Famed NASCAR, motorcross star returning to Daytona weekend with higher purpose for veterans, first responders

For the first time in three years, Travis Pastrana will be taking on the famed Daytona International Speedway.

The excitement is real — the first time Pastrana raced in the Daytona 500. His average heart rate? Over 180 beats per minute.

"At times, I was running over 180 heart rate. For someone that's, you know, was almost 40 years old at the time, to be running that high, it was just kind of a heart attack the entire race," Pastrana said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.