Saturday: Official Start of the 2025 Hemmings Great Race Featuring 130 Classic Cars

WHAT: The 51st Minnesota Street Rod Association’s “Back to the Fifties Weekend” will again fill the
Minnesota State Fairgrounds with nearly 10,000+ street rods, customs, classics, and restored vehicles,
all dating from 1964 and earlier.

NEW for 2025: MSRA is thrilled to serve as the Official Start location of the 2025 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire. The Great Race is a competitive, controlled-speed endurance road rally on public highways. The Great Race is not a test of top speed, but rather a test of the teams’ and drivers’ ability to follow precise course instructions and the cars (and teams) ability to endure on a cross-country trip.

MSRA Back to the Fifties will welcome 130 teams of antique, vintage, and collector cars as they begin to arrive at the Fairgrounds on Saturday morning. A ceremony will take place at 11:45 a.m., leading into the Official Start of The Great Race at noon from the Fairgrounds’ main gate at Dan Patch & Snelling. The teams will then embark on the nine-day, 2,300+ mile race, finishing in Irmo, South Carolina.

All Weekend
• 200+ Commercial Vendors – Indoors and out throughout the Fairgrounds
• Ladies’ Showcase (North End Event Center)
o Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Cruise-N-Arts Craft Fair (Education Building) decor, gifts, wearables, and more
o Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Kids World presented by Select Heartland Chevy Dealers (Machinery Hill)

Friday
• United States Flag Raising Ceremony (Base of Space Needle) – 9 a.m.

Saturday
• Military Salute Flyover – 11 a.m.
• 2025 Great Race: Arrivals begin at 9 a.m., Ceremony at 11:45 a.m., Race Start at noon.

Friday and Saturday
• Model Car Show & Contest (Education Building) – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Live Music Friday & Saturday nights (Bandshell) 6 – 9:30 p.m.

Sunday
• HUGE Swap Meet (Midway) – 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Church Service (North End Event Center/Ladies Showcase) – 9:30 a.m.
• Closing Ceremony (Bandshell) – 1 p.m.

WHEN: Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22, 2025
Friday and Saturday: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday: 6 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Minn.

INFO: msrabacktothe50s.com

ADMISSION: At the door: Adults – $15; Kids 15 and under FREE with each paid adult
Advance adult discount tickets ($2 off) available at participating NAPA Auto Parts stores

SPONSORS: NAPA, Metro Transit, Select Heartland Chevy Dealers, and The Great Race

FREE RIDES ON METRO TRANSIT:
Grab a free bus ride and avoid parking all weekend through our partnership with Metro Transit.
June 20: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025Backtothe50sJune20
June 21: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025Backtothe50sJune21
June 22: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025Backtothe50sJune22

PARKING SHUTTLES ON SATURDAY:
FREE Shuttles to and from two parking lots on Saturday ONLY from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
ETC/Energy Technology Center – 1450 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul
Minnesota Department of Education – 1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville

SOCIAL: Facebook: @Back.to.the.50s Instagram: @mnstreetrodassociation

ASSETS: MSRA Back to the Fifties Photos

CONTACTS: J. Marie Fieger, jmarie@nemerfieger.com
Molly Mulvehill Steinke, molly@nemerfieger.com
Mike Haberman,mhaberman@nemerfieger.com