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Star of NBC show ‘Taken’ to serve as pace car driver at Bristol

Taken - Season 1

TAKEN -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Clive Standen as Bryan Mills -- (Photo by: Jeff Riedel/NBC)

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Clive Standen, who plays covert operative Bryan Mills on the show “Taken” on NBC, will drive the pace car for the start of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway next month.

Standen, who also has appeared in the films “Everest” and “Hammer of the Gods,’' will have the chance to reunite with Ryan Blaney at Bristol. Blaney will appear as an FBI agent in an episode of “Taken” at 9 p.m. EST on April 20.

“It is such an honor to be asked to drive the pace car at a NASCAR race that I am beyond excited,” Standen said in a statement. “I’m also pretty hyped up to see Ryan Blaney race, especially after witnessing his great performance on our upcoming episode of ‘Taken.’ It’s such a fun opportunity to get to be part of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway and lead my co-star to the green flag!”

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