Dale Earnhardt with a Quilt Made by Jeanetta Holder, after the 1995 Brickyard 400 Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Artifact Overview
Jeanetta Holder combined her loves of sewing and auto racing by creating and presenting quilts to race winners at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Holder's quilts became an Indy tradition. Dale Earnhardt received one after winning the Brickyard 400, a NASCAR event held at the speedway, in 1995.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
1995
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2010.40.2.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jeanetta Holder.
Color
Multicolored
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