Perhaps no major American sport supports the military more completely and in more varied ways than NASCAR, which offered ample evidence of that via several events leading up to the running of Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Of course, this was only the kickoff of "NASCAR: An American Salute" -- a platform designed to rally race fans, teams, tracks and business partners to collectively honor and promote lasting relationships with active and retired service members and military families. The program will run from this Memorial Day weekend through the July 4 Independence Day weekend when NASCAR races are run at Daytona International Speedway. The American Salute initiative started last week when Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, visited Fort Bragg in North Carolina. More...