Wrestling legend “Stone Cold” Steve Austin has been named Grand Marshal of the upcoming BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400.
Six-time WWE Champion Austin has now been added to the illustrious list of renowned celebrities and racers who have had the privilege of serving as the grand marshal for “The Great American Off-Road Race” since its debut in 1968. Austin will kick off race week by leading the Mint 400 parade Wednesday, March 5 at 3 p.m. Austin will be serving as Grand Marshal and competing in the UTV class piloting his Kawasaki KRX.
The event airs LIVE on SPEED SPORT 1.
“We are thrilled to have Steve leading all the main Mint 400 festivities as grand marshal including the Mint 400 Parade, The Mint 400 kick-off party, Mint 400 Off-Road Festival and of course, he will be dropping the green flag at the start of the race on Saturday as well as racing his Kawasaki KRX UTV on Friday,” stated Mint 400 CEO Matt Martelli.
For over 55 years, The Mint 400 has been recognized as North America’s most challenging and awe-inspiring off-road race. Originally conceived as a promotional event for the Mint Hotel’s yearly deer hunt, it quickly evolved from a mere hotel marketing strategy into a bona fide desert racing competition.
Since its resurgence in 2008, “The Great American Off-Road Race” has only grown in prestige, attracting larger and more competitive participant fields each year, making victory even more elusive. It stands as a must-experience event for both racers and enthusiasts of off-road racing.
“I am excited to be asked to be Grand Marshal as well as to be competing at The Mint 400,” Austin said. “It has been a goal of mine to race The Mint since I first got introduced to off-road racing. ‘The Great American Off-Road Race’ is going to be very special – and “that’s the bottom line, cause Stone Cold said so!”
The Mint 400 festivities begin Wednesday, March 5 with the “12th Annual Mint 400 Vehicle Procession” and continue on Thursday, March 6 on historic Fremont Street with the “Mint 400 Off-Road Festival.”
The festival will be open from 9 am to 6 pm on Fremont Street East. Over 150 off-road vendors and exhibitors will display their products in front of a massive crowd of racers and enthusiasts, including nearly 500 race teams. The event is free to the public. Then on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, the 58th Annual BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 will host two days of thrilling racing from their official start/finish midway behind Buffalo Bill’s Hotel and Casino in Primm, Nev.
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