US Olympian Bode Miller and Wife, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Star, Morgan are Honorary Starters for Auto Club 400.

Olympic Medalist skier Bode Miller and his wife, AVP pro beach volleyball player, Morgan, will serve as Honorary Starters for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 23.  

As Honorary Starter, the Millers will wave the green flag to get the Auto Club 400 underway.  The event is broadcast at Noon (PT) on FOX.

Miller, who took home a bronze medal in the Olympic Super-G competition recently in the Sochi Olympics in Russia is one of the greatest World Cup racers of all time with 33 victories – one of five men to win World Cup events in all five disciplines.  He won six medals in the Winter Olympics, the most of any U.S. skier − two silvers (Giant Slalom and Combined) in Salt Lake City 2002, a gold (Super Combined), a silver (Super-G) and a bronze (Downhill) in Vancouver 2010 and a bronze (Super-G) in Sochi.

Morgan Miller is a professional beach volleyball player and model.  As a professional, Miller plays for Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP).  In 2010 she was in a Nike ad campaign.  The Newport Beach, Calif. native honed her skills at the college level at Cal where she was in the PAC-10 All-Freshman team and was twice an Honorable Mention in the All-PAC-10.

To see Bode and Morgan get the Auto Club 400 underway at Auto Club Speedway or to buy tickets to race weekend call 800-944-RACE (7223), log on to www.autoclubspeedway.com or visit the Auto Club Speedway Ticket Office.