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

Summary

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.

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

Digital image

Subject Date

1995

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

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

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