LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor, screenwriter and co-creator of “Ted Lasso” Brendan Hunt served as Grand Marshal for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series Chase Race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, October 4.
Best known for his role as Coach Beard on the Emmy Award-winning Apple TV series “Ted Lasso,” Hunt gave the command, “Drivers, start your engines,” before the South Point 400 gets underway at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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“We’re happy to welcome Brendan Hunt to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the South Point 400,” said Patrick Lindsey, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “Brendan is an incredible talent, and we’re excited to have him be part of race day and experience everything that makes a NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas so special.”
Hunt joins a list of entertainers, athletes and public figures who have served as Grand Marshal at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, actor Glenn Powell, Las Vegas icons Penn & Teller, and UFC President Dana White.
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