WINSTON-SALEM — It was fittingly called “the final lap.”
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Will and Christy Spencer, owners of The Winston Cup Museum, address the crowd on Saturday — the museum’s final day.
Winston-Salem Journal Hudson Burger, 8, and his dad, Reed, of Lewisville look over souvenirs in the Winston Cup Museum gift shop.
PHOTOS: Winston-Cup Museum's final lap
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A legal dispute over who owns a collection of Winston Cup and NASCAR memorabilia led to the Dec. 16 closing of the Winston Cup Museum.
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Winston Cup Museum owner Will Spencer chats with Kerry Earnhardt in front of one of Dale Earnhardt's stock cars on the final day of the museum on Saturday. The oldest son of Dale Earnhardt, Kerry raced in several circuits including several races in Winston Cup.
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Winston-Salem Journal Hudson Burger, 8, and his dad, Reed, of Lewisville look over souvenirs in the Winston Cup Museum gift shop.
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Fans tour the Winston Cup Museum on its final day on Saturday.
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Fans tour the Winston Cup Museum on its final day, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Steve Acesta of Winston-Salem takes a photo of John Gillespie of Mount Airy in front of one of Dale Earnhardt's stock cars on the final day of the museum, Saturday, 16, 2023.
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Winston Cup Museum owner Will Spencer, right, gets a hug from Robbie Powell on the final day of the museum, Saturday, 16, 2023. Powell and Spencer worked together at R.J. Reynolds Sports Marketing Enterprises, which led marketing for NASCAR's Winston Cup Series and other series.
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Teresa Kirby helps Dan Pillen and his son, Wyatt, with their souvenir purchases in the Winston Cup Museum gift shop on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Dylan Godinez holds a handful of souvenirs in the Winston Cup Museum gift shop on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Dylan Godinez looks through stacks of souvenirs in the Winston Cup Museum gift shop on the final day of the museum on Saturday.
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A Richard Petty display is part of the Winston Cup Museum , seen on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Will and Christy Spencer, owners of The Winston Cup Museum, address the crowd on Saturday — the museum’s final day.
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Fans look over one of the museum's cars that is on display on the final day of the Winston Cup Museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem Journal Fans look over one of the museum’s cars that is on display on Saturday.
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NASCAR broadcaster Mike Joy shoots a segment in front of the Winston Cup Museum on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Winston Kelley, left, executive director of the NASCAR Hall of Fame jokes with Winston Cup Museum owner Will Spencer on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Robbie Powell stands with other former R.J. Reynolds Sports Marketing Enterprises team members as he speaks on the final day of the Winston-Cup Museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Winston Cup Museum executive director Colbert Seagraves present museum owner Will Spencer with a commemorative bottle of champagne, signed by many drivers, crew members and marketing friends on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Winston Cup Museum executive director Colbert Seagraves on the final day of the museum, Saturday, 16, 2023.
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SMART Modified Tour owner Chris Williams, left, talks with Winston-Salem businessman and former NASCAR official Richard Miller inside the Winston Cup Museum on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Bowman Gray modified driver Burt Myers listens to the ceremony on the Winston Cup Museum's final day, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Former NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte poses for a photo with Emery Pike on the Winston Cup Museum's final day, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Winston-Salem Journal Dalton Hendrickson, 6, looks inside the car of Jeff Gordon, on display at the Winston Cup Museum on its final day, Saturday.
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Winston-Salem Journal Stacks of NASCAR Winston Cup yearbooks were available in the museum’s gift shop.
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David Phillips hands Tim Lott a Winston Cup banner he purchased as Janie Hopper rings up his total in the Winston Cup Museum gift shop on the final day of the museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Carol and Benny Huff sing "Proud to be an American" during the ceremony on the final day of the Winston Cup Museum, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Will Spencer and Christy Spencer, owners of Winston Cup Museum, address the crowd that showed up on the final day of the museum, Saturday, 16, 2023.
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Former NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte signs autographs on the Winston Cup Museum's final day, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
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Kerry Earnhardt poses with Hudson Burger inside the Winston Cup Museum on its final day, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
