Bart Simpson will wave the green flag at the Daytona 500

Once again, the dorky PR-speak in which the news is delivered masks the fact that NASCAR is figuring out a way to be funny and chill in this very un-funny and un-chill century.

I love shit like this, they used to always to this type of stuff when I was watching this sport growing up so it's neat to still see it being done these days!

— Shoogy Racing 🏁 (@shoogyracing.bsky.social) Feb 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM