James Franco Named Daytona 500 Grand Marshal

Oz: The Great and Powerful will have the honor of saying, "Drivers, start your engines!"

By Rebecca Macatee Feb 08, 2013 6:15 PMTags
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James Franco is adding yet another line to his impossibly long résumé: Daytona 500 grand marshal!

The Oz: The Great and Powerful Star will have the honor of saying, "Drivers, start your engines," at the Great American Race on Feb. 24.

According to a press release, Franco will give the starting command and be introduced at the driver's meeting, participate in prerace ceremonies and ride in one of the grand marshal cars during the pace laps prior to the 500-mile race. Busy guy!

Franco, of course, is not the first celeb to serve as grand marshal of the Daytona 500. John Travolta, Ben Affleck, Nicolas Cage, Kate Upton, Jane Lynch and Matthew McConaughey have all done the honors as well.

Let's place a bet on how long it is before Franco decides to become a race car driver.