Goodguys 2021 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year Competition Coming to Nashville May 28-30
When Goodguys rolls into Music City on Memorial Day Weekend this year there will be a new kind of music echoing through the town. The roar of hopped up vintage V8’s being force-fed with superchargers and breathing through open headers will rumble downtown as the Goodguys 2021 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year competition will take center stage at the 15th BASF Nashville Nationals!
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- 2019 Winner – Amadeo Angelo’s 1936 Ford – Built by Roseville Rod & Custom
Since 2016, the Goodguys Hot Rod of the Year title has been awarded at the Nashville Nationals event and the Music City has embraced the competition with scenic reliability runs, drag strip passes, and big nighttime celebrations. 2021 is shaping up to deliver more of the same.
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- 2017 Winner – Ralph & Linda Miller’s 1930 Model A Sedan – Built by Hilton Hot Rods
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- 2016 Winner – Brian George’s 1931 Model A Roadster – Built by Roseville Rod & Custom
2018 Winner – David Martin’s 1931 Ford – Built by Hot Rods & Hobbies
If you have a pre-1948 Hot Rod and have your sights on the 2021 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year title, this is the information you’re looking for before heading to Tennessee:
Basic Criteria: It makes noise; it is regularly street-driven, has a mean attitude and screams the words “Hot Rod.” No cream puffs!
How to Enter: Cars interested in competing for this award need to enter the “Hot Rod of the Year” staging area, Friday, May 28th at Nissan Stadium, by 9am sharp. The hot rods will then take an approximately 100-mile round-trip reliability run around Nashville which will include an 1/8-mile dragstrip fun run and a tire smoking burnout (times will not determine the winner, but style points will count). During the reliability run the selection committee will be looking for hi-revving, hard driven hot rods with attitude. Five finalists will be announced and displayed together on Sunday. The overall winner will be announced Sunday, May 30th during the event award ceremony.
*Schedule subject to change
2020 Winner – Norman Bradley’s 1932 Ford – Built by Steadfast Manufacturing
What does the winner receive for having the hottest Hot Rod in the country?
- National bragging rights
- Beautiful billet aluminum award from Goodguys
- RaceDeck garage flooring
- Car Care products from Meguiar’s
- 10×10 E-Z UP canopy
- Full color feature in the Goodguys Magazine and Yearbook
- Special feature on FuelCurve.com
- Exclusive invitation and travel accommodations to the season-ending Goodguys 24th Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, AZ where all of the “Top 12” cars and trucks of the year will be on display
