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The pace car (a Chevrolet Corvette) leads the field past an accident site at the 2007 Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911. The pace car is utilized for two primary purposes.
The repaired 1971 Dodge Challenger pace car. For 1971, none of the Big Three auto manufacturers chose to supply a pace car for the Indianapolis 500, as the muscle car market had dried up and marketing efforts were shifted elsewhere. Four local Indianapolis-area Dodge dealers, spearheaded by Eldon Palmer, stepped up to supply the fleet of pace cars.
After the pace car crash a year earlier, the veteran driver Jim Rathmann was assigned the pace car driving duties. The passengers in the Hurst/Olds pace car included Tony Hulman , astronaut Pete Conrad , Chris Schenkel of ABC Sports, Bob Draper ( Hurst ), and Dolly Cole (wife of GM executive Ed Cole ), believed to be the first woman ever to ...
The pace car has been used at every Indy 500 since its inception in 1911. Who drives the pace car at the Indy 500? Typically, a celebrity starts out in the Indy 500 pace car prior to the start of ...
Here is a full list of Indy 500 pace car drivers from 1911. All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers. 2025: Michael Strahan: Former NFL player, television host and Fox NFL analyst.
The 1995 race was the final Indy 500 that featured a field of CART-based drivers and teams. [3] Due to injuries, retirements, and the open wheel "Split" months later, the race was the final Indy 500 for several drivers, including Bobby Rahal, [3] Danny Sullivan, Teo Fabi, Scott Pruett, Stan Fox, Hiro Matsushita, Stefan Johansson, and others.
This year's Indy 500 pace car was revealed Tuesday, and no surprise, it's a Chevy Corvette Stingray, same as last year. The Sky Cool Gray and Strike Yellow interior adds to the sporty look.
The pace car for the 1991 Indy 500 was initially chosen to be the Dodge Stealth. However, the UAW, along with fans and traditionalists, protested since the Stealth was a captive import built by Mitsubishi in Japan. [10] Traditionally, the make of the pace car has always been a domestic American brand. In late February, the Stealth was ...