Friday, October 20 – Pre-Show Activities
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Southern style barbecue cookout for Show, Shine, Shag & Dine and East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame guests. $12.00 cover charge per plate.
Location: Satterwhite Point Park, Kerr Lake. I-85, exit 217, follow signs.
Host & Sponsor: Vance County Tourism Dept.
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Host Motels Receptions (for their guests) – Baymont Inn, Hampton Inn, Red Roof Inn Plus and Sleep Inn.
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Cruise around town on your own or visit the Raleigh Road Drive-In Theatre.
Saturday, October 21 – 16th Annual Car Show
7:30 am – 11:00 am – Registration for 1978 and older antique, classic, muscle car and nostalgia drag cars on Winder Street. Judged cars $25.00, Non-judged $20.00. Dash plaques to the first 300 cars.
7:30 am – 4:30 pm – Show & Shine, awards, live entertainment, food and misc. vendors and DJ Cliff Cox. Legendary drag racers, antique & classic car collectors, writers, photographers, track operators and fans reunite for a weekend full of cruising, bench racing, scrapbook viewing and a trip down memory lane.
Location: Garnett Street, covers a 10 block area of Historic Downtown Henderson, NC.
I-85, exit 214 and follow signs.
Host: Vance County Tourism Dept. – 866-438-4565
Additional info at www.kerrlake-nc.com
Sunday, October 22 – East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Reunion: Meet drag race icons that participated in the sport of drag racing during the 50’s, 60’s, & 70’s. Drag cars on display, scrapbook viewing,bench racing and autograph signing. Open to the public, everyone is invited to attend. No admission fee.
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm – East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and awards presentation. Master of Ceremony, Bret Kepner.
3:00 pm –3:30 pm – Photo session
Location: Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. I-85, exit 209, follow signs. www.eastcoastdragtimeshalloffame.com
Host: Vance County Tourism Dept., 866-438-4565