NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez honors Kobe Bryant by wearing a Kobe Laker’s jersey. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
FONTANA, Calif. - The tributes for Kobe Bryant continued at Sunday's NASCAR race at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.
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Several racers honored the basketball legend in their own way.
Hendricks Motorsports #24 race car sported a new scheme honoring Kobe Bryant. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
Hendricks Motorsports dressed their #24 car with a new scheme, as did Body Armor's #12 car sporting Lakers colors.
Race car #12 driven by Ryan Blaney honors Kobe Bryant with new tribute scheme. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
The #12 car was driven by racer Ryan Blaney who says he was fortunate to meet Kobe and this was a great way to honor his memory. Merchandise and donations collected during the race will go to mambaonthree.org.
Fan of Kobe and the Lakers stands in front of the #24 race car for Hendrick Motorsports honoring Kobe Bryant’s memory with a new paint job. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
A Lakers fan said he was delighted that NASCAR and Auto Club Speedway were honoring Kobe's memory -- a sign that Kobe transcended the world of sports.
NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez honors Kobe Bryant by wearing a Kobe Laker’s jersey. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
Race car driver Daniel Suarez showed up wearing a Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers jersey.
Several monitors in the pits displayed Kobe photographs of his time with the Lakers.
The pre-race 'invocation' even included a special mention of Kobe, his daughter Gianna, and the seven other helicopter crash victims.
Fans sign a wall set up during the weekend NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway in honor of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people that lost their lives in a helicopter crash. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
One of the most popular Kobe tributes at the Auto Club Speedway, however, was located in the Fan Zone -- a giant wall featuring a rendering of Kobe, arms out, and wearing his Lakers uniform.
Fans sign a wall set up during the weekend NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway in honor of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people that lost their lives in a helicopter crash. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
The wall allowed fans a space and opportunity to write special tribute messages.
Fans sign a wall set up during the weekend NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway in honor of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people that lost their lives in a helicopter crash. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
Kobe's #8 jersey number and his daughter Gianna's jersey #2 were represented on the wall along with the names of all crash victims.
Fans sign a wall set up during the weekend NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway in honor of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people that lost their lives in a helicopter crash. (Oscar Flores / FOX 11)
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