Motorsports -- United States -- Marketing

Contains a Dale Earnhardt collectible plaque that contains a piece of Goodyear tire from Earnhardt's car and a picture of Earhardt with his car.

Papers and photographs relating to McMurray's 50+ year career in motorsports. Includes press kits, photographs, magazines, office files, press credentials and hard cards. Also contains material related to McMurray's management of the Travelin' Havoline Fishing Show and his work as the North American General Manager of the Thunderdome Speedway in Melbourne, Australia.

The collection contains printed material acquired by Don O'Reilly throughout his career covering NASCAR and auto racing. Some of the items O'Reilly contributed to and others are part of his library and research materials. Included are fan guides and rule books, souvenir programs (Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600), yearbooks and NASCAR record books. There are also several media guides that were given to reporters.

Contains periodicals and newsletters from Mark Ortiz, a race engineering consultant in Kannapolis who specializes in chassis engineering for oval track and road racers.

Materials pertaining to NASCAR from approximately 1970-2007.

This collection includes extensive records/paperwork, press-kits/media-guides, speedway/racetrack information, photographs, promotional material, motorsport magazines and programs, driver data/statistics, CD-ROMs, newspapers/newsletters, and other information pertaining to the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA).

The collection contains a small assortment of materials: two advertising posters (one for an auto race, and another for a country music concert), and eleven postcards of Charlotte in the early twentieth century.