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The Federal Highway Administration describes the Pace Car scheme in these terms: "Resident pace car drivers agree to drive courteously, at or below the speed limit, and follow other traffic laws. Programs usually require interested residents to register as a pace car driver, sign a pledge to abide by the rules, and display a sticker on their ...
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car. In most years through the early 1950s, the pace car led the field around the track for one warm up lap, and then the race began. The pace lap concept was popular with fans, as many drivers commonly waved at the fans and the rolling grid made for spectacular photographs.
An observer on the ground, in a vehicle or in the air simply presses a button as a vehicle passes two landmarks that are a known distance apart, typically several hundred metres. Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems that use a form of optical character recognition read the vehicle's licence or registration plate. A computer system ...
Indy 500 pace cars: The 10 worst Indianapolis 500 pace cars of all time. How fast does the pace car go? The Indy 500 pace car runs about 110 mph. Has the pace car ever crashed? Yes. The brakes 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.
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 ...
The first use of a pace car in automobile racing was at the inaugural Indy 500 in 1911. [1] The officials at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been selecting a pace car and its driver for the Indy 500 each year since that first race. The first pace car was a Stoddard-Dayton driven by Carl G. Fisher.
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Griffey has attended “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in his second ...