Paige Spiranac named honorary pace car rider for the upcoming NASCAR race at Daytona
Paige Spiranac is one of the golf-related personalities with a greater presence in social networks and in the digital universe in general. This has led her to be called upon for the most diverse activities, the latest of which is related to motor racing.
Spiranac was announced this Thursday, August 22, as the Honorary Pace Car Driver and Event Official for the next NASCAR Cup Series race to be held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The race organizers themselves announced the news on their official X account with the following text:
"Leading the field, we welcome @PaigeSpiranac as the Honorary Pace Car Rider and Event Official for the #CokeZeroSugar400"
Three other athletes will be guests at the race. The first will be three-time Olympic swimming champion Robert "Bobby" Finke (2020 Tokyo 800m Freestyle, 2020 Tokyo 1500m Freestyle and 2024 Paris 1500m Freestyle), who will wave the green flag as the honorary starter.
Multi-time National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) cross country and track & field champion Parker Valby and nine-time Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel will join Paige Spiranac as Honorary Event Officials.
In her role as Honorary Pace Car Driver and Event Official, Paige Spiranac will perform a variety of protocol activities, including driving the ceremonial car that officially opens the day's racing.
The next race at Daytona International Speedway, dubbed the Coke Zero Sugar 400 for sponsorship purposes, will be the penultimate race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. It will take place on Saturday, August 24.
What's next for Paige Spiranac?
Recently, Paige Spiranac shared several pictures on social media of herself at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado, home of the PGA Tour's BMW Championship. Spiranac is a Colorado native, so she may have used this visit to generate content that she will share with fans in the near future.
Her most important future commitment, however, is her participation in the Creator Classic, which will be played on Wednesday, August 28 at East Lake Golf Club, home of the TOUR Championship.
The event is sponsored by the PGA Tour and Blackstone and will feature 16 of today's top golf influencers.
In addition to Spiranac, the following content creators will be in attendance:
- Mac Boucher
- George Bryan IV
- Wesley Bryan
- Aimee Cho
- Garrett Clark
- Brad Dalke
- Peter Finch
- Gabby DeGasperis, aka 'Gabby Golfgirl'
- Luke Kwon
- Micah Morris
- Mason Nutt (BustaJack)
- Nick Stubbe, aka 'Fat Perez' (Bob Does Sports)
- Roger Steele
- Tyler Toney (Dude Perfect)
- Sean Walsh (Good Good)
This tournament will be played over eight holes of gross stroke play, followed by a one-hole playoff between the four players with the best scores.