NASCAR Cup Series

'NASCAR Race Hub' pays tribute to the late Pete Hamilton

Published Mar. 23, 2017 12:59 p.m. ET

Joe Menzer

Pete Hamilton, who became the first New England racer to win the Daytona 500 when he did so while driving for Petty Enterprises in 1970, passed away at the age of 74 on Tuesday.

On "NASCAR Race Hub" on Wednesday, the show's hosts commemorated Hamilton's passing by noting the outpouring of reaction to his death from those in the NASCAR community.

Take a look at the video above to see how NASCAR's stars, past and present, turned out on social media and otherwise to weigh in on what Hamilton meant to the sport.