Two-time Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard will drive the Pace Car and lead the field of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series superstars to the green flag at the Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard powered by BigMachineRecords.com on Sunday, July 29, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Howard has become an entertainment legend as a director, producer and actor. He has directed worldwide blockbusters including ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ ‘Angels & Demons,’ ‘Apollo 13,’ ‘Backdraft,’ ‘Cinderella Man,’ ‘Cocoon,’ ‘Parenthood,’ ‘Splash,’ ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ ‘Willow’ and many more. Howard will be making his first visit to the historic speedway as a guest of, and to shadow, four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon and his #24 Drive to End Hunger team.(IMS)(7-21-2012)
