Home Run
Celebrating the Speedway Motors Homebuilt Heaven and Traditional Homebuilt Heaven Awards and Special Parking Area
Hot rodding wasn’t born in high-end professional shops. It sprang from the garages of passionate enthusiasts who used their own hands, hard work, and energy to improve the performance and appearance of their cars. That do-it-yourself spirit is alive and well today and Goodguys and Speedway Motors celebrate it with the Homebuilt Heaven and Traditional Homebuilt Heaven awards selected at every event.
The Homebuilt Heaven and Traditional Homebuilt Heaven awards are chosen from the Speedway Motors Homebuilt Heaven area, one of the most popular of the Saturday Special Parking Areas hosted at Goodguys National events. Car owners who have done much of their own work on their vehicles can choose to park in that area and get a small placard to fill out indicating which of the tasks they did themselves, and which ones they farmed out to professionals.
It’s a great way for do-it-yourselfers to showcase their hard work, and for Goodguys to show off some fantastic owner-built rods, customs, muscle cars, and classics. And the trophies are always pretty cool, too – in recent years, they’ve been made from Speedway spun-aluminum wheel covers.
At the end of the season, all of the Homebuilt Heaven and Traditional Homebuilt event winners are placed on an online ballot to determine the yearend champions for the people to vote on. The two winning rides receive a gift certificate, jacket, and more prize swag from Speedway Motors, in addition to the satisfaction of knowing that they’re helping to keep the homebuilt hot rodding spirit alive.
If you’ve got a garage-built beauty you’d like to show off, be sure to look for the Speedway Motors Homebuilt Heaven section in the Saturday Special Parking area at your nearest Goodguys event this season!

HOMEBUILT HEAVEN AWARD

2021 Winner: John Martin – Nixa, MO – 1934 Ford Coupe
2022 Qualifiers:

2022 Spring Lone Star Nationals
Larry Hill - 1955 Chevy

2022 Del Mar Nationals
Bob Richardson - 1953 Chevy Wagon

2022 Great Northwest Nationals
Anthony Harper - 1932 Chevy Sedan

2022 Pacific Northwest Nationals
Jeff Groves - 1953 Chevy

2022 Lone Star Nationals
Everette Williams - 1953 GMC

2022 Spring Nationals
Shane Gower - 1955 Chevy Pickup

2022 North Carolina Nationals
Jay & Sam Endicott - 1929 Ford

2022 Heartland Nationals
Ralph Blessing - 1933 Ford

2022 West Coast Nationals
Cody Marvin - 1969 Pontiac Firebird

2022 So-Cal Nationals
David Armstrong - 1941 Chevy Pickup

2022 All American Get-Together
Dave Anderson - 1936 Ford

2022 Nashville Nationals
Randy Weaves - 955 Crown Victoria

2022 Summit Racing Nationals
Bill Large - 1948 Mercury Convertible

2022 Colorado Nationals
Aaron Davis - 1969 AMX
TRADITIONAL HOMEBUILT HEAVEN

2021 Winner: Jerry & Rosalind Payne – San Angelo, TX – 1934 Ford Cabriolet
2022 Qualifiers:

2022 Spring Lone Star Nationals
Evan Jones - 1949 Chevy Pickup

2022 North Carolina Nationals
Gary Houchins - 1965 Chevy Chevelle

2022 Great Northwest Nationals
Ty Akers - 1937 Chevy Coupe

2022 Pacific Northwest Nationals
Jim Hanlon - 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner

2022 Lone Star Nationals
Austin Berry - 1955 Pontiac Starchief

2022 Spring Nationals
Dan Geibner - 1929 Ford Phaeton

2022 Nashville Nationals
Jack & Mary Warren - 1929 Ford RPU

2022 Heartland Nationals
Randy Ramsdell - 1930 Ford Model A

2022 West Coast Nationals
Ketih Curl - 1950 Cadillac Series 61

2022 So-Cal Nationals
Bob Sage - 1936 Ford Roadster

2022 Del Mar Nationals
Tim Gunter - 1929 Ford RPU

2022 Summer Get-Together
John Moses - 1950 Chevy Coupe

2022 Summit Racing Nationals
Jim DeVault - 1931 Ford Roadster

2022 Colorado Nationals
Greg & Donna Otte - 1932 3-Window Coupe