1977

Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 3 of 3
Saturday, May 6, 2017
(Tom Myers) – It was night 1 and I couldn’t wait for the racing to get started. When it did, I couldn’t believe how many cars there were. 60 cars qualified on the opening night. It was a sunny, beautiful evening and I remember sitting on the wooden bleachers almost directly more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 3 of 3
Saturday, May 6, 2017
(Tom Myers) – It was night 1 and I couldn’t wait for the racing to get started. When it did, I couldn’t believe how many cars there were. 60 cars qualified on the opening night. It was a sunny, beautiful evening and I remember sitting on the wooden bleachers almost directly more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 2
Saturday, February 4, 2017
(Tom Myers) Needless to say, when I found out we were going to the Sprint Car Knoxville Nationals, I was ecstatic. What were the Nationals? I didn’t know too much but I knew enough to know that this was big. The Nationals were in Iowa. And it was far away. All more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 2
Saturday, February 4, 2017
(Tom Myers) Needless to say, when I found out we were going to the Sprint Car Knoxville Nationals, I was ecstatic. What were the Nationals? I didn’t know too much but I knew enough to know that this was big. The Nationals were in Iowa. And it was far away. All more »
Fan Notes from the 1977 Knoxville Nationals Part 1
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
(Tom Myers) My parents were auto racing fans long before I came along. Northeast Ohio offered an ample supply of racing in the 50’s and 60’s. Dad and Mom watched stock cars, midgets and supermodifieds at tracks named Midvale, Sportsmans Park, Cloverleaf, Lorain County, Painesville, Barberton and the Akron Rubber Bowl. more »