Auto Club Speedway announced that Academy Award and multi-Golden Globe Award-nominated actor John C. Reilly will serve as Grand Marshal for the Copart 300 NNS race at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday, October 10 at 1:30 p.m. PDT. Soon after Reilly gives the most famous command in racing “Gentlemen start your engines”, race fans can catch Reilly in his upcoming fantasy adventure film the Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, in theatres October 23. Being no stranger to NASCAR, race fans will remember Reilly in Days of Thunder and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Most recently on the big screen, Reilly reunited with Will Ferrell in the comedy Step Brothers. Other film credits for Reilly include Academy Award-winning films Chicago, Gangs of New York and The Hours.(Auto Club Speedway PR)(10-5-2009)
