Pit Board for NASCAR Team Kiekhaefer's Chrysler 300-B, circa 1956
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The Kiekhaefer racing team used this pit board to communicate with drivers during stock car races. Drivers could see brief messages chalked on the board as they sped past the pits. In this way, the team manager told drivers when to come in for gas or tires, or how far ahead or behind they were. Carl Kiekhaefer's Chrysler 300s dominated the NASCAR stock car circuit in 1955 and 1956.
The Kiekhaefer racing team used this pit board to communicate with drivers during stock car races. Drivers could see brief messages chalked on the board as they sped past the pits. In this way, the team manager told drivers when to come in for gas or tires, or how far ahead or behind they were. Carl Kiekhaefer's Chrysler 300s dominated the NASCAR stock car circuit in 1955 and 1956.
Artifact
Signboard
Date Made
circa 1956
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2003.13.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paint (Coating)
Particle board
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 24 in
Width: 24 in
Inscriptions
Front: CARL KIEKHAEFER
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