Dwayne Johnson remains optimistic for the grand honor at NASCAR’s Daytona 500 despite inclement weather conditions ahead of the kickoff

The Great One is fired up to do the honors at Daytona 500.

Dwayne Johnson remains optimistic for the grand honor at NASCAR’s Daytona 500 despite inclement weather conditions ahead of the kickoff

Dwayne Johnson on Daytona 500 poster [via- NASCAR on X]

Despite plotting a WWE return in 2024, Dwayne Johnson is a busy man. Take, for instance, he’s been entrusted to serve as the grand marshal at the 66th annual Daytona 500 event this afternoon. In his latest post on Instagram, The People’s Champ could be seen passing by the Daytona International Speedway. However, it was pouring down at that juncture. Johnson dished out an encomium for the race car drivers hungry to leave an indelible mark on the fans.

The 51-year-old Hollywood actor acknowledged the unfavorable weather conditions as well. However, just what he could’ve done, The Rock hoped to see some sunshine on the track. According to local reporting, there’s a heavy rain forecast for the entire day.

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A silver lining could be expected as soon as evening sets in place. The worst that could happen is the postponement of the race until Monday. As Dwayne Johnson noted, the venue has been sold out. That pretty much confirms how NASCAR fanatics are buzzing to see someone lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane.

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If rain gods show mercy, the wrestler-turned-actor would kick things off with those four words, “drivers, start your engines. Apart from the Black Adam star, DJ Khaled will also be there to assume his role as the race’s honorary starter.

What did Dwayne Johnson do upon his SmackDown return?

When The Rock decided it was time to return to WWE, he actually meant it. He’s back for a full-fledged storyline, and his purpose encompasses ruining Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania moment. This past week on SmackDown, The Great One came out in a Versace vest, something that defined The Rock in the attitude era.

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He officially joined The Bloodline while disparaging the packed house in Utah. His segment has already crossed over 2 million views on YouTube and has engendered a positive response from the fans, incongruent with when he overshadowed Cody’s decision a few weeks ago.

After SmackDown was over, numerous social media accounts unearthed the covert details WWE must’ve tried to underscore. A rewatch of the entire promo could tell that The Rock was seemingly pointing at Roman Reigns when he said that Rhodes was a loser.

Fans believe that The People’s Champ is playing a double agent and could betray The Tribal Chief at WrestleMania. As known, right at the end, Rock said that Roman’s story with Cody was finishing, and his was just getting started.

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