The door numbers on the
No. 15, 55 and 56 MWR Toyota Camrys will replicate the 2013 Boston Marathon
runner “bib” numbers, which are pinned on each of the nearly 30,000 runners.
Waltrip posted a time of 4 hours, 33 minutes in the 2000 event.
“The news coming out of
Boston this week was very personal to me,” said Waltrip. “When I ran the Boston
Marathon in 2000, I remember thinking about what a privilege it was to be able
to participate and all the hard work it took to be there. When you can see
those international flags flying in Copley Square, you know you are about to
complete your journey. I know the joy those runners were feeling at that moment
when their worlds changed.
“It was a great moment
of pride when they pinned the Boston Marathon bib on me, so I thought it would
be great to pin bib numbers on our race cars this week in Kansas. I want to
thank our sponsors, NAPA AUTO PARTS, 5-Hour ENERGY and Aaron’s, as well as
NASCAR, for giving us permission to show our support. We just want the victims
of the attack, the brave men and women who helped after the explosions and the
city of Boston to know that we are thinking of them and we will support them
anyway we can.”
Kudos to MWR
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