Auburn coach Bryan Harsin has had an eventful offseason, but he is getting a pretty cool honor this weekend. The Talladega Superspeedway announced Harsin will be the honorary pace car driver for Sunday’s GEICO 500.
Talladega Superspeedway, which is located in Lincoln, Ala., is less than two hours away from Auburn’s campus.
Harsin is entering his second season as Auburn’s head coach after going 6–7 in his first season. However, he had a tumultuous year as players publicly questioned whether he was the right person for the job.
Amid an investigation into Harsin, Auburn created a new policy outlining that an employee had to cooperate with any university investigation.