Duffs, Barrino added to California pre-race

FONTANA, Calif. -- California Speedway announced this week that Hilary Duff will serve as honorary starter, Haylie Duff will serve as honorary race official and Fantasia Barrino will sing the national anthem for Feb. 26 Auto Club 500.

Screen star and multi-platinum recording artist Hilary Duff has starred in a number of motion pictures, including Cheaper by the Dozen, A Cinderella Story, and The Perfect Man. She has recorded two multi-platinum albums Metamorphosis and the self-titled Hilary Duff and recently completed her Still Most Wanted concert tour promoting her highly successful third album Most Wanted. A talented singer and songwriter, Haylie Duff is also a gifted actress who garnered worldwide attention with her 2004 role as Summer in Napoleon Dynamite. This past season she starred in a recurring role in the critically-acclaimed series Seventh Heaven for The WB.

A native of High Point, N.C., Fantasia was the winner of Season Three's American Idol competition. Her debut CD Free Yourself was released in November 2004, and the album's title track was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.