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The 33-Year Winston Cup History Mural

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What happens here

Moving further into the museum, Colbert points out a large mural that wraps around the room, depicting the entire 33-year history of the Winston Cup Series from 1971 to 2003. The mural is filled with highlighted pictures telling the story of Winston's involvement, featuring various races, drivers, and moments. He mentions that all these pictures were sourced from the Winston archives, primarily taken by their professional photographer, Dozier Mobley. The host also shares a personal anecdote about attending a specific race depicted on the wall when he was seven years old, highlighting the nostalgic value of the exhibits.

Goal: Explore the visual timeline and historical context of the Winston Cup era.

Tools and materials

  • Mannequin in vintage racing suit N/A — Exhibit displaying historical racing attire
  • Winston Cup History Mural N/A — Primary exhibit for this segment

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there. Which one's that? The uh the spiky Kevin Harvick car. Oh, okay. Yeah. The mural goes all the way around the building and it starts in 1971 and ends in 2003 and it's got the highlighted pictures uh that tell the story of Winston's involvement with the 33-year history. I was at this race. I remember that when they ran those cars. Uh-huh. I was uh seven, I think. Oh, really? Yeah. That's the only part of that I remember that Richard Hilders driving's car and playing with trucks in the mud cuz it rained that weekend. Toy trucks in the mud. Yep. Funny the things you remember when you're little. That car right there uh Bobby Allison driving for Junior Johnson in 1972. Um I was uh working in Junior's pit crew. I was 15 years old. Still have the Coca-Cola pants and I can still wear them. Are you in this picture? Uh, no, I'm not in that picture, but that's uh Francis Allen, who was uh our parts guy. Herb Nab, who's our crew chief, Turkey Mitten, and that's Fred Johnson, Junior Johnson's uh brother doing the jacking. I've never heard of Junior Johnson's brother before. Yeah, Fred. They actually said Fred was a better driver than Junior, and even Junior said. So, why didn't he drive? Uh, I don't know. Uh, but Junior always said Fred was a better driver than him. Huh. Are a lot of these pictures pulled from like the the Winston? All these pictures were uh from the Winston archives. R.J. Reynolds had a photographer. His name was Doure Mobly. Um he was a professional photographer. He went to all the races and uh did all the photographs for R.J. Reynolds. These are pictures I don't recall ever seeing before and they're really high quality. What's this car? Uh that's one of the Winston show cars.

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