My first stop at Manzanita was the year that Earl Wagner won the Western World driving the Hank Smith #5. He severly bent the front axle in his heat and it was hammered somewhat back into straight and he drove this thing to the win. The cowboy hat to each driver in the main was a neat Keith Hall touch and the trip through the junkyard to get to the back pit gate was a unique experience. Manzanita now joins New Bremen, Greenville, Ohio, Ft Wayne and Dayton as memories of another time.