The 56th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL, and who better to be on hand for this most American of sporting events than Captain America himself?

Chris Evans, best known for playing Marvel Comics’ legendary star-spangled superhero in Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers, as well as the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, will serve as Grand Marshal for the race. In addition to participating in pre-race ceremonies and riding in one of the Grand Marshal cars during the pace laps prior to the green flag of the Daytona 500, Evans has been granted the honor of beginning the race with the proclamation “Drivers, start your engines.”