Mackie's predecessor as Captain America, Chris Evans, was also the Daytona 500 grand marshal in 2014. Anthony Mackie will have a busy week, and that’s probably one heck of an understatement.

Anthony Mackie taking on the role of Captain America, a fictional comic book character initially portrayed as a white man with blond hair and blue eyes, isn’t groundbreaking to comic books fans.

When Great American Race starts in Daytona Beach, Florida, Grand Marshal Anthony Mackie (Falcon/Captain America) says "Drivers, start your engines." ...