[Racer Duck]

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and race car driver Brett Rowe of Barboursville, W.Va., speak at a podium, right, during the unveiling of a Marshall University stock car Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Rowe will race the Marshall car for Herd Racing, LLC which is a West Virginia-based NASCAR sanctioned Nationwide Series team.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)—With the roar of the engine resonating off the state Capitol, Gov. Joe Manchin unveiled the No. 75 Marshall University stock car Thursday.

“Is it my turn now?” Manchin said after Brett Rowe, who will drive the Dodge Charger for Herd Racing LLC, exited the cockpit.

Backers are hoping to drum up enough sponsors to enter the car on the NASCAR Nationwide circuit later this season.

Marshall alumni Dana Tomes and his wife, Tonya, approached the university with the idea last October as a way to get additional exposure for Marshall and it was met with immediate enthusiasm.

The school is not a financial backer. The car’s number is in memory of the 75 Marshall coaches, players and supporters killed in a November 1970 plane crash. The aftermath of the crash was chronicled in the 2006 Matthew McConaughey film “We Are Marshall.”

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[jks812]

Thats a nice looking car. I hope they can get sponsorship and get into some of the races.