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

2022 Winner: David Armstrong - Bella Vista, CA - 1941 Chevy Pickup
2023 Qualifiers:

2023 Spring Lone Star Nationals
Paul Maslanka - 1934 Ford 5-window Coupe

2023 Del Mar Nationals
Ross Henderson - 1965 Ford Falcon

2023 Heartland Nationals
Ronnie Allen - 1972 Chevy C10

2023 West Coast Nationals
Danny Foster - 1940 Mercury

2023 Spring Nationals
Jeff Foley - 1946 International

2023 North Carolina Nationals
Jim Bryant - 1937 Ford

2023 Summit Racing Nationals
Rock Able - 1949 Buick

2023 All American Get-Together
Bryan Fritsch - 1927 Ford

2023 Nashville Nationals
John Henderson - 1987 GMC Jimmy

2023 Pacific Northwest Nationals
TJ Cannon - 1935 Handbuilt
TRADITIONAL HOMEBUILT HEAVEN

2022 Winner: Greg Otte - Loveland, CO - 1932 3-Window Coupe
2023 Qualifiers:

2023 Spring Lone Star Nationals
Craig & Nancy Clark - 1940 Ford Coupe

2023 Del Mar Nationals
Ron Johns - 1929 Ford Sedan

2023 Heartland Nationals
Randy Smith - 1969 Chevelle

2023 West Coast Nationals
Joe Romiti - 1940 Chevy

2023 Spring Nationals
Mathew Myers - 1932 Ford Roadster P/U

2023 North Carolina Nationals
Joe Eaton - 1931 Ford Model A

2023 Summit Racing Nationals
John Williamson - 1930 Ford Coupe

2023 All-American Get Together
Bret Small - 1936 Ford

2023 Nashville Nationals
Craig Mikos - 1939 Chevrolet Pickup

2023 Pacific Northwest Nationals
Greg Erven - 1957 Pontiac