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[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.1099]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Tom, Cherry, Reknowned Muncie, Ind. Speed shop operator and builder of auto racings most potent stock engine conversions. Cherry, whose two mercury powered machines were among the top money winning cars at the Minnesota State Fair, has announced that he will enter one or both of the beautiful cars for the Okla. State Fairs' 3 days of big car action."
Date: February 26, 1955
Creator: Smiths Racing Photos
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0376.0261]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A trio of big-time race drivers entered for Tuesday night's late-model stock car races at the Fairgrounds compare notes, including Billy Lowery, who drives a Buick."
Date: June 13, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0950.0234]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Fastest man among the more than 500 cars and drivers entered at both tracks was cityan Jimmy Nix (left), who was clocked at 202.70 miles per hour at Willowrun after a 208.36 qualifying run."
Date: May 7, 1966
Creator: Brown, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1042.0438]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Veteran Roy Patton took an important step to winning the 1967 modified stock car racing championship Friday night at the fairgrounds Speedway when he won his third feature race of the season and climbed from fourth to first in piont standings."
Date: August 27, 1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1042.0437]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Little Roy PAtton is hoping for another big night at the fairgrounds Friday night when the modified stock cars go through their weekly paces on the quartermile track."
Date: May 2, 1968
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1229.0135]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ready for the races is the car built by John and Sandra Saucier. This do-it-yourself project called a "Shark," are available in the kit form through a Kansas City dealer."
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Mooney, Hank
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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