The biggest race in NASCAR will have a prominent guest on Sunday, Feb. 16, as President Donald Trump takes in the Daytona 500.
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Multiple CBS News White House correspondents provided the report on Thursday. Ed O'Keefe, in particular, mentioned receiving this news from multiple people. He added that The Beast may make some more laps around the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
This appearance at the Daytona 500 would mark the second time the sitting president has attended the biggest race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
President Trump previously took in a portion of the 2020 Daytona 500, which was rain-postponed. He ultimately departed the track and Daytona Beach after rain forced NASCAR to move the race to Monday, Feb. 17.
Of course, President Trump did not simply watch the season-opening race in 2020. He was the grand marshal and told the drivers to start their engines. His limo, The Beast, then led the field around the superspeedway on pace laps.
This season's opening race will mark the second Cup Series event in a calendar year that President Trump has attended. He also took in last season's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway while spending time with Richard Childress, Austin Dillon, and other members of Richard Childress Racing.
JD Vance — now the vice president — and Donald Trump Jr. attended the playoff race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval in October.
Of course, the Daytona 500 will not be the only high-profile event the president will attend. He is also set to take in the Super Bowl 59 matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb. 9. He will make NFL history as the first sitting commander-in-chief to attend the Big Game.
"It's a great honor," Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said this week. "I think — no matter who the president is — I'm excited because it's the biggest game of my life. You know? And having the president there — it's the best country in the world — so it will be pretty cool."
