CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 27: A detail view of a
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 27: A detail view of a "HONOR AND REMEMBER" decal on the pace car during a weather delay of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2023 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Cup teams to honor fallen service members at Coca-Cola 600

As it has each year for nearly a decade, the NASCAR community will come together to formally honor and recognize the United States Armed Forces during Military Appreciation Month through the annual NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola program.

This marks the ninth season of NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola celebrating the service and sacrifice of U.S. military members and their families through a multitude of at track integrations, original content features and fan engagement opportunities.

To conclude NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola, NASCAR and Coca-Cola will again host Gold Star Families during Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the show car with fan messages will be on display. Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 will continue the tradition of all 40 NASCAR Cup Series cars featuring the name of a fallen service member on the windshield.

The list of honored service members is as follows.  Click the name to be taken to their Find A Grave listing:

CAR # DRIVER FALLEN HERO
1 Ross Chastain SSGT James David Bullard
2 Austin Cindric LCPL Jonathan Edward Etterling
3 Austin Dillon MCPO Mark Philip Crampton (SEAL)
4 Kevin Harvick CPL Claudio Patino IV
5 Kyle Larson US Army SP4 Martin James DeHimer
6 Brad Keselowski Staff Sergeant Curtis Roy Cline
7 Corey LaJoie US NAVY CAPT CDR Brian Michael Bourgeois
8 Kyle Busch RT2C Jack William Roper
9 Chase Elliott US Army Captain (CPT) Scott Seifert
10 Aric Almirola LCpl Daniel Morgan McVicker
11 Denny Hamlin Capt Kevin Joseph Smith 
12 Ryan Blaney SGT David Kenneth John Kreuter
14 Chase Briscoe HN James Keith Oxley
15 J.J. Yeley SSGT Michael A. Dickinson II 
16 AJ Allmendinger PFC Theodore Mitchell West
17 Chris Buescher Staff Sergeant Ari Cullers
19 Martin Truex Jr Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rusten Redford Smith
20 Christopher Bell CWO5 William F. “Sonny” Hinchman
21 Harrison Burton SGT Shawn Micheal Dunkin
22 Joey Logano SGT Joshua J. Robinson
23 Bubba Wallace SPC  Luther Willard Rabon Jr
24 William Byron SCPO Scott Cooper Dayton
31 Justin Haley CPL Wilfred Flores Jr
34 Michael McDowell CWO Ryan Michael Connolly
38 Zane Smith SSGT Kevin Christopher Kimmerly
41 Ryan Preece Sgt Bradley Jared Harper
42 Noah Gragson GYSGT Joseph Menusa
43 Erik Jones MAJ Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno
45 Tyler Reddick SSGT Samuel Tyrone Castle Sr
47 Ricky Stenhouse SGT Alessandro Leonard Plutino
48 Alex Bowman US ARMY Sergeant (SGT) Nicholas Allen Tomko
51 Todd Gilliland Capt James Eddie Reed
54 Ty Gibbs SSGT Michael Harrison Simpson 
77 Ty Dillon SGT Joshua Ryan Ashley
78 BJ McLeod SPC Isaac Lee Johnson Jr.
84 Jimmie Johnson SGT Kendell Kioma Frederick
99 Daniel Suarez CAPT Dennis Michael White
CMS PACE CAR SPC Johnathan Frank Davis
CMS PACE CAR LCPL Matthias Numon Hanson
CMS GRAND MARSHAL CPL Jeremy Paul Bouffard
CMS GRAND MARSHAL SSG Clint Joseph Storey 
CMS GRAND MARSHAL PVT Kenneth Ervin New 
CMS GRAND MARSHAL CPL Andrew Edwards Kearney, Jr.

Special thanks to Debbie Meade, Ancestry Researcher & Find-A-Grave Volunteer for compiling the information.