NASCAR driver dedicates victory in Bristol to Charlie Kirk: 'This one's for Charlie'

NASCAR driver Christopher Bell dedicated his NASCAR Cup Series mastery at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol Tennessee on Saturday to conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was murdered earlier in the week in Utah Moments after climbing out of his car Bell declared that his win was dedicated to Kirk It wasn t pretty there at the end but we got her done Bell the driver of the DEWALT Toyota explained after the win Largest part importantly this week s obviously been a very tough week You know there s a lot on our minds he continued OREGON COACH DELIVERS POWERFUL UNITY MESSAGE AFTER ASSASSINATION OF DUCKS FAN CHARLIE KIRK This one's for Charlie Bell added Kirk the -year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon He was transported to a hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead The alleged gunman was identified as -year-old Tyler Robinson whose family persuaded him to turn himself in after a two-day manhunt Other major figures in sports have paid tribute to Kirk since his assassination on Wednesday NFL TO LET TEAMS DECIDE ON CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTES AFTER MANDATING MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MODERN GAMELos Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinent during Friday night s battle against the San Francisco Giants wore a hat on the mound that featured Kirk s name alongside a cross The inscription on his hat read Charlie Kirk and a cross was also prominently featured CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe Chicago Cubs also paid tribute to Kirk before the company s competition on Friday Describing him as a lifelong Cubs fan the group held a moment of reflection and called for an end to all political violence The New York Yankees were the first pro sports squad to honor Kirk holding a moment of silence to commemorate the influencer ahead of Wednesday's event against the Detroit Tigers CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMeanwhile the NFL issued a report on Friday addressing a tribute to Kirk ahead of its most of latest event and reported teams will be left to make their own decisions about whether to follow suit this Sunday Thursday night's encounter between the Green Bay Packers and Washington Commanders featured a moment of silence in honor of Kirk before kick-off Last night s moment was the league s decision It s up to the clubs for this Sunday s games the league's message read