Great Race coming to San Bernardino

Since 1983, car enthusiasts have been coming out each summer to drive their vintage cars across the country in the Great Race for the chance to win a share of $160,000 in prizes.

This year, the race plans to follow Route 66 in recognition of the 100^th anniversary of the historic road from Springfield, Illinois to Pasadena with a stop in the City of San Bernardino.

San Bernardino will host of the second to last stage of this year’s seventeen stop race on Saturday, June 27 in partnership with the Inland Empire 66ers.

San Manuel Stadium will be the site for the conclusion of the June 27 leg of the race, and special activities are planned to welcome the racers to San Bernardino ahead of the 66ers baseball game. More information about the festivities will be announced in advance of the event.

Historic Route 66, which was established on November 11, 1926, runs through San Bernardino, paralleling the 215 Freeway starting in Devore, before turning south along Mt. Vernon Avenue. The Route turns west on 5^th Street, which turns into Foothill Boulevard on its way into the City of Rialto.

The Great Race, which currently features cars manufactured before 1974, has been officially recognized as a Route 66 Centennial Event in partnership with the U.S. Route 66 Centennial Commission.

The last time the Great Race stopped in San Bernardino was in 2015.