Hundreds of candle-bearing mourners gathered outside the Hendrick Motorsports complex for a vigil Wednesday evening for 10 people who died in the crash of the team plane. Team owner Rick Hendrick's son, brother and twin nieces were among the victims when the plane went down on the way to a race Sunday in Virginia. At dusk, the mourners lit their candles while the Christian band MercyMe played on loudspeakers above dozens of bouquets and cards. There also was a large picture showing the victims in happier times with the inscription: "Always In Our Hearts." Randie Skaggs of Denver, N.C., came to the service with her husband, Jeremy. "The NASCAR community needs to stick together," she said, her eyes welling up with tears. "We feel like we know all these guys because we follow all the teams." Her husband wore a cap that showed his support for one of Hendrick Motorsports' drivers, Jimmie Johnson, who won Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Martinsville. Johnson didn't learn about the crash until after he won the Subway 500. "It was a real roller coaster," Skaggs said, holding his unlit candle before the ceremony began. "Everyone was so happy for a minute and then we heard the news. It made the race seem so unimportant." The Beech 200 King Air was headed from Concord to Martinsville, Va., when it slammed into the side of Bull Mountain in Patrick Springs, Va., after missing its first landing attempt. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. Killed were Ricky Hendrick, son of NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick; John Hendrick, the owner's brother and president of Hendrick Motorsports; Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick, John's twin daughters; Joe Jackson, an executive with DuPont; Jeff Turner, general manager of Hendrick Motorsports; Randy Dorton, the team's chief engine builder; Scott Lathram, a pilot for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart; and pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison. Robbie Loomis, crew chief for another Hendrick Motorsports team with driver Jeff Gordon, couldn't finish reading the names of the 10 victims without breaking down several times. Loomis said he found some solace in words he remembered hearing after Adam Petty, a race driver and the son of driver Kyle Petty and the grandson of Richard Petty, died in an accident four years ago. "It's the saddest day on earth when we lose someone we love," Loomis said, reciting the words. "For them, it's their happiest day because they are going into heaven." Loomis told the mourners that John Hendrick led a weekly bible study at the racing shop. He was preparing this week to discuss one of St. Paul's letters in which the apostle writes to a follower that he has "fought the good fight and kept my faith." Dale Beaver, a chaplain with Motor Racing Outreach, said faith would help everyone deal with their grief. "God never said he would keep us from having to mourn," Beaver said. "He did say he would be with us when we do mourn."