Trump takes lap around Daytona 500 Speedway in visit to NASCAR race

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President Donald Trump’s fourth week back in the White House is being capped off with a visit to the Daytona International Speedway, where NASCAR‘s annual Daytona 500 race is being held on Sunday. 

Ahead of racers starting their engines on Sunday afternoon, Trump flew to Daytona Beach, Florida, to attend the race, with his motorcade arriving shortly after he landed. The president then took a lap around the racetrack in “The Beast,” the name given to the iconic vehicle of the U.S. president.

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While taking the lap, Trump addressed the drivers: “This is your favorite president. I’m a really big fan of you people. How you do this, I don’t know, but I just want you to be safe. You’re talented people. You’re great people and great Americans. Have a good day. Have a lot of fun, and I’ll see you later.”

Trump was joined by his granddaughter at the race, stating in an interview that the United States is “doing well again,” and that his administration‘s work will “only get better.”

The lap around the track was prefaced by a flyover by Air Force One, the president’s plane.

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Trump previously attended the Daytona 500 race in February 2020, taking a similar lap in The Beast and also giving the command to racers to start their engines. In visiting the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Trump became the first president to attend two Daytona 500 races while presiding in the Oval Office.

The iconic NASCAR race is the second major sporting event that Trump has attended in about a week, as he became the first sitting president to attend the annual Super Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana. 



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