Daniel Dye, driver of the No. 10 Martech Services Company Chevrolet, waits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on August 22, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
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Throughout Daniel Dye’s young Nascar career, he’s dedicated himself to spreading awareness about ending the stigma around mental health issues and suicide.
Dye, 21, just completed his first full season in the Nascar Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing. He’ll be joining Kaulig’s program with Dodge Ram in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2026. But before the new season kicks off, Dye has a new accolade to his name.
Dye is the 2025 Comcast Community Champion of the Year, the 11th such award winner.
“Daniel represents exactly what the Comcast Community Champion of the Year was created to honor,” Matt Lederer, Comcast’s vice president of brand partnerships and amplification, said. “He’s not just raising awareness; he’s driving a movement that’s changing lives. Through honesty, compassion, and a deep commitment to mental health advocacy, Daniel has built something far bigger than himself. He’s using his platform to give others a voice, and that kind of leadership is both rare and deeply inspiring. We are proud to name Daniel Dye as the 2025 Comcast Community Champion of the Year.”
Comcast will be donating $60,000 to Race to Stop Suicide, a nonprofit established in 2018.
“I’m super proud that this mission is getting talked about more — it means a lot to me, to my family, and to our communities,” Dye said. “Being named the Comcast Community Champion is a big deal, and the fact that we’re able to raise more awareness is really what it’s all about. This isn’t a race you can ever truly win, but we’re doing everything we can to run up front and be leaders in this mission.”
Dye created the nonprofit after he lost his cousin by suicide when Dye was just 14 years old. Race to Stop Suicide sparks life-saving conversations and help end the silence around mental health. That mission became Race to Stop Suicide, a now-national nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness, providing resources, and bringing hope to individuals and families in times of need. Through community outreach, school visits, church events, and speaking engagements across the country, Dye has opened the door for difficult but necessary conversations.
Race to Stop Suicide was featured on Dye’s No. 10 Chevrolet in five Xfinity Series races in 2025.
Since 2015, the Comcast Community Champion of the Year program has donated over $1 million to 33 nonprofits. Comcast also donated $30,000 to Speedway Children’s Charities’ Bristol chapter in honor of Jerry Caldwell and to The Corner Table in honor of Wayne Auton.
This past weekend was the final weekend of Comcast’s title sponsorship of Nascar’s second-tier series with Xfinity. Comcast will remain heavily involved in Nascar, not only as a TV partner, but also as a premier partner of the Cup Series.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephwolkin/2025/11/03/daniel-dye-named-as-the-2025-comcast-community-champion-of-the-year/
