If you live in the Northeast (or have relatives here), you know this to be true: Last winter was a never-ending grind of bad weather and cold temps that carried over long into spring. When it became clear that the weather for last Sunday’s Musclepalooza XXIX would be clear (spectacular, even), the crowds, show cars and race cars descended en masse on Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Lebanon, New York.

We haven’t seen the official attendance count just yet, but we expect to see a record number of participants. By late morning, the show field was filled to capacity (and then some), forcing cars to park on the lawn in front of the track before additional space was made available inside. Heavy rains the night before saturated one of the parking areas, but by midday this was dry enough to use.

Record crowds showed up for the massie Memorial Day classic car show in Lebanon, N.Y.