Ford Motor Company’s President and CEO Alan Mulally will wave the green flag as honorary starter for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
As racing returns to the Irish Hills in the backyard of the auto industry, Mulally is excited to represent his company and the state of Michigan.
“I am looking forward to representing the entire Ford team by waving the green flag at the start of the Pure Michigan 400,’ said Mulally. “Michigan is Ford Motor Company’s home. So there is always a little more excitement when our NASCAR teams get to race at our home track, Michigan International Speedway. Our employees, dealers, suppliers and all the Ford Motor Company stakeholders, whether in the stands or at home, will be pulling for our teams.”
The honorary starter duties include waving the green flag to start the race. Mulally will also receive a pace car ride from NASCAR’s official pace car driver and attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers’ meeting.
“Alan Mulally is a corporate superstar, running a great American company based here in Michigan,” said George Zimmermann, Vice President for Travel Michigan at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. “We are honored to have him serve as the honorary starter for the inaugural Pure Michigan 400 this Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.”
Mulally will be among many other dignitaries at MIS for the Pure Michigan 400, most notably current ESPN Football analyst and former University of Michigan star Desmond Howard, who will serve as the Pure Michigan 400 grand marshal.
Ford has had tremendous success at MIS in its many years of stock car racing in the Irish Hills. In fact, longtime car owners Jack Roush and the Wood Brothers are tied for the most all-time victories at MIS with 11 each, most of them in Ford or Mercury equipment. The manufacturer’s 31 Sprint Cup victories at MIS are the most all-time followed by Chevrolet with 19.
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