I saw my first Nationals when Dick Gaines edged out Opperman out of 4 on the last lap. By far the best Nationals I ever saw, attended for many years up through the current years of winged racing. K'ville will probably not go back to a completely non-wing format in the forseeable future as a significant portion of the current fan base only knows wings. Ever say to someone " I am going to a sprint car race." The answer is usually something like this "Oh, I know those, the little cars with those big things on the top.". I feel the best hope is to get more fans to Osky and K'ville for the non-wing shows, as for the most part many have a very limited frame of reference. Even though its the 50th, I probably will not attend the Nationals, it is simply not the same atmosphere as in the past and the racing certainly does not measure up to its own history or to contemporary non-wing racing.