NASCAR: Rascal Flatts, Kelsey Grammer and Coach Joe Gibbs Serve as Prerace Dignitaries

Pre-Race Dignitaries

Rascal Flatts, Coach Joe Gibbs and Kelsey Grammer serve as prerace dignitaries for Sunday’s FOX NASCAR iRacing event from virtual Richmond Raceway via video from their respective homes.

Chart-topping trio Rascal Flatts, one of the most influential groups in modern country music, performs the national anthem Sunday, April 19, prior to the start of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race (1:00 PM ET on FOX*, FS1 and the FOX Sports app). Vocalist Gary LeVox, multi-instrumentalist Jay DeMarcus and guitarist Joe Don Rooney, members of the Grand Ole Opry and the most-awarded country group of the past decade, are celebrating their 20th anniversary.

Grammer, an actor, comedian and director renowned for his roles on Cheers and Frasier, gives the command to start engines. Gibbs, NASCAR and Pro Football Hall of Famer and owner of Joe Gibbs Racing, offers the invocation from his home prior to the start of the race.