In honor of the 12th Anniversary of Sept. 11th, 2001, Chicagoland Speedway announced cast members of NBCs hit television series ‘Chicago Fire” and representatives from the Chicago Police Department, Joliet Police Department and Joliet Fire Department as the collective Grand Marshals for the GEICO 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Sunday, Sept. 15. The cast members of ‘Chicago Fire’ including Jesse Spencer (Lieutenant Matthew Casey), Taylor Kinney (Lieutenant Kelly Severide), Eamonn Walker (Battalion Chief Wallace Boden), David Eigenberg (Firefighter Christopher Herrmann) and Randy Flagler (Capp), will deliver the most famous line in motorsports, ‘Drivers, start your engines’ prior to the green flag of the GEICO 400. The NBC drama, ‘Chicago Fire’ provides an edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of Americas most noble professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating.( Chicagoland Speedway )
