Artist-songwriter Sarah Faith, winner of last year‘s ‘From Garage to Glory‘ contest, presented by The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company, will perform the National Anthem as part of pre-race ceremonies for Saturday‘s (Feb. 19) Beef. It‘s What‘s For Dinner. 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

The Beef. It‘s What‘s For Dinner. 300, which takes the green flag at 5:00 p.m. ET, will be part of a Saturday doubleheader as earlier in the day the Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire for the ARCA Menards Series (1:30 p.m. ET) gets underway at noon. For tickets to Saturday‘s action, as well as all events part of Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, log onto www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP. The week culminates with the 64th running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 20.

Faith was one of 2,000 entries from the Goodyear ‘From Garage to Glory‘ contest, and she was chosen as the winner from a fan vote. Faith, the Michigan-born Nashvillian, builds her music catalog and sound around her life‘s experiences. As an Indie Alternative/Americana artist, Faith has been strongly influenced by a diverse musical background including classic rock, alternative and country music. Her warm, soulful voice brings fans songs written about close-to-the-heart stories with a distinct kind of vulnerability and realness. To learn more about Faith, log onto www.sarahfaithmusic.com or follow her on social channels that include: IG @sarahfaith_music, FB @sarahfaithmusic, Twitter @thesarahfaith and TikTok @sarahfaithmusic.

Faith will be among a host of incredible entertainers and honorary officials during Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth, which are listed below:


Honorary Officials/Entertainment — DAYTONA 500 (Sunday, Feb. 20)

Grand Marshal: Charles Woodson, FOX Sports Analyst, Football Hall of Famer, Super Bowl Champ and Heisman Trophy WinnerHonorary Starter: Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Fox CorporationGod Bless America: Forest Lake Education Center ChoirNational Anthem: Trace Adkins, Country Music IconInvocation: Farzad Nourian, Chaplain — AdventHealth Central FloridaPresentation of Colors: Robertsdale High School JROTCPre-Race Concert: Luke Combs, Multi-platinum, ACM, CMA, CMT and Billboard Music Award-winning artistEntertainment: Entertainment: Drew Parker, Max Impact Band, Windermere High School, Fort Pierce High School, Ardmore High School & Upper St. Claire High School

Honorary Officials/Entertainment — Beef. It‘s What‘s For Dinner. 300 (Saturday, Feb. 19)

Grand Marshal: Marty Smith, Florida Cattleman and Past President, National Cattlemen‘s Beef AssociationHonorary Starter: Todd Wilkinson, South Dakota Cattleman and President-Elect, National Cattlemen‘s Beef AssociationNational Anthem: Sarah Faith, Artist-Songwriter Sarah Faith, winner of last year‘s ‘From Garage to Glory‘ contest, presented by The Goodyear & Tire Rubber CompanyGod Bless America: First Baptist Church of Port OrangeInvocation: Rory Carey, Pastor, Daytona Christian CenterPresentation of Colors: Keystone Heights High School JROTC

Honorary Officials/Entertainment — Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire (Feb. 19)

Grand Marshal: Greg Cozzo, Lucas Oil Event CoordinatorHonorary Starter: Bill Moody, TPH Holdings HDNational Anthem: Melissa Trumble, Palm Coast, FLInvocation: Ronnie Barton, Former Pastor, First Baptist Church of South DaytonaPresentation of Colors: Interlachen High School

Honorary Officials/Entertainment — NEXTera Energy 250 (Friday, Feb. 18)

Grand Marshal: Mike Spoor, Vice President, Florida Power & LightHonorary Starter: Rex Noble, Sr. Director, Florida Power & Light Energy ServicesPledge of Allegiance: Cub Scout Pack 507, Lake Mary, FLNational Anthem: Galaxy Middle SchoolInvocation: Scott Menez, Teaching Pastor, Riverbend Community Church in Ormond BeachPresentation of Colors: Keystone Heights High School JROTCEntertainment: DJ EL Performance

Honorary Officials/Entertainment — Bluegreen Duel (Friday, Feb. 17)

Grand Marshal: EVP, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Dusty TonkinHonorary Starter: SVP, National Marketing & OPC, Jason SaboGod Bless America: Lake Minneola High SchoolNational Anthem: Allen D. Nease High SchoolInvocation: Chaplain Mackenson “Mack” VendomePresentation of Colors: Baldwin Middle-High School JROTC

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