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Many of us come from humble beginnings, and Miles the Monster is no different. The well-known trophy given out at Dover International Speedway is actually produced in Oklahoma by a company called MTM Recognition. It begins as just a mold.
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Attaching the mold to this machine is the first step in creating one of the most unique trophies in NASCAR.
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According to MTM, the entire process includes: table saw, sanding, buffing, polishing, tumble casting and direct printing.
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Dover is a 1-mile concrete oval, so the trophy just has to be made with cement, right?
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After mixing, the mold is filled with the cement. The ingredients include resin, acrylic, sunstone, acrylic mirror and aluminum plates, according to MTM Recognition.
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Another spin or two in the machine gets the trophy just right.
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It's alive ... it's alive! No, not Dr. Frankenstein's monster. We're talking about Miles the Monster.
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Here's Miles looking fierce, but he's not quite done yet.
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The mold has to come off before the next step can occur.
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Close, but not quite finished.
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While Miles is being spun into existence, folks in another area are working on the base.
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When the trophy arrives, it is flipped upside down and put on its back. Spokes are added to connect Miles to his new home (the base, of course).
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With some detail work added, Miles watches the progress.
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Ta-da! Here's what a complete trophy looks like.
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Here's 2016 spring race winner Matt Kenseth with the most recent version of Miles the Monster.