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An original 7x5" vintage photo from the Marty Himes estate.
Provenance: This photograph comes directly from the Marty Himes Racing Museum Collection, assembled over decades by Marty Himes - racer, restorer, and lifelong archivist of American racing. Every piece he preserved tells part of the story of motorsport’s rise from dirt tracks to the spectacle of the Indy 500. We acquired the majority of his photo collection after his passing. Many of his photos are extremely rare or even one of a kind. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.
Photo Overview
Ned Jarrett leans into the microphone as he presents Cale Yarborough with the NASCAR pole trophy in Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway during the Firecracker 400 on July 4, 1978, with Yarborough in his sponsor-laden Goodyear racing uniform holding the tall award beside him, captured in a candid, close-up celebratory moment from the Marty Himes Racing Museum Collection.
Ned Jarrett is a two-time NASCAR Grand National (Cup) champion and Hall of Famer who later became one of the sport's most beloved broadcasters, while Cale Yarborough is a three-time Cup champion remembered for his fierce driving style and three consecutive titles from 1976 to 1978. The Firecracker 400 at Daytona was a cornerstone of NASCAR's summer schedule, run on Independence Day and steeped in patriotic tradition, and Yarborough's late-1970s dominance helped usher in NASCAR's modern era of national TV exposure and big-name sponsorship. Authentic race-day images like this, with two legendary champions together at Daytona, rarely surface directly from a historic museum archive, so secure this piece of stock car racing history today before it disappears into another collection.
Print analysis: Glossy Kodak photo paper with "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" watermark and period handwriting dated July 4, 1978 indicate a darkroom print made from the original negative close to the event date. Given the contemporaneous inscription and typical processing practices for race photography in the late 1970s, this is best classified as a Type 1 original photograph, likely printed in 1978 or within a few years of the race.
Condition: Please see scans of the image we have provided for the most accurate and complete state of the photo. Many of the photos in this collection are very old and have age related wear, chips, creases, curling, etc. Others are remarkably well maintained.
