2025 Eastern Museum of Motor Racing Schedule
February
January 31- February 1: Racing Extravaganza at the York Expo Center, EMMR Display
February 7-8: Reading Fairgrounds Race Reunion and Car Show at Classic Auto Mall, Morgantown, PA; EMMR Display
February 8: Mid-Winter Racing Party at EMMR, 9 AM to 4 PM, Winter Nationals Valve Cover Races [Registration at 9 AM]; Shirley Muldowney Documentary, Shirley (2024), Screening & Discussion at 1 PM
February 15-16: Motorama Car, Bike, and Truck Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex; EMMR Display
April
April 5: Spring Open House at EMMR, Valve Cover Races [Registration at 9 AM]; Roundtable at 1 PM “The Golden Era of Gasser Racing”
April 6: Spring Open House at EMMR, Cars & Coffee from 10 AM to 12 PM; Roundtable at 1 PM “Sammy Swindell: 50 Years of Winning;” Kevin Gobrecht Gallery dedication at 3 PM
April 12: Lynn Paxton Tribute Race at Port Royal Speedway
April 13: Vintage Eliminator Race at South Mountain Raceway; EMMR APPRECIATION DAY
April 18: EMMR Static Display for Tommy Hinnershitz Classic at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
May
May 4: 25th Annual & Final Gary Wolford Memorial Fish Fry and Silver Spring Reunion at 11 AM with Vintage Race Car On Track Exhibition at LVFG from 3-6 PM
May 4: Latimore Valley Machinery Association Kid’s Garden Tractor Drive at LVFG at 11 AM; Rain Date: 5/10
May 8: Hershey Sprint Car Experience at Hersheypark Stadium; EMMR Display
May 10: Latimore Fishing Derby for Kids at LVFG; 8 AM to 12 PM; Sponsored by Adams County Trout Unlimited
May 17: Hot Rod Annual, 8 AM to 4 PM, at the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds Vendor Application
May 23: Static Display for Eash Brothers Tribute Race at Williams Grove Speedway, Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
June
June 1: Annual Red Coffin Memorial Classic Car and Race Car Show at Lyons Fire Company in Lyon Station, PA
June 6: Static Display for All-Stars Lynn Paxton EMMR Legends Classic at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
June 8: Static Display & On Track Exhibition for Frank Sagi Tribute at Hagerstown Speedway
June 14: Gettysburg AACA Car Show at Latimore Valley Fairgrounds
June 20-22: 40th Latimore Valley Fair at LVFG featuring Ford, Fordson, & New Holland Tractors; live entertainment; food; vendors; and games for kids
Special Events at the Latimore Valley Fair:
6/20: Farmstock Tractor Pulls
6/21: Farmstock Tractor Pulls; Heritage Day with Vintage Race Car Displays & On Track Exhibition
6/22: Garden Tractor Pulls; Cars & Coffee at LVFG from 10 AM to 12 PM
July
July 12: Drag Racers’ Reunion at EMMR featuring Nostalgic Drag Racing Cars & Drivers; Cruise-IN with door prizes. Registration fee $10.
July 13: Drag Racers Reunion at South Mountain Raceway; EMMR Volunteer Appreciation Day
August
August 22: Static Display for Jack Gunn Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
August 23: Cruise-In Car Show at EMMR, 10 AM to 3 PM. Registration fee $10. [Rain date: 8/24] Carol Weaver 717-465-2191
August 29: Static Display for John and Pee Wee Zemaitis Tribute Race at Williams Grove Speedway; Participants meet at back gate by 4:30 PM
September
September 5-7: 51st Annual EMMR Convention at EMMR/LVFG. Grand Marshal Bruce Larson; Honoree Wally Bell
WGOT/EMMR Convention Special Events:
9/5: EMMR Membership Picnic at LVFG with static Display at 12 PM; Museum Open from 2 PM to 6 PM; Auxiliary Building Tour at 2 PM
9/6: Day at the Grove at Williams Grove Speedway, 8 AM to 4 PM, Vintage Race Car On Track Exhibition, Autograph Session, Cars and Coffee. EMMR Museum Closed.
9/7: 51st Annual WGOT/EMMR Convention at EMMR with Memorial Service (10:30 AM); Membership Meeting (11:30 AM); Tributes & Ceremonies (12:30 PM); and Roundtable (1 PM) on “Drag Racing Through the Years featuring Bruce Larson”
September 14: EMMR Glory Days at South Mountain Raceway
September 14: Reading Fairgrounds Classic Car and Race Car Show at Jimmy Dietrich Park, Mulenberg Township, Reading, PA from 9 AM to 3 PM
October
October 5: 15th Annual Jimmy Etter Swap Meet & Flea Market along with Vintage Race Car On Track Exhibition at LVFG. EMMR Museum open 10 AM to 4 PM.
October 9: EMMR Museum Open from 6 to 9 PM for 2025 AACA Eastern Fall Meet at Hershey
October 12: Glory Days at South Mountain Raceway; EMMR Volunteer Appreciation Day; Rain Date: 10/26
December
December 6: Holiday Open House at EMMR, 9 AM to 4 PM, Valve Cover Racing [Registration at 9 AM], Roundtable at 1 PM “Engineering Success: Dirt Track Innovators”