Official Site Of NASCAR

2020 600 Miles of Remembrance to honor fallen heroes

Memorial Day weekend marks a very special time in the NASCAR community, especially with the annual running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In honor of Memorial Day, NASCAR Cup Series drivers and accompanying on-track vehicles in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 (6 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM) will carry the name of a fallen military member on their cars. Read more about the heroes who gave their lives defending the United States of America. StarCom Racing No. 00: Nicholas G. Xiarhos Rank: Corporal Military Branch: Marine Corps Base Name: Camp Lejune, North Carolina Unit Name: 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment “America’s Battalion” DOB: 2/12/88 DOD:  7/23/09 Hometown: Yarmouth, Massachusetts Location of Death: The Garmsir District of Helmand Province in Southern Afghanistan Chip Ganassi Racing No. 1: Philip Lee Grieser Rank: CE2 Military Branch: United States Navy Base Name: Not listed Unit Name: The Seabrees DOB: 1/17/1946 DOD: 5/18/1969 Hometown: St. Paris, Ohio Location of Death: Long Khanh Team Penske No. 2: Michael Donovan Reep Rank: SSGT Military Branch: United States Air Force Base Name: Cannon Air Force Base Unit Name: 27th SOCES (Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron) DOB: 05/22/1992 DOD: 08/08/2015 Hometown: Not listed Location of Death: Columbia, South Carolina Richard Childress Racing No. 3: Eric Shellenberger Rank: Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Military Branch: Navy SEAL Base Name: NAB Coronado and Naval Station Pearl Harbor Unit Name: SEAL Team One and SEAL Delivery Team One DOB: 11/19/1972 DOD: 5/7/2009 Hometown: Tampa, Florida Location of Death: Bremerton, Washington Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4: Kristofferson B. Lorenzo Rank: Army Staff SGT Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Unit Name: 2-27, Wolfhounds DOB: 11/8/1977 DOD: 5/23/2011 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Location of Death: Forward Operating Base Bostick, Kunar Province, Afghanistan Roush Fenway Racing No. 6: Nathan Bruckenthal Rank: Damage Controlman Third Class/E-4 Military Branch: United States Coast Guard Base Name: Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment South, Miami, FL Unit Name: Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 403 DOB: 7/17/1979 DOD: 4/24/2004 Hometown: Stony Brook, New York Location of Death: Al Basra Oil Terminal, Iraq Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 7: Charles H. Keating IV  Rank: Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Military Branch: United States Navy Base Name:NAB Coronado, CA Unit Name:SEAL Team 1 DOB: 2/26/1985 DOD: 5/3/2016 Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Location of Death: Arbil, Iraq Richard Childress Racing No. 8: Norman L. Tollett Rank: Sergeant (SGT) Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Unit Name: 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division DOB: 5/6/1976 DOD: 4/28/2007 Hometown: Elyria, Ohio Location of Death:  Baghdad, Iraq Hendrick Motorsports No. 9: Stephen Matthew Mills Rank: Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer Military Branch: United States Navy SEAL Base Name: Dam Neck Unit Name: SEAL Team 6 DOB: 10/25/1975 DOD: 08/06/2011 Hometown: Arlington, Texas Location of Death: Kabul, Afghanistan Stewart-Haas Racing No. 10: William S. Blevins Rank: Army SPC Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Unit Name: 2-27, Wolfhounds DOB: 12/22/1989 DOD: 5/23/2011 Hometown: Sardina, Ohio Location of Death: Forward Operating Base Bostick, Kunar Province, Afghanistan Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11: Russell Bell Rank: First Sergeant Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Unit Name: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division DOB: 1/20/1975 DOD: 8/12/2012 Hometown: Tyler, Texas Location of Death: Afghanistan Team Penske No. 12: Donald R. Cioffi Rank: Lieutenant Military Branch: United States Navy Base Name: Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida Unit Name: Squadron VS-24, USS Stennis DOB: 12/28/1966 DOD: 3/1/1996 Hometown: Freehold, New Jersey Location of Death: Atlantic Ocean Germain Racing No. 13: Richard C. Emmons III Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Not included Unit Name: 4/10 MTN DIV, 2-30 INF BN DOB: 7/8/1988 DOD: 5/31/2011 Hometown: North Granby, Connecticut Location of Death: Logar Province, Afghanistan Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Andrew M. Krippner Rank: Army PFC Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Unit Name: 2-27, Wolfhounds DOB: 4/22/1991 DOD: 5/23/2011 Hometown: Garland, Texas Location of Death: Forward Operating Base Bostick, Kunar Province, Afghanistan Premium Motorsports No. 15 Nathan Ross Chapman Rank: SFC Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Joint Base Lewis-McChord Unit Name: 1st Special Forces Group DOB: 4/23/1970 DOD: 1/4/2002 Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Location of Death: Afghanistan Roush Fenway Racing No. 17: Anthony D. Kinslow Rank: Specialist Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Carson, Colorado Unit Name: 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division DOB: Not listed DOD: 6/13/2005 Hometown: Westerville, Ohio Location of Death: Ramadi, Iraq Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18: Jonathan Richard Clement Rank: Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Military Branch: United States Navy Base Name: Naval Air Station North Island Unit Name: HSC-85 (Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron) DOB: 6/10/1987 DOD: 7/31/2018 Hometown: Vero Beach, Florida Location of Death: San Diego, California Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19: John A. Chapman Rank: Technical Sergeant Military Branch: United States Air Force Base Name: Pope Field, North Carolina Unit Name: 24th Special Tactics Squadron DOB: 7/14/1965 DOD: 3/4/2002 Hometown: Windsor Locks, Connecticut Location of Death: Afghanistan Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20: Leslie D. Jackson Rank: Private First Class Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Hood, Texas Unit Name: A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division DOB: 10/28/1985 DOD: 5/20/2004 Hometown: Richmond, Virginia Location of Death: Iraq Wood Brothers Racing No. 21: Lucas Gruenther Rank: Major Military Branch: United States Air Force Base Name: Aviano Air Base Unit Name: 31st Fighter Wing DOB: 12/29/1980 DOD: 1/28/2013 Hometown: Twain Harte, California Location of Death: Adriatic Sea Team Penske No. 22: Jason Omar Bradley Hickman Rank: E-7 Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Richardson, Alaska Unit Name: 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division DOB: 2/5/1974 DOD: 1/7/2010 Hometown: Kingsport, Texas Location of Death: Afghanistan Hendrick Motorsports No. 24: Robert J. Billings Rank: Sergeant (SGT) Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Lewis-McChord, Washington Unit Name: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division DOB: 4/22/1982 DOD: 10/13/2012 Location of Death: Spin Boldak, Afghanistan Rick Ware Racing No. 27: Adam G. Herold Rank: Specialist Military Branch: Not listed Base Name: Fort Richardson, Arkansas Unit Name: 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division DOB: 5/5/1984 DOD: 6/10/2007 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Location of Death: Lutifiyah, Iraq Go Fas Racing No. 32: Brandon S Mullins Rank: Specialist Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Wainwright Unit Name: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division DOB: 1/24/90 DOD: 8/25/11 Hometown: Owensboro, Kentucky Location of Death: Kandahar Province Front Row Motorsports No. 34: John Jarrell Rank: Sergeant First Class (SFC) Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Campbell, Kentucky Unit Name: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) DOB: 12/24/1977 DOD: 7/15/2019 Hometown: Brunson, South Carolina Location of Death: Afghanistan JTG-Daugherty Racing No. 37: Kyle R. Schneider Rank: Corporal Military Branch: United States Marine Corps Base Name: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Unit Name: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force DOB: 1/8/1988 DOD: 6/30/2011 Hometown: Phoenix, New York Location of Death: Helmand Province, Afghanistan Front Row Motorsports No. 38: Nicholas Ray Carnes Rank: SSG Military Branch: US Army, KY National Guard Base Name: Carollton Armory Unit Name: 138th Fires BDE, B Battery DOB: 02/01/1982 DOD: 08/26/2007 Hometown: Dayton, Kentucky Location of Death: Ghazni Province, Afghanistan Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41: Dillon Baldridge Rank: Sergeant Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Ft. Campbell, Kentucky Unit Name: 1-187 Rakassans, 101st Airborne Division DOB: 7/18/1994 DOD: 6/10/2017 Hometown: Youngsville, North Carolina Location of Death: Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42: Rachel K. Bosveld Rank: Private First Class Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Giesen, Germany Unit Name: 527th Military Police Company, V Corps DOB: 11/7/1983 DOD: 10/26/2003 Hometown: Waupun, Wisconsin Location of Death: Iraq Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43: Lawrence Dickinson Rank: Captain- O-3 Military Branch: Army Air Corp-Tuskegee Airman Base Name: 332nd Fighter Group Unit Name: 100th Fighter Squadron DOB: 5/31/1920 DOD: 12/23/1944 Hometown: Bronx, New York Location of Death: Austria JTG-Daugherty Racing No. 47: Barrett L. Austin Rank: Private First Class Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Stewart, Georgia Unit Name: 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division DOB: 11/10/92 DOD: 4/21/13 Hometown: Easley, South Carolina Location of Death: Landstuhl, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Hendrick Motorsports No. 48: Patrick D Deans Rank: CPL Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Campbell, Kentucky Unit Name: 101st Airborne DOB: 12/4/87 DOD: 12/12/10 Hometown: Orlando, Florida Location of Death: Diwar, Afghanistan Rick Ware Racing No. 51: Darius T. Jennings Rank: Specialist Military Branch: Not listed Base Name: Fort Carson, Colorado Unit Name: 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment DOB: 11/13/1980 DOD: 11/2/2003 Hometown: Orangeburg, South Carolina Location of Death: Fallujah, Iraq Rick Ware Racing No. 53: Paul J. Johnson Rank: Staff Sergeant Military Branch: Not listed Base Name: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Unit Name: 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division DOB: 11/4/1973 DOD: 10/20/2003 Hometown: Not listed Location of Death: Fallujah, Iraq MBM Motorsports No. 66: James Johnston Rank: SGT Military Branch: United States Army Special Forces Base Name: Fort Hood Unit Name: 79th Ordinance Battalion, 71st Ordnake Group, 48th Chemical Brigade DOB: 9/16/1994 DOD: 6/25/2019 Hometown: Trumansburg, New York Location of Death: Afghanistan Spire Motorsports No. 77: Christopher Rodgers Rank: Lance Corporal Military Branch: United States Marine Corps Base Name: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Unit Name: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force DOB: 5/4/1990 DOD: 9/1/2010 Hometown: Griffin, Georgia Location of Death: Afghanistan B.J. McLeod Motorsports No. 78: James S. Ochsner Rank: Sergeant 1st Class Unit Name: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Base Name: Fort Bragg, North Carolina DOB: 5/8/69 DOD: 11/15/05 Hendrick Motorsports No. 88: Scott W. Brunkhorst Rank: Staff Sergeant Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Unit Name: 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division DOB: 11/24/1984 DOD: 3/30/2010 Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina Location of Death: Afghanistan Leavine Family Racing No. 95: Jerry L Ganey Jr. Rank: Sergeant Military Branch: United States Army, GA National Guard Base Name: Statesboro, Georgia Unit Name: 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade DOB: 11/11/1975 DOD: 8/3/2005 Hometown: Folkston, Georgia Location of Death: Iraq Gaunt Brothers Racing No. 96: Ronald David Rennison Rank: Specialist Military Branch: United States Army Base Name: Dhahran Unit Name: 475th Quartermaster DOB: 7/3/69 DOD: 2/25/91 Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa Location of Death: Saudi Arabia