Brian Vickers and Other NASCAR Stars Remember Arnold Palmer

Bettmann/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Brian Vickers is one of several NASCAR drivers who took to social media to remember the late golfing legend Arnold Palmer, who passed away Sunday at the age of 87.

Vickers worked with Palmer, along with basketball icon Jerry West and NBA star Chris Bosh, on ad campaigns for Xarelto, a prescription medicine used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation.

Vickers tweeted a photo of himself with Palmer, and wrote, “Fantastic getting to know a Legend of the game and a model for all professionals. Mr. Palmer will be missed!”

Here are a few more tributes to Palmer from the NASCAR world:

* Clint Bowyer: “Pictures are worth a thousand words. Man made a helluva name for himself. #RIPArnoldPalmer.”

* Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: “legend of the game we love, RIP Arnie gunna have to have a Arnold Palmer to drink this week.”

* Darrell Waltrip: “I’ll never forget meeting Arnold Palmer, kind, gentle, humble, he was a great ambassador for golf, I’ll never forget that smile, RIP.”

* Larry McReynolds: “What a rough day in sports, the tragic loss of Jose Fernandez & the passing of Arnold Palmer! Such a class act! Prayers to families of both!”

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