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KEOKUK, IOWAFAMILY OWNED. DIRT RAISED.

THE FAMILY ALBUM

Some of these cars have a few stories.

Race nights, trailers, pit areas and the cars we remember. Family photographs, game recreations and simulator screenshots.

Two sizes of the watermelon-painted 77K

THE FAMILY ALBUM

Race cars. Pit crews.
A few long nights.

From Justin’s early Quincy days to the 77K and Kandice’s 7K. Open a picture for the full photo and the story behind it.

98 IMAGES / STILL GROWING

98 photos

Justin’s later Hobby Stock — THE EARLY YEARS
Justin’s later Hobby Stock

The red-and-yellow 24 — THE EARLY YEARS
The red-and-yellow 24

77 at home. 79 at Quincy. — THE EARLY YEARS
77 at home. 79 at Quincy.

Jim’s silver 77 Scirocco — THE EARLY YEARS
Jim’s silver 77 Scirocco

Justin’s 28 over Jim’s 77 — THE EARLY YEARS
Justin’s 28 over Jim’s 77

The borrowed Mustang on the wall — THE EARLY YEARS
The borrowed Mustang on the wall

Jim’s final Hobby Stock: 48J — THE EARLY YEARS
Jim’s final Hobby Stock: 48J

77K in the pits, 2018 — 77K
77K in the pits, 2018

Patriotic 77K on dirt, 2016 — 77K
Patriotic 77K on dirt, 2016

The 77K in winter — 77K
The 77K in winter

Outside the garage, 2016 — 77K
Outside the garage, 2016

Patriotic 77K in the pits — 77K
Patriotic 77K in the pits

77K side view, 2014 — 77K
77K side view, 2014

The 77K among the compacts — 77K
The 77K among the compacts

The green-and-purple 77 on its trailer — THE EARLY YEARS
The green-and-purple 77 on its trailer

Night work at the Sport Mod — 77K
Night work at the Sport Mod

Watermelon 77K, wide track view — 77K
Watermelon 77K, wide track view

77K, from the rear — 77K
77K, from the rear

Back in the shop — 77K
Back in the shop

77K through the turn — 77K
77K through the turn

Before heading out — 77K
Before heading out

A moment around the 77K — 77K
A moment around the 77K

Tire work in the pits — 77K
Tire work in the pits

77K

The Sport Mod in profile

The name above the number — 77K
The name above the number

77K in the dust — 77K
77K in the dust

77K at Quincy Mall, 2020 — 77K
77K at Quincy Mall, 2020

47H at Quincy Mall, 2020 — 47H / KARTS
47H at Quincy Mall, 2020

The 77K and 47H on display — 77K
The 77K and 47H on display

The watermelon hood — 77K
The watermelon hood

Sport Mod, loaded and ready — 77K
Sport Mod, loaded and ready

Not a good night — 77K
Not a good night

Jim’s green-and-purple 77 — THE EARLY YEARS
Jim’s green-and-purple 77

The puzzle-piece 77K — 77K
The puzzle-piece 77K

A thank-you to Dad — 77K
A thank-you to Dad

77K on the dirt — 77K
77K on the dirt

Two sizes of 77K — 77K
Two sizes of 77K

The 7K loaded up — KANDICE HAMOR
The 7K loaded up

After a rough ride — KANDICE HAMOR
After a rough ride

7K: after the race — KANDICE HAMOR
7K: after the race

7K: before the race — KANDICE HAMOR
7K: before the race

Race day, in her own shirt — KANDICE HAMOR
Race day, in her own shirt

Rolling the dice — KANDICE HAMOR
Rolling the dice

Getting the 7K ready — KANDICE HAMOR
Getting the 7K ready

Kyle’s 2009 RC body project — RC RACING
Kyle’s 2009 RC body project

Kandice’s 2026 Honda Accord — KANDICE HAMOR
Kandice’s 2026 Honda Accord

I’m Rollin’ The Dice — KANDICE HAMOR
I’m Rollin’ The Dice

The actual 7K roof plate — KANDICE HAMOR
The actual 7K roof plate

Kyle, strapped in — 77K
Kyle, strapped in

Jim’s 77 in Car Town — GAMES & SIMULATORS
Jim’s 77 in Car Town

Kyle’s 77K in Car Town — GAMES & SIMULATORS
Kyle’s 77K in Car Town

From the dirt to Car Town — GAMES & SIMULATORS
From the dirt to Car Town

The 77K in NASCAR Racing 2003 Season — GAMES & SIMULATORS
The 77K in NASCAR Racing 2003 Season

Puzzle pieces, rear to front — 77K
Puzzle pieces, rear to front

Jim’s 77 Chevy Monza / 2005–2006 — THE EARLY YEARS
Jim’s 77 Chevy Monza / 2005–2006

Watermelon 77K under the lights — 77K
Watermelon 77K under the lights

Watermelon colors, ready to unload — 77K
Watermelon colors, ready to unload

The watermelon 77K in the pits — 77K
The watermelon 77K in the pits

The watermelon Sport Mod through the turn — 77K
The watermelon Sport Mod through the turn

Side by side under the lights — 77K
Side by side under the lights

The 77K in the night-race pack — 77K
The 77K in the night-race pack

A pink cloud from the 77K / 2020 — 77K
A pink cloud from the 77K / 2020

The reveal setup / 2020 — 77K
The reveal setup / 2020

The 77K ready for a family reveal / 2020 — 77K
The 77K ready for a family reveal / 2020

Kandice with Kyle’s Sport Mod — KANDICE HAMOR
Kandice with Kyle’s Sport Mod

Kyle’s tribute to Jim — 77K
Kyle’s tribute to Jim

The pink-and-green 77K — 77K
The pink-and-green 77K

Michael’s 47H — 47H / KARTS
Michael’s 47H

Loaded up: 77K — 77K
Loaded up: 77K

At the end of a night — 77K
At the end of a night

Thanks, Dad! — 77K
Thanks, Dad!

First win at Quincy — THE EARLY YEARS
First win at Quincy

Ready for 2002 — THE EARLY YEARS
Ready for 2002

The Macomb Bombers — THE EARLY YEARS
The Macomb Bombers

The ’87 Spectrum — THE EARLY YEARS
The ’87 Spectrum

Getting in the zone — THE EARLY YEARS
Getting in the zone

Ed Balmer’s #5 — Macomb, 2002 — THE EARLY YEARS
Ed Balmer’s #5 — Macomb, 2002

Jim’s Mustang at Quincy / 79 — THE EARLY YEARS
Jim’s Mustang at Quincy / 79

Jim’s dark-blue 77 — THE EARLY YEARS
Jim’s dark-blue 77

Jim’s blue-and-white 77 Mustang — THE EARLY YEARS
Jim’s blue-and-white 77 Mustang

Doug’s blue 29 modified / in the pits — DOUG / 29
Doug’s blue 29 modified / in the pits

Doug beside his 29 / a family racing memory — DOUG / 29
Doug beside his 29 / a family racing memory

Kyle’s 77K kart / getting ready — 77K
Kyle’s 77K kart / getting ready

Kyle’s watermelon 77K kart — 77K
Kyle’s watermelon 77K kart

Kyle’s 77K kart on its stand — 77K
Kyle’s 77K kart on its stand

Puzzle-piece Cavalier / front view — 77K
Puzzle-piece Cavalier / front view

Two generations of Kyle’s cars — 77K
Two generations of Kyle’s cars

Puzzle-piece Cavalier / rear view — 77K
Puzzle-piece Cavalier / rear view

Puzzle-piece Cavalier / rear quarter — 77K
Puzzle-piece Cavalier / rear quarter

The original 77K lettering — 77K
The original 77K lettering

Puzzle-piece Cavalier / in the yard — 77K
Puzzle-piece Cavalier / in the yard

Puzzle-piece Cavalier / full side — 77K
Puzzle-piece Cavalier / full side

Family and friends in the pits — 77K
Family and friends in the pits

The watermelon Sport Mod / pit-side — 77K
The watermelon Sport Mod / pit-side

The watermelon Sport Mod / ready to race — 77K
The watermelon Sport Mod / ready to race

Race-night preparations — 77K
Race-night preparations

A familiar face beside the 77K — 77K
A familiar face beside the 77K

Together in the pit area — 77K
Together in the pit area

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Sapphire sitting in her little watermelon-colored 77K car

THE NEXT GENERATION / SAPPHIRE

A future racer?
She’s got the look.

A little car, a familiar 77K and plenty of family spirit. Meet Sapphire, already bringing her own kind of horsepower to the Hamelton Racing photo album.

Small wheels. Big team spirit. ♡

THE HAMELTON RACING FAMILY.

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77K rolls out.

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