Drivers, Start Your Engines! Pre-Race Dignitaries are Announced for Talladega Superspeedway’s Tripleheader this Weekend

Tim Disspain | Pit Stop Radio News

 Talladega Superspeedway is ready to crank up the excitement for this weekend’s motorsports tripleheader, announcing the lineup for pre-race dignitaries for the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event, the MoneyLion 300 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series’ General Tire 200.

GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Sunday

Grand Marshal: As previously announced, track Chairman Grant Lynch will have the honor of saying those famous words, “Drivers, Start Your Engines,” before the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event. Lynch has been the leader of Talladega Superspeedway for more than half of the track’s existence. He is known by Talladega fans for his chatter via microphone on the public address system with the “This is More than a Race… This is Talladega” chant. He has overseen many changes and updates to the mammoth track during his many years at Talladega Superspeedway and will be retiring in November of this year after the completion of Transformation – The Talladega Superspeedway Infield Project presented by Graybar.

Honorary Starter: Waving the green flag to kick off the highly-anticipated GEICO 500 will be Senior Airman Matthew J. Kovall of the United Sates Air Force.

Honorary Pace Car Driver: Unveiled yesterday, Norman Reedus, star of AMC’s The Walking Dead and Ride with Norman Reedus, will lead the field to the green flag to start the 500-mile event.

MoneyLion 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series, Saturday

Grand Marshal: Giving the command to fire engines will be Dee Choubey, co-founder and CEO of MoneyLion. Choubey created MoneyLion as a mobile finance platform that helps consumers borrow, save and invest better through proprietary AI-driven tools. MoneyLion was launched by Choubey in 2013 with the goal of combining AI, machine-learning technology, and behavioral science to bring consumer finance to the future.

Honorary Starter: Master Chief Petty Officer Rivers of Pensacola, Florida will be waving the green flag for the MoneyLion 300. Rivers enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1994. Rivers’ awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medals (4 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals (8 awards), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and numerous individual, campaign, and unit awards.

General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series, Friday

Grand Marshal: Toby Hill, Service Manager, Carl Cannon Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac, will kick off the weekend by giving the command to fire engines.

Honorary Starter: Kevin Shaddix, Service Manager of Terry Sligh Chevrolet, will drop the green flag to start the General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series event, which has been a staple at the track since 1969.

The action-packed weekend kicks off today with the running of the General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series, set to get the green flag at 5 p.m. CDT. Saturday’s slate includes the MoneyLion 300 for the Xfinity Series (noon CDT), along with qualifying for the GEICO 500 at 3:40 p.m. CDT. The GEICO 500 will be the track’s 100th race in NASCAR’s premier series. It gets the green flag on Sunday at 1 p.m. CDT.

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