NASCAR Cup Series

Sharp Dressed Men: ZZ Top to play Coca-Cola 600 pre-race concert

Published Apr. 7, 2015 4:15 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

foxsports

Fast cars, hard music and long beards.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top are coming to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600.

The iconic band with their dark shades and long beards will play a pre-race concert before the annual Memorial Day Weekend event on May 24.

Stewart-Haas Racing's Danica Patrick helped announce the pre-race concert Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway by driving ZZ Top into the event in a classic Chevrolet Bel Air to the tunes of "Sharp Dressed Man."

"Our music has long been synonymous with great NASCAR action and we're looking forward to continuing that tradition with the May 24th appearance at Charlotte Motor Speedway," the band said in a statement. "Fast cars, rockin' music and the greatest fans in the world is a winning combination as far as we're concerned."

Track president and general manager Marcus Smith was quick to point out the band, which was started nine years after CMS was opened, shared a role in entertaining NASCAR fans.

"Just like Charlotte Motor Speedway is part of the fabric of NASCAR's storied history, ZZ Top is synonymous with classic rock and hot cars and we can't wait for them to join us for the biggest Memorial Day Weekend celebration on the planet," he said.

ZZ Top will also join Adam Alexander, Larry McReynolds and Danielle Trotta on Tuesday's "NASCAR Race Hub" on FOX Sports 1 at 6 p.m. ET.

ZZ Top will join Adam Alexander, Danielle Trotta and Larry McReynolds on Tuesday's "NASCAR Race Hub" at 6 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. 

share

Get more from NASCAR Cup Series Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic

NASCAR Cup Series