Sunglasses worn by Richard Petty during the 2002 racing season
name: label: user
content: Petty, Richard
label: maker
content: Corning
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Known as “The King” to millions of NASCAR fans, Richard Petty has had over 200 career wins during his 32 year run on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. Petty has won the Most Popular Driver award nine times and is known for wearing his trademark hat and sunglasses everywhere he goes. This hat is from Charlie One Horse, which Petty has been associated with since the company’s inception in 1980. Although retired from racing since the 1992 season, Petty wore this hat and sunglasses during the 2002 racing season while making appearances and signing autographs for his army of fans. This hat includes Petty’s signature in white across the front and is decorated with a raccoon bone.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: auto racing
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0384.02
label: accession number
content: 2002.0384
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0384.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sunglasses
label: Object Name
content: sunglasses, auto racing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 cm x 15 cm x 14 cm; 1 15/16 in x 5 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in