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Sonny Hutchins Richmond VA Winston 200 win 1978 - Himes Estate Photo:
$30.00
An original 5x8" 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
Veteran short track ace Sonny Hutchins grins in victory lane at Southside Speedway in Richmond, Virginia, proudly holding his towering winner's trophy and wearing the large Winston Special Events medallion around his neck after capturing the Winston Tobbacoland 200 pole and feature on the Winston Racing Series, September 8, 1978, in this original black and white racing photograph from the Marty Himes Racing Museum collection.
Sonny Hutchins was one of Virginia's greatest stock car racers, a perennial NASCAR Late Model Sportsman and Winston Racing Series contender who helped make Southside Speedway a hotbed of short track action in the 1960s and 1970s. The Winston Tobaccocoland 200 and the grassroots Winston Racing Series were key parts of NASCAR's push to build its brand through weekly tracks, producing future national stars while celebrating local heroes like Hutchins. Add this authentic piece of Saturday night short track history to your collection today before another serious NASCAR historian grabs it.
Print analysis:
Single weight glossy photographic paper with a period typeset caption strip glued to the back and specific dating to September 8, 1978 strongly indicate a contemporary darkroom print used for track/publicity purposes rather than a later reproduction. The lack of modern barcodes or digital screening and the overall vintage look support this. This is best classified as a Type 1 original photo, printed within a few years of the event, likely in 1978-1979.
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.