinois
• Day 3: June 10 — World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis, Missouri
• Day 4: June 11 — Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
• Day 5: June 12 — Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Registration for the 2026 HOT ROD Power Tour is sold out, but spectator info, early credential pickup and other event details can be found at hotrodpowertour.us.

The 22nd Annual HOT ROD Drag Week

The 22nd annual HOT ROD Drag Week is a competition to find the ultimate street-legal drag car, putting competitors through a grueling test over five days of drag racing, noted the release. Racers are required to drive their vehicles on a specified route from city to city, approximately 1,000 miles, while securing the quickest possible elapsed time across the five days.

Hot Rod Drag Week 2026 Schedule:

• Tech Inspection, Registration, Test ‘N’ Tune — Sept. 13 — Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Illinois
• Day 1: Sept. 14 — Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Illinois
• Day 2: Sept. 15 — Byron Dragway, Byron, Illinois
• Day 3: Sept. 16 — Cordova Dragway, Cordova, Illinois
• Day 4: Sept. 17 — World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis, Missouri
• Finals/Day 5: Sept. 18 — Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Illinois

Both HOT ROD Power Tour and HOT ROD Drag Week are Hearst events.