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The first time I was at Knoxville Dick Gaines won in Carl Kinser's car. Some one told me the car was called "OLD YELLER". Is my memory correct and what year was it?

What year did Steve first win?

When did they quit staying in the barns and playing cards?

Some time in the 90's during the 360's there was a rain out and there were quite a few car pitted back in the barns. What year was this?

Is Steve gonna make the featue tonight?

Thanks for all the nice replies.

Mac White, Two Dot, Mt

4/25/92 The 'limited' Sprints pitted in the 4-H barn

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Dick Gaines won Knoxville in 1974. It was a really close race with Jan Opperman. I think Gaines was driving the number 11 for Carl Kinser . I was very young cant remember forsure. Steve won his 1st nationals in 1979.

1974 - Gaines car was red and white...

1980 - Steve's first win with Karl and Trostle

They quit in late '70's

360's in the barns - 1999

Is Steve going to make the feature tonight? Is he? LOL

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And a great looking ride it was too!

Seems like the various barn thing sort of ended around 1974-75. I remember the first large enclosed trailer I can remember at the Nationals was the Seibert Olds Car #9 that Eddie Leavitt drove which may have been 1976. If I remember right enclosed trailers and motor homes started to happen, thus ending the barn shop and events. Plus with more hotels in the surrounding area (Des Moines) happened also. There may have been a few other enclosed trailers but they were relatively small and looked like a shed on wheels.

It was cool when teams were in the barn. There was an Arizona Barn right behind the grandstands.

You could walk through the barns visit with drivers, mechanics and owners It was a huge deal then to change an engine at the track. I remember a few aquaintances I met "in the barns" that later raced at Indianapolis or attempted it.

The Barns were very memorable on nights that rain delays occured. I remember some people kept their cars covered like a major secret was being with held under the tarp.

It would be a great thing to bring back from a fan support point of view and a great place for the teams to sell t-shirts and like items.

Ron Shuman won the Nationals in 1979 driving for Gary Stanton in the famous Pizza Hut white / powder blue #75. Son Casey was born about 11 days prior to the victory. Hell of a couple of weeks for the Flyin' Shoe!

When Gaines passed Opperman on the last lap of the 1974 Nats he was I Karl Kinser's car

In "93" 410's were in the barns.