{"id":14983,"date":"2018-02-25T08:17:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T14:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=14983"},"modified":"2018-02-25T08:18:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T14:18:41","slug":"folds-of-honor-quiktrip-500-celebrity-sightings-at-atlanta-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/25\/folds-of-honor-quiktrip-500-celebrity-sightings-at-atlanta-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Celebrity Sightings at Atlanta Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HAMPTON, Ga. &#8211; Every race weekend is filled with celebrity appearances.&nbsp; The <strong>Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500<\/strong> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlantamotorspeedway.com\">Atlanta Motor Speedway<\/a> is no exception.&nbsp; Following last week&#8217;s Daytona 500, race fans are ready to be wowed by racing and star power.&nbsp; With a Southern flair and Georgia flavor, fans will be thrilled with the line up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14985\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/25\/folds-of-honor-quiktrip-500-celebrity-sightings-at-atlanta-motor-speedway\/chris-janson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?fit=960%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chris janson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?fit=640%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?resize=55%2C55&amp;ssl=1 55w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chris-janson.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The pre-race concert features <strong>Chris Janson<\/strong>, a critically acclaimed writer and singer.&nbsp; One of his latest hits is his single &#8220;Drunk Girl,&#8221; but you may recognize him for his very&nbsp;popular song is &#8220;Buy Me a Boat.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Janson is excited about playing at the Fold of Honor QuikTrip 500.&nbsp; &#8220;We are big NASCAR fans at our house,&#8221; said Janson.&nbsp; &#8220;My son and father-in-law can&#8217;t wait for this day!&nbsp; We look forward to coming to Georgia.&nbsp; Racing and country music together make for the perfect day!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQPjKSVe1tQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The grand marshal for the Fold of Honor QuikTrip 500 will be Atlanta native <strong>Kenan Thompson<\/strong>.&nbsp; Thompson is the longest serving <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> cast member.&nbsp; He has performed in several<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14988\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/25\/folds-of-honor-quiktrip-500-celebrity-sightings-at-atlanta-motor-speedway\/kenan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kenan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14988 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?resize=55%2C55&amp;ssl=1 55w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kenan.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> movies and is one of the leading comedy sketch actors today.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thompson will visit with race fans, attend the pre-race drivers&#8217; meeting and give the drivers&#8217; command as part of his grand marshal duties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Atlanta Motor Speedway is my home track, and being grand marshal at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is a great honor,&#8221; said Thompson.&nbsp; &#8220;I&#8217;ll make my city proud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here Thompson discusses his work on <em>SNL<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-_WPOfURtSM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The national anthem will be performed by the Grammy-nominated Southern Gospel quartet <strong>Ernie Haase &amp; Signature Sound<\/strong>.&nbsp; These guys are a favorite in Atlanta and back for their fourth <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/25\/folds-of-honor-quiktrip-500-celebrity-sightings-at-atlanta-motor-speedway\/quartet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quartet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-14990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?resize=55%2C55&amp;ssl=1 55w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/quartet.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>performance at the Fold of Honor QuikTrip 500.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The quartet has been performing around the world since its formation in 2003, and they are looking forward to participating in Sunday&#8217;s race festivities.&nbsp; &#8220;We are humbled and honored to be able to stand and sing our nation&#8217;s anthem once again at Atlanta Motor Speedway,&#8221; said Haase.&nbsp; &#8220;This will be the fourth time for Signature Sound to be part of the Fold of Honor QuikTrip 500, and we do not take that for granted.&nbsp; We are excited to sing for all of the amazing fans of NASCAR.&nbsp; They are the most exciting people to sing to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/25\/folds-of-honor-quiktrip-500-celebrity-sightings-at-atlanta-motor-speedway\/tarra\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?fit=781%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"781,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tarra\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?fit=640%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?resize=55%2C55&amp;ssl=1 55w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tarra.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Another iconic performance this weekend will be the singing of &#8220;Georgia on my Mind&#8221; by <strong>Tarra Layne<\/strong>.&nbsp; Layne is a singer\/songwriter who rose to stardom when she landed on Season 11 of NBC&#8217;s <em>The Voice<\/em> in 2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have been wishing to perform at a NASCAR event for a very long time,&#8221; said Layne.&nbsp; &#8220;I am honored to sing a legendary song from one of my all-time favorite artists for Georgia&#8217;s NASCAR fans.&nbsp; It&#8217;s going to be a memorable moment for all in attendance singing along.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Information for this story courtesy of Atlanta Motor Speedway Public Relations.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAMPTON, Ga. &#8211; Every race weekend is filled with celebrity appearances.&nbsp; The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway is no exception.&nbsp; Following last week&#8217;s Daytona 500, race fans are ready to be wowed by racing and star power.&nbsp; With a Southern flair and Georgia flavor, fans will be thrilled with the line [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[540],"tags":[52,556,555,16],"class_list":["post-14983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-raceday","tag-atlanta-motor-speedway","tag-celebrities","tag-chris-janson","tag-nascar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AMS.png?fit=320%2C190&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hzTZ-3TF","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14983"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14997,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14983\/revisions\/14997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}