Donnie and Hollie Faulkner
lost their son Eric Blake Faulkner on May 24, but in Indianapolis his memory will carry on thanks
to Mike Ashley and a cast of supporters including Torco Race Fuels President Evan
Knoll, Oakley founder Jim Jannard and revered automobile icon Chip Foose.
Ashley, driver of the
Torco race Fuels Dodge Charger R/T, will honor the Eric Blake Faulkner
Foundation through a special paint scheme designed by Foose and applied by
Illusions Custom Paint. The car is
part of a fundraising campaign for the Eric Blake Faulkner Foundation and,
after its single-race campaign, will be sold to the highest bidder at the
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, January 12-20, 2008 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
When the Faulkners lost
their child, they sought a way to give back to those who helped them through
the tragedy. The best reimbursement, they felt, was to create awareness for the
unselfish actions of those volunteering at the St. Vincent's Perinatal
Bereavement Program in Little Rock,
Ark.
The Faulkners said the
assistance was invaluable and the formation of the Eric Blake Faulkner
Foundation was created on the basis to help others faced with a similar
situation.