Saturday 25 January 2003

Mariah "thrilled" by NASCAR gig

Mariah Carey talks about singing at one of the most-watched motorsports events in the world.

What are your thoughts on singing the national anthem at the Daytona 500?

I'm just so excited. I'm totally thrilled about it. I'm looking forward to this. My father actually used to race cars, and when I heard about this, I felt like it was perfect timing because my father passed away this past year and we had gotten into a long conversation about the fact he used to race cars. It seems like it's the right moment. I'm just honored to be a part of it.

Have you performed at sporting events before?

I've only done the national anthem at the Super Bowl, which was last year. It's a very powerful song to sing, especially with the state of the world and things like that. It was the first Super Bowl right after 9/11. That was very important to me. Before I even put out my first record, I sang at the playoffs for the NBA. I sang "America The Beautiful".

Have you ever performed in front of a large crowd like you'll have at Daytona?

I've been to places where 200,000 people are circled around me, but it was a concert, not something like this. I've been to car races, but not since I was a little girl. I've definitely never been to something of this magnitude. It's exciting.

What track did your father take you to when you were younger?

It was out in Lime Rock (Conn.). He always loved to go to the races. He would take all the kids, the different generations of children and grandchildren in our family.

(Canton Rep.)

Many thanks to MariahDownunder.com.



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