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#21 to honor fallen soldier:

Wood Brothers Racing will place a decal on Ricky Rudd’s #21 Motorcraft Ford during Speedweeks in honor of U.S. Marine Corp. Jonathan W. Bowling. The 23-year-old native of Stuart, Va., was killed Jan. 26 with three others from a Lynchburg-based unit in Iraq during an ambush. The Martinsville police officer attended Patrick County High School with the sons and daughter of team co-owners Eddie and Len Wood.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(2-13-2005)