[Eddie Cheever standing on the wheel of his car]

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Photograph of Eddie Cheever standing on the wheel of his car at Texas Motor Speedway on October 14, 2000. Cheever has short blonde hair and wears shades, black shoes, and a black jumpsuit with red and white labels on its front. The car he stands on has a silver top and black sides separated by a red line and is decorated by multiple logos, one of which reads as "excite". The vehicle also has black wheels with "Firestone" spelled out on them in white. The number 51 appears in black on the front and side of the car. As Cheever … continued below

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1 photograph : col. ; 5 x 7 in.

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Creator: Unknown. October 14, 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. It has been viewed 36 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Eddie Cheever standing on the wheel of his car at Texas Motor Speedway on October 14, 2000. Cheever has short blonde hair and wears shades, black shoes, and a black jumpsuit with red and white labels on its front. The car he stands on has a silver top and black sides separated by a red line and is decorated by multiple logos, one of which reads as "excite". The vehicle also has black wheels with "Firestone" spelled out on them in white. The number 51 appears in black on the front and side of the car. As Cheever stands on his car's wheel, another man crouches in front of the car to take a photo. To the right of this scene is a short black wall with the "excite" logo on it and a group of men behind it in black and red shirts, hats, and headsets. The men all turn towards a large silver tank that, like their shirts, has the "excite" logo on it. The tank also has the number of Cheever's car on it. A crowd of people fill the space to the left of the tank and Cheever's car, many turning back to look at the driver. The label on the back of the photo describes Cheever as perching on his car's wheel to view competitors' qualifying runs for the October 15 Excite 500 race.

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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 14, 2000

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[Eddie Cheever standing on the wheel of his car], photograph, October 14, 2000; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2025017/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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