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.