NASCAR’S ‘National Anthem’ car stolen from Cracker Barrel parking lot, Georgia cops say
A thief in Georgia made off with $400,000 worth of stolen NASCAR merchandise from a Cracker Barrel parking lot on Sunday morning, Fox 26 Charlotte reported.
This included the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro of driver Kyle Weatherman, which displayed a “We Stand for the National Anthem” design painted on the car, NBC Sports reported.
The Mike Harmon Racing crew was returning from Daytona International Speedway after the Xfinity Series over the weekend, when the hauler driver of the No. 47 car made a stop Sunday morning at a Cracker Barrel in Kingsland, Georgia. Surveillance video shows the suspect taking off with the truck from the parking lot.
“Sunday was awful when we woke up and realized one complete team had completely disappeared,” Harmon said to Fox 26 Charlotte.
Harmon said that the team still plans to race two cars this weekend in Dover, Delaware.
Mike Harmon Racing is offering a $5,000 reward for the recovery of the car and all of the equipment.
“There are a lot of people looking for it. If I had it, I would be a nervous guy, I can promise you that,” Harmon said, according to Fox 26 Charlotte.
Weatherman took to Twitter to voice his gratitude to the NASCAR community.
“It’s amazing the amount of support that we’ve gotten,” the driver said in a video. “I wanted to get on here and thank everyone that have reached out and have tried to support in any way they possibly can.”
This story was originally published August 19, 2020 at 3:18 PM with the headline "NASCAR’S ‘National Anthem’ car stolen from Cracker Barrel parking lot, Georgia cops say."