6,000 cars anticipated at HOT ROD Power Tour in Rantoul

RANTOUL, Ill. (WAND) - The HOT ROD Power Tour comes back to Champaign County for the fifth time at the Rantoul National Aviation Center on Tuesday, June 9.

Rantoul will be the second stop on the five-day tour.

The world's largest traveling car show will draw more than 6,000 classic cars, hot rods, and performance vehicles, from across the country. This tour will cruise along Route 66, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, starting in Joliet and ending in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Hot rodders will be coming into Rantoul off US-136 and working through the Village to reach the former Chanute Air Force Base. The show will be free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Single passes are available for those who want to enter their car and join the tour for the day.