{"id":463204,"date":"2026-02-09T05:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/463204\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T05:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:57:08","slug":"nascar-drops-scintillating-ad-starring-scott-eastwood-with-cameos-from-marshawn-lynch-and-several-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/463204\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR drops scintillating ad starring Scott Eastwood, with cameos from Marshawn Lynch and several drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Racing season is just around the corner, with the action at the Daytona 500 set to get underway this week. Ahead of the season debut, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/pro\/category\/nascar\/news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR<\/a> has released a scintillating ad that tugs on all the heartstrings.<\/p>\n<p>The ad stars actor Scott Eastwood, the son of Clint Eastwood, taking a joyride around America as he sings the praises of the sport. It features cameos from dozens of NASCAR stars and even has an appearance from former Seattle Seahawks running back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/marshawn-lynch-84397\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marshawn Lynch<\/a> alongside Bubba Wallace recreating a scene from Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The ad kicks off with an appeal to patriotism. And to the grassroots of NASCAR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica\u2019s forefathers didn\u2019t throw tea in the harbor so they could sit quietly on rooftops and drink champagne,\u201d Eastwood narrates. \u201cThey did it so we could be loud. So we could be free. We don\u2019t come from royalty. We come from bootleggers and bar builders. We\u2019re about grit that fights for inches and contact that counts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daytona 500 will take place on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET. It will debut on FOX.<\/p>\n<p>This NASCAR season promises to be an intriguing one, with the Cup Series debut of Connor Zilisch among many highlights to look forward to. And the ad continues, perhaps with a shot at F1\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where you remember what it feels like to feel something,\u201d Eastwood says. \u201cThis is Sunday at full throttle. It\u2019s loud. It\u2019s raw. And it\u2019s a damned good time. This is NASCAR. Our engines don\u2019t whisper. They roar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want perfect turns and polite applause? You know where to find it. But if you want dust and dented fenders and a place to let loose, we\u2019ve got a seat waiting for you. Coolers full. No dress code and no velvet ropes. With your people. Heart racing. Strapped in, screaming your damned lungs out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An absolutely brilliant ad. As Eastwood roars off a jump and onto the track, the backdrop of Daytona fills in the background.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t made to be tame. It was made to be felt,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is NASCAR, so America\u2026 start your engines!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Racing season is just around the corner, with the action at the Daytona 500 set to get underway&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-463204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}