Eric McClure, driver of the #0 HeftynChevy, will pay tribute to the Virginia Tech community this weekend in the running of the Bashas Supermarkets 200 in Phoenix. McClure, who lives only an hour south of the Virginia Tech campus, will run a special decal on the #0 Hefty Chevy and wear VT memorabilia honoring those who lost their lives in the tragedy that occurred on Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia.(McClure PR)(4-18-2007)
UPDATE: In honor of the victims of the April 16th tragedy at Virginia Tech University, a commemorative decal will appear on the #7 GEICO Chevy beginning with the April 20th race in Phoenix.(GEICO Racing PR)(4-17-2007)
UDPATE 2: NASCAR has received permission from Virginia Tech University to display the schools logo on race cars for the next three weeks, in a tribute to the victims of this weeks shootings at the Blacksburg, Va. campus. The logo will be displayed against a black background on the B-post the area just to the right of the drivers side window net of cars competing in NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series events at Phoenix, Talladega and Richmond.(NASCAR PR)(4-18-2007)
