Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to serve as Daytona 500 Grand marshal

One of the biggest stars in the whole world will be on hand at the 2024 Daytona 500 in a few weeks time as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be on hand to tell the racers to start their engines as the Grand Marshal for the race.

He joins a long list of celebrities to have given the famous command and had the honor to begin proceedings for one of Nascar’s iconic races. It’s also the second time that Johnson will have the honor for a NASCAR race, having done so in Texas in 2004.

A former football player, WWE star, and now an actor and business man, is also a noted bodybuilder and the sort of larger-than-life figured suited to these moments. He’s also recently been the guest picker on ESPN’s College GameDay.

The 2024 Daytona 500 is slated for Sunday, February 18, at 2:30 p.m., with Johnson kicking off things shortly beforehand.

Odds for the 2024 Daytona winner are out

Daytona is set to kick off the 2024 calendar in a few weeks times and the odds have come out for who might win in early December.

These early odds are always fun. It gives fans something to talk about, bettors something to put money on – it also lets you know what Vegas thinks about these drivers. I’d also say these opening odds reveal something about the new cars in the Cup Series.

In the opening odds for the Daytona 500, NASCAR on NBC has Ryan Blaney as the favorite at 9-1 odds. He is followed by Chris Buescher, Chase Elliott, and Brad Keselowski at 11-1 odds.

William Byron and Denny Hamlin are both +1200. Joey Logano is listed at +1400. The rest of the top-10 in the opening odds are Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, and Christopher Bell at +1600 odds.