Martina McBride
has been named to sing the national anthem at this weekend's Daytona
500. Additionally,
Brad Paisley, previously announced to perform a three-song pre-race
concert, will also serve as the honorary pace car driver at Sunday's (Feb. 20) race. He'll be driving a Chevrolet Camaro SS.
In related news, country newcomer
Randy Montana has been added to the list of performers
during pre-race festivities taking place outside the track. As previously announced,
Dierks
Bentley has been commissioned by Fox Sports to record a special version of his hit
"Sideways"
as the theme song for the network's 2011 NASCAR coverage. Bentley will debut the song live from the Daytona 500. Coverage
of the race begins Sunday at noon on the Fox network.
