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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 03: Former NFL player Peyton Manning at the Fanatics Super Bowl Party on February 3, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Fanatics)

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 03: Former NFL player Peyton Manning at the Fanatics Super Bowl Party on February 3, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Fanatics)
By Maghen Moore
Feb 18, 2018

Peyton Manning served as the Honorary Pace Car Driver at Sunday’s Daytona 500.

FOX Sports shared a video of the two-time Super Bowl Champ driving the pace car.

Daytona International Speedway announced Manning as the driver on Feb. 13.

Braves icon and Hall of Famer Chipper Jones served as an honorary official.

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