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Michigan State head coaches Mel Tucker and Tom Izzo to be co-Grand Marshals at upcoming NASCAR race

Michigan State football head coach Mel Tucker and men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo will be co-Grand Marshals at an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, the raceway announced on Thursday.

The coaches will kick off the FireKeepers Casino 400, a 200-lap race in the Irish Hills of Brooklyn, Michigan Tucker and Izzo, as co-Grand Marshals, will deliver the most famous words in motorsport, “Drivers, start your engines.”

The FireKeepers Casino 400 begins at 3 p.m. EDT on Aug. 7 and will air on USA Network.

Coach Izzo and @Coach_mtucker will serve as co-grand marshals for the @NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday, August 7th at Michigan International Speedway

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