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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Year: 1991

“ Pass, pass and pass. ” -carthage44

“ This was a great set, although at 50 cards a little short. Between the 4 Pettys that raced, they accumulated 262 wins- and would likely have had many more had Adam not been killed in a tragic accident at age 20, in 2000. 54 of the wins were Lee's, his son Richard scored 200 wins, 95 more than anyone else, and Richard's son Kyle won 8. Adam was Kyle's son. Maurice and his son Richie also raced but did not win any races. Maurice did not like racing and became one of the top engine builders of all time- all three are in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Richard holds almost every record available, his career spanned from 1958-1992 and he still owns two cars in 2014. This was the second NASCAR set I completed, purchasing a factory set sometime in 1993. ” -Billy Kingsley

“ I wonder how much that car cost Lee Petty, compared to the cost of a winning stock car today. ” -switzr1

“ Great Pic! ” -SFC Temple

“ Not much into Racing,but this is a nice card .Was there anything ProSet didn't put out? ” -uncaian

“ Can't help but look in the background for Bigfoot.... ” -Joshua825

“ Beautiful car in the background there. ” -jlaz10

“ I won't bash collecting this type of card, because each person likes what they like. I may not be into it, but if you are... Nice card showing Racing Royalty. ” -vrooomed

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Billy Kingsley

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 7:22 AM

Switzr: That car cost Lee Petty around $6500. Current Cup cars, to be competitive, cost $30 MILLION for a season. Of course, they have more than one car now, but each team needs to spend 30M or more to be competitive.

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switzr1

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:30 AM
Wow Billy, I had no idea it was that much. No wonder they have so many sponsors. ------------------------------- I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff. Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster.

Billy Kingsley

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 12:27 PM

Exactly. And that's just to be competitive...the top names likely require more. (exact costs are not revealed, but are estimates. I'm basing this off the fact that Dale Earnhardt Jr's National Guard sponsorship, which was for only 3/4th of the 36 races, is $20 Million a year.)

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Kirk

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 12:42 PM

Of course that photo was from a time when a stock car was a stock car. These days the only way to tell the difference in the cars is to read the sticker on the front. I used to love NASCAR back in the 60's, 70's and 80's, but it mostly bores me these days. Too many races, too much exposure, identical cars, and too many gimmicks to make sure there's a shootout on the last lap have turned me off. I still love the old NASCAR cars though. My favorite racing set is the '91 Masters of Racing set, with all those great photos of cars from the 50's, 60's, and 70's.

NJDevils

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:19 PM
Gotta love the wash hanging out on the line in the background

Billy Kingsley

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:42 PM

Good catch. I've had this card in my collection 21 years and I never noticed that. The race shop was the family garage in most instances, and it was for the Pettys. Currently it's a museum, I believe.

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