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

Dale Earnhardt with a Quilt Made by Jeanetta Holder, after the 1995 Brickyard 400 Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway