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DAYTONA BEACH Joel Heath Jersey , Fla. (AP) — Houston Texans star J.J. Watt will serve as the grand marshal for the Daytona 500, making him the first NFL player to give the command for drivers to starts their engines before NASCAR’s most famous race.Daytona International Speedway made the announcement Monday, six days before the 61st running of “The Great American Race.”Watt is a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and well known for his charity work with the Justin J. Watt Foundation D.J. Reader Jersey , which provides after-school opportunities for children. Following Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Watt set a goal to raise $200,000 for recovery efforts in Houston. He ended up raising more than $41 million Christian Covington Jersey , helping earn him the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.Country music singer Jake Owen will perform an infield concert before the race. Retired NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. will serve as the honorary pace truck driver. The 82nd Airborne Division’s All-American Chorus will sing the national anthem. When discussing his team’s injured players earlier this week, Washington head coach Jay Gruden said that left tackle Trent Williams would miss a third straight game with a dislocated thumb.Gruden may have spoken too soon. Williams practiced and took team reps on Friday before being listed as questionable to face the Texans on the team’s final injury report of the week.“He saw a doctor and the doctor felt like he鈥檚 making really good progress,鈥?Gruden said Andre Hal Jersey , via the . 鈥淚t鈥檚 all dependent on the cast and whether or not he can have any kind of gripping with that cast on and how that thumb feels. He did some work today and will leave it up to the doctors and Trent on Sunday.”Ty Nsekhe has played in Williams’ place and would start again if Williams can’t go.Running back Chris Thompson (ribs), receiver聽Jamison Crowder聽(ankle) and running back聽Samaje Perine聽(calf) were ruled out for Sunday. Kicker Dustin Hopkins is listed as questionable after testing his injured groin on Friday. The team looked at other kickers during the week, but have not signed anyone.