Chase Elliott declares President Donald Trump’s possible Daytona 500 appearance will be ‘special and really cool’
2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Chase Elliott has shared his feelings about Donald Trump's potential Daytona 500 appearance.
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The sitting US President Donald Trump is set to appear in the 2025 Daytona 500, the new season opener, according to the latest reports. He has been to NASCAR races twice in the past, with the 2020 Daytona 500 appearance as the Grand Marshall being one of the special moments of the sport.
It’s been over five years since a sitting president has come to NASCAR races and it is going to benefit the sport. The 2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott has shared his feelings about the potential visit and has explained how it’s going to help the sport to attract more viewership.
Yeah, I think just having a sitting president come and be part of one of our biggest days of the year, certainly our biggest, what I would call our biggest event of the year, I think is special and certainly brings a lot of eyes and a different perspective to what we do down here for the race. Always thought it was really cool.
Chase Elliott told Seth Eggert.
.@KyleBusch, @chaseelliott, and @keselowski chime in with their thoughts on the rumors of @POTUS attending the 2025 #DAYTONA500 and how big name celebrities attending can shine a bright light on @NASCAR as a sport.#NASCAR pic.twitter.com/OJysixYRfg
— Seth Eggert (@SethEggert91) February 13, 2025
The comments from Elliott show he is really excited about the president’s visit and the potential opportunity to secure the win for the No:9 Hendrick Motorsports team. It will not be an easy ride though, as he will be starting P17, with the potential of getting caught up in wrecks.
Chase Elliott recalls special Daytona tradition involving US Presidents
In the same conversation over Presidents and the Daytona 500, Elliott recalled how in the past the race winner used to get a personal call from the president. He doesn’t know if the tradition is still there but added that it’s just a cool thing.
I remember the sitting president used to call the winner. I don’t know if you’ll remember that or not but some stories happening. I don’t know if that happens now. It’s just a cool thing.
Chase Elliott said.
The comments from Elliott show he likes to experience the special moment involving the president by winning the Daytona 500. It would be interesting to see if the HMS driver can secure the win and potentially experience it this Sunday.
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