Gary, there's a $10 parking lot directly across from the entrance to the park. (Just in case anybody wants to leave and then come back).
We went to the park (like everybody else) last year, stayed a couple hours, met Mr. Stoddard, sat in the bleachers, then left to actually do some Cruising.
Later on we came back to the park, (they let me back in) and joined friends for dinner at Pasquale's.
After dinner we left the park to cruise some more, only my car was so dusty I was ashamed to be seen in it.