#Daytona500 - Chipper Jones, Honorary Race Official and Peyton Manning, Honorary Pace Car Driver

There’s only one #DAYTONA500 – celebrate it at the place that’s delivered unforgettable moments for six decades.

The wait is finally over – NASCAR Season is here. If you think ‘The Great American Race’ is just a race, you need to look again. This is pageantry and history, celebrities and spectacle taken to a whole different level.

Former Atlanta Braves great and new Baseball Hall of Fame member Chipper Jones will serve as an Honorary Race Official for the 60th annual DAYTONA 500 today. The Daytona 500 is the opening race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

“We’re going to have one of the legendary stars of the ‘National Pastime’ join us for ‘The Great American Race,’” said Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile. “Chipper Jones was an obvious choice for the hall of fame this year. He’s also a local hero. We’re thrilled to welcome him back home for the DAYTONA 500.”

Peyton Manning, the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and Nationwide member/spokesperson, will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver.

“Serving as the Honorary Pace Car Driver will be a truly unique and exciting experience,” Manning reported. “I want to thank NASCAR, Daytona International Speedway and Nationwide for making this possible. I’m really looking forward to race day.”

“We’re talking true star power with this announcement, as Peyton Manning is one of the legends of both college football and the NFL,” said Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile. “He also has the persona and popularity to match his achievements. He’ll be an awesome Honorary Pace Car Driver and a great addition to our lineup of high-profile guests for the 60th DAYTONA 500.”

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— Ryan Blaney (@Blaney) February 17, 2018

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