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30	31	1 The Long Island Needs a Dragstrip Tuesday Night Car Show, Patchogue, NY The Oyster Bay Tuesday Night Cruise -In, Oyster Bay, NY Tuesday Night’s at Michelangelo Pizzeria, Eastport, NY	2 The Wednesday Night Car Cruz-In & Show, Freeport, NY The Cruise Night Car Show at the Shoppes, Wading River, NY Import Cruise Nights for 2026, Holbrook, NY Car Cruise & Meet-Up on Wednesday Nights, Nesconset, NY The American Muscle Club Wednesday Night Car Meet & Show, Farmingdale, NY Car Cruise & Meet-Up on Wednesday Night, Garden City Park, NY	3 The Car Cruise & Car Meet at Wendys, Oakdale, NY The Tokyo Thursdays Park & Chill Car Meet-Up, Farmingville, NY The Dead Man’s Curve Wild Hot Rod Weekend 2026, Somerset, NJ The YFD Co. 2 Classic Car Show, Yaphank, NY	4 Friday Night Cruz In & Car Show, Hampton Bays, NY The Classic Cruisers of LI 2026 Car Meet, Riverhead, NY The NY Cruisers Friday Night Car Cruise & Meet, Brewster, NY The Friday Night Food Truck Event, Levittown, NY The Friday Night Car Cruise & Meet-Up, Bethpage, NY Friday Nights at the Bellmore, Bellmore, NY	5 The Saturday Night Classic Car Meet-Up, Flushing, NY The Drive for Dana Saturday Night Car Meet, Nesconset, NY Stop & Shop Car Show, Smithtown, NY
6 Captree State Park Presents the Cars & Coffee Car Show, Babylon, NY The Drive for Dana Cars & Coffee Car Show, Lake Grove, NY The Sunday Cars & Coffee Car Meet, Westhampton Beach, NY Manhasset’s Coffee & Cars Meet-Up, Manhasset, NY	7 Stangs of LI present Mustang Monday Night Car Meet-Up, Farmingville, NY The Monday Night Cruise & Car Show, Northport, NY Huntington’s Car Cruise & Meet-Up, Huntington Station, NY Monday Night Car Meet-Up & Show, Calverton, NY	8	9	10	11	12 The Old Town Car Show, Port Jefferson Station, NY The Highwayman presents Shindig at the Shore 5th Annual Carbaque, Orient, NY The Cadillac LaSalle Club of LI Classic Car Show, Dix Hills, NY
13 The Dix Hills Fire Department 12th Annual Car & Bike Show, Dix Hills, NY The All-Ford Charity Car Show, East Islip, NY The Port Jefferson Lions Club 5th Annual Car Show, Farmingville, NY The Rock N Rods of NY Car Show, Yonkers, NY	14	15	16	17	18	19 The ST. Elizabeth Ann Seton Car Show, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY The Oyster Bay Car Cruise & Car Show Season Closer, Oyster Bay, NY
20 The Northeast Mustang Meet & Muscle Car Show, Staten Island, NY The Road Knights Auto Club 71st Anniversary Car Show, Verplanck, NY Forest Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corporation 25th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Motorcycle Parade, Flushing Park, NY The Studebaker Driver’s Club LI Chapter’s Studebaker & Orphan Car Show, Centerport, NY The LICOA & Centurion Cruisers Cruisin for a Cause Car Show, Merrick, NY	21	22	23	24	25 The NHRA Nationals at the Rock, Rockingham, NC	26 The 2026 Rock & Roll Car Show, Cutchogue, NY The Floral Park Auto Body presents the 1st Annual Exotic Car Show, Floral Park, NY The HVMA 44th Annual Car Show, Kingston, NY
27 Car Show Long Island Fall Classic at Tobay Beach, Massapequa, NY Stony Brook Child Care 2026 Car Show & Craft Fair, Manorville, NY The Time Tunnel Rods & Custom Show, West Lebanon, NY	28	29	30	1	2	3

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.