John Cena to drive pace car at NASCAR's Daytona 500

John Cena to drive pace car at NASCAR's Daytona 500

WWE Universe, start your engines!

Before WWE Fastlane speeds onto WWE Network Sunday, Feb. 21, John Cena will serve as honorary pace car driver at the Daytona 500! The 15-time World Champion will help kick off the 58th edition of NASCAR Sprint Cup's season-starting race at Daytona International Speedway. The race starts on Fox at 1:30 p.m. ET, live from Daytona Beach, Fla.

Cena, who is an avid car enthusaist, was the honorary starter at the Daytona 500 in 2012. He finished third on "Fast Cars and Superstars - The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race" where he was coached by former Raw guest host Carl Edwards. He's also starred in a Gilette Young Guns commercial with NASCAR drivers Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer.

For more on the Daytona 500, visit daytonainternationalspeedway.com.

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