That's right Mr. Bowyer. The star of the upcoming movie, OZ THE GREAT & POWERFUL has been named as Grand Marshal of the upcoming Daytona 500. Ya ain't in Kansas anymore. Evidently the other Great & Powerful will be busy with other Daytona duties. We'll see where the yellow brick road leads when the Daytona checkers fly.
James Franco named grand marshal of Daytona 500
James Franco, Oscar-nominee for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role co-hosts the 83rd Annual Academy Awards broadcast by the ABC Television Network from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 27, 2011. (Michael Yada / A.M.P.A.S.)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (KABC) -- Actor James Franco will serve as grand marshal for the 55th running of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
The race is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 24, at Daytona International Speedway.
Franco will give the famed starting command, "Drivers start your engines." He will also participate in pre-race ceremonies and ride in one of the grand marshal cars during the pace laps before the green flag of the 200-lap, 500-mile race.
The 34-year-old actor is the star of Disney's "Oz The Great and Powerful," which is slated for release March 8. The film also stars Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams. Franco's other credits include "127 Hours," the "Spider-Man" trilogy, "Milk" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."
Franco joins a star-studded list of previous Daytona 500 grand marshals including John Travolta, Ben Affleck, Nicolas Cage, Kate Upton, Jane Lynch and Matthew McConaughey.
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