NASCAR has received permission from Virginia Tech 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 university’s 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 Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series events at Phoenix, Talladega (April 28-29) and Richmond (May 4-5). Additionally, trucks competing in the Craftsman Truck Series event April 28 at Kansas Speedway also will display the logo. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their family members, their friends and the entire Virginia Tech community, said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. We wanted to make a simple, but strong, gesture of remembrance. We are grateful the university gave us clearance to display their logo.(NASCAR PR)(4-19-2007)
