Moment of silence, decals to pay tribute at XFINITY, NCWTS events
NASCAR will honor fallen IndyCar driver Justin Wilson at this weekend's events in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the Camping World Truck Series with a moment of silence and decals that drivers can place on their helmets and/or the B-post of their vehicles.
Wilson, 37, died late Monday after injuries sustained in Sunday's ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway after he was apparently struck in the head by debris from a late-race crash at the 2.5-mile track.
NASCAR drivers took to social media upon hearing the news of Wilson's death and shared an outpouring of support for Wilson's family.
AJ Allmendinger, one of the drivers who raced with Wilson in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, had a special friendship with Wilson and mentioned him being one of the greats and a "badass" race car driver.
That sentiment was incorporated into the design of the Wilson tribute decal that will appear in Saturday's Road America 180 Fired up by Johnsonville (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM) and Sunday's Chevrolet Silverado 250 (1:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM).
The moment of silence will occur before the invocation and national anthem at both races.