{"id":23863,"date":"2019-06-03T16:42:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T16:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/03\/nascar-driver-gets-smoked-by-marine-drill-instructors-before-racing-in-coca-cola-600\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:31:31","slug":"nascar-driver-gets-smoked-by-marine-drill-instructors-before-racing-in-coca-cola-600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/2019\/06\/03\/nascar-driver-gets-smoked-by-marine-drill-instructors-before-racing-in-coca-cola-600\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR driver gets smoked by Marine drill instructors before racing in Coca-Cola 600"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASCAR driver Kyle Larson paid a visit recently to Marine Corps Recruit Depot \u2013 Parris Island, South Carolina, where he received a little genuine treatment as a temporary Marine recruit prior to his May 26 race at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/05\/26\/nascar-honors-fallen-service-members-at-coca-cola-600-where-top-marine-will-grand-marshal\/\" target=_blank> Coca-Cola 600<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larson was tasked with rappelling down a 47-foot wall, conquering the obstacle course, plenty of low crawling, and shooting practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After getting smoked by Marine drill instructors, Larson drove his number 42 Chevrolet honoring the Marine Corps at the 600-mile Charlotte, North Carolina, track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/embed\/682788\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can\u2019t say thanks enough for what they do for us as Americans,&#8221; Larson told the Department of Defense, adding that his respect for the Marine Corps grew significantly after spending just a few hours at Parris Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larson raced in honor of Marine Sgt. 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