HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 11: Actor Chris Evans arrives at the premiere of Marvel Studios' 'The Avengers' at the El Capitan Theatre on April 11, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Daytona has called on Captain America to kick off “The Great American Race.”
Actor Chris Evans will serve as grand marshal and give the command to “start your engines” for the Feb. 23 Daytona 500.
READ MORE: Haiti's contributions to South Florida in full display at Haitian Heritage Month Art ExhibitionEvans stars in “Captain America: The Winter Solider,” scheduled for release on April 4.
READ MORE: What we know about the victims of the Texas school shootingHe joins a list of previous Daytona 500 grand marshals that includes Ben Affleck, Kate Upton, Matthew McConaughey and James Franco.
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