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Goodguys 35th Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals presented by FiTech Fuel Injection
July 3 @ 8:00 am – July 5 @ 5:00 pm EDT
What better way to celebrate the Independence Day weekend than with a few thousand like-minded hotrodders! Goodguys will pack the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines the weekend of July 3-5 for the Goodguys 35th Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals presented by FiTech Fuel Injection. The three-day event will feature over 5,000 of the midwest’s finest 1999 & older hot rods, trucks, customs, muscle cars and classics! Don’t miss the exciting action of the Goodguys AutoCross racing series featuring the Optima Batteries “Duel in Des Moines Shootout”, shop the swap meet, Cars 4 Sale Corral and vendor midway, enjoy live music and see which rides take home the top awards of the weekend including Builder’s Choice Top 10 Awards. Goodguys also treats the fans to their famous Saturday Night Fireworks Extravaganza and on Sunday, all years of American made or powered show cars are welcome for the Meguiar’s All American Sunday celebration! For complete details and to register your vehicle or purchase tickets, visitwww.good-guys.com/hln.
FEATURED ATTRACTIONS***
•Saturday Night Fireworks!
•Goodguys AutoCross Racing Series Action Featuring the Optima Batteries “Duel in Des Moines” Shootout
•Shop the Swap Meet & Cars 4 Sale Corral
•Commercial Vendor & Manufacturers Midway
•Goodguys Nitro Thunderfest Presented by Summit Racing
•Live Music Entertainment
•Builder’s Choice Awards
•Meguiar’s All American Sunday–American Made or Powered Show Cars of All Years Welcome
•Family Fun Zone-Free Arts and Crafts, Games, Prizes and More All Weekend
•Saturday Special Parking Areas
•Model Car Make N Take (Saturday & Sunday) presented by AutoWorld
•Model Car Show and Valve Cover Races
•RC Car Showcase
•Thursday Poker Run Starting at Noon from the Registration Office at The Iowa State Fairgrounds
•Burnout Contest (Saturday)
•2026 Top 12 of the Year presented by BASF Finalist Competitions
oSnap-On Muscle Car of the Year
oLMC Truck of the Year Early(pre-1960)
oDakota Digital Truck of the Year Late (1960-99)
oVintage Air Custom Rod of the Year
oGriot’s Garage Muscle Machine of the Year
oScott’s Hotrods‘N Customs Custom of the Year
oRoadster Shop 4×4 of the Year