Many Sprint Cup drivers and crew chiefs enjoyed this off-weekend by vacationing or just taking it easy.
But not driver Matt DiBenedetto and Chad Knaus, crew chief for six-time champion Jimmie Johnson.
Instead of walking down pit road, DiBenedetto and Knaus each spent the weekend walking down the aisle.
DiBenedetto married Taylor Carswell on Friday, while Knaus tied the knot Saturday with former Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner.
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Johnson tweeted this photo of Knaus’ wedding near Telluride, Colo.
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And then there was DiBenedetto’s nuptials.
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Today is the day that I get to marry my best friend Taylor! I'm lucky to get such a beautiful, sweet woman for the rest of my life!
— Matt DiBenedetto (@mattdracing) August 28, 2015
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Congrats to @mattdracing & his new bride, Taylor on their nuptials! We wish you a lifetime of happiness! pic.twitter.com/WV1vOWY2W5
— BK Racing (@Team_BK23) August 29, 2015
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Of of DiBenedetto’s best friends, fellow driver Alex Bowman, good-naturedly threatened on Twitter to stand up during the ceremony when the pastor asked if anyone objected to the couple getting married.
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Which prompted DiBenedetto to respond:
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If this happens then I will end @AlexBRacing's life early lol https://t.co/7dvYDX345f
— Matt DiBenedetto (@mattdracing) August 27, 2015
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Well, Bowman passed 1,000 retweets, but there’s no report that he lived up to his threat.
Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Knaus and Mr. and Mrs. DiBenedetto.