{"id":100899,"date":"2025-05-20T14:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=100899"},"modified":"2025-05-20T14:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:56:17","slug":"hot-rod-power-tour-west-returns-to-california-for-2025-with-drag-racing-autocross-and-thousands-of-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/hot-rod-power-tour-west-returns-to-california-for-2025-with-drag-racing-autocross-and-thousands-of-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"HOT ROD Power Tour West Returns to California for 2025 with Drag Racing, Autocross, and Thousands of Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"570\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"100900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/hot-rod-power-tour-west-returns-to-california-for-2025-with-drag-racing-autocross-and-thousands-of-cars\/hrptwest25-1410x790\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HRPTWest25-1410x790-1-e1747778121759.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HRPTWest25-1410&amp;#215;790\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HRPTWest25-1410x790-1-300x168.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HRPTWest25-1410x790-1-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-100900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HRPTWest25-1410x790-1-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"570\">West Coast gearheads, get ready\u2014<strong data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"283\">HOT ROD Power Tour West<\/strong> is back and bigger than ever. Following the Midwest edition in June, the <strong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"389\">2025 HOT ROD Power Tour West<\/strong> will rumble across California for three adrenaline-packed days, <strong data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"470\">December 5-7<\/strong>, bringing <strong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"507\">drag racing, autocross<\/strong>, and thousands of classic and modern rides along for the ride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"661\">This year\u2019s event features a three-city, three-day cruise packed with high-octane action:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"1147\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"825\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"825\"><strong data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"686\">Day 1: December 5<\/strong> \u2013 <strong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"709\">Famoso Dragstrip<\/strong>, Bakersfield, CA \u2014 Get ready for a day of side-by-side <strong data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"780\">drag racing<\/strong> at one of California\u2019s most iconic strips.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"965\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"965\"><strong data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"849\">Day 2: December 6<\/strong> \u2013 <strong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"876\">Street Legal Dragway<\/strong>, Perris, CA (Moreno Valley) \u2014 More drag racing action with a SoCal street scene twist.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1147\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1147\"><strong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"989\">Day 3: December 7<\/strong> \u2013 <strong data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1032\">Willow Springs International Raceway<\/strong>, Rosamond, CA \u2014 Cap off the tour with heart-pounding <strong data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1099\">autocross<\/strong> competition at the legendary high-desert track.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1469\">Expect a massive turnout of cars and trucks of all makes, models, and years\u2014everything from rat rods and pro-touring builds to lifted trucks, restomods, and late-model muscle. And it\u2019s not just about the cars\u2014<strong data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1380\">live entertainment<\/strong>, vendors, and fan experiences make this a must-attend event for any true car enthusiast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1693\">After making its debut in 2023, the HOT ROD Power Tour West is quickly becoming a <strong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1585\">California hot rod tradition<\/strong>. The 2025 edition expands on its roots, delivering even more horsepower-fueled fun across the Golden State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1772\">For more info, visit <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/hotrodpowertourwest.us\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1771\">hotrodpowertourwest.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>West Coast gearheads, get ready\u2014HOT ROD Power Tour West is back and bigger than ever.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":100900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3470,8393],"tags":[11961,11970,11959,11963,11968,11967,11960,11600,10806,11958,11957,11964,11965,11969,11962,11966,659],"class_list":["post-100899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases","tag-autocross-events","tag-automotive-lifestyle-events","tag-california-car-events","tag-california-car-shows-2025","tag-car-and-truck-events","tag-classic-car-shows-california","tag-drag-racing-california","tag-famoso-dragstrip","tag-hot-rod-culture","tag-hot-rod-power-tour-2025","tag-hot-rod-power-tour-west","tag-hot-rod-tour","tag-muscle-car-events","tag-performance-car-events","tag-street-legal-dragway-perris","tag-west-coast-drag-racing","tag-willow-springs-raceway"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HRPTWest25-1410x790-1-e1747778121759.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-qfp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100901,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100899\/revisions\/100901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}