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NASCAR star Christopher Bell emotionally dedicated his victory on Saturday to Charlie Kirk after the MAGA star's assassination earlier this week.
Bell went from fourth to first on the final restart and led the last four laps in Bristol, Tennessee to end a 24-race winless streak with his fourth victory of the season.
As he celebrated his victory, Bell said in his interview: 'It wasn't pretty there at the end, but we got her done.
'This week has obviously been a very tough week and there's a lot on our mind. This one's for Charlie.'
Bell's comments, which were being broadcast around the circuit, were greeted by huge cheers from fans in the stands. He then clenched his fist and pumped it in their direction.
Bell, whose wife Morgan attends races and posts frequently on social media, finished 0.343 seconds ahead of Brad Keselowski, who was trying to end a 51-race winless streak.
NASCAR star Christopher Bell emotionally dedicated his win on Saturday to Charlie Kirk
Kirk was shot and killed in Utah on Wednesday, leaving behind his wife, Erika, and two children
Authorities are still trying to learn more about what motivated the fatal shooting of Kirk at a college in Utah on Wednesday, as the conservative activist's family plans a memorial next week to his life and legacy.
Tyler James Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder and other felony offenses. Prosecutors are drawing up formal charges that could be filed early next week, when he will make his first court appearance.
Investigators have spoken to Robinson's relatives and carried out a search warrant at his family's home in Washington, about 240 miles southwest of Utah Valley University, where the shooting took place.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said family members told authorities that Robinson 'had become more political in recent years.' They recounted to authorities a dinner table conversation in which he mentioned Kirk's upcoming visit to Utah Valley University and they discussed whether the activist was spreading hate.
State records show Robinson is registered to vote but not affiliated with a political party and is listed as inactive, meaning he did not vote in the two most recent general elections. His parents are registered Republicans.
Ammunition found with the weapon used to kill Kirk was engraved with taunting, anti-fascist and meme-culture messages. One bullet casing had the message, 'Hey, fascist! Catch!' Cox said.
Robinson mocked the manhunt for the gunman and taunted the FBI's investigation while joking about obtaining reward money before eventually surrendering to police, according to messages obtained by The New York Times.
He showed no sign of remorse in screenshots of the Discord chat shared by a former high school classmate.
In fact, Robinson appeared to revel in the attention, exchanging meme-laced jabs with acquaintances while authorities scrambled to find the person responsible.
'Tyler killed Charlie!!!!' one user wrote in a group chat on Thursday afternoon, jokingly tagging Robinson.
Kirk said it had 'been a very tough week and there's a lot on our mind. This one's for Charlie.'
Tyler James Robinson, 22, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder and other offenses
Robinson fired back almost instantly: 'My doppelganger's trying to get me in trouble,' he wrote.
The gallows humor was delivered just hours after the FBI had released surveillance stills showing a young man in sunglasses and a cap, walking through a stairwell at Utah Valley University where Kirk had been speaking.
Turning Point USA, Kirk's conservative organization, will hold a memorial for him Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium outside Phoenix, where the Arizona Cardinals play.
Kirk's casket arrived Thursday in his home state aboard Air Force Two, accompanied by Vice President JD Vance.
His widow, Erika Kirk, vowed to continue his campus tour and his radio and podcast shows.
'To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die,' she said Friday in a livestreamed video. 'It won´t. I refuse to let that happen.'
