More appearances

| | Comments (0) |

The NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway will have a touch of Hollywood. There are a number of celebrities who will at the track over the weekend.

Cheryl Burke of "Dancing with the Stars" and her new partner, sprinter Maurice Green, will be at the track on Saturday. Burke and Green will be giving some of the drivers dance lessons, perhaps looking for future contestants. Burke will also be the honorary starter for the Nationwide Series race on Saturday and be an honorary pit crew member for Carl Edwards' Cup team on Sunday. Edwards and Waltrip are expected to be two of the drivers getting dance lessons from Burke.

Ron Perlman, otherwise known as Hellboy, is the grand marshal for the Nationwide Series race on Saturday. He is also going to be on the new FX show "Sons of Anarchy."

Chris Cornell will be performing at the track on Sunday before the Pepsi 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. He will be in the FanZone at 2:30 p.m. Admission to the concert is free for all race ticket holders.

Drew Carey, the host of "The Price is Right," is the grand marshal for the Pepsi 500 on Sunday. Carey will also be the honorary crew chief for Edwards' Cup team.

Leave a comment

About Haddock
in the Paddock


Tim Haddock covers motorsports — including stock-car and open-wheel racing — for the Los Angeles Daily News.

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Tim Haddock published on August 27, 2008 9:42 AM.

Driver appearances was the previous entry in this blog.

Probation is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Recent Comments

Powered by Movable Type 4.21-en

NASCAR Standings

Advertisement

Other blogs

Song Girls Forum in Inside USC with Scott Wolf
Why Prince? in Inside UCLA with Brian Dohn
Jim Fox/Dave Taylor golf tournament in Inside the Kings
Day 30: 30 baseball books in 30 days of April, '09: Let's keep this thing going in Farther Off the Wall
The Sol's Mother's Day Incentive in 100 Percent Soccer