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Since 2002, Chevrolet has had an exclusive contract with the Speedway to provide the pace car and other official vehicles for the Indianapolis 500. Prior to that, series engine provider Oldsmobile (1997-2001) had a similar arrangement, and provided the pace car three times over a five-year period.
The passengers in the Hurst/Olds pace car included Tony Hulman, astronaut Pete Conrad, Chris Schenkel of ABC Sports, Bob Draper , and Dolly Cole (wife of GM executive Ed Cole), believed to be the first woman ever to ride in the pace car. As the field pushed off from the starting grid, A. J. Foyt's car stalled and failed to pull away. His crew ...
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 ...
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.
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 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 ...
Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the 109th Indianapolis 500.The Pro Football Hall of Fame member, 'Good Morning America' co-host and 'FOX NFL Sunday' analyst was announced ...
Drivers were complaining that the pace of the start (80 mph (130 km/h)) was too slow, and pointed to the ragged start of 1972 as well as reason to increase the pace car speed to 100 mph (160 km/h). The command to fire engines was given shortly after 10 o'clock, and the field of 32 cars pulled away for the warm-up laps.