Pudge decided to get his truck out of the comforts of the garage and show it for Carlisle All-GM Nationals the weekend of June 24-26 this year. He and Duval headed over to the show on Saturday, with 28,000 other attendees, to register the truck and check out the activities taking place.

During the weekend, attendees were able to see a display of race cars that were driven by Dale Earnhardt Sr., including the C5-R that was raced by Dale Sr. & Jr. at the 24 Hours of Daytona race in 2001.

While spectators walked the fairgrounds to view the 961 show vehicles that came from across the country, numbers were being tallied by the Carlisle staff. Those numbers added up to announce that the Greater Northeast Impala SS Club brought the most members to the show, earning them a trophy and cash prize; First Generation Monte Carlo Club came in second, and Mid-Atlantic Impala Association came in third.

One of the most known of the GM’s is the Camaro. The American Camaro Association hosted its seventh year gathering at Carlisle, drawing in almost 500 Camaros.

Any attendee to a Carlisle event is sure to get excited by the car give-a-ways that are held. Sitting in the grandstands, holding on to your ticket while they announce those first few numbers gets a spike in anyone’s heart rate. Bill Baylor of Mount Solon, VA was the big winner this time, getting to go home with a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Bill, along his wife Jane, have enjoyed attending Carlisle events for over ten years - its time that they got a little something back!

GM-Nationals is a wonderful opportunity for generations of car lovers to come together and enjoy their sport; if you would like to be part of the family reunion next year, plan a trip to Carlisle June 23-25, 2006. For more details, check out www.carsatcarlisle.com.