Iowa CITY, Kan. (AP) a' The MIT officer killed during the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was the brother of a for Hendrick Motorsports, taking the activities with this past week closer to home for NASCAR clubs already rallying around the tragedy. Sean Collier, who started employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology of a year before, was found shot to death late Thursday in his automobile in Cambridge, Mass. Police have said Collier was answering a study of a disturbance when he was shot about 10 miles west of Boston. His brother, Andrew Collier, has been doing work for Charlotte, N.C.-based Hendrick Motorsports since 2008. He operates in the engine shop and isn't part of every week the group that travels to the track. "My thoughts and prayers with the Collier family, and I undoubtedly know it's a similar thing with everybody at Hendrick Motorsports," five-time Sprint Cup success Jimmie Johnson mentioned Friday at Kansas Speedway. "We are one big family and it's sad to view a teammate going through this." NASCAR teams were already likely to honor victims of Monday's assaults, which left three dead and more than 180 wounded, in this weekend's races in Kansas. Roush Fenway Racing plans to give $100 for each and every lap the team contributes to The One Fund Boston, which was set up to help people suffering from the bombings. The team's three Sprint Cup cars will even carry "B-Strong" decals, completed in Red Sox script, that have cropped up this week. The battle staff is partly owned by Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Red Sox. "When events occur such as for instance what happened earlier this week in Boston, it's our nature to be overrun with a selection of emotions," Jack Roush said in a statement. "To need to endure an act of such senselessness and cowardice against innocent people is disheartening to all of us. Our hearts go out to the victims and their loved ones, in addition to the entire town of Boston." Carl Edwards, who pushes for Roush, said he's maybe not had an opportunity to put the events of Boston in perspective, but knows how lucky he's to be driving this weekend to a car. "I can't quite grasp what is going on, I suppose the effects of it, but any time you see that, for myself, it makes you realize the entire world is a ridiculous place," Edwards said. The three records from Michael Waltrip Racing are demonstrating their support by replicating the bib numbers worn by Boston Marathon runners on the vehicles. The change in font for the car numbers was authorized by each one of the team's sponsors. "The information taken from Boston this week was very personal to me," said Michael Waltrip, who ran the Boston Marathon in 2000. "I remember considering what a advantage it was to be ready to participate and all of the work it took to be there. You know you are going to complete your trip, when you can see these global flags traveling in Copley Square. "I know when their sides changed." the happiness these runners were feeling at that time Bowyer, who drives one of the Waltrip cars, said the bombings touched everyone in NASCAR, and that the replicating bib figures was simply one method to show their respect for the victims. "It is a catastrophe and a pity these things keep happening," Bowyer said. "Now that I hear concerning the Hendrick company, it is sad. It is been a hardcore week for many of us."
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