Checkered Flag Presented to Harry Melling at the Daytona 500, 1985
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Harry Melling, president of Michigan-based automotive supplier Melling Tool, first became involved in NASCAR racing in 1979. Two years later, Melling bought the small team operated by driver Bill Elliott and his family. It was a prosperous union. Elliott won 11 races in the 1985 season, including the Daytona 500, and he won the Cup Series championship in 1988.
Harry Melling, president of Michigan-based automotive supplier Melling Tool, first became involved in NASCAR racing in 1979. Two years later, Melling bought the small team operated by driver Bill Elliott and his family. It was a prosperous union. Elliott won 11 races in the 1985 season, including the Daytona 500, and he won the Cup Series championship in 1988.
Artifact
Flag
Date Made
1985
Creators
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.
Place of Creation
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
Creator Notes
Created by Conder Flag Co. for the 1985 Daytona 500 automobile race.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.13.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Color
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 25 in
Length: 35 in
Inscriptions
'85 DAYTONA 500 / 76 [on bady of flag] 25 X 35 STORM KNIG / ALL COTTON WPL 1721 / QUALITY FLAG PRODUCTS / CONDER FLAG COMPANY / SINCE 1940 / CHARLOTTE, NC 28202 [printed on side hem of flag]
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