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2025 Event Schedule
January
Winter Rod and Speed Show
February
Salem Car Show
March
Portland Roadster Show
May
Touch a Truck
Independence, OR
Season Opener
Woodburn Dragstrip
June
Great American Fox Hunt
Boise, ID
Keizer Iris Parade
Keizer, OR
July
Independence Days
Independence, OR
Heritage Car Show
Independce, OR
Marion County Fair
Salem, OR
Jim's Car Show
Salem, OR
Night of Fire
Woodburn Dragstrip
August
Bremerton Raceway
Bremerton, OR
Medford Dragstrip
Medford, OR
Oregon State Fair
Salem. OR
September
Powerland Car Show
Brooks, OR
October
Bauman Farm's
Fall Fun Fest
GervIs, OR
"Trunk of Treat"
Morning Star Church
Salem, OR
"Trunk of Treat"
Court Street Church
Salem, OR
November
Burgerville
Corvallis, OR
December
Christmas Parade
Salem, OR
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Winter Rod and Speed Show Returns to Linn County Expo in Albany Jan. 16-17!
The 19th Annual Indoor Benefit Car Show is Presented by Anderson Enterprises! |
The 19th Annual Winter Rod and Speed Show and Winter Swap Meet presented by Anderson Enterprises returns to the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany on January 16-17 and will benefit FISH of Albany, a mid-valley food bank. Over one hundred street rods, custom trucks, classics, roadsters, and race cars will be on display for the public to view up close.
Meet NHRA PRO FUNNY CAR DRIVER "NITRO"JOE MORRISON!
On Friday, is KLOO FM Night and the Friday Night Food Drive. On FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY bring a can of food for the food bank and get in for just 5.00 and Listen to the CLASSIC ROCK BAND THE CRUSH right on the show floor while you check out the hot rods!
On Saturday, the show continues with a scale model car contest and scale auto extravaganza in the lobby. The first 50 adults each day recieve tickets to both Willamette Speedway or Woodbrun Dragstrip which will be randomly given away.
Hubba, hubba, hubba, back by popular demand THE GIANT WINTER SWAP MEET on Saturday in the back building!
VENDORS AND CONCESSIONS ARE ALL PART OF THE BIG SHOW!
Admission is only ten dollars and includes both the car show and the swap meet. Children under eight get in for free. Parking is free. The Linn County Fair and Expo Center is located in Albany, right off I-5 at the Fair Expo exit near the Albany Airport. Just 19 minutes south os Salem and 27 minutes north of Eugenie!
Print off or take a picture with your phone for Show Discount Coupons Here and Save 3.00 per person!
Download a printable application as a PDF file below! Fill it out and mail it in! We will email you once we recieve it so be sure to include your correct and clearly written email address on the application! Applications without an email address will be notified closer to the show via US Mail. Please call 503-370-9164 if you have question or have no way to print one off. We are glad to help and will mail it to you.
DOWNLOAD CAR EXHIBITOR APPLICATION HERE
DOWNLOWD VENDOR EXHIBITOR APPLIATION HERE
DOWNLOAD SWAP MEET APPLICATION HERE
For further information do to the show website here: www.capitoldragster.com/winter_show.com
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Burgerville Returns as Marketing Partner
ProMotion Motorsports is excited to announce that Burgerville restaurants in Salem, Woodburn, Albany, Corvallis, and Monmouth are rejoining our family of great local sponsors. Burgerville was a sponsor in 2019, but the sponsorship quietly ended during the COVID pandemic. We could not ask them to return at a time when people were unable to eat inside their restaurants. However, we continued our relationship with them through those tough times, and we are pleased that they are back with our team effective immediately.
Our program with Burgerville will include store displays, coupon distribution, as well as all of the public events we already do. Burgerville will also continue to be a part of the Winter Rod and Speed Show. Our team has always been a long-time fans of Burgerville. We love their food and their culture, and are very happy to have rekindled this great relationship.
Capitol Car Reaches Finals in Medford
The Capitol car on the run in Medford under the lighs! Photo by Dennis Volmer.
Wow, what a crazy weekend in Medford! In spite of an unknown transmission problem that must have happened in Bremerton when the engine went to the moon on the second pass, I had to drive the car in second gear only and really had to pedal it at midtrack. The track was like glass but slippery, and it was a white knucle ride under the lights on both passes! We did, however, qualify for the B Final and were preparing the car for the final round when we found out they called the race after some close calls with the wall due to the track conditions, which was likely caused by the extreme heat.
It was still a great weekend in Medford, and left to my own devices, I was going to make that final run everything else be damned. I needed something to salvage the season and was willing to take my chances and through caution to the wind. Thanks to Tony Lones, who was on his game and the Bee-Line himself Frank Miller who helped us this weekend. Also, thanks to Brent Jones and a big congrats to him for winning the Championship!
BTW Justin and his staff did a great job running this event. Sometimes the track conditions are out of anyone's control even at a national event. The heat had a lot to do with it. They even sprayed the track before we went out there. Justin did the responsible thing and called it when they did. We love Medford and will be back next year.
Capitol Car Finally Gets down the Track
The Capitol car making a hit in Bremerton Photo by Don Cobra.
After weeks no make that months the Capitol car finally got down the track at Bremerton Raceway near Seattle. It has been a trying season thus far with death by a thousand paper cuts. But that is all in the rear view mirror now. Still, Bremerton was not without its problem. After a great pass in round one, we pulled a rocker stud but was able to fix it. In round two some how the two step got unplugged and it killed first gear at the hit. Still just like the Beavers, we made progress whith the first pass. Special thanks to Tony Lones, Bernie Plourd, Brent Jones, and Mark Dooley.
Dragster Displayed at Vintage Texaco
The Capitol car Displayed at the vintage Texaco Station at Powerland in Brooks
The Capitol Team participated in a nice show on a beautiful fall day out at Powerland in Brooks. The main area was full even at 930 AM, so Tony suggested we put the car in front of the vintage Texaco gas station which was at the gateway into the park. What a great idea for a photo shoot and the car still got a lot of love! It made a big show look even bigger. A giant thanks once again to Tony Lones for the great help as always. Also, thanks to Paul Finister for having us!
Year Winds Down with Fall Events
The Capitol car will be back at Bauman Farms in October along with other Halloween events.
During the month of October The Capitol Auto Group Rocketeer Dragster will be displayed at three fall events including the popular Fall Fun Festival at Bauman Farms near Gervis, "Trunk or Treat" at Morning Star and Court Street Church. Finally, in December the Capitol Dragster will participate in the Festival of Lights Christmas Parade in Keizer
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