Dwayne Johnson, often known as ‘The Rock’, will kick off proceedings earlier than the Daytona 500 after being chosen as grand marshal for the high-profile NASCAR race.
Throughout the NFC Championship sport between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, FOX Sports activities named the grand marshal for the season-opening occasion.
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Taking to X, Bob Pockrass shared the information along with his followers: “Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will give the command to begin engines for the Daytona 500.”
The American broadcaster will air the 66th version of the well-known race, which takes place on February 18. Johnson might be tasked with giving command to the 40 collaborating drivers to begin their engines.
One other massive cause behind their collaboration is that The Rock will promote his new sports activities league, the United Soccer League (UFL), throughout the race.
The actor and former WWE wrestler has been given the glory to get the vehicles off the mark for NASCAR’s crown jewel occasion, which is taken into account to be as prestigious because the U.S Grand Prix and Indy500 for American motorsport followers.
He has expertise on this area too, having as soon as served because the grand marshal for the NASCAR Cup Collection race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2004.
What’s the Daytona 500?
The Daytona 500 formally kicks off the 2024 NASCAR Cup season with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. returning because the defending winner. However first, 36 drivers and groups will head to Los Angeles for the third version of the L.A. Conflict exhibition race on the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
Selecting a grand marshal is likely one of the greatest pre-race honors handed out by the race organizers. In 2023, the command to begin engines for the Daytona 500 was given by a legends of the game in celebration of NASCAR’s seventy fifth yr, with Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Allison, Invoice Elliott, Dale Jarrett and Kurt Busch all named.
Johnson will not be the one movie star making an look on the Florida-based occasion this yr, with Grammy-award winner and Trackhouse Racing co-owner Pit Bull already on board to ship a pre-race efficiency for the followers.
Followers delighted with the information
Information of Johnson being a part of Daytona 500 was met with reward by followers.
“With Pitbull as Entertainer and The Rock giving the command might be an fascinating prerace!,” wrote one fan.
“He higher ‘Rock’ it!,” added one other.
