FORT WORTH – If you are a fan of the A&E hit reality series Duck Dynasty, then you will want to be at Texas Motor Speedway next Saturday night for the final running of the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The Duck Dynasty cast will return to Texas Motor Speedway for the Duck Commander 500 on April 9, 2016.

For the past two years Duck Commander has been the title sponsor for the Spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.  This year’s race is the final event of a three-year sponsorship and a new title sponsor will be announced soon.

“It has been a great partnership being a part of this race,” said Duck Commander CEO Willie Robertson, during an interview Wednesday at TMS’ Media Day at Gilley’s Dallas.  “It was a natural fit and we love Texas.  We love it here and have met a lot of great friends here.  We plan to stay involved in some way without being the title sponsor.”

Robertson, along with his wife Korie, both said that just about the entire family and cast will be at TMS next weekend for the race.

Duck Commander CEO Willie Robertson (L) and his wife Korie, stars of the A&E hit reality show Duck Dynasty, are interviewed on stage by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. President & CEO Marcus Smith during the Texas Motor Speedway Media Day at Gilley’s Dallas on March 30, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

“We have the whole family coming to the race and we are very excited about all being together,” Korie said.  “Everyone will play a role in this event.”

The Robertson’s daughter, Sadie, who finished runner-up in last year’s Dancing With The Stars competition, has been named the Honorary Starter for the Duck Commander.  She will have the honor of waving the green flag from the starter’s stand for the 40-car field in the first Saturday night race of the Sprint Cup season that will be televised live on FOX (6:30 p.m. CT).

Robertson was a fan favorite on Dancing With The Stars as she advanced to the finals with partner Mark Ballas before finishing runner-up to actor Alfonso Ribeiro and partner Witney Carson. See Sadie’s DWTS dance finale here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSQgTYWahjQ.

Sadie will be one of several members of the Duck Commander family that will be in honorary positions for NASCAR’s third-highest paying race.

Reality TV personality Sadie Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ has been named the Honorary Starter for the Duck Commander 500. She will have the honor of waving the green flag from the starter’s stand for the 40-car field in the first Saturday night race of the Sprint Cup season that will be televised live on FOX (6:30 p.m. CT). (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via Getty Images)

Those include:

Jase Robertson and 12-year-old Rowdy Robertson, the recently adopted son of Willie and Korie, will provide the most famous words in motorsports in their role as co-Grand Marshals.

Uncle Si will spice up driver introductions as he will announce the top-10 starting lineup for the Duck Commander 500 while his brother and family patriarch, Phil, will deliver the invocation.

Justin Martin, a Duck Commander employee and Duck Dynasty co-star, will drive one of the pace cars and lead the field to the green flag.

Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck/Buck Commander, will culminate the day by helping present the Duck Commander 500 trophy to the race winner in Sunoco Victory Lane.

Reality TV personality Si Robertson will spice up driver introductions as he will announce the top-10 starting lineup for the Duck Commander 500 while his brother and family patriarch, Phil, will deliver the invocation. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

“This is our third year to sponsor the race,” Korie Robertson said.  “The first year when we walked out and saw the track and the Duck Commander logo, it was really a surreal moment for us.  It was an emotional moment for all of us.  It was very exciting.”

At the TMS Media Day event, the Robertsons shared a little-known, heartwarming story about last year’s Duck Commander 500 where the couple met Rowdy, a 12-year old boy from Graham, Texas who would become their third adopted child.

“This will always be a very special place for us and that is why we thought of starting the Drive Adoption campaign,” Korie said.  “We thought that it was the perfect opportunity to announce it right here at the race.”

To help generate adoption awareness, Texas Motor Speedway and Duck Commander have established a special “Drive Adoption” ticket package for NASCAR’s first points-paying Saturday night race of the 2016 Sprint Cup season. The package consists of two frontstretch tickets for the Duck Commander 500 – NASCAR’s third-largest paying race – and a pair of special Uncle Si Duck Commander duck calls for $150.

The “Drive Adoption” package is available beginning today and offers purchasers more than a 30 percent savings from the retail price. In addition, a $25 donation from each package sold will be made to Worldwide Foundation on behalf of Speedway Children’s Charities. Fans also can visit www.texasmotorspeedway.com/driveadoption to make a “Drive Adoption” donation that Speedway Children’s Charities will present to the Worldwide Foundation.

Willie and Korie Robertson talk about ‘Drive Adoption’ and how it will be a big part of the Duck Commander 500 weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Photo by Mike Haag

“Coming to the racetrack and seeing our logo is special,” Willie said.  “My dad always had big dreams and said to us boys that we were going to sell one million duck calls.  We were super poor at the time and I always wondered how we were going to do that.  Now seeing our logo here and all over America is just great and we are just proud to be a part of it because a lot of our fans are the same fans that watch NASCAR.”

Speedway Motorsports Inc. President and CEO Marcus said the Duck Commander 500 sponsorship at Texas Motor Speedway was one of the most unique race sponsorships in the history of Texas Motor Speedway and NASCAR.

“It’s a unique sponsorship in sports to have a reality show sponsoring a major sporting event,” Smith said.  “The product and the fan base are aligned perfect, and it is a pretty special deal when the CEO of a major brand comes in and sponsors a race like this one.  Not only is Willie the CEO of the company he is also a celebrity with a lot of fans.  We are appreciative of the investment that we have made and the partnership that we have had with Duck Commander.”

Willie & Korie Robertson of the A&E hit reality show Duck Dynasty pose with Marcus Smith during the Texas Motor Speedway Media Day at Gilley’s Dallas on March 30, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)