NASCAR Gets a Special Grand Marshal for the Cup Race, Kansas City Chiefs DT Chris Jones

Kansas City Chiefs’ Defensive Tackle, Chris Jones, is set to fill in as the Grand Marshal, in a virtual limit, for the Super Start Batteries 400 at the Kansas Speedway this Thursday. Jones will have a simple yet one of the best jobs in motorsports. He will be telling the NASCAR drivers the most acclaimed words in the game: “Drivers, start your engines!”

Fans aren’t yet permitted to be in attendance at the Kansas Speedway. This to some degree is the reason Jones’ appearance will be virtual.

The race is the part of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series. NASCAR is preparing to relax some safety measures, however, there will be no practice or qualifying sessions for the remainder of the races.

Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Blaney are seen as the clear favorites to win this race.

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Kansas Speedway announced this news through a press report. Kansas Speedway President Pat Warren said: “The Chiefs provided our community a great deal of pride and joy last February, and it is only appropriate to have someone who played such a critical role in their success kick off our race weekend.”

He further added, “We look forward to one of the NFL’s top defensive players having a role at Kansas Speedway, and we also want to wish him and the rest of the Chiefs the best of luck in defending their title in 2020.”

Chris Jones expressed his excitement via tweet. He wrote: “beep beep….”

The Chiefs man could not have asked for a better week. The Chiefs re-signed Jones to a four-year contract worth $85 million. Jones played a pivotal role in their Super Bowl triumph. The Chiefs clinched the victory by overcoming the San Francisco 49ers by a tally of 31–20.

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