A Corvette enthusiast could almost build his own car from all the parts at Beech Bend Raceway Park. In fact, once the parts for the car are purchased at this weekends National Corvette Homecoming, the enthusiast can get the sunglasses, T-shirts, insurance and car wax to go with it. Vendors from several states are at the park and complete Corvettes can even be purchased at the auction and sale corral. Alex LaRue, who owns LaRue Insurance in Hodgenville, sells specialty auto insurance for collectable cars. This is his third year at the event. This is the best setup of the three years, LaRue said. He said he gets a big chunk of his business from going to four or five car shows a year. And he loves being around the Corvette. At the homecoming, LaRue and other vendors were set up next to the drag strip where Corvette owners were racing Friday afternoon. I like hearing the race cars over there, LaRue said. Its a good group of people. He said he also liked the work. Everybody else is back at the office and I get to come here, LaRue said. Jay Morrison of Lexington, S.C., owns Special Tees, a business selling pins, visors and personalized T-shirts. Morrison has a computer that can match a Corvette owners car, year and color and put names or messages on T-shirts. We print it out of our computer on the spot, Morrison said. Morrison has been to the homecoming for the last five years. He said Beech Bend is a great place to hold an automobile event. Mack Massengill of Atlanta sells used Corvette parts for 1968-82 models. This is his fifth year at the homecoming and he said the show is usually good for business. We seem to have a good turnout in this show, Massengill said. Massengill fell into selling the parts when he attended a large Corvette show five years ago and decided to take some of the parts lying around his garage and try to sell them. Ive just been hitting a lot of shows since then, Massengill said. Turnout on Friday was mild, but that was expected. Saturday is usually a bigger day, Massengill said. A lot of people arent going to take a day off to come to a car show. Those not looking to buy can simply admire the cars entered in three unique contests or the 50th Anniversary Corvette. Gates open at 8 a.m. today. The event will wrap up with the all-Corvette parade to the U.S. Bank Balloon Classic at 5:30 p.m.