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Rob Gronkowski to drive pace car at Chicago NASCAR race
Rob Gronkowski is going to drive the pace car at a NASCAR race later this month. What could possibly go wrong?
Our closet living equivalent to DuffMan will serve as Grand Marshal for the Chicago Xfinity Series race scheduled for Saturday, June 20. (For those not in the know, the Xfinity Series is a developmental race series just below the top level, NASCAR's equivalent of Triple-A baseball ... or, in NFL terms, the NFC South.) Gronk and his brothers Gordie Jr., Chris, Dan and Glenn -- why why WHY is there not a reality show with these dudes -- will all be co-marshals, and Gronk's pops will be honorary starter.
"I'm stoked to spend Father's Day weekend with my family at Chicagoland Speedway," are words attributed to Gronkowski in a track release but which he almost certainly did not ever say. "Not only are we coming from all over the country to celebrate the best dad in the world, but I get the ultimate adrenaline rush of getting behind the wheel and driving the pace car to kick-off the NASCAR race. My brothers and I get to say the most famous words in racing, and my dad gets to wave the green flag to start the race. It's going to be an awesome weekend."
The city of Joliet, Illinois, where the Chicago Speedway is located, may wish to begin emergency preparedness training right now. The Summer of Gronk rolls on.
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