Heather’s Blog

This past weekend Randy McCloy Jr., the West Virginia miner, and seven of his family members were honorary guests of Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership President Ken Butler as part of Aaron’s Dream Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Butler had invited McCloy and his family after he learned they were huge NASCAR fans. Aaron’s Rents, Inc. is the entitlement sponsor of the weekend races.

McCloy and his family were able to attend the race but also were entitled to special perks that no one else had access to. They will get to attend Victory Lane Celebration today; the Nextel Cup race got delayed because of rain to Monday morning. McCloy and his family will also get to attend the Driver Meeting before the race and the Driver Introductions that take place right before the race.

McCloy’s doctors have encouraged him to spend as much time as possible with his family doing the things he loves. As part of his ongoing recover process, his doctors also request that he gets as much rest and relaxation as he can to help improve his condition. McCloy was the only survivor in the West Virginia mining accident and is still in the recovery phase.

Aaron Rents, Inc. is a leader in the sale and lease ownership of residential furniture, consumer electronic and home appliances. They have more than 1,200 company-operated and franchised stores in 46 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Aaron’s also manufactures an exclusive line of furniture, bedding and accessories at 12 facilities in four states.

Aaron’s Dream Weekend includes the running of Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Busch Series race. The winner of that race was Martin Truex Jr. in the Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker car. The Dream Weekend will conclude with the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race today at noon eastern time because yesterday’s race was postponed due to rain and bad weather in the forecast.