Restaurant to hold auction of 600 racing collectables

For the past two decades, restaurant owner Bobby Moore has amassed an incredible motorsports collection. Racecars, race hoods, race helmets, race suits, race tires, racing artwork -- if you can imagine it, Moore probably owns it.

All that stuff was on display at his Florida racing-themed restaurant, Race Rock Orlando, which recently closed. It also took up a significant amount of storage, which is why Moore is auctioning off his entire collection, starting Friday.

"I've been trading and buying for years," Moore said. "I didn't realize I had so much. In fact, I forgot I had so much."

There are more than 600 items up for sale, ranging from $100 to the highlight of the auction: the No. 46 Superflo Chevrolet Lumina driven by Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder. That's expected to bring in between $50,000 and $100,000.

If you've got a wad of money and a hankering to own something to show off in your driveway, Moore might interest you in a NASCAR show car, like a 1992 STP racecar driven by Richard Petty. Moore also has a Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet, Rusty Wallace's Miller Ford, Sterling Marlin's Kodak car, Joe Nemechek's Burger King ride and Kyle Petty's Coors Light car for auction.

In addition, Moore is auctioning off a Bigfoot monster truck, an Andretti Lola Indy-car, a Joe Amato dragster, several racing motorcycles and Mike Skinner's Goodwrench truck.

If you're a fan of Dale Earnhardt, a race-worn driving suit that's estimated to be worth between $15,000 and $25,000 is up for bid. If that's a little pricey, there are a couple of Dale Earnhardt Jr. uniforms for auction.

So how much is it all worth? Estimates range in the millions of dollars, but Moore said it will all depend on what people are willing to pay.

"I couldn't even begin to tell you," Moore said. "Some things might sell for nothing. Or two people might want the same thing and drive the price up."

Moore acquired most of his collection through his extensive connections within the sport. He lists the Pettys, Gordon, Wallace, Ernie Irvan and Geoffrey Bodine among the "celebrity owners" of Race Rock. In addition, he purchased many items at the NASCAR wives auxiliary auctions in North Carolina.

"I've been trading and buying for years," Moore said. (Continued)