Mark your calendars, ladies and gents! America’s “Largest Traveling Car Show” – the Hot Rod Power Tour – is returning for another west coast iteration this coming October 7-11, 2024. Hitting five iconic venues, the Power Tour West has attendees driving throughout Southern California and into Arizona – thankfully, later in the Fall so temperatures will remain much more manageable.

With the conclusion of this past June’s Hot Rod Power Tour welcoming a record-breaking 6,400-plus attendees it only makes sense to open up the experience to those on the other side of the Continental Divide. Power Tour West will offer drag racing at its first top in Pomona, CA as well as some autocross action at its last stop in Chandler, AZ adding to the excitement.

Here’s the original press release:
On the heels of a record-breaking summer trek through the South and Midwest last week (June 10-14) with over 20,000 attendees per city and 7,000 featured cars, MotorTrend Group proudly announces fall dates for HOT ROD Power Tour West (Oct. 7-11). The five-city, five-day event is back and bigger than ever and will include thousands of cars and trucks of all years, makes and models that will be on display for tens of thousands of automotive enthusiasts across California and Arizona. The HOT ROD Power Tour West installment made its debut in 2023 and is expanding in 2024 due to popular demand and will feature over 1,000 miles of driving with adrenaline-fueled events including drag racing, autocross and live entertainment. Additional details on the 2024 HOT ROD Power Tour West will be available soon at hotrodpowertourwest.us.

HOT ROD Power Tour West 2024 Schedule:

• Day 1: Monday, October 7 – In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif. (feat. drag racing)
• Day 2: Tuesday, October 8 – Pechanga Arena, San Diego, Calif.
• Day 3: Wednesday, October 9 – Riverside County Fairgrounds, Indio, Calif.
• Day 4: Thursday, October 10 – Windsor Beach, Lake Havasu, Ariz.
• Day 5: Friday, October 11 – Radford Racing School, Chandler, Ariz. (feat. autocross)

Registration Information and Spectator Tickets:
All vehicles and spectators will need to pre-register before arriving at the first venue they attend. Spectators can come out and witness the HOT ROD Power Tour West spectacle with a paid gate admission cost and will be able to register for a ticket at hotrodpowertourwest.us in July. Watch HOT ROD social media for updates and more in the coming weeks, and book your hotel rooms early by clicking the link here. Spectator parking at each stop will be located away from the show grounds and parking charges may apply in some locations.

30 Years of HOT ROD Power Tour
This year’s 30th HOT ROD Power Tour marks the start of a new era for HOT ROD, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023 with the launch of HOT ROD’s digital archives and the HOT ROD Pod: Where It All Began podcast. Founded in 1948, HOT ROD is the most recognized brand in the world of high-performance cars. Due to the continued success of HOT ROD Power Tour, which has traditionally taken place in the Midwest and South, a HOT ROD Power Tour West version was added in 2023 and will return in 2024. Launched in 1995 by the HOT ROD magazine staff to personally connect with readers, HOT ROD Power Tour is widely considered to be the finest high-end, hot rod–based automotive tour in the world and has solidified its place as the must-attend event for hot rod enthusiasts.

Over the past three decades, this popular event for car and truck lovers has visited 37 U.S. states and covers an average of 1,000+ miles each year. Classics and hot rods travel city to city while performance car lovers and HOT ROD editors and photographers follow alongside the tour, all cruising through small town America like one big family reunion road trip. Participants can join for one day, two days, or all five days. Hot rod culture has defined decades of automotive customization, and now more than ever, hot rod fans are sharing their passion with new generations.