WWE legend and achieved actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will function the grand marshal for the 2024 Daytona 500, giving the command to start out engines for the 66th operating of The Nice American Race. The announcement was made throughout Fox’s broadcast of the NFC Championship Recreation on Sunday night.
This would be the second time that The Rock has served because the grand marshal for a NASCAR Cup Collection race, and the primary time in virtually a full 20 years. He was beforehand the grand marshal for a race at Texas Motor Speedway in April 2004.
The Rock turns into the most recent celeb to function Daytona 500 grand marshal, becoming a member of a gaggle that has included Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt, U.S. President Donald Trump, internationally acclaimed recording artist Pitbull and Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Charles Woodson over the previous a number of years. Final 12 months, the command to start out engines was given by NASCAR legends who had gained each a Daytona 500 and a Cup Collection championship in commemoration of the game’s seventy fifth Anniversary.
The announcement of The Rock because the grand marshal comes just a few days after final Friday’s announcement that Pitbull — who’s the co-owner of Trackhouse Racing, which fields two full-time Cup automobiles for Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez — will carry out the Daytona 500 pre-race present.