The Hot Wheels Legends Tour stop in North Las Vegas took place Saturday.
Hot Wheels Builds Competed Near Decatur and the 215
The competition unfolded at the Walmart Supercenter near North Decatur Boulevard and the 215 Beltway, according to 8newsnow.com, which reported ahead of the event that the tour was headed to that same Walmart lot on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event brought the Hot Wheels Legends Tour to the Walmart lot.
A Family Lowrider Also Made the Cut
Not every standout at the Walmart lot walked away with the top trophy, but plenty turned heads. The Chavez family brought their 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood, a lowrider they've owned for nearly a decade, finished with gold trim, engraved rims and custom paintings. Robert Surdukan's car was nicknamed Dream Reaper. The family said they received a personal invitation to enter their Cadillac in the North Las Vegas stop, according to the same Review-Journal account.
How the Judging Works
Hot Wheels designer Brendon Vetuskey, who judged the North Las Vegas competition, appeared on Las Vegas Now ahead of the stop to discuss what the tour looks for. Entries are evaluated on creativity, authenticity and garage spirit, and Vetuskey said the competition seeks something that looks overtly Hot Wheels. That same authenticity-creativity-garage spirit framework is echoed in Mattel's own description of the national contest, as detailed by globaltoynews.com, which reported the tour is judged by Hot Wheels designers alongside local automotive celebrity judges.
The Hot Wheels Legends Tour advances each stop's winning build to regional finals. Las Vegas was not the tour's final city stop; the schedule lists an Oct. 3 event at Hot Wheels headquarters in El Segundo, California. Four regional champions will compete in the Global Grand Finale, where one build will be immortalized as an official 1:64-scale die-cast and sold worldwide.
Part of a Nine-Year, Worldwide Search
This year's tour marks the event's ninth year and its most internationally diverse lineup yet, spanning events in 19 countries, per globaltoynews.com. In 2026, the Hot Wheels Legends Tour sends four regional champions to the Global Grand Finale, where one build will be immortalized as an official 1:64-scale die-cast and sold worldwide.
Mobil 1 and AriZona Beverage Company are tour partners, with AriZona joining this year as a new partner alongside returning presenting sponsor Mobil 1, Globaltoynews.com notes. The full national field is scheduled to culminate in November with a virtual Grand Finale, where one overall vehicle is set to be chosen as this year's Hot Wheels die-cast car.
What Past Winners Looked Like
Last year's Las Vegas regional stop was won by Calvin Calp with a custom Chevrolet, according to a press release carried by nasdaq.com, which also reported that the 2025 tour selected 26 custom builds from events across 16 countries, including 11 U.S. regional winners and a Walmart Virtual Contest winner, for its regional finals. The 2025 global champion was a custom FIAT 126B, per globaltoynews.com.
The 2025 global champion was a custom FIAT 126B. Whether this year's winning build will follow that FIAT into die-cast form remains to be seen when the Grand Finale results are revealed.
