The long-awaited NASCAR plates are on sale in West Virginia! The West Virginia Dept of Motor Vehicles announced that the Race Plates are now available as registration plates for vehicles registered in West Virginia. Authentic commemorative collectible plates are available to race fans everywhere. Race fans have anxiously awaited the availability of the new NASCAR plates since they were introduced at a ceremony at the state capitol in September. West Virginia is one of the first states to offer this exciting program to residents. The Race Plate designs include a NASCAR fan plate and five different driver signature series plates including Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, and Ricky Rudd. Several more driver signature series designs are scheduled for release in the near future. DMV Commissioner Joe E. Miller predicted brisk sales for the plates, based on the response the state DMV has received since the plates were introduced. The web site providing information on the plates, www.raceplates.net, has received very strong fan response. For West Virginia residents interested in displaying the Race Plates as their legal license plates, the DMV’s “make the trade” program will allow them to trade in their current license plates and receive credit for the unused portion of their registration fee toward the new plates. Introduced just in time for the holidays, the commemorative Race Plates will be available to race fans everywhere. Order forms are available at DMV offices and through the state www.callwva.com website as well as the www.raceplates.net website. Transportation Secretary Sam Beverage said the plates not only allow people to express their support for NASCAR and their favorite driver, but also helps promote West Virginia tourism. “On every NASCAR plate is the address for the West Virginia tourism information website, www.callwva.com. This site provides information on tourism in WV. Response so far has been staggering. We’ve had plate orders from all over the U.S. and it’s exciting to know that West Virginia will be on every one of those plates.” Information on the new Race Plate Programs can be found at the above websites as well as all West Virginia DMV locations(Raceplates PR) past info on license the WV plates and on NY plates on my Collectible Links Page(11-17-2000)
