Denny Hamlin honors Indianapolis FedEx facility shooting victims during Richmond race
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The paint scheme for NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's car in Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond was changed to include a black ribbon with "INDY" in white type over it. The phrase "#fedexstrong" was also put on
Eight people were killed and several others injured after a gunman opened fire at the FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Center on Indianapolis’ southwest side late Thursday evening. The victims are Karli Smith, 19; Samaria Blackwell, 19; Matthew R Alexander, 32; Amarjit Sekhon, 48; Jasvinder Kaur, 50; Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66; Jaswinder Singh, 68; and John Weisert, 74.
"Racing for our @FedEx family today and thinking especially of the Indianapolis team members," tweeted Hamlin, who is sponsored by FedEx. "Stay #fedexstrong."
Racing for our @FedEx family today and thinking especially of the Indianapolis team members. Stay #fedexstrong 💜 pic.twitter.com/auwGlD3TtZ
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) April 18, 2021
The car was changed from an Express scheme to a Ground scheme, according to Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass.
Hamlin car paint scheme was changed from an Express scheme to a Ground scheme for the race today and will have a black ribbon Indy decal on it and #fedexstrong https://t.co/qMGfDpAvKE
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) April 18, 2021
Hamlin finished second in the race and wore a hat with the names of the eight victims during his post-race interview.
This was really special to see on the track today. @dennyhamlin finished 2nd while honoring the 8 lives that were taken this week. He wore this hat with all their names in his post race interview. #fedexstrong https://t.co/vzI8g6nDY5 pic.twitter.com/QQuToX5pZI
— Taylor Tannebaum (@TaylorTannebaum) April 18, 2021
"First and foremost we want to think of all the families in Indy right now. Awful tragedy that happened there," Hamlin said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with these names on this hat."
.@dennyhamlin explains how @Alex_Bowman was able to get around him late to score the win at @RichmondRaceway. pic.twitter.com/N7Fyw1oTIs
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 18, 2021
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