{"id":73512,"date":"2020-06-18T09:58:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T16:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=73512"},"modified":"2020-06-18T09:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T16:58:19","slug":"goodguys-cancels-nationals-preps-for-mid-summer-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/goodguys-cancels-nationals-preps-for-mid-summer-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodguys Cancels Nationals, Preps for Mid-Summer Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/goodguys-cancels-nationals-preps-for-mid-summer-classic\/unnamed-162\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-2-e1592499360936.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"639,352\" 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=\"unnamed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-2-e1592499360936-300x165.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73513 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-2-e1592499360936.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-2-e1592499360936.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-2-e1592499360936-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-2-e1592499360936-376x206.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Goodguys has released a statement regarding their 2020 events schedule starting with the <span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">\u201cMid-Summer Classic\u201d on Independence Day weekend, July 3-5, in Des Moines, IA. However, there is some grim news regarding other events.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\">Their statement below:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">To our Members and Supporters,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify; font-size: 14px;\">We are excited to announce that we will once again be hitting the road to deliver the Goodguys Good Times we have all been waiting for!<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 Goodguys event season will officially relaunch with our \u201cMid-Summer Classic\u201d on Independence Day weekend, July 3-5, in Des Moines, IA with the 29th\u00a0Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals presented by BASF.\u00a0 Official event details, vehicle registration and ticket information is available now by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ttlef\/c7vpheb\/4gaxtcb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ttlef\/c7vpheb\/4gaxtcb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1592522143267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJWRznVHcvlkhMjaQhAj1eqrCrSw\"><strong>CLICKING HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Social distancing and additional health &amp; hygiene standards will be in effect and in alignment with our\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ttlef\/c7vpheb\/k9axtcb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ttlef\/c7vpheb\/k9axtcb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1592522143267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXcrSjsvfH84zMWxFcDVahPuIgtg\"><strong>&#8220;Goodguys Cares&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0health and safety guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>While we are extremely pleased about the latest news for Iowa, we are deeply disappointed to inform you that we did not\u00a0received\u00a0the approval needed from local health officials to move forward with the Goodguys 23rd PPG Nationals in Columbus, OH.\u00a0 Subsequently, we have made the extremely tough and emotional decision to cancel the event.\u00a0 All vehicle registrations and tickets already purchased will automatically be applied to next year\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to the 1st\u00a0RaceDeck Salt Lake Nationals in Salt Lake City, UT and the 33rd\u00a0Pacific Northwest Nationals presented by Griot\u2019s Garage in Puyallup, WA, both scheduled for the latter part of July, we have not yet received the approvals needed from local officials to move forward.\u00a0 However, we are in contact with both markets daily and are continuing our preparations and planning for both events to take place.\u00a0 We are hoping to send out an update on both events as more information becomes available by the end of next week.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Goodguys Rod &amp; 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