If you live in Kentucky and are automotive enthusiast, there are a lot of events in store for you! Whether you live in or near Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Glasgow, Hopkinsville, Lexington, Louisville, Madisonville, Owensboro, or Paducah, KY, you are sure to be in for some automotive fun! Take a trip and enjoy friends and family, as well as other car enthusiasts that share common interests. Spring is just around the corner and the year will be kicking-off some grand car events. Here are some events that may spark some interest.
Automotive Events in Bowling Green, KY
OPENING DAY TEST & TUNE
March 1, 2020 – 12pm to 5pm
Beech Bend Raceway
798 Beech Bend Road
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Burn some rubber at the historic Beech Bend Raceway! Learn More.
CAR-TOON CREATURES, KUSTOM KARS AND CORVETTES
Though December 31, 2020
National Corvette Museum
350 Corvette Drive
National Corvette Museum, KY
The National Corvette Museum has teamed up with Tom Peters, retired Director of Exterior Design for the 8th Generation Stingray Corvette, to put together a new exhibit: Car-toon Creatures, Kustom Kars and Corvettes: The Art and Influence of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. Learn More.
KING OF THE HEAP
March 6-7, 2020 – until 6pm
NCM Motorsports Park
505 Kimberlee A. Fast Drive
Bowling Green, KY
King of the Heap presented by Mr. Gasket is back! King of the Heap is a multi-discipline team-based race program for “Heap” cars valued at $1,000 or less. Learn more.
CORVETTE EXPERIENCE
March 12-13, 2020 – see times
NCM Motorsports Park
505 Kimberlee A. Fast Drive
Bowling Green, KY
Ever dreamed of driving America’s Sports Car? How about on a race-track? Now you can with the Corvette Experience at the NCM Motorsports Park! Get behind the wheel of a C8 Corvette Stingray Z51 laps around our 3.2-miles, 23-turns road course, built for speed! The Corvette Experience gives you a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on practice on the track in a lead/follow format. It also includes lunch and a guided VIP tour of the National Corvette Museum. Learn more.
CHAMPCAR ENDURANCE SERIES
March 21-22, 2020 – see times
NCM Motorsports Park
505 Kimberlee A. Fast Drive
Bowling Green, KY
Automotive Events in Elizabethtown, KY
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE, MILITARY & VETERAN SERVICES CAR SHOW
Though March 28, 2020 – 10am – 2pm
Elizabethtown College
600 College Street Rd.
Elizabethtown, KY
Join in for a benefit for The ETC Student Veteran Organization and Military-Veteran Services. There will be eleven car categories, a silent auction, food trucks, and more. Learn more.
Automotive Events in Louisville, KY
54th ANNUAL KYANA SWAP MEET
February 29 – March 7, 2020 – 6am – 8pm
Kentucky Exposition Center
937 Phillips Ln
Louisville, KY 40209
Still the largest indoor automobile swap-meet in the U.S., with over a quarter of a million square feet under roof. Every show sold out since 1984. Learn more,
HOT WHEELS MONSTER TRUCKS LIVE TICKETS
March 14, 2020 – 10am – 5pm
KFC Yum! Center
1 Arena Plaza
Louisville, KY
Buy tickets to Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live at KFC Yum! Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live brings audiences the only opportunity to see real-life versions of the iconic Hot Wheels monster truck toys including Bone Shaker™, Tiger Shark™, V8 Bomber™, Demo Derby and Hot Wheels® Racing 1. The show will also feature the original monster truck, BIGFOOT®. In addition, the tour will continue to hold the immensely popular Crash Zone Pre-Show Party 2 ½ hours prior to every performance. Learn more.
2020 MID-AMERICA TRUCKING SHOW
March 26-28, 2020 – 10am – 5pm
KFC Yum! Center
937 Phillips Ln.
Louisville, KY
The 2019 MATS was another successful event with 3 full days of hands on demonstrations, education, networking, and technology. Learn more.
ChampCar Endurance Series is the simplest path to real wheel-to-wheel road racing! All you need is a valid drivers license, some safety gear, and a race car, which you can rent from arrive and drive teams, or build your own car! Learn more.
Enjoy all these exciting auto events in Kentucky in March 2020!
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