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Jr Mikosz dirt modified Northeast 4-wide battle 1970 - Himes Estate Photo:
$30.00
An original 6.5x4.5" vintage photo from the Marty Himes estate.Provenance: This photograph comes directly from the Marty Himes Racing Museum Collection, assembled over decades by Marty Himes - racer, restorer, and lifelong archivist of American racing. Every piece he preserved tells part of the story of motorsport’s rise from dirt tracks to the spectacle of the Indy 500. We acquired the majority of his photo collection after his passing. Many of his photos are extremely rare or even one of a kind. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.
Photo Overview
This original Marty Himes Racing Museum photograph captures a wild dirt modified stock car battle with Jr. Mikosz (21), Jay Stoiz (35), Earl Derr (75) and Tom Haga (43) running four abreast through Turn 4 as they chase leader Dave Schoffstall (16) at a Northeast short-track oval in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The image shows the cars pitched sideways on the clay, thrown up against the guardrail with a full field storming out of the corner and the tall wooden crash fence and leafless trees looming in the background, evoking the gritty atmosphere of golden-era American dirt track racing.
Drivers like Jr. Mikosz, Jay Stoiz, Earl Derr, Tom Haga and Dave Schoffstall were typical of the fiercely competitive weekend warriors who built the modified and sportsman divisions into the backbone of Northeastern short-track racing, filling grandstands long before big national series discovered these markets. Vintage original dirt modified photos from the Himes collection are increasingly sought after by historians and restorers because they document chassis styles, bodywork and track safety from a vanished era of the sport. Add this scarce museum-sourced print to your collection now before it disappears into another racer's scrapbook forever.
Print analysis:
Single weight fiber-based photographic paper with period handwriting and no modern lab markings strongly suggests a vintage darkroom print. Given the cars and safety fencing, the scene fits c1968-1972 Northeastern dirt modified racing, and the print likely dates from the same period. It is therefore best classified as an original Type 1 photo, printed within a few years of when the negative was exposed.
Condition: Please see scans of the image we have provided for the most accurate and complete state of the photo. Many of the photos in this collection are very old and have age related wear, chips, creases, curling, etc. Others are remarkably well maintained.
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