The JMU Marching Royal Dukes will take center stage before Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, where nearly 400 band members will perform the national anthem ahead of one of NASCAR's premier events.
The following students from the Rockbridge area will be participating:
Ashton Wiley of Buena Vista is a Media Arts and Design major and has been an MRD member for three years.
Sydney Hartman of Lexington is a physics major and has been an MRD member for three years.
