Fort Bragg hosts NASCAR, honors Gold Star Family at military appreciation day event

By Pfc. Hubert DelanyApril 17, 2019

Fort Bragg hosts NASCAR, honors Gold Star Family at military appreciation day event
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ryan Newman, right, NASCAR driver, passes out signed baseball caps to the paratroopers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during a military appreciation day event at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 17, 2019. As part of the military appreciat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Bragg hosts NASCAR, honors Gold Star Family at military appreciation day event
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ryan Newman, left, NASCAR driver, and Greg Walter, the executive vice president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, sign a U.S. Army flag to be presented to the paratroopers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during a mi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Bragg hosts NASCAR, honors Gold Star Family at military appreciation day event
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ryan Newman, left, NASCAR driver, and the Gold Star Family of fallen Soldier, Sgt. James Nolen, who was killed in action during his 2009 deployment to Afghanistan, pose for a photo after NASCAR unveiled a race car with Nolen's name stenciled across t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Bragg hosts NASCAR, honors Gold Star Family at military appreciation day event
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ryan Newman, left, NASCAR driver, prepares for a ride-along with paratroopers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during a military appreciation day event at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 17, 2019. The event was an opportunity for NASCAR pr... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Bragg hosts NASCAR, honors Gold Star Family at military appreciation day event
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ryan Newman, left, NASCAR driver, wears an arm band in honor of Sgt. James Nolen, who was killed in action during his deployment to Afghanistan, as part of a during a military appreciation day event at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 17, 2019. NASCAR unveile... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - NASCAR drove into Fort Bragg for a military appreciation event April 17, 2019, to learn more about the installation, and to meet with troops and family members, and to honor the fallen

Driver of the No. 6 car, Ryan Newman, and other NASCAR professionals learned firsthand about Fort Bragg's capabilities.

As part of the military appreciation day event, NASCAR unveiled a race car labeled with the name of Sgt. James Nolen, who was killed in action during his 2009 deployment to Afghanistan.