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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. 2024: Ken ...
A list of manufacturers and the frequency in which they either provided official pace cars, or one of their vehicles were selected to pace the Indianapolis 500. This list counts all subsidiary marques, current and defunct, from each manufacturer along with vehicles made by a company that later merged with another on the list.
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 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.
All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers 2025: Michael Strahan: Former NFL player, television host and Fox NFL analyst 2024: Ken Griffey Jr: Baseball Hall of Famer
The baseball hall of famer has been to Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a photographer and is eager to return. Indianapolis Motor Speedway names 2024 Indy 500 pace car driver Skip to main content
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 ...
Ken Griffey Jr. will lead the 33-car field to the green flag as pace car driver for the 108th Indianapolis 500. Indianapolis Motor Speedway names Ken Griffey Jr. as 2024 Indy 500 pace car driver ...