#NASCARSalutes

On Sunday in Charlotte NASCAR will once again pay tribute to those who have lost their lives serving our country as part of the #NASCARsalutes program. The 40 cars that run in the Coca-Cola 600 will honor those who lost their lives while defending out freedoms.

NASCAR does a lot for the United States military and on Sunday in Charlotte they will be showcasing a tribute that not many other sports can compare with. Sunday in the Coca-Cole 600 the drivers will each feature the name of a man or woman who lost their lives while fighting to defend the freedoms that allow NASCAR drivers to do what they love.

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On Friday the official NASCAR Twitter account provided a special look at all of those who will have their names featured on the cars this weekend. Below is a look at those 40 members of the United States military who are no longer with us. Be sure to express your thanks for their service and those currently serving by using the #NASCARsalutes on social media.

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Lance Corporal Scott Albert Lynch (4/20/88 - 10/6/10). pic.twitter.com/p1Sd7aWESq
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Specialist Joseph T. Prentler (2/11/90 - 10/4/10). pic.twitter.com/tKUxYXhLfD
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Mark T. Carter (6/11/80 - 12/11/07). pic.twitter.com/KyGJAtOOKd
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Lance Corporal Nathan Ross Elrod (4/21/86 - 10/21/06). pic.twitter.com/5kkG5LvrlN
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Lance Corporal Eric Levi Ward (8/17/90 - 2/21/10). pic.twitter.com/edHWx3QLpr
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jason William McCormack (9/3/72 - 11/23/15). pic.twitter.com/1FVow2rjhT
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Lance Corporal Benito Ramirez (7/28/84 - 5/21/06). pic.twitter.com/TYfwtxoq56
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Shane Wright (1/31/87 - 8/19/10). pic.twitter.com/MuLjNlzv1z
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Master Sergeant Paul D. Karpowich (7/31/74 - 12/21/04). pic.twitter.com/oHHlU6sEXx
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Tara Brown (7/21/77 - 4/27/11). pic.twitter.com/o8yjaRwlsP
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Sergeant John Davis Harvey (5/30/58 - 4/25/80). pic.twitter.com/Q7Yip28dSR
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Lance Corporal Cody Steven Childers (3/2/91 - 8/20/10). pic.twitter.com/oNzv6Hh0TN
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Specialist Joel A. Taylor (12/24/87 - 6/25/08). pic.twitter.com/U3lGfxD70m
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Specialist 4 James H. Woolard (4/23/49 - 11/3/69). pic.twitter.com/PLBOiOgT92
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Private First Class Robert Stephan Underwood (9/25/49 - 8/23/68). pic.twitter.com/HRCZJ5rgkM
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Captain Edmond Jablonsky Jr. (10/1/42 - 5/3/68). pic.twitter.com/IkTZ2JAaI6
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Private First Class Christopher Neal White (12/9/82 - 6/20/06). pic.twitter.com/n261ca61Of
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Navy Seaman Cherone L. Gunn (2/14/78 - 10/12/00). pic.twitter.com/9oOtZJQDsl
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Specialist Cindy Beaudoin (7/20/71 - 2/28/91). pic.twitter.com/N5Zi46rqks
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Paul Keith Mikeal (7/25/69 - 7/1/12). pic.twitter.com/Yv7LvLjuBQ
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Gunnery Sergeant Justin Martone (8/21/74 - 3/7/06). pic.twitter.com/D8ovmEv7m2
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Specialist Zachary Lee Shannon (10/28/91 - 3/11/13). pic.twitter.com/v6ceGRaebV
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert A. Massarelli (9/22/79 - 6/24/12). pic.twitter.com/UljujdPtSL
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Staff Sergeant Jason C. Ramseyer (10/21/77 - 4/20/06). pic.twitter.com/yZdpPZMEr2
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Captain Christopher Cash (19/2/67 - 6/24/14). pic.twitter.com/8yRQ63Srp7
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Staff Sergeant Eric A. McIntosh (3/9/77 - 4/2/06). pic.twitter.com/QmVpFgvxau
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Private Earl Platt (1/19/1823 - 11/2/1926). pic.twitter.com/pC8cqMrdDb
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Sergeant Nicholas Ray Gibbs (8/9/81 - 12/6/06). pic.twitter.com/nGGLfi5ggH
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Navy Special Warefare Operator 3rd Class (SEAL) Denis Christian Miranda (12/6/85 - 9/21/10). pic.twitter.com/9OZYceSI0p
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Forrest B. Sibley (10/21/83 - 8/26/15). pic.twitter.com/5sQo7RROUc
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Private First Class John G. Borbonus (5/12/87 - 4/12/07). pic.twitter.com/0EWb02ZS8Z
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Private First Class Jacob Henry Wykstra (7/14/92 - 5/28/14). pic.twitter.com/CzBEgr1VOy
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Navy Yeoman Third Class Wendell Williams (11/23/65 - 6/26/91). pic.twitter.com/mh7yR2lp6W
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Kyle B. Wehrly (19/4/77 - 11/3/05). pic.twitter.com/geOZNcaeRp
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Private First Class Jason Hill Estopinal (9/6/88 - 2/15/10). pic.twitter.com/WuR1LKl31n
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Gunnery Sergeant Jeffery E. Bohr Jr. (3/27/64 - 4/10/03). pic.twitter.com/5LXsczWD6n
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Corporal Jared C. Verbeek (5/23/89 - 6/21/11). pic.twitter.com/J35saYPXvA
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Lance Corporal Aaron Howard Reed (8/23/83 - 8/3/05). pic.twitter.com/5dmj9GfTig
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Private First Class Andrew Mark Krippner (4/2/91 - 5/23/11). pic.twitter.com/jJbe6OelFB
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. (5/3/83 - 12/14/04). pic.twitter.com/d3c4u4zcA2
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Sergeant Bryan Paul Abercrombie (12/8/80 - 12/11/02). pic.twitter.com/HezshFOUlk
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Army Specialist Tony J. Gonzales (4/6/88 - 12/28/08). pic.twitter.com/SpEJNZGSzk
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Air Force Captain Matthew Roland (12/24/87 - 8/26/15). pic.twitter.com/onjkiI39aM
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

#NASCARsalutes U.S. Marines First Sergeant Kevin A. Dupont (10/9/56 - 6/17/09). pic.twitter.com/CGDz3FaDZk
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 27, 2016

This holiday weekend it’s important to remember those who have are serving. NASCAR should be commended for their salute to our lost heroes and their continued recognition of our current heroes.