{"id":143562,"date":"2025-09-14T15:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/143562\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T15:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:26:08","slug":"nascar-drivers-honor-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/143562\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR drivers honor Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">NASCAR star Austin Dillon spoke out about Richard Childress Racing\u2019s decision to pay tribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/media\/charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> after the conservative influencer was assassinated earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Dillon and the rest of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/auto\/nascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">teammates\u2019 vehicles<\/a> featured a decal on their cars with the words &#8220;In Memory of Charlie Kirk 1993-2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nascar-austin-dillon-091425-2.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Dillon talks to reporters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Austin Dillon answers questions from the media during NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day at Charlotte Convention Center on Aug. 27, 2025.\u00a0 (Jim Dedmon\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, it\u2019s a tragic incident where a man\u2019s life was taken and he leaves behind two children and a wife,&#8221; Dillon said, via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/STaranto92\/status\/1966635827905110501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS Sports<\/a>. &#8220;I look up to his heroism when it comes to standing for God. And I love some of his teachings of the Bible, his ability to debate without really attacking someone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought that it\u2019s just a very sad day and all I know is it makes me want to get into the Bible more and learn more about Jesus and try and spread the word whenever I can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-holds-moment-silence-charlie-kirk-packers-commanders-game-after-assassination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL HOLDS MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR CHARLIE KIRK AT PACKERS-COMMANDERS GAME AFTER ASSASSINATION<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nascar-austin-dillon-091425-1.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Dillon races\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Dillon (3) and driver Carson Hocevar (77) at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 13, 2025.\u00a0 (Randy Sartin\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Richard Childress Racing drivers were among those in the sports world to honor Kirk following his death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nascar-driver-dedicates-victory-bristol-charlie-kirk-this-ones-for-charlie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christopher Bell<\/a> dedicated his win in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most importantly, this week\u2019s obviously been a very tough week. You know, there\u2019s a lot on our minds,&#8221; Bell said. &#8220;This one\u2019s for Charlie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kirk was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson, the suspected shooter, was arrested after a manhunt.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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