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Darius Rucker, NFL Pro Bowlers headline presenters at NASCAR Awards

With NASCAR set to kick off Champion’s Week festivities in Nashville, Tennessee, this week, the final list of presenters for Thursday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Awards has been announced -- and it’s got a little bit of Nashville flair. The group of highly respected celebrities ranges from NFL superstars to country music standouts to performers of the highest level on both the screen and in the squared circle. RELATED: Full Champion's Week schedule | TV schedule Heisman Trophy winner and four-time NFL Pro Bowler for the Tennessee Titans Eddie George will be on hand, along with former Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler and his TV personality wife, Kristin Cavallari. Fellow local professional athletes in Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi and teammate/Olympic gold medalist Matt Duchene are also set to present. WWE superstar and four-time World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus will also be on hand to dish out awards. Three-time Grammy winner and multi-platinum selling country superstar Darius Rucker will make an appearance, as well as multi-talented singer/songwriters Frankie Ballard, Clare Bowen, Danielle Bradbery and Lee Brice. RELATED: Darius Rucker to perform at Daytona 500 Previously, it was announced that Cassadee Pope will be the event co-host alongside NASCAR on NBC’s Rutledge Wood for the highly anticipated year-end awards televised on NBCSN. Singer/songwriters Cole Swindell and Chris Janson are also set to perform. For a full schedule of Champion’s Week events, go to https://championsweek.nascar.com/.