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Whelen Engineering and RCR honor fallen firefighters at Charlotte race

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 10, 2026, 11:40 PM

Last updated Oct 10, 2026

Whelen Engineering and RCR honor fallen firefighters at Charlotte race

Summary

Whelen Engineering and Richard Childress Racing dedicated the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway to fallen firefighters. Jesse Love raced a specially painted No. 2 Whelen/National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Chevrolet in tribute to 204 firefighters honored this year. Seven of those firefighters hailed from North Carolina. The event marks the fifth consecutive year of this tribute. Due to heavy rain, the race has been postponed to Sunday evening.

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Key Details

•Jesse Love drove a commemorative Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
•The tribute honors 204 firefighters added to the memorial in 2026.
•Seven of the honored firefighters are from North Carolina.
•Whelen Engineering and RCR have conducted this tribute for five years.
•The race was postponed to 8 p.m. on Sunday due to rain.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — For the fifth straight year, Whelen Engineering and Richard Childress Racing have partnered to pay tribute to America’s fallen firefighters. On Saturday, for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, racer Jesse Love drove a specially designed No. 2 Whelen/National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) Chevrolet […]
— Yahoo Sports

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