NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Before there was NHRA, before Hot Rod magazine, even before the SCTA — there was Wally Parks. 

On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum invites you to a very special Twilight Cruise honoring the man who helped shape America’s love for speed, hot rods, innovation, and motorsports. This event is a public celebration on the road to NHRA’s Drive to 75, and you’re invited to be a part of it.

From 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  (gates open at 3 p.m. to start parking) at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum on the grounds of the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., we want you to bring your hot rod, your muscle car, your race car, your 4x4, your pride and joy. We are welcoming a collection of cars that represent the eras Wally helped define — the man literally coined the phrase, "The Cars are the Stars." The parking lot will come alive with historic hot rods, street machines, racers, and stories from the people who lived them.

This special edition of our Twilight Cruise is more than just a car show. It’s a gathering of the hot rod industry and associations, the racers, builders, media, and fans who carry forward the legacy Wally created. Join us for food, music, emotion, memories — and a few surprises — as we celebrate the culture and community that NHRA has championed for nearly 75 years.

Admission:

• $5 cash per car at the gate

• Spectators are free

• NHRA Motorsports Museum is FREE on Twilight Cruise Nights 

We encourage early arrival and invite attendees to bring vehicles that celebrate the spirit of innovation, craftsmanship, and speed — bring your hot rod, whatever year, make, or model it is. 

Want to bring a race car or represent a club?
Reach out to the NHRA Museum team in advance — we’re reserving special spaces for standout builds or trailered vehicles.

Come celebrate the man who launched a movement—and help us ignite the celebration for NHRA’s 75th year.

🗓 June 4, 2025, 4-7 p.m.
📍 Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum -1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768,

For more information: Kennedy@NHRA.com, or call John Duran at (626) 252-3060