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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
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Iliana Limón Romero, Edgar Thompson

President Trump to be Daytona 500 grand marshal, tell drivers to start engines

Donald Trump Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway NASCAR

President Donald Trump will be the grand marshal of the Daytona 500 Sunday.

Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile released a statement confirming Trump will attend the race that read, “Daytona International Speedway has been privileged to have hosted several sitting presidents of the United States over our history. We’re honored that the president of the United States has chosen to experience the pageantry and excitement of ‘The Great American Race’ by attending Sunday’s 62nd annual Daytona 500.”

The Associated Press later confirmed Trump would be the race’s grand marshal, an honor typically given to celebrities invited to attend the race.

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