All Entertainment and Honorary Officials Announced for Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 17, 2022) – Artist-songwriter Sarah Faith, winner of last year’s ‘From Garage to Glory’ contest, presented by The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company, will perform the National Anthem as part of pre-race ceremonies for Saturday’s (Feb. 19) Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
The Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300, which takes the green flag at 5:00 p.m. ET, will be part of a Saturday doubleheader as earlier in the day the Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire for the ARCA Menards Series (1:30 p.m. ET) gets underway at noon. For tickets to Saturday’s action, as well as all events part of Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, log onto www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP. The week culminates with the 64th running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 20.
Faith was one of 2,000 entries from the Goodyear ‘From Garage to Glory’ contest, and she was chosen as the winner from a fan vote. Faith, the Michigan-born Nashvillian, builds her music catalog and sound around her life’s experiences. As an Indie Alternative/Americana artist, Faith has been strongly influenced by a diverse musical background including classic rock, alternative and country music. Her warm, soulful voice brings fans songs written about close-to-the-heart stories with a distinct kind of vulnerability and realness. To learn more about Faith, log onto www.sarahfaithmusic.com or follow her on social channels that include: IG @sarahfaith_music, FB @sarahfaithmusic, Twitter @thesarahfaith and TikTok @sarahfaithmusic.
Faith will be among a host of incredible entertainers and honorary officials during Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, which are listed below:
Honorary Officials/Entertainment – DAYTONA 500 (Sunday, Feb. 20)
Grand Marshal: Charles Woodson, FOX Sports Analyst, Football Hall of Famer, Super Bowl Champ and Heisman Trophy Winner
Honorary Starter: Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Corporation
God Bless America: Forest Lake Education Center Choir
National Anthem: Trace Adkins, Country Music Icon
Invocation: Farzad Nourian, Chaplain – AdventHealth Central Florida
Presentation of Colors: Robertsdale High School JROTC
Pre-Race Concert: Luke Combs, Multi-platinum, ACM, CMA, CMT and Billboard Music Award-winning artist
Entertainment: Entertainment: Drew Parker, Max Impact Band, Windermere High School, Fort Pierce High School, Ardmore High School & Upper St. Claire High School
Honorary Officials/Entertainment – Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 (Saturday, Feb. 19)
Grand Marshal: Marty Smith, Florida Cattleman and Past President, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Honorary Starter: Todd Wilkinson, South Dakota Cattleman and President-Elect, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
National Anthem: Sarah Faith, Artist-Songwriter Sarah Faith, winner of last year’s ‘From Garage to Glory’ contest, presented by The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company
God Bless America: First Baptist Church of Port Orange
Invocation: Rory Carey, Pastor, Daytona Christian Center
Presentation of Colors: Keystone Heights High School JROTC
Honorary Officials/Entertainment – Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire (Feb. 19)
Grand Marshal: Greg Cozzo, Lucas Oil Event Coordinator
Honorary Starter: Bill Moody, TPH Holdings HD
National Anthem: Melissa Trumble, Palm Coast, FL
Invocation: Ronnie Barton, Former Pastor, First Baptist Church of South Daytona
Presentation of Colors: Interlachen High School
Honorary Officials/Entertainment – NEXTera Energy 250 (Friday, Feb. 18)
Grand Marshal: Mike Spoor, Vice President, Florida Power & Light
Honorary Starter: Rex Noble, Sr. Director, Florida Power & Light Energy Services
Pledge of Allegiance: Cub Scout Pack 507, Lake Mary, FL
National Anthem: Galaxy Middle School
Invocation: Scott Menez, Teaching Pastor, Riverbend Community Church in Ormond Beach
Presentation of Colors: Keystone Heights High School JROTC
Entertainment: DJ EL Performance
Honorary Officials/Entertainment – Bluegreen Duel (Friday, Feb. 17)
Grand Marshal: EVP, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Dusty Tonkin
Honorary Starter: SVP, National Marketing & OPC, Jason Sabo
God Bless America: Lake Minneola High School
National Anthem: Allen D. Nease High School
Invocation: Chaplain Mackenson “Mack” Vendome
Presentation of Colors: Baldwin Middle-High School JROTC
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About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal’s prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of The Great American Race – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as the World Center of Racing, boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. In addition to at least nine major event weekends, the Speedway grounds are also used extensively for events that include concerts, civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training. The iconic venue will be the site of a host of motorsports events early in 2022, beginning with AHRMA Classic Motofest and the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA in January, and the 64th DAYTONA 500, which will debut the first points race for NASCAR’s ‘Next Gen’ car as part of Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth in February. The tradition-rich 81st Annual Bike Week At DAYTONA returns in March, featuring DAYTONA Supercross and the DAYTONA 200, and in May with the Heroes Honor Festival. Later in the summer during Independence Day weekend, the track, in association with Torneos, will host Soccer Fest before the NASCAR Cup Series returns for the final race of the regular season with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Aug. 27.
