Annual shows, final cruise nights, and Corvairs. The Kansas City car show, car cruise, and car racing schedule for September 30; October 1 - 2

Another beautiful fall weekend means another full schedule of Kansas City-area car shows, cruises, and races.

One of the bigger season-ending events comes from an unlikely source. The Basehor Project Grad Car Show at the high school packs in hundreds of cars each year.

Other big, annual shows are taking place in Lone Jack, Lawrence, and countless smaller communities all within a day’s drive of the KC Metro area. This is a busy time for these shows, and they tend to draw strong car counts every time. You can also go to Excelsior Springs and check out the big Corvair meet.

Where are you going to be this weekend? If you’re having trouble trying to decide, I am including the complete schedule of Kansas City car shows, car cruises, and car races below.


Kansas City-area car shows and cruises

Thursday, September 29. Belton, Mo. Adesa Fall Corvette and Specialty Car Sale. 9:30 a.m. 15511 ADESA Drive, 64012. For more information, call 816-348-7200, or visit http://adesa.com/kansascity.

Friday, September 30- Saturday, October 1. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Great Plains Corvair Round Up presented by the Heart of America Corvair Owners Association. The Elms Resort, 401 S Regent St, 64024-2694. For more information, call Scott at (816) 847-8677 or e-mail beaminscott@hotmail.com.

Friday, September 30. Overland Park, Kan. Hollywood Nights TGIF Cruise. Dan's Longbranch Steakhouse and Saloon. 9095 Metcalf, 66212. 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. For more information contact Dan at (913) 642-9555.

Friday, September 30. Blue Springs, Mo. Winstead's Cruise Night. 7-Highway and I-70. 6:00 p.m. For more information, call Jim at (816) 841-2116.

Friday, September 30. Lansing, Kan. Leavenworth Cruisers Car Cruise. Burger King. 391 N Main Sreet in the Carriage Hills Shopping Plaza, 66043. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. For more information, call (913) 240-6775.

Saturday, October 1. Basehor, Kan. 14th Annual Basehor High School Project Grad Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show. Basehor-Linwood High School Parking Lot, 2008 N 155th St, 66007. For more information, call David at (913) 724-1329, e-mail projgrad@sunflower.com, or visit http://www.basehorcarshow.com/.

Saturday, October 1. Aurora, Mo. 27th-Annual Car and Truck Show in the City. Oak Park and Church Streets by business Hwy 60, and 1 blk east of Hwy 39. For more information, call Shannon at (417) 678-4150 or e-mail auroracoc@mo-net.com.

Saturday, October 1-Sunday, October 2. Noel, Mo. 6th Annual Sparks in the Ozarks Charity Car and Truck Show. 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (Sat), 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Sun). River Ranch Resort. For more information, call Richard at (800) 951-6121, e-mail spiderman@definiteobsessions.com, or visit http://www.riverranchresort.com/.

Saturday, October 1-Sunday, October 2. Verona, Mo. 6th-Annual Rebel's Corner Swap Meet. 16639 Hwy 60 West and Farm Road 1170 (approx 2 miles west of Aurora). 7:00 a.m. until dusk. For more information, call Rufus at either (417) 678-4673 or (417) 440-9657, or e-mail auroracoc@mo-net.com.

Saturday, October 1. Camdenton, Mo. Indian Summer Classic Car and Truck Show on the Square. 9:00 a.m. Awards early afternoon. For more information, call (800) 769-1004.

Saturday, October 1. Peasanton, Kan. Cookee’s Drive-In Car Show. 102 E. 12th St., 66075. 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.cookeesdrivein.com/.

Saturday, October 1. Versailles, Mo. Apple Festival Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show. Versailles City Park. For more information, call Harry or Judy Brown at (573) 373-3775.

Saturday, October 1. Mansfield, Mo. Classic Car Show. Cody-Freeman City Park. For more information, call the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce at (417) 924-3525, e-mail mansfieldcofc@gmail.com, or visit http://www.mansfieldchamber.com/.

Saturday, October 1. Lone Jack, Mo. 4th-Annual Iron Misfits Car Club Show and Shine. Lone Jack High School, rear parking lot. 313 S Bynum Rd, 64070. Registration is from 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Awards at 3:00 p.m. For more information, call Kathy at (816) 914-6990, or e-mail Ironmisfitscc@embarqmail.com.

Saturday, October 1. Independence, Mo. Summer Cruise-In at the Hartman Heritage Center. Jackson Drive next to Buffalo Wild Wings. 6:00 p.m. For more information call Jim at (816) 808-1154.

Saturday, October 1-Sunday, October 2. Springfield, Mo. 23rd-Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Fall Street Machine Nationals. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 3001 N. Grant Ave. (Use I-44 and Kansas Expressway and follow the signs). For more information, call (317) 236-6575 or visit http://www.streetmachines.com/.

Saturday, October 1. Marshall, Mo. Marshall Democrat News Car Show. Downtown Square. For more information, call Shelly or Mike at (660) 886-2233.

Saturday, October 1.  Richmond, Mo.  Blazing Bulldogs Softball Team Car Show.  Maurice Roberts Park.  8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.  For more information, call Ryan at (816) 661-1832

Sunday, October 2. Lawrence, Kan. 39th Annual AACA Car Show. Douglas County Fairgrounds. For more information, call (785) 843-AACA, or (785) 842-1664, or e-mail lawrenceaaca@aol.com, or visit http://www.lawrenceregionaaca.com/events/carshow.html.

Sunday, October 2. Independence, Mo. VFW Post 1000 All-Out Car Show. VFW Post 1000. 1002 E 24 Hwy, 64050. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. For more information, call Bill at (816) 935-2364, or e-mail diglebe@sbcglobal.net.

Sunday, October 2.  Gladstone, Mo.  Gladfest Car Show.  Community Center parking lot, 69th and Holmes.  Model car show inside.  9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.  For more information, call the Gladstone Chamber of Commerce at (816) 436-4523, or visit http://www.gladstonecarshow.com/.

Sunday, October 2. Raytown, Mo.-to-Kansas City, Mo. 2nd Annual Country Club Plaza and Crown Center Cruise. Begins at Price Chopper parking lot, 8700 E 63rd St, 64133 at 2:00 p.m., then to Crown Center and to Winstead's on the Plaza at 101 Brush Creek Blvd, 64112. For more information, call Mark at (816) 623-3434, or Bill at (816) 215-0333.

Sunday, October 2. Kearney, Mo. Krusin’ Kearney. Downtown Kearney. For more information, call Neal at (816) 876-1357.

Sunday, October 2. Kansas City, Mo. Da Misfits Midwest Blues Cruise Car Show. B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ. 1205 East 85th Street. 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.misfitsmidwest.com/blog/.


Kansas City-area car races

Friday, September 30. Lebanon, Mo. Weekly Racing. Midway Speedway. 6 miles east on Highway 32 and then right on B Highway, the speedway is 1/2 mile down B Highway on the right-hand side. For more information, call (417) 588-4430, or visit http://www.lebanonmidwayspeedway.com/.

Friday, September 30. Kansas City, Mo. Friday Night Grudge. Kansas City International Raceway, 8201 S Noland Rd, 64138. For more information, call (816) 358-6700, or visit http://www.kcironline.com/.

Friday, September 30. Topeka, Kan. Super Saturday Showdown.  Heartland Park Topeka Dirt Track, 7530 Topeka Blvd, 60610. For more information, call (785) 862-2016, or visit http://www.hpt.com/.

Saturday, September 30-Sunday, October 1. Winston, Mo. Show-Me Spectacular. I-35 Speedway. Interstate 35 and Highway 6, 64689. For more information, call (660) 749-5317, or visit http://www.i-35speedway.net/.

Saturday, October 1. Grain Valley, Mo. Fast Fall Non-Point Series. Valley Speedway, 348 E Old 40 Hwy, 64029. For more information, call (816) 229-2222, or visit http://valleyspeedway.com/default.aspx.

Saturday, October 1. Lebanon, Mo. Fall Shoot-Out. I-44 Speedway. 24069 Route 66, 65536. For more information, call (417)532-2060, or visit http://www.i44speedway.net/.

Saturday, October 1-Sunday, October 2. Kansas City, Mo. Champion Drag Racing Association. Kansas City International Raceway, 8201 S Noland Rd, 64138. For more information, call (816) 358-6700, or visit http://www.kcironline.com/.


When to record NASCAR on your DVR

Well, they’ve had two of the ten playoff races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and Tony Stewart has won both of them. Brad Keselowski is also looking pretty strong. Jeff Gordon doesn’t seem too bad. But there are guys that you have to wonder about. Jimmie Johnson isn’t going to get six-in-a-row if he doesn’t pick up the pace. Kurt Busch is looking pretty lousy. And two horrible weeks back-to-back give Denny Hamlin little chance of rallying back. This week, they go to Dover, which rhymes with Hover, to continue the drama. The Nationwide Series joins the Cup boys, while the trucks are in Kentucky.  http://www.nascar.com/.

Saturday, October 1. Dover, Del. NASCAR Nationwide Series OneMain Financial 200. Dover International Speedway. 2:30 p.m. (c/t). ESPN2.

Saturday, October 1. Sparta, Ky. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kentucky 225. Kentucky Speedway. 7:00 p.m. SPEED TV.

Sunday, October 2. Dover, Del., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400. Dover International Speedway. 1:00 p.m. (c/t). ESPN.