Having played the most traditional of the American superhero clan in Captain America, Chris Evans will play the role of Grand Marshall at this year’s iconic Daytona 500 event – one of America’s most traditional sporting events.

Captain AmericaChris Evans in his Captain America gear

"What better way to kick-off ‘The Great American Race' than with Captain America, Chris Evans, giving the command to start engines," Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said.

"We look forward to having him be apart of our pre-race ceremonies in front of more than a hundred thousand race fans in attendance and millions more watching on FOX as we launch the 2014NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season."

It’s been a busy few years for Evans, who shot onto the scene with his turn as Captain America. He’s been hard at work with the follow up to The First Avenger with Winter Soldier, which is now complete and set for release this year.

"In this movie, I think the question is, well, what is right? I think it was a lot easier in the '40s to know who the evil was — there's no disputing Nazis are bad. Now it becomes a little bit more of a difficult answer, there's a lot more of a gray area. What is the right thing? And are you of service to that cause?” said Evans of Winter Soldier during an interview with Buzz Sugar early this year.

“That's where it becomes a tricky dispute for Cap, because things were just done differently in the '40s and threats are different now and precautionary measures that are taken now can be questionable. They're somewhat suspect in his eyes. So it's a tough hurdle for him to jump."

He’s also been involved with the new Avengers film, Age of Ultron, which is currently filming and set for release in 2015. All this while enjoying roles in A Many Splintered Thing as the Narrator, and Snowpiercer as Curtis.

Captain America Chris Evans