NASCAR Cup Series

Matt DiBenedetto, BK Racing honor fallen Marine on Coca-Cola 600 car

Published May. 29, 2016 9:57 a.m. ET

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It's Memorial Day weekend, when we remember the brave men and women who gave their lives in service of our country.

Cpl. Jared Verbeek

All 40 cars in tonight's Coca-Cola 600 will carry the name of a deceased soldier on their windshields.

Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the No. 83 Hope for the BK Racing Warriors / Cosmo Motors Toyota Camry, will honor Cpl. Jared Verbeek, who was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton.

During a patrol in Afghanistan on June 21, 2011 an improvised explosive device exploded near Jared. He was immediately loaded into a helicopter but died due to the injuries he suffered while in flight to the Navy Field hospital.

Today, BK Racing remembers Verbeek, and they aren't the only ones thinking of him.

Awesome to see this at #RollingThunder! Corporal Verbeek is also being honored on @mattdracing's car #NASCARsalutes pic.twitter.com/M9IGSJuLvy
— BK Racing (@BKRacing_2383) May 29, 2016