600 Miles of Remembrance: Austin Dillon Honors ‘The Son of Lexington’ with a First Win
By stretching his fuel more than seemed possible and passing Jimmie Johnson with two laps to go when the tank in Johnson’s No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet ran dry, Austin Dillion, managed to place his iconic No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in Victory Lane for the #MENCS Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win clinched a berth for Dillon in NASCAR’s ten-race playoffs at the end of the season.
“This hasn’t sunk in yet,” a jubilant Dillon stated in Victory Lane. “I can’t believe it. I was just really focused in on those last laps. … I never imagined to be here in Victory Lane at the Coke 600.”
A heavy rainstorm drenched the 1.5-mile track and required approximately ninety minutes to dry – a red-flag delay of 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Victory Lane! #CocaCola600 pic.twitter.com/FZms5TQSOa— Austin Dillon (@austindillon3) May 29, 2017
Dillon recorded the first win for the No. 3 RCR Cup car since the late Dale Earnhardt won his final NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega in October of 2000.
“I know Dale is up there smiling,” said Richard Childress of Earnhardt, “He’d want this win, and he’d want it for Austin; It’s so special to see that 3 in the winner’s circle again.”
Fallen Soldier Joshua T. Harris’ name was on the racing winning vehicle of Austin.
The No. 3 Dow Racing team honored him with this Memorial Day win in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Harris was an all-county and all-conference football player at Lexington (North Carolina) High School, an accomplished artist who earned a degree in studio art from Davidson College and studied in Prague, France and New York City. He was a man who pursued a Master’s degree in Architecture while working as a bookseller and carpenter. He volunteered for the Special Olympics and Mighty Mutts. At the age of 28, when he was on the brink of being too old to try out for the SEAL Team training program, Harris entered the Navy where he worked his way from SEAL Team 4 to SEAL Team 10, and eventually joined the Navy’s most elite counter-terrorism unit, SEAL Team 6, the Naval Special Warfare Development Group.
At the age of 28, when he was on the brink of being too old to try out for the SEAL Team training program, Harris entered the Navy where he worked his way from SEAL Team 4 to SEAL Team 10, and eventually joined the Navy’s most elite counter-terrorism unit, SEAL Team 6, the Naval Special Warfare Development Group.
It was on SEAL Team 6 that Harris gave his life while leading a turbulent river crossing during combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in August 2008. He was 36 years old. It was one of over 100 missions that he was a part of as a Navy SEAL.
A decorated military veteran, Special Warfare Operator First Class SEAL Harris’ military honors included a Purple Heart, three Bronze Stars (two with valor) and numerous awards and campaign medals.
You can help keep Petty Officer Harris’ legacy alive by contributing to the Joshua T. Harris Memorial Golf Classic http://jthmemorialgolf.com
Fuel mileage racing has never been my thing. Now it's time for a few hours of sleep and then a 4 hour MTB race at Fit Fest. @TeamJJF— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) May 29, 2017
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