32nd Goodguys Summit Racing Lone Star Nationals
It was a warm weekend outside of Fort Worth, Texas, but things were really heating up at the Goodguys 32nd Summit Racing Nationals held at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend. The skies were blue and sunny all three days, packing the infield with the best hot rods, muscle cars, classic trucks, and more from across the country.
The Goodguys crew had a busy schedule at this event, as they selected two of their highly sought-after Top 12 of the Year awards presented by BASF, including the Griot’s Garage Muscle Machine of the Year and the BASF Most Bitchin’ of the Year awards. This was in addition to their usual Builders Choice Top 10, Finalists for Truck Early and Late, and all their other specialty picks throughout the weekend.
Three of these specialty picks are very meaningful to everyone at In the Garage Media, Inc., including the All Chevy Performance award given to Eric Moore and his 1966 Chevelle built by Streamline Customs, Vastine’s Paint Garage received the Modern Rodding honor for their stunning 1976 Corvette, and Robert Carpenter earned the Classic Truck Performance award with his 1968 C10.
On Friday, all of the Muscle Machine Finalists and some friends headed out for a 90-plus-mile reliability run, followed by autocross laps and a couple of runs down an eighth-mile dragstrip.
When the tire smoke cleared, Jerimiah Belk’s standout 1966 Nova built by Driven Speed Shop was announced as the Goodguys 2025 Griot’s Garage Muscle Machine of the Year!
On Sunday afternoon, it was time to announce the top five contenders for the title of Most Bitchin’ for 2025. The contestants included Harold and Tracy Chapman’s beautiful 1937 Cord phaeton, Roger Weibel’s Porsche-powered 1973 VW Thing, Marshall Gay’s 1971 Plymouth Cuda, Amadeo Angelo’s GMC-powered 1932 Ford coupe, and Scott Movic’s 1932 Ford roadster. When the envelope was opened, the award went to Amadeo Angelo and his custom three-window coupe built by Roseville Rod & Custom, earning the title of the BASF Most Bitchin’ of 2025.
Dozens of other awards and recognitions were also handed out over the weekend, including two finalist spots for the upcoming Goodguys Top 12 Awards: The 1953 Chevy pickup owned by Michael James for the LMC Truck of the Year Early finalist, and Kenny Frederic’s 1966 Chevy C10 as the Dakota Digital Truck of the Year Late finalist.
It was a whirlwind weekend filled with cool cars, cool parts, and fun. Summit Racing hosted a Super Shopping experience with many manufacturers, while Goodguys brought in top builders and other vendors. Fort Worth–based Murray Kustom Rods held an open house at their new facility. A Lowrider Showcase, hosted by Shorty’s Custom Paint, featured a huge swap meet, cackle dragsters, autocross action, and participants even got to take a couple of laps on the speedway Friday night!
The Goodguys season is coming to an end with two remaining events: the 35th Fuel Curve Autumn Get-Together in Pleasanton, November 8-9, followed by the season finale, the 28th Speedway Motors Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 21-23. MR
