Few motorsports events carry the prestige of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway during Memorial Day weekend. One of the honors the defending winner of the crown-jewel event participates in is the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Eleven months removed from his last-to-first victory in the 400-lapper, Chastain felt the gravity instantly when he entered Arlington National Cemetery for the first time on Wednesday. Chrlotte Motor Speedway shared these photos.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A bugler from the Old Guard plays Tapps during a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arlington National Cemetery
A general view of the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A member of the Old Guard announces Charlotte Motor Speedway and Ross Chastain as dignitaries for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A member of the Old Guard stands beside a wreath presented by Charlotte Motor Speedway at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A member of the Old Guard stands post at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A member of the Old Guard walks past a wreath laid to honor the fallen during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Defending Coca-Cola 600 winner Ross Chastain and Charlotte Motor Speedway President and General Manager Greg Walter lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.Â
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arlington National Cemetery
Defending Coca-Cola 600 winner Ross Chastain views rows of the more than 400,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. - Few motorsports events carry the prestige of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway during Memorial Day weekend. One of the honors the defending winner of the crown-jewel event participates in is the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Eleven months removed from his last-to-first victory in the 400-lapper, Chastain felt the gravity instantly when he entered Arlington National Cemetery for the first time on Wednesday.
