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The Latest: HOF driver Elliott introduced as ‘Chase’s dad’

Actor Gerard Butler poses with the Daytona 500 winner's trophy during a news conference before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. Butler is the Grand Marshall of the race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) Actor Gerard Butler poses with the Daytona 500 winner's trophy during a news conference before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. Butler is the Grand Marshall of the race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

By Associated Press February 21, 2016 5 min read

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The Latest from the Daytona 500 on Sunday (all times local):

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NASCAR executive Mike Helton brought some humor to the pre-race driver meeting, a traditionally staid ceremonial recognition of dignitaries that concludes with drivers receiving one final briefing before the race.

Helton one-by-one introduced all the Hall of Fame drivers in attendance, with 2015 inductee Bill Elliott last. Elliott is a two-time Daytona 500 winner and former NASCAR champion, and his 20-year-old son will make his Daytona 500 debut Sunday.

Chase Elliott replaced Jeff Gordon in the iconic No. 24 Chevrolet and put it on the pole for the 500, so Helton simply introduced his Hall of Fame father as “Chase’s dad.”