War-Wagon
Exhibit
for
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
Knoxville, IA
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“410 QUEEN”
Caricature portrait of Erin Crocker with accompanying poem entitled
410 Queen.
created 2004
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“BACK2BACK”
Jeff Gordon caricature celebrates his Back to Back wins at Talladega
& Fontana
created
2004
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“STOKED”
Jeff Gordon said he was “stoked” after winning the 2005
Daytona 500. Hats in victory lane were worn backwards to honor the late
Ricky Hendrick. Shown in this piece is the famous Daytona 500 Harley
Earl trophy complete with backwards #24 hat.
created 2005
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“KAHNE IS
ABLE”
Kasey Kahne shows early in his career with numerous top 5’s that
his is indeed “able”
created 2004
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“WIN-WIN”
Kahne finally gets his first career win in 2005, also bringing
the new Dodge Charger its first win. This collage contains the cartoon
as it originally appeared, along with some close-ups of artwork detail.
created 2005
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“MONSTER
SMILE”
Ryan Newman wins at Dover’s infamous “Monster Mile” and
turns on his trademark Newman monster SMILE. Shown is Newman as Dover’s
new monster mascot with a big grin and bursting out of his Alltel fire
suit.
created 2004
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“FUEL MILEAGE
KING”
Ryan Newman became known for being able to stretch his fuel mileage.
It was almost like he was driving a tanker.
created 2003
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“PENSKE
ENVY”
Ryan Newman’s #12 Alltel Dodge being turned into Rusty Wallace’s
#2 after a severe case of “Penske Envy” at Penske Racing South.
created 2003
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“24 Hours
And A Watch On The Line”
Tony Stewart and his now famous self-made “smile” helmet
in the 2005 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. Accompanied by poem by Lori Munro
“24 Hours and a Watch On the Line”, and Munro artwork of his
Crawford Daytona Prototype in “testing” colors.
created 2005
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“WIN COUNTRY”
Tony Stewart’s first Nextel Cup win in 2005 came on the Infineon
road course at Sonoma, California, also known as Wine Country. Plagued
with transmission problems, Tony is shown standing on his faulty tranny
while he changes a local sign to “WIN Country”.
created 2005
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“TURKEY
NIGHT”
Tony Stewart earns his Winston Cup Championship in 2002 and celebrates
at Irwindale on Turkey Night. Those Cup trophies have a REAL purpose
to the avid open wheeler.
created 2002
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copyright
2005 – Lori Munro
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