The 2026 Large Cars & Guitars truck show and music festival kicks off next week and will run May 8-9 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
The annual event, founded and organized by trucker/recording artist Tony Justice, has become a staple on the truck show circuit since its inception in 2022. The 2026 event will feature not only the truck show, but also plenty live music, a silent auction to raise money for charity, the Riley Wyatt Convoy for Hope and further efforts to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research through a partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
The partnership's in addition to another with the Speedway Children’s Charities to help support children in Tennessee and Virginia.
Since the event began in 2022, more than $180,000 has been raised to support the organizations.
For a bit of a reminder about what you can expect there, get a look at all of the rigs that showed last year via this walk-through vid:
Details for Large Cars 2026
The event unofficially begins Thursday, May 7, with sponsor and vendor setup, along with early truck arrivals. Truck show events start Friday with truck registration opening at 8 a.m. Gates open to the public at noon.
Concerts will begin Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. with a lineup that features Overdrive contributor Long Haul Paul Marhoefer, the CCR Tribute Band, Ruby Leigh, and Elvie Shane.
The show rolls into Saturday, May 9, with truck registration early again and gates opening to the public at 10 a.m. Opening ceremonies kick off at 10:30 with the National Anthem, a Grand Marshal plaque presentation, and the live auction with proceeds benefiting Susan G. Komen and Speedway Children's Charities. Silent auction items include, but are not limited to:
- A guitar signed by the band Alabama
- A Johnny Bench-autographed baseball
- Two Brooks & Dunn concert tickets with a one-night stay at the Indigo in Nashville for September 2026
- Two Grand Ole Opry backstage tour passes and two Grand Ole Opry show tickets
- A Kyle Busch-autographed bottle of champaign
- "Landman" series poster autographed by Billy Bob Thornton
- Complete center cap lugnut cover kit from Trux
- The top 10 starting spots for the Riley Wyatt Convoy for Hope
- Various items from 4 State Trucks, Chrome Shack, RoadWorks and Fitzgerald Truck Parts
Drivers participating in the convoy have a mandatory drivers’ meeting at 1 p.m., with the convoy rolling from 2-4 p.m.
That evening, at 5:30 p.m. musical acts hit the stage with EmiSunshine opening for Tony Justice. A Big Rig Light Show begins at 8:30, and the headliner for the night will be past "Dukes of Hazzard" star and longtime performer/singer John Schneider.
Entry fee: $30 per vehicle, which includes all passengers, to get in to see all of the trucks and concerts. A weekend pass is available for $50. Full-service RV camping sites are also available for $200 for the weekend.
Owner-operators and others looking to to show their rigs can register online here.
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