Actor Josh McDermitt, best known for his role as a series regular on AMC’s record-breaking hit series The Walking Dead, will serve as an Honorary Official for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway today, April 28.
McDermitt, who plays the role of Dr. Eugene Porter in the drama based off the comic book series of the same name, can also be seen on the Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice (the Roger Ailes Fox News story), playing the role of Glenn Beck. His previous credits include a recurring role on the final season of Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men on AMC. Additionally, he has starred in two independent feature films, both of which receive critical acclaim on the festival circuit: Middle Man, a dark comedy written and directed by Ned Crowley, and Life in Color, a romantic comedy written and directed by Katherine Emmer.
The Phoenix, Arizona native joins his Walking Dead co-star and TV host Norman Reedus at Talladega Superspeedway, with Reedus set to lead the field to green as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the GEICO 500, as announced earlier this week. Both will take part in festivities on the pre-race stage.
The GEICO 500 will be the track’s 100th race in NASCAR’s premier series. It gets the green flag at 1 p.m. CDT.
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