Daytona 500 winning NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray will be driving the No. 1 Earnhardt Ganassi owned Chevrolet decked out with the Auburn logo and Cessna Aircraft Company this weekend in the CAMPING WORLD RV SALES 500 at Talladega.
"I am excited to have the opportunity to carry the Auburn University colors on the No. 1 Chevy SS this weekend," McMurray said in a press release. "I know that there are a lot of Auburn Alumni and fans at Talladega every year, so hopefully we can give them something to cheer for on race day."
The Auburn University logo will adorn the hood and lower rear quarter panels on the Cessna car.
This is not the first time Auburn has had a car represent them for the Talladega race. In the 2011 spring race Michael Waltrip drove a car with the Auburn national championship logo.
Auburn does not have any direct ties to NASCAR, but mechanical engineering students do participate in motorsports.
Members of Auburn's War Eagle Motorsports teams participate in Formula SAE and Baja SAE collegiate competitions. Also, Auburn engineering graduates work in many forms of professional racing.
McMurray has five career top-five and six top-10 finishes at Talladega including one win in the 2009 running of the Camping World RV Sales 500.
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