Best Home Furnishings honors tissue donor on NASCAR race car

When NASCAR Cup driver Joey Gase races in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway next week, the No. 23 Best Home Furnishings Toyota Camry he will be driving will feature a special tribute to a tissue donor.

The rear panel of the car has been dedicated to the nonprofit, Donate Life, and will honor Rudy Gorman, who unexpectedly passed away at the age of 21 in a traffic accident. Rudy is the son of Bob Gorman, a 38-year furniture industry veteran and close friend to the Best Home Furnishings family. Rudy was a tissue donor and his donations benefited many people.

“Since Gase’s mother passed away when he was 18, he has dedicated racing to honor his mother’s legacy through Donate Life,” said Brian Lange, president of Best Home Furnishings. “To use the Best Home Furnishings race car as a platform to raise awareness of organ and tissue donations, and pay tribute to Rudy and his family, is a fulfilling purpose for our organization.”

Bob Gorman couldn’t pass up the opportunity to tell his son’s story after hearing about Best Home Furnishings’ support of Gase.

“We wholeheartedly believe in the miracle of donations, and although it is extremely painful to lose a loved one, the opportunity to save others is without question the best possible caring and sharing act that can come from such a tragedy,” said Bob. “Rudy touched lives when he was alive, so he continued to do so even in his passing.”