I explained the process and he said, ‘People tell me that I would be making a good decision if I got you to drive the car.’ I was shocked and so honored.” Reyes went on to say, “Meeting Jimmy Vasser Jr. I bit my tongue, and I thought, ‘I hope he considers me to drive his COPO’. He asked me about NHRA racing and how much it cost to hire a driver. “Before I started to work on the design, he came by my shop again, When he stopped by the first time, he noticed the shelf above my computer had a row of Wallys. came to see me about designing the graphics for his COPO Camaro,” Reyes said. He has Wallys for three national event wins, two division championships and six division races. During his career, Reyes has earned 11 “Wallys” NHRA Drag Racing’s most prestigious and highest award, with the most recent coming last year at Sonoma Raceway in the FRAM Autolite Nationals. Reyes has been involved in drag racing almost all his life starting out by attending his father’s races at Fremont Drag Strip. He owns and operates Eric Reyes Designs, which does motorsport graphic work. Reyes, 46, was born and raised in Oakland and only recently relocated to Petaluma. Fans have a great new reason to cheer on the Bowtie.” "COPO builds off the strengths that have made the Camaro the best-selling sports car in America and brings the heritage of Chevrolet Performance to the drag strip. Vice President of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. "Chevrolet Performance is excited that motorsports professionals such as Jimmy Vasser have selected the COPO Camaro as their vehicle of choice for NHRA sportsman drag racing" said Jim Campbell, U.S. Nationals in the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown is both an honor and a privilege.” Given my long history with Chevrolet, both on the track and with the dealership, to be able to represent them at the U. Vasser the younger said, “I am very excited that Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet is entering a car in one of the most prestigious racing events in the world. “NHRA is a passion of mine and this is a tremendous marketing opportunity for the dealership.” “We are very pleased to be able to compete in the Factory Stock Showdown at the U. The car, The Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet King Kong COPO Camaro, will be driven by Bay Area drag racing star, Eric Reyes. Vasser, the 1996 Ind圜ar World Series champion and co-owner of KV Racing Technology, which competes in the IZOD Ind圜ar Series with Chevrolet power, along with his father, Jim Vasser Sr., a long time drag racing aficionado former racer and General Manager of Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet, will operate the team. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, August 29 – September 3. – Aug– Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet, located in Napa, California, announced today that the dealership will enter a Chevrolet COPO Camaro in the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown at the 2012 Mac Tools U.
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