Winchester and U.S.M.C Sergeant Sloan to be Featured on No. 10 Car at Charlotte NASCAR Race
EAST ALTON, IL (May 23, 2024) — The No. 10 Ford Mustang Dark Horse from Stewart-Haas Racing will feature the legendary Winchester brand in the 65th running of the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
Noah Gragson, the driver of the No. 10 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, comes into the NASCAR Cup Series’ longest race riding a wave of front-running consistency. Gragson has scored seven straight top-20s coming into Charlotte and he has finished among the top-15 in his last four races, a run that began with a career-best third-place drive April 21 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Viewers can catch the crown-jewel race on FOX and listeners can find it on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
As part of #NASCARSalutes and the 600 Miles of Remembrance initiative during the Coca-Cola 600, the No. 10 team is honoring United States Marine Corps Sergeant Jasper P. Sloan. The native of Corpus Christi, Texas, was a Squad Leader with the Third Battalion, Twenty-Sixth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, who posthumously received the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity.
The Winchester brand will be featured at the following 2024 NASCAR Cup Series races:
- June 16 – Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa
- July 7 – Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Race in Chicago, Illinois
- July 21 – Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
- September 1 – Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
For a full list of races and to find out how to tune in, visit the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
About United States Marine Corps Sergeant Jasper P. Sloan
Born June 30, 1922, Sloan was killed in action against enemy forces during the Battle of Iwo Jima on Feb. 26, 1945. With his platoon held up by a devastating rain of hostile sniper and machine-gun fire, Sloan advanced his squad 75 yards to a strategic position on higher ground where he initiated a daring attack against strongly fortified Japanese positions despite a lack of flanking support. Repeatedly exposing himself to enemy fire as he pointed out new targets and directed his men, Sloan waged battle for more than two hours, enabling the remainder of his besieged platoon to move forward. Later that same day, Sloan twice braved heavy machine-gun fire to go to the aid of a seriously wounded comrade and, while ministering to him on the second occasion, was mortally struck down. Sloan’s dauntless courage, cool decision and self-sacrificing devotion to duty in the face of tremendous odds were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service.
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