at Atlanta Motor Speedway(AMS) on Sunday, March 12, 2000 from 11:15am – 12:00noon/et, there will be a Press announcement at thew AMS Start/Finish Line. For the first time, all five branches of the Armed Forces will come together to support recruitment efforts across all Armed Services through a special program developed by Action Performance Companies Inc., Jay Howard Events Inc., NASCAR drivers and their respective sponsors. Military-themed race cars will be unveiled as part of a pre-race entertainment extravaganza with a special Tribute to Freedom in the Millennium theme. The drivers/sponsors: #31-Mike Skinner and Lowes; #4-Bobby Hamilton and Kodak; #28-Ricky Rudd and Texaco; #88-Dale Jarrett and Ford Quality Care Service/Ford Credit; #25-Jerry Nadeau and Michael Holigan. General Colin Powell the Grand Marshall of the race, “Humpy” Wheeler of Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Fred Wagenhals of Action will head up the announcemet(Business Wire) I hear these cars will run at Lowes in the Coca-Cola 600, probably the press announcement rumor for the #4 car below(3-6-2000) UPDATE: hearing the #88 is going to be Air Force and the car is to be light blue blended into a darker blue at the bottom. The #28 is rumored to be The Marines one with the car to be dark blue(DieHard Yates Fans RYR News Page)(3-7-2000) UPDATE 2: The #4 Kodak Chevy will represent the US Navy(3-8-2000) UPDATE 3: hearing that the #25 Jerry Nadeau car will represent the Coast Guard, so that would leave the #31 Lowes Chevy for the Army(3-9-2000)
