Gronkowski to serve as grand marshal for NASCAR virtual racing

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Gronkowski to serve as grand marshal for NASCAR virtual racing

Associated Press | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 9:45 p.m.

Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, a Woodland Hills grad, will serve as grand marshal for NASCAR’s virtual race Sunday.

Gronk is coming to iRacing.

Woodland Hills product Rob Gronkowski and WWE star Mojo Rawley are set to serve as grand marshals for the NASCAR virtual racing event Sunday. Gronkowski, the retired New England Patriots tight end, also is scheduled to host WrestleMania. WrestleMania, WWE’s signature event, is held over two days Saturday and Sunday this year for the first time in history.

Rawley and Gronkowski, also a Fox Sports analyst, are long-time friends, and the two will start Sunday’s iRacing event on the virtual Bristol Motor Speedway track. The race is set for 1 p.m. and scheduled to air on Fox and FS1.

The iRacing events have been a hit with NASCAR on hiatus in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual racing event last weekend drew 1.339 million viewers for coverage simulcast on Fox and FS1.

Gronkowski jumped over the barricade and helped Rawley win the Andre the Giant battle royal at WrestleMania in 2017.

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