A 2019 chevrolet corvette grand sport will be the official pace car of the 2019 indianapolis 500, taking place sunday, may 26. Mar 26, 2014 the camaro z28 is set to pace the greatest spectacle in racing with recently retired driver dario franchitti at the wheel. May 27, 2018 pacers victor oladipo doesnt want to stop driving the indy 500 pace car. The impending debut of the midengined c8 corvette has us thinking that the 2019 c7 grand sport serving pacecar duties this year may represent the end of an era.
With 638 horsepower, the corvette zr1 is the most powerful production car ever to serve as the pace car during the indianapolis 500. The chevrolet corvette pace car registry 2015 indy 500. Indy 500 polesitter ryan briscoe drives the corvette zr1 pace. Indy 500 pace cars and drivers indianapolis motor speedway, indy cars, car. Indy 500 polesitter ryan briscoe drives the corvette zr1 pace car. This pace car features a summit white exterior accented with inferno orange stripes and official door graphics. It was the premier event of the 2012 izod indycar series season. A groundswell of pressure is starting to build on indianapolis 500 officials to dump donald trump as pace car driver at this months race, indystar reported in a may 3 story. The 2019 indianapolis 500 field features drivers ranging from 19 years old colton herta to 44 helio castroneves. May 23, 2018 the vette and the indy 500 have a closely linked history because chevys sports car has been the pace car 15 times more than any other vehicle. Watch indy 500 horrifying crash that obliterated the car video. Chevrolet corvette zr1 makes history, paces indy 500.
Apr 06, 2010 this marks the fourth time chevrolet has produced a limitededition replica of one of its camaro indy 500 pace cars, a set that also includes 1969, 1982 and 1993 vintage vehicles. Chevrolet corvette stingray indy 500 pace car 2014. The 2010 chevy camaro indianapolis 500 pace car is a 21st century sports car that looks to the future with a nod to both the cars and the races heritage. Penske to drive 50th anniversary camaro ss pace car at. Marmon won the inaugural indy 500 in 1911 and served as the pace car for the first time in 1920, with barney oldfield at the helm.
This was the first time since 2003, and only the fourth time. May 15, 2012 guy fieri of food network fame, among many other things, will officially be the pace car driver piloting the 20 chevrolet corvette zr 1 pace car at the upcoming indy 500. The instrument panel trim features extensions of the orange exterior. A 20 chevrolet corvette zr1 will lead the starting field of the 96th indianapolis 500 to the green flag sunday, may 27 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Drivers must continue in formation until they cross the first safety car line. Before the nissan murano and the range rover evoque made onroadbiased. Indy 500 polesitter ryan briscoe drives the corvette zr1.
During a safety car situation on lap 160 of the 2012 daytona 500, earnhardt ganassi racing driver juan pablo montoyas car had a suspension part failure, and it lost control on turn 3, sharply veering right into a safety truck and jet dryer trailer, causing a massive dieseljet fuel fire. May 21, 2012 indy 500 polesitter ryan briscoe drives the corvette zr1 pace car. Oladipo hit 180200 mph saturday in a twoseater ride with mario andretti. A look back at all the chevy corvette indy 500 pace cars. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 indy 500 pace car. Chevrolet corvette served as an indianapolis 500 pace car for the first time back in 1978 and chevrolet has sent a total of 11 models to pace the greatest spectacle in. Still a racer, dario franchitti pushes limits on indy pace car.
Guthrie had broken her wrist a few days before the race and secretly wore a cast while effectively driving the entire distance with only one hand. It also gives auto makers the opportunity to take a production car and make it worthy of the indy 500 badge. Fivetime brickyard 400 winner and fourtime nascar sprint cup champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 mile race, may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway it is the th time a corvette has served as the official pace car, dating to 1978, and the 26th time a chevrolet has led the pack for the greatest spectacle in. Check out the 15 times the chevy corvette has paced the indy 500. Shop chevrolet corvette vehicles for sale in louisville, tn at cars. The chevrolet corvette pace car registry 2012 indy 500. Guy fieri to drive corvette zr1 pace car at indy 500. The first time a corvette serves as an indy pace car isnt until the 1978 c3 hard to believe the early vettes didnt get the chance. What do indycar drivers drive when theyre not on the. Jackie stewart 3time f1 world champion until 2008, he was the only foreign indy 500 pace car driver. Watch indy 500 horrifying crash that obliterated the car. Stolen indy 500 pace car crashes through chevrolet. As a result of this change, we have also made the unfortunate, but unavoidable decision to cancel race weekend concerts, including the snake pit presented by coors light, featuring martin garrix, galantis, rezz, steve. Penske to drive 50th anniversary camaro ss pace car at 100th.
The interior is trimmed in orange leather, including front seat headrests embossed with the indy 500 logo, along with white door panels and instrument panel trim. Chevy corvette zr1 is the 2018 indy 500 pace car roadshow. The corvette paced the indy 500 for the first time this year, and chevy marked the occasion with a limitededition pace car replica model. Aug 2, 2012 in 1931 a cadillac 370 twelve was the first general motors vehicle to pace the indianapolis 500. Jun 03, 20 chevrolet corvette served as an indianapolis 500 pace car for the first time back in 1978 and chevrolet has sent a total of 11 models to pace the greatest spectacle in racing. And once again, chevrolet camaro will serve as support vehicles for the 500 festival committee and carry drivers in the 500 festival parade. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 15 corvette models in louisville. Donald trump to drive 2011 chevrolet camaro ss indy 500 pace. May 15, 2012 may 15, 2012 guy fieri of food network fame, among many other things, will officially be the pace car driver piloting the 20 chevrolet corvette zr 1 pace car at the upcoming indy 500.
On may 24, the nascar champion who is retiring at the conclusion of the current stock car season will lead the 33car field to the green flag as the honorary pace car driver in the chevrolet corvette z06 for the 99th running of the indy 500. The first year for camaro to pace the indianapolis 500 was in 1967, the year the camaro made its debut. The 96th indianapolis 500 is scheduled to start at noon et sunday, may 27. In addition to its frequent use as a pace car in the indianapolis 500, official partner chevrolet is the only car to ever pace the brickyard 400. Jeff gordon to drive pace car for indy 500 fox sports.
Camaro has since paced the race in 1969, 1982, 1993 and 2009. In 2012, it was further expanded to four warm up laps three parade laps and one pace lap, coinciding with the. The camaro z28 is set to pace the greatest spectacle in racing with recently retired driver dario franchitti at the wheel. This year marks the 16th time corvette has served as the indy pace car, starting in 1978. Indiana racing legend and fivetime brickyard champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car to kick off the 99th running of the indianapolis 500, on may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway. A 638hp pace car for the indy 500 chevy corvette zr1 revs.
To come back here in may on race day at the indy 500, pace this field to the green in this amazing z06 corvette, i dont know how it gets any better than that. Check out the 15 times the chevy corvette has paced the. As a result of this change, we have also made the unfortunate, but unavoidable decision to cancel race weekend concerts, including the snake pit presented by coors light, featuring martin garrix, galantis, rezz, steve aoki, and yellow claw. Chevrolet camaro ss indy 500 pace car 2010 pictures. This year marks the 16th time corvette has served as the indy pace car, starting in. Longtime indiana resident jeff gordon longed to drive in the indianapolis 500 mile race. The corvette model with the most laps around the track is the c6, which earns the honor five times 20052008, 2012. The winningest car owner in indy car and indianapolis 500 mile race history, roger penske will be the honorary pace car driver in a unique version of the new 2017 camaro ss 50th anniversary edition for the 100th running of the indianapolis 500 presented by.
Apr 19, 2018 last years pace car was a corvette grand sport, and the last time a zr1 led the pack was in 2012, with guy fieri behind the wheel. This is the car guthrie drove to 9thplace in the 1978 indy 500. V8 originally 2500 replicas planned, orders swelled production to. Cars indianapolis motor speedwaynissan gtemilia romagnacar and drivercourses. May 05, 2017 unique indy 500 graphics package the grand sport pace car equipped with the z07 package can accelerate from 060 mph in 3. No, it was not renamed the flavortown 500 that year. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number. A 638hp pace car for the indy 500 chevy corvette zr1 revs its engine by phillip harbor motorsport comments the 20 chevrolet corvette zr1 will pace this years indianapolis 500. In motorsport, a safety car or pace car is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a. Since then general motors has had 47 vehicles be the pace setter for the great american race. The indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911.
Pacers victor oladipo doesnt want to stop driving indy. Apr 09, 2015 if you spent wednesday night stealing an indy 500 pace car, smashing it through a dealership window with the top down and then ditching the car several miles away, some indiana police would like. The pace car for the 75th running of the indy 500 was supposed to be the dodge stealth, the domesticbadged version of the mitsubishi 3000gt. So there are actually two pace car drivers, one for show and one for go. The actual pace car sported the 60th anniversary package available on all 20 model year corvettes. After driving the pace car for the indy 500, gordon will watch a few laps of the race before flying back to charlotte where he will compete in his final cocacola 600 at charlotte motor speedway. The chevy corvette was featured twice as a pace car for the indy 500 in the nineties. Pacers victor oladipo doesnt want to stop driving indy 500.
See more ideas about indy 500, indy cars, indy car racing. Unique indy 500 graphics package the grand sport pace car equipped with the z07 package can accelerate from 060 mph in 3. Lead driver picks for the indy 500 pace cars took a new turn in 2012, featuring celebrity chef, guy fieri. Setting the pace for the indianapolis 500 with the chevy. The allnew, seventhgeneration 2014 corvette stingray will serve as the indianapolis 500 pace car, leading the field to green at the start of the 97th running of the greatest spectacle in racing, on sunday, may 26, 20, at indianapolis motor speedway. Palmer lost control on pit lane with astronaut john glenn, tony hulman and a sportscaster aboard, crashing into a photographer stand and injuring 20 people. Of course, the pace car this year is a convertible, which means. The caution pace car driver is a professional and for the last 10 years it has been three time indy 500 winner johnny rutherford. That time donald trump nearly drove the indy 500 pace car. Shop chevrolet corvette vehicles for sale in knoxville, tn at cars. Indy 500 pace cars and drivers indianapolis motor speedway. He wasnt supposed to, but franchitti got the indy 500 pace car up to 170 mph. The vette and the indy 500 have a closely linked history because chevys sports car has been the pace car 15 times more than any other vehicle.
Pacers victor oladipo doesnt want to stop driving the indy 500 pace car. He drove a zr1 chevy corvette, with 638 horsepower, painted bright white with a black double race stripe down the front hood. Indy 500 snake pit presented by coors light the indianapolis 500 presented by gainbridge has been rescheduled for august 23 due to the covid19 pandemic. The chevrolet corvette pace car registry 2012 indy 500 pace. Used chevrolet corvette for sale in louisville, tn. This 25year gap in age provides and interesting perspective on what they drive in their everyday lives and what they want to drive in their. Ask any driver in the indy 500 if theyd like additional track time, in any car, and. The allnew, seventhgeneration 2014 corvette stingray will serve as the indianapolis 500 pace car, leading the field to green at the start of the 97th running of the greatest spectacle in racing, on sunday, may 26, 20, at indianapolis motor speedway it marks a record 12th time the corvette has served as the pace car, starting. Chevrolet beretta 74th indy 500 may 27, 1990the 1990 chevy beretta convertible is truly one of the most unique pace cars in indy 500 history. The 2015 pace car for the 99th running of the indy 500 is a corvette z06. Last years pace car was a corvette grand sport, and the last time a zr1 led the pack was in 2012, with guy fieri behind the wheel.
Currently, the pace car driver for the caution periods is the same driver who drives the pace car for the indy racing league during all other events. At the beginning of a race the safety pace car is tasked with helping the drivers sufficiently warm up their race cars tires before. Corvette voor dertiende keer pace car indy 500 autovisie. The 96th indianapolis 500 was held at the indianapolis motor speedway in speedway, indiana on sunday may 27, 2012. The first use of a pace car in automobile racing was at the inaugural indy 500 in. This car was painted with a horizontal split, mauve purple on. Apr 18, 2016 the winningest car owner in indy car and indianapolis 500 mile race history, roger penske will be the honorary pace car driver in a unique version of the new 2017 camaro ss 50th anniversary edition for the 100th running of the indianapolis 500 presented by penngrade motor oil next month. Cars edit wikimedia commons has media related to indianapolis 500 pace cars. The fiero was the first fourcylinder pace car since the 1912 stutz. If you spent wednesday night stealing an indy 500 pace car, smashing it through a dealership window with the top down and then ditching the car several miles away, some indiana police would like. This marks the fourth time chevrolet has produced a limitededition replica of one of its camaro indy 500 pace cars, a set that also includes 1969, 1982 and 1993 vintage vehicles. The pace car honors for the 2019 indianapolis 500 go to the 2019 chevrolet corvette grand sport and popular retired nascar driver dale earnhardt jr.
The indy pace car represents the best in american automotive technology. First in 1995, driven by chevy general manager, jim perkins. This rule was abandoned from the 2012 season onwards, with cars now. Oldfield was one of the most famous drivers at the dawn of the automobile age, and as. For the first time since 1996 all entries featured turbocharged engines, and all entries were brand new modelyear chassis, as part of the iconic project. After three years of giving the camaro some spotlight, c6 came back to indy in the form of a surprisingly subtle zr1.
A 638hp pace car for the indy 500 chevy corvette zr1. The only thing missing from this magical indianapolis 500 mix is you. Apr 29, 2015 longtime indiana resident jeff gordon longed to drive in the indianapolis 500 mile race. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number of unscored warmup laps. The threetime indy 500 winner will be leading the field may 25th. But the 2017 camaro will be offered at dealerships with a 50th anniversary package that at least shares the same bold hood stripes as this years pace cars. Its just a white zr1 with gray stripes on top and an indy 500 logo with some lettering on the sides. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 indy 500 pace car jeff. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 14 corvette models in knoxville. Franchittis career includes wins in 2007, 2010, and again in 2012, taking rank with a very select number of drivers to achieve such an. The c7 is a threetime pace car selection 20, 2015 and 2017.