NASCAR, WWE support Make-A-Wish
WWE Superstar John Cena will wave the green flag as Honorary Starter of the 54th Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the historic Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Cena was invited to participate in this year’s big race by 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series runner-up Carl Edwards on WWE’s Monday Night Raw (9 p.m. EST USA Network).
Edwards got out of his official No.99 Fastenal Ford and told his friend, “NASCAR asked me to come to Monday Night Raw and personally invite you to drop the green flag and officially start the Daytona 500 on February 26.”
An appreciative Cena enthusiastically accepted with an emphatic “Yes.”
“John Cena is the greatest Superstar in WWE today,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said. “We look forward to seeing him on the flag stand waving the green flag to start ‘The Great American Race’ and kick off the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.”
Last season Edwards finished a close second to Tony Stewart in the Sprint Cup series.
Cena, who made his WWE debut in 2002, is a 10-time WWE champion. He can be seen each week on the hit cable series Monday Night Raw on USA Network. The avid NASCAR fan will headline WrestleMania 28 against The Rock on Sunday, April 1 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Cena’s success has led to starring roles in various Hollywood films. He recently starred in “The Reunion” from WWE Studios and alongside Patricia Clarkson and Danny Glover in the family drama “Legendary.” His first theatrical film was the 2006 action-thriller “The Marine” from Twentieth Century Fox.
Always a fan favorite with kids, Cena played himself in Nickelodeon’s popular teen comedies “Fred: The Movie” and “Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred.” A popular talk show guest, Cena has appeared on The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Talk and many more.
Cena, like many NASCAR drivers, has a long standing relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He is on pace to grant his 300th wish, making him the first celebrity wish granter ever to reach that lofty goal.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation recently dedicated a room to WWE at the foundation’s headquarters in Phoenix in honor of Cena’s unwavering dedication to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Past Honorary Starters for the Daytona 500 include NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, actor Ashton Kutcher, comedian Whoopi Goldberg and singer Mariah Carey
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