Miller Racing Group shirt worn by co-owner Leonard W. Miller
name: label: user
content: Miller, Leonard W.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Miller Racing Group shirt worn by co-owner Leonard W. Miller. The Miller Racing Group was an African American racing team owned by father and son, Leonard W. and Leonard T. Miller. This shirt was worn at public relation events around the country from 2003-2006. Miller Racing Group was an African American racing team owned by father and son Leonard W. and Leonard T. Miller. MRG was sponsored by Dr. Pepper from 2001-2003 and delivered Dr. Pepper its first corporate win in the brand's history. The team competed in the NASCAR Late Model Stock Weekly Racing Series throughout the southeast. After the 2003 season, the Millers did not have a corporate sponsor for MRG and sustained the team with their personal funds and resources.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: auto racing
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: African American
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Leonard W. Miller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0359.20
label: accession number
content: 2016.0359
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0359.20
objectType: label: Object Name
content: auto racing shirt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 34 1/2 in x 25 1/2 in; 87.63 cm x 64.77 cm