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“SIXTY MINUTES IN THE TROSTLE GARAGE WITH…” TO DEBUT
WEDNESDAY AT THE NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 9, 2010) - Knoxville Nationals-winning car owners
Gary Swenson and Bob Trostle headline Wednesday’s new “Sixty Minutes in the
Trostle Garage with…” autograph sessions at the National Sprint Car Museum
in Knoxville. The one-hour sessions will be staged in the air-conditioned
museum’s east wing and they are free with a paid museum admission. Others
who will be appearing in the Trostle Garage are Nebraska historians Bob Mays
and Jim Harris, veteran sprint car drivers Tony Elliott of Indiana, Earnest
Jennings of Oklahoma, and Bill Boyce of western Canada, and photographers
Mike Arthur, Dave Hill and Jeneanne Visser.
According to curator Tom Schmeh today, “It is so cool that we will be
hosting some true legends of the sport this week for this new series of
autograph sessions. 1977 and ’80 Knoxville National Championship owner Bob
Trostle will be holding court everyday at 3:30 p.m. with his very special
guests, including Trostle-chassis sprint car driver Bill Boyce of Alberta on
Wednesday. We are also pleased to have 1968 Knoxville Nationals-winning car
owner Gary Swenson of Nebraska on-hand at 10:30 a.m. Bob Mays of Speedway
Motors and Jim Harris of National Sprint Car Annual fame will share the
table at 12:30 p.m., as they follow long-time Nationals photographers Mike
Arthur, Dave Hill and Jeneanne Visser at 11:30 a.m. And sprint car fans
won’t want to miss chatting with Tony Elliott at 1:30 p.m. and Earnest
Jennings at 2:30 p.m. And I know that we'll be adding more legends to this
impressive line-up, too.”
Also in the museum on Wednesday are three Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair
forums at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Larry Ball, Jr., will host “National
Sprint Car Hall of Fame (NSCHoF) Induction Process” at 11 a.m. Larry Boos of
Eldora Speedway will host “Sprint Car Racing: State of the Union” at 1 p.m.
And Johnny Gibson will host “World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Racing” at 3
p.m. The fan fair forums are moderated in the west wing of the first floor
and they will feature many special guests.
The “Red, Wheat & Bleu” wine-, beer- and cheese-tasting special reception
will take place from 12:30 until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday on the second floor.
It is also free with a paid museum admission. The reception will feature
Peace Tree Brewing Company of Knoxville, Whispering Pines Winery of
Keosauqua, Winneshiek Wildberry Winery of Decorah, Covered Bridges Winery of
Winterset, Snus Hill Vineyard & Winery of Madrid, Maytag Dairy Farms of
Newton, Corning Winery, Reichert’s Dairy Air of Knoxville and Summerset
Winery of Indianola.
Those individuals interested in learning more about the activities at the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville this week should
visit the museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com. Those seeking
additional information on the 50th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by
Lucas Oil should log onto www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
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