"How cool is that?" said Reds clubhouse manager Rick Stowe, one of Bernie's sons.
Bernie Stowe died on Feb. 9 at the age of 80, following an illness. The longtime clubhouse manager worked for the Reds for 66 years, beginning his tenure as a clubhouse boy for the team in 1947.
On Thursday at the Reds' player development complex, the 47 Fry's Chevrolet owned by the JTG Daugherty Racing team was brought over for the club to see. The racing team is in town for the Good Sam 500 NASCAR Weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. Fry's, an Arizona supermarket chain, is owned by Cincinnati-based Kroger.