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[Greg Ray exiting his car]

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Photograph of Greg Ray exiting his car after experiencing electrical problems at the Excite 500 race held Texas Motor Speedway. Ray is dressed in green pants, black and brown gloves, and a helmet and jacket that are both red and white with numerous logos on them. Ray's car similarly has many logos on it, though is mostly green in color. A man stands at the front of the car with a camera pointed at Ray while a second man with a radio on his belt examines one of the vehicle's back wheels. Two people in black, logo-decorated uniforms and headsets … continued below

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1 photograph : col. ; 5 x 7 in.

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Creator: Unknown. October 15, 2000.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Greg Ray exiting his car after experiencing electrical problems at the Excite 500 race held Texas Motor Speedway. Ray is dressed in green pants, black and brown gloves, and a helmet and jacket that are both red and white with numerous logos on them. Ray's car similarly has many logos on it, though is mostly green in color. A man stands at the front of the car with a camera pointed at Ray while a second man with a radio on his belt examines one of the vehicle's back wheels. Two people in black, logo-decorated uniforms and headsets stands at the back of Ray's car to examine the spoiler. Two people in blue uniforms stand next to a different car farther behind Ray's. The background beyond the cars contains a swath of grass with an image painted on it, an empty road, and stadium stands that are mostly empty.

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1 photograph : col. ; 5 x 7 in.

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  • Preferred Citation: Courtesy of Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection (AR0845), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection

These materials document Chamber activities from 1938-1998, with emphasis on an advertising campaign developed in 1967 to attract new businesses to the city.

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  • October 15, 2000

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[Greg Ray exiting his car], photograph, October 15, 2000; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2025005/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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