Mopar  The Mopar Nation

November 1: Tulsa, Okla. —
Mopars at the Park at Tulsa Raceway Park. Gates open at 8 a.m. For more info, visit www.tulsaracewaypark.com.

November 1–2: Ocala, Fla. —
21st annual Mopars w/Big Daddy at the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. Rain or shine, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, visit www.floridamoparassociation.com.

November 3–8: Panama City Beach, Fla. — 
Emerald Coast Cruizin at Frank Brown Park. This is an open event. Huge, beach-wide event with tons of entertainment, run for the cash and prizes, burnout contests, huge marketplace midway with tons of vendors, and more. For more info call (662) 587-9572 or visit www.emeraldcoastcruizin.com.

November 4–7: Las Vegas, Nev. — 
2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association show. SEMA show highlights include a huge Mopar display featuring Muscle, Street, Speed and Trail products. For more info, visit www.sema.org

November 13–16: Pomona, Calif. —
44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. For info, visit www.nhra.com.

November 15: Torrance, Calif. —
4th annual Rock ‘N’ Roll Mopar Car Show at Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corp. 2335 208th St. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Gate opens at 8:30 a.m. All cars must be parked by 10 a.m.). Open to all rear-wheel drive Mopars. Presented by South Bay Mopars Car Club. Including an exclusive tour of both Rock Ola Juke Box Factory and Vic’s Garage at the Edlebrock factory. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. For more info, visit www.southbaymopar.com or e-mail Robert at robert@blueskydynamics.com.

November 22: Houston, Texas —
The Clash of the Titans at Houston Raceway Park. Heads Up Outlaw Racing at its best! Features an all heads up racing show with the fastest Outlaw cars in the world. Truestreet challenge, diesel innovations truck challenge, and more. Call Houston Raceway Park (281) 383-RACE or visit www.theclashofthetitans.com.

November 27–30: Daytona Beach, Fla. —
Daytona Turkey Run at Daytona International Speedway. Huge car show/swap meet on the infield. Free parking. Car corral, show cars, food court, craft area. For info, visit www.daytonabeachcarshows.com.

December 11–13: Orlando, Fla. —
21st Performance Racing Industry Trade Show at the Orange County Convention Center. One of the 50 largest trade shows in the U.S., and the world’s largest racing trade show, PRI covers 1 million square feet, and features new product lines from 1,450 companies in 4,200 booths. For more info, call (949) 499-5413 or visit www.performanceracing.com.

January 11–25: Detroit, Mich. — 
North American International Auto Show at the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, One Washington Blvd. Contact NAIAS (248) 643-0250 or visit www.naias.com.

February 13–22: Chicago, Ill. — 
Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, 2301 South Martin Luther King Dr. For more info, visit www.chicagoautoshow.com.

February 15: Daytona Beach, Fla. — 
51st annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Last year Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch gave Dodge a 1-2 sweep at NASCAR’s premier event, “The Great American Race.” For more info, visit www.daytona500.com.

March 6–8: Detroit, Mich. — 
57th Annual Murray’s Autorama at the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, One Washington Blvd. America’s premier custom car show series. For info, call Championship Auto Shows Inc. (248) 373-1700 or visit www.autorama.com and click the Detroit link.

March 8: Davie, Fla. — 
21st Florida Mopar Nationals Car Show. All Mopar and AMC car show and swap meet. Sponsored by University Dodge and presented by the Florida Mopar Connection Car Club. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, call (954) 920-7096 or e-mail floridamopar@bellsouth.net.

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Mail all information about your event and a named contact with phone number(s) at least six months in advance to: Mopar Magazine Happenings, P.O. Box 2117, Farmington Hills, MI 48333-2117, or send us a fax notice at (248) 553-2138. You may also send an e-mail request to calendar@moparmagazine.com with “Happenings Listing Request” in the Subject line. All dates, events and contact information are provided by the organizers listed and are subject to change at any time without notice.