In 1998, NASCAR commemorated its 50th anniversary by recognizing the sport’s “50 Greatest Drivers” at a gala fete at the Daytona 500. Few predicted from its start on the dusty dirt ovals of Dixie that NASCAR would burgeon into a legitimate force on the American sports scene. But excel it did, even as these drivers accelerated behind the wheel. A group of independent NASCAR-affiliated individuals selected these top 50 drivers. Once the honorees were identified, this limited edition lithograph, of which only 250 exist, was produced by Press Pass. Of the 250 lithos produced, 200 were made available to the public for $25,000 each. During pre-race festivities at the 1998 Daytona 500, the 34 then-living drivers signed the lithograph.

The 34-signatures are clean, clear and scripted in graphite pencil below the head-shot of the respective driver. The signatures include Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, A.J. Foyt, Rusty Wallace, Glen Wood, Bobby Allison, Jerry Cook, Jeff Gordon, Ricky Rudd, Lee Petty, Jack Ingram, Buck Baker, Ernie Irvan, Buddy Baker, Geof Bodine, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Herb Thomas, Terry Labonte, Fred Lorenzen, Darrell Waltrip, Mark Martin, Red Farmer, Hershel McGriff, Rex White, Tim Flock, Cotton Owens, Glen Wood, Marvin Panch, Cale Yarborough, Harry Gant, Benny Parsons and David Pearson. The 26 x 39-inch print is embossed with the NASCAR logo in the lower right corner. At center is a 50th Anniversary Shield subscripted by “50 Greatest Drivers.” Printed on the very finest 80 lb teton felt cover acid free paper. This is a classic tribute to the sport and the drivers. This comes with a LOA from JSA (BB36643).

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