Nicolas Cage To Serve As Daytona 500 Grand Marshall

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Nicolas Cage To Serve As Daytona 500 Grand Marshall

January 26, 2007 11:04 a.m. EST

Buddy Shacklette - All Headline News Motor Sports ReporterDaytona Beach, FL (AHN) - Actor Nicolas Cage has carried many roles over his illustrious career but he'll take on a much different one February 18th as the Grand Marshall for the Daytona 500.Cage is starring in the upcoming Columbia Pictures thriller "Ghost Rider," which opens February 16th, but two days later he'll join past famous Grand Marshalls in giving the call to "Start Your Engines," and waiving the green flag on the pole stand."The Daytona 500 is America's premier motorsports event and consistently attracts some of the biggest high-profile personalities," said Speedway President Robin Braig. "We're excited to have Nicolas take part in Daytona 500 pre-race festivities to help start what will be an exciting 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season."Past Daytona 500 Grand Marshals include James Caan (2006), Matthew McConaughey (2005), President George W. Bush, Ben Affleck (2004) and actor John Travolta (2003).Cage has starred in such hits as "National Treasure", "Gone in Sixty Seconds", "Face/Off", "Con Air", "The Rock", "Raising Arizona", and "Leaving Las Vegas", where he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006262045