Anthony Mackie taking on the role of Captain America, a fictional comic book character initially portrayed as a white man with blond hair and blue eyes, isn’t groundbreaking to comic books fans.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla (AP) — Captain America is landing at The Great American Race. Actor Anthony Mackie is set to give the command for drivers to start their engines on Sunday at the Daytona 500.

Interestingly, 2 actors who played Marvel's "Captain America" (Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie) were named Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500. Anthony Mackie played Falcon in Marvel's "Captain ...