John Cena's selection as the honorary starter for the 2012 Daytona 500 was unprecedented. He is the first professional wrestler ever to be tapped for such a duty.Ironically, the only precedent for NASCAR's selection of the honorary starter for the Great American Race is that there really is no precedent.Admittedly, it is not a difficult job. The starter simply has to wait for the call to start engines, then wave a green flag once the pace car goes off the track and the cars approach the start/finish line. That's it.NASCAR has named an honorary starter for every Daytona 500 since 1973. There have been some unsurprising starters, as well those that probably accounted for a lot of head scratching.Former drivers, Olympic athletes and military p...
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