Country music star Miranda Lambert is the prerace concert performer for the 2026 Daytona 500, the 68th running of the event. FOX Sports announcer Kevin Burkhardt made the announcement during the second quarter of Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Round game between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers.
Lambert will become the latest of many musical artists to perform ahead of the Daytona 500. Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Combs, Tim McGraw, Jon Bon Jovi and Mariah Careyare a few notables who have done the prerace concert over the years. Pitbull performed ahead of the 2025 Daytona 500.
Lambert is one of the most decorated female country music artists of all-time. The “Kerosene” singer is a three-time Grammy, 30-time ACM and 14-time CMA Awards winner. Lambert has had 11 No. 1 hit radio singles throughout her career.
