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'''California Hot Rod Reunion''' is a gathering of drag racers, hot rod enthusiasts and street rodders held in [[Bakersfield, California]]. <ref name= "Fry">{{cite news |last=Griffith |first=Mike |url= https://www.bakersfield.com/sports/mendy-fry-enters-california-hot-rod-reunion-with-car-owner-championship-at-front-of-mind/article_0c741692-f474-11e9-a647-13fc8ab60852.html |title=Mendy Fry enters California Hot Rod Reunion with car owner, championship at front of mind |work=[[The Bakersfield Californian]] |date=October 23, 2019 |accessdate=October 3, 2020}}</ref>
The event was created by Steve Gibbs, vice-president of the [[National Hot Rod Association]], in October 1992, as a one-time event to gather some of the old drag racers together.<ref name= "Gibbs">{{cite news |last=Brewster |first=Louis |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2017/03/23/steve-gibbs-steps-away-from-nhra-after-48-years/ |title=Steve Gibbs steps away from NHRA after 48 years |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |date=March 23, 2017 |accessdate=October 3, 2020}}</ref> It has since become an annual event in early October at
The reunion has also spawned the [[National Hot Rod Reunion]], held each year. Honorees are named at each year's reunion. The Honorees are pioneers in the sport of drag racing and hot rodding. <ref name= "showcase">{{cite news |last=French |first=Jackson |url= https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/hot-rod-reunion-to-showcase-hot-rods-drag-racing/article_934f494b-09a7-59bf-9c82-fad876813f07.html |title=Hot Rod Reunion to showcase hot rods, drag racing |work=[[The Daily News (Kentucky)|The Daily News]] |date=June 13, 2019 |accessdate=October 3, 2020}}</ref>
The National Hot Rod Association was created in 1951 and has often organized several events related to hot rodding with some of these events being annual events.
==References==
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==External links==
* [[http://museum.nhra.com NHRA Museum]]
[[Category:Automotive events]]
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