Ryan Shazier Jersey Peyton Manning to drive pace car at Daytona 500 Published: Feb 13, 2018 at 04:41 AM Peyton Manning is racing toward an eventual checkered flag finish at the , but his next pit stop on the road of life will involve driving the honorary pace car for Daytona 500 on Sunday. The former and quarterback around the famed 3.5-mile tri-oval before the start of NASCAR's biggest race of the year, Daytona International Speedway announced Tuesday. Manning, for his part, is looking forward to getting behind the wheel of a Toyota Joe Gilliam Jersey Camry XSE. "Serving as the Honorary Pace Car Driver will be a truly unique and exciting experience," Manning said in a statement. "I want to thank NASCAR, Daytona International Speedway and Nationwide for making this po sible. I'm really looking forward to race day." Manning retired after the 2015 season after helping the win in 50 -- his Sean Davis Jersey second title. The 18-year NFL veteran set career records for pa sing yards (71,940) and touchdowns (539) en route to winning five MVP honors. "We're talking true star power with this announcement, as Peyton Manning is one of the legends of both college football and the NFL," said Chip Wile, Daytona International Speedway president. "He also has the Antonio Brown Jersey persona and popularity to match his achievements. He'll be an awesome honorary pace car driver and a great addition to our lineup of high-profile guests for the 60th Daytona 500." This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please Merril Hoge Jersey use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.