Red, white and blue #20 for nations's birthday.

To celebrate the Fourth of July and The Home Depot's presenting sponsorship of the Declaration of Independence Road Trip, Tony Stewart will be racing a red, white and blue DOI-themed #20 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in next Sunday's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

In line with The Home Depot and DOI Road Trip's shared mission to bring the 'People's Document' directly to the people, wherever they may be, NASCAR fans will also have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on 5 July to view one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence.

Printed on 4 July 1776, the historic document will be on display in the Corporate Village at Daytona, along with Home Depot's Declaration of Independence-themed show car, and information on the DOI Road Trip and its 2003 schedule. To make the display area an enjoyable site for Americans of all ages, the team will also host free DOI-themed 'kids workshops' during each day of the Pepsi 400 race weekend.

"The Home Depot is proud to sponsor defending NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, driving the Declaration of Independence-themed #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Monte Carlo," said Bob Nardelli, chairman, president and CEO of the hardware chain, "This is a perfect way for The Home Depot to honour this milestone holiday for our nation and to continue to demonstrate our strong support of the DOI Road Trip's important mission of returning our country's birth certificate to the people."

"The Declaration of Independence is the document that founded our country," said Stewart, "To be able to get so close to that kind of history is a treat that very few people in this world will ever get to enjoy. I'm proud to be racing a car that's symbolic of our country's independence - especially with all that's going on in our world today."

As presenting sponsor of the DOI Road Trip, The Home Depot believes that bringing the Declaration of Independence to communities across the country will help Americans reconnect with the ideals on which our country was founded and will inspire them to civic participation, to exercise their rights and, above all, to vote.

"The Declaration of Independence Road Trip exhibit has already inspired more than a million Americans since 4 July 2002, and I hope that it will inspire millions more," said Norman Lear, founder of the Declaration of Independence Road Trip, "That is why the 4 July holiday is a perfect time to bring the 'People's Document' to the people - to thousands of NASCAR fans gathered at the 'World Centre of Racing' and to the drivers that are at the heart of this exciting event."