NASCAR starlet Daniel Dye has been given a prestigious award this week.
The 22-year-old Xfinity Series driver has been Comcast Community Champion of the Year for 2025, for his work around mental health issues and suicide.
Dye founded the non-profit 'Race to Stop Suicide' at the age of just 18, in an attempt to help break the stigma around suicide and mental health issues.
Some years later, the young driver's organization has received a $60,000 award in recognition of his efforts,
On Monday, Dye, now 22, was named Comcast Community Champion of the Year for his work in suicide prevention. His organization received a $60,000 award for the honor.
Dye: Getting the platform to talk is a great thing
The Kaulig Racing driver was one of three finalists for the award, along with former NASCAR Xfinity Series director Wayne Auton (for his volunteer work with The Corner Table, an outreach ministry in Newton, N.C.), and Jerry Caldwell, president of Bristol Motor Speedway, (for his dedication to and support of Speedway Children’s Charities – Bristol).
Auton and Caldwell received $30,000 each for their charities.
Speaking after being announced as the winner this week, Dye said: “Winning the award – I don’t care about the recognition. But the fact that me winning the award gives me an even bigger platform to talk about this is a great thing.
“It’s cool that they give away a trophy – the only trophy I won this year – but it’s not about that. It’s about the platform.”
