06/09/2026
Experience Champaign-Urbana
The world’s largest traveling car show, the HOT ROD Power Tour returns to Champaign County for the fifth time as it rolls into the Rantoul National Aviation Center on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, bringing an anticipated 6,000 classic cars, hot rods, performance vehicles, and enthusiasts from across the country.
Rantoul is the second stop on the legendary five-day tour. 🚗💨
This year, the tour will cruise along the legendary Route 66, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, starting in Joliet and ending in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Participants caravan city to city, creating a festival-like atmosphere in each destination—an experience our community has enthusiastically embraced previously at the State Farm Center and Parkland College.
Hot rodders will be coming into Rantoul off US-136 and working their way through the Village to reach the former Chanute Air Force Base. People can anticipate increased traffic around 10:00–10:30 a.m.
The show will be free and open to the public from 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Spectators can expect to visit with vendors, watch an autocross event, shop for merchandise, eat from over ten food trucks, and check out thousands of unique cars. Single-day passes are available for those who would like to enter their car and join the tour for the day. These can be purchased at hotrod.com/events.
The 2026 HOT ROD Power Tour schedule includes:
KICKOFF / Day 1: Monday, June 8 — Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL
Day 2: Tuesday, June 9 — Rantoul National Aviation Center, Rantoul, Illinois
Day 3: Wednesday, June 10 — World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis, MO
Day 4: Thursday, June 11 — Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Day 5: Friday, June 12 — Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK
Hot Rod Magazine
Village Hall of Rantoul, IL
