Start/Finish Line at Daytona 500 to Feature Fan Tweets

The social network teamed up with Nascar on the initiative

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The checkered start/finish line at Daytona International Speedway will be decorated with tweets for the Daytona 500 Sunday, Feb. 14.

The pandemic scuttled a tradition at the “Great American Race,” in which fans sign their names on the line, but 85 lucky fans will get to take part in a different way, thanks to Nascar and Twitter.

A tweet from Nascar at noon Monday will encourage fans to tweet messages to their favorite drivers using the #Daytona500 hashtag, and 85 of those tweets will be chosen Wednesday and painted onto the track Saturday night.

The checkered flag drops and the race starts at 2:30 p.m.

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