Undertaker To Drive Pace Car At NASCAR Echopark Automotive Grand Prix Cup Series Race

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The Undertaker has a big weekend coming up, and an even bigger one waiting for him next week.

In addition to being the main event inductee for the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled as part of WrestleMania 38 Week, "The Phenom" will also get the fun started at the NASCAR race this weekend.

The soon-to-be WWE Hall of Fame legend has been announced as the pace-car driver for Sunday's Echopark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series Race.

NASCARatCOTA.com released the following announcement:

WWE LEGEND THE UNDERTAKER TO DRIVE PACE CAR AT SUNDAY’S ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE GRAND PRIX NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE

Circuit of The Americas is “resurrecting” one of WWE’s biggest names for this weekend’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. The Undertaker will descend upon NASCAR at COTA on Sunday to lead the field to the green flag as Honorary Pace Car driver.

“I am honored to be the Honorary Pace Car driver at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in Austin,” said Calaway. “It’s a big week for Texas with WrestleMania in Dallas on April 2 and April 3, and I am excited to kick it off at Circuit of The Americas.”

Houston, Texas-native Mark Calaway, best known as “The Undertaker,” is one of WWE’s most popular and enduring figures and a pop culture icon. He is a multi-time WWE and World Heavyweight Champion, a six-time tag-team champion and a Royal Rumble Match winner. Next week, he will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

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