To match the championship aura of Ford Championship Weekend, November 18-20, Homestead-Miami Speedway has named NBC’s ‘This Is Us’ actor Justin Hartley as Grand Marshal for the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 20. Hartley will give the famous command of ‘Drivers, start your engines!’ just before the green flag waves for the NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series championship race. Hartley, who was born and raised in Illinois, has starred in multiple hit TV series, including his role as billionaire superhero Oliver Queen in the long running series ‘Smallville’ on CW. The television actor has also appeared on ABC’s popular TV show ‘Revenge’ and CBS’s soap opera ‘The Young and the Restless.’ Hartley can now be seen co-starring on NBC’s #1 new fall show ‘This Is Us.’. ‘As a huge NASCAR fan, I’m both excited and honored to be named Grand Marshal of the Ford EcoBoost 400,’ said Hartley. ‘I’m very much looking forward to a wonderful weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. I want to thank NASCAR and Matthew Becherer for this great opportunity!’ Tickets for NASCAR’s 2016 Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, are available and can be purchased by calling (866) 409-RACE (7223) or visiting www.HomesteadMiamiSpeedway.com.(HMS)(11-15-2016)
