Join Us on the 2016 Hot Rod Power Tour

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Hot Rod Power Tour – June 11-17

This year’s Power Tour kicks off in Gonzales, Louisiana and heads west through Texas, Oklahoma, and finishing up in Kansas City, Kansas. The Factory Five crew is pulling out all of the stops this year bringing along a whole fleet of factory and customer cars. We hope to see you at one of the stops along the Hot Rod Power Tour!

Click here to visit Hot Rod’s website for full details on this year’s Power Tour.

Schedule:

June 11 – Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana
June 12 – Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas
June 13 – Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
June 14 – Traders Village, Grand Prairie, Texas
June 15 – Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June 16 – Kansas Pavilion in Wichita, Kansas
June 17 – Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas

“Overhaulin’s” CherieLynn Westrich joined us a few years ago.

Join Factory Five Customers for the Long Haul!

Customers are free to join us on the Power Tour for either a single leg from stop-to-stop or for the entire long haul.

Click here to visit Hot Rod’s website for full details on this year’s Power Tour.

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