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NASCAR driver Erik Jones meets Gus Malzahn, tours Auburn campus

By Greg Ostendorf
AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. – Who better to serve as the Grand Marshal at Talladega than Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn, the king of tempo and going fast?

On Friday, it was announced that sixth-year head coach will serve as the official Grand Marshal for the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 29. Malzahn, who served as the track’s honorary pace car driver in spring of 2014, will be a part of pre-race activities at the start-finish line and call out the traditional, “Drivers, start your engines.