Daytona 500 Grand Marshal Kate Upton On Cover Of SI Swimsuit Issue
Kate Upton is the first Daytona 500 grand marshal to be featured on SIs swimsuit issue cover...
Media Release | Posted February 14, 2012 Daytona Beach, FL
For Kate Upton fans around the world, Valentines Day came a little early late last night when the Daytona 500 Grand Marshal and Melbourne, Fla., native was unveiled as the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Upton and her Three Stooges co-star, Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning actress Jane Lynch, will deliver the four most famous words in motorsports Drivers, start your engines prior to the start of the 54th annual Great American Race on Feb. 26, 2012 (FOX, 1 p.m. ET).
SIs Swimsuit Issue is the most anticipated sports publication each year to have one of our wonderful Grand Marshals on the cover is exhilarating, said Daytona International Speedway president Joie Chitwood III.
Kate will have hearts racing around the world before she and Jane give the command to bring 43 stock cars roaring to life. There is a lot to love about this years Daytona 500.
Jane Lynch is best known for her role as the sarcastic villain on FOXs hit show "Glee", for which she has earned an Emmy and Golden Globe. Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso -- starring as Larry, Moe & Curly in the all new "The Three Stooges" movie from Twentieth Century Fox, will start the action by delivering the green flag at the Daytona 500, NASCARs most prestigious race.
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