Grandstand headliner night shows - Bobby Vinton, Jud Strunk, Freddy Fender, Ronnie Milsap, Charley Pride, Dave & Sugar, Statler Brothers, Donna Fargo, Lettermen, Mary MacGregor, Welk Artists (Myron Floren, Jack Imel, Gail Farrell and Sandi Griffiths and Mary Lou Metzger, Ken Delo, Jim Roberts, Tom Netherton, Bobby Burgess and Cissy King); Other Grandstand performances - Alex Houston & Elmer, midget auto races, destruction derby, Jeannie C. Riley, Minnie Pearl, Sonny James, Helen & Billy Scott; Animal performances - Norbu the Almost Human Gorilla, harness races, horse pulling, pony pulling, Appaloosa Horse Show.