2026 Eastern Museum of Motor Racing Schedule
January
January 30- 31: Racing Extravaganza at the York Expo Center, EMMR Display
February
February 14: Mid-Winter Racing Party at EMMR, 9 AM to 4 PM, Winter Nationals Valve Cover Races [Registration at 9 AM]; Roundtable “Documenting Drag Racing: Images That Defined the Sport” at 1 PM
February 27-28: Reading Fairgrounds Race Reunion and Car Show at Beltzner Hall, Kutztown, PA; EMMR Display
March
March 21: EMMR Roundtable at 1PM: “The Sound of Speed: Inside the Offenhauser Era with Keith Majka”
April
April 11: Spring Open House at EMMR, Valve Cover Races [Registration at 9 AM]; 10AM: Cruise-in; 1PM: Celebration of Life for Jeff Golden; 2PM: Drag Car Fire-ups
April 12: Spring Open House at EMMR, Documentray at 11AM “Speed King” on Uniontown Speedway; Roundtable at 1PM “Board Tracks: Speed, Spectacle, and Risk in Early Auto Racing”
April 17: EMMR Static Display for Tommy Hinnershitz Classic at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
April 19: Vintage Eliminator Race at South Mountain Raceway; EMMR VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DAY
May
May 2: EMMR Vintage Race Car On Track Exhibition at LVFG from 12-4 PM
May 7: Hershey Sprint Car Experience at Hersheypark Stadium; EMMR Display
May 9: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at Circle M Ranch Speedway
May 9: Latimore Fishing Derby for Kids at LVFG; 8 AM to 12 PM; Sponsored by Adams County Trout Unlimited
May 9: EMMR Roundtable at 1PM “Memories of the ‘Horne:’ The Legendary Langhorne Speedway Seen Thru the Lens of NSSN Photographer Joe Braig”
May 16: Checkered Flag Hot Rod Annual at the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds
May 17: Latimore Valley Machinery Association Spring Garden Tractor Ride at LFVG, 11AM (Rain date: 5/24)
May 29: Static Display for Joey & Bobby Allen Tribute Race at Williams Grove Speedway, Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
May 30: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at Path Valley Speedway
June
June 5: EMMR Static Display for Lynn Paxton Classic at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
June 7: Annual Red Coffin Memorial Classic Car and Race Car Show hosted by the RFRHS at Lyons Fire Company in Lyon Station, PA
June 7: EMMR Volunteer Appreciation Day at South Mountain Raceway; Vintage Eliminator Races
June 13: Gettysburg AACA Car Show at Latimore Valley Fairgrounds
June 20: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at BAPS Motor Speedway
June 26-28: 41st Latimore Valley Fair at LVFG featuring John Deere and Gravely Equipment; live entertainment; food; vendors; and games for kids
July
July 2: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at Hagerstown Speedway
July 4: EMMR Closed
July 12: EMMR Volunteer Appreciation Day at South Mountain Raceway; Vintage Eliminator Races
July 18: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition for Frank Sagi Tribute Race at Hagerstown Speedway
July 24: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at Clinton County Speedway
August
August 1: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at Selinsgrove Speedway
August 8: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at Lincoln Speedway
August 22: EMMR Static Display for Jack Gunn Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
August 22: Lynn Paxton Legacy Cruise-In Car Show at EMMR, 10 AM to 3 PM. Registration fee $10. [Rain date: 8/23] Carol Weaver 717-465-2191
September
September 4: EMMR Static Display for Dave & Dale Blaney tribute race at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30PM
September 7: Latimore Valley Vintage Racers on track exhibition at Port Royal Speedway
September 12: DAY at the GROVE at Williams Grove Speedway; Vintage Race Car on Track Exhibition; 8AM-4PM; Autograph Session
September 20: EMMR Volunteer Appreciation Day at South Mountain Raceway; Vintage Eliminator Races
September 20: Rod Burkhart Memorial Antique, Custom, Race Car and Street Rod Show hosted by RFRHS at Jimmy Dietrich Park, Mulenberg Township, Reading, PA from 9 AM to 3 PM
September 27: 52nd Annual WGOT/EMMR Convention at EMMR Honoring Bobby Allen
October
October 4: 16th Annual Jimmy Etter Swap Meet & Flea Market; Must Pre-register; Opens at 7AM; Auction hosted by the Latimore Valley Vintage Racers at 1PM; Free camping
October 6: EMMR Roundtable at 6PM “Doodlebugs & Hershey: A History of Hershey Stadium Speedway; Museum Open from 5 to 9 PM for 2026 AACA Eastern Fall Meet at Hershey
October 10: EMMR Vintage Race Car on track exhibition at LVFG; 12-4PM
October 11: EMMR Volunteer Appreciation Day at South Mountain Raceway; Vintage Eliminator Races
October 31: Latimore Valley Machinery Association Garden Tractor Pull at LVFG
October 31: Trick or Treat Trail at EMMR; 1-3PM
November
November 14: EMMR/RFRHS Roundtable at 1PM: “Modifieds, Midgets and Memories: The Racing Programs that Defined Reading”
November 27: EMMR Closed
December
December 5: Holiday Open House at EMMR, Valve Cover Racing [Registration at 9 AM], Roundtable at 1 PM “Lost Tracks and Forgotten Heroes”
December 25: EMMR Closed