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CENTRAL ILLINOIS — The Hot Rod Power Tour will be traveling through Christian and Macon counties this Friday before the event is on display at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

The tour leaves St. Louis at 8:30 a.m. Friday, with a route traveling through Illinois Route 48 in Taylorville, through Decatur, and on to Oreana before heading to Champaign.


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The show runs from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at the State Farm Center, 1800 S. First St., Champaign. Thousands of hot rods and vendors will be on display in the Midway. The show is free to the public.

Due to COVID-19 precautions, all spectators must sign up in advance at https://mtg.ticketspice.com/hrpt2021, selecting “Free Spectator Admission.”

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The traveling car show brings together more than 5,000 vehicles, including classic cars and hot rods, traveling from city to city through small towns. Other tour stops have included Dayton, Ohio, and Indianapolis.



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For more information on Hot Rod Magazine and the HOT ROD Power Tour, visit www.hotrod.com/events.

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Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR

Hot Rod Power Tour Route

Friday, August 27 – St. Louis, MO to Champaign, IL

https://goo.gl/maps/Z83rFJJdjcLB5ng79

8:30 a.m. Departure – Directions begin at World Wide Technology Raceway

0mi Head South on IL-203 S

0mi Slight left to stay on IL-203 S

0.2mi Merge onto I-55 N/I-70 E via the ramp to Chicago

15.2mi Keep left to continue on I-55 N

19.2mi Take the exit toward IL-143 E

19.5mi Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Marine and merge onto IL-143 E

24.6mi Turn left onto State Route 4 N Follow IL – 4 signs

40.8mi Turn left onto S. Hibbard Street Pass by Hardee’s (on the left)

41.0mi Continue onto State Route 4 N/N Edwardsville St (Circle K on the left) Continue to follow State Route 4

49.2mi Turn left onto S. Macoupin Street (Shell on the right)

49.6mi Turn right onto IL-16 E/State Route 4 N/E Elm Street (Casey’s on the right)

50.1mi Turn left onto State Route 4 N/Springfield Road (Phillips 66 on the rights)

61.7mi Turn right onto IL-108 E/E First S Street (at the “T”)

74.3mi Turn left to merge onto I-55 N toward Springfield

77.1mi Take exit 63 toward Raymond/Taylorville

77.5mi Merge onto IL-127 S/IL-48 N (right turn)

127.0mi Turn right to merge onto US-51 N toward I-72/Springfield/Bloomington

130.4mi Keep left and merge onto I-72 E

141.7mi Take exit 144 toward Oreana

142.3mi Merge onto IL-48 (right turn)

161.7mi Turn right onto IL-10 E

185.3mi Turn right onto S Staley Road (Circle K on the left)

188.3mi Turn left onto Curtis Road

192.3mi Turn left onto S. First Street

194.1mi Continue to St Mary’s Road

194.1mi Arrive at the State Farm Center

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