GM Executive Mark Reuss Crashes Pace Car at Detroit IndyCar GP On Sunday, June 3rd, while leading a field of...
The actual Corvette Pace Car that served at the 79th running of the Indianapolis 500 was a near-stock LT1 Corvette Convertible, except for the mandatory safety features that were required by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Official Pace Car cam equipped with strobe lights, a special roll-bar, five-point safety harnesses for the driver and passenger and an on-board fire suppression system. Chevrolet built just three of the actual pace cars.
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In 2005, the Corvette was chosen as the official pace car of the 47th Daytona 500. The car was based on a 2005 production model Corvette and it presented an excellent opportunity for the 2005 Corvette to showcase its true capabilities. The pace car was designed to honor the heritage of the historic Corvette race cars of yesteryear. It was finished in millennium yellow with over-the-top black racing stripe that runs from the hood to the trunk lid. It is powered by a 6.0L V-8 LS2 engine with 400 horsepower.
As with the 2007 model year, GM once again offered a special edition Indy Pace Car model, though for the first time,...
The Corvette has a long history of pacing the 500 race ever since it started in 1978. This year, marked...
The 1978 Corvette Pace Car Replica is arguably one of the most popular examples of the C3 Corvette. Its original...
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As Chevrolet continued to refine the fourth-generation Corvette, and as the model continued to evolve into a higher-performance variant of...
Despite the third-generation Corvette being long in the tooth by the late 70s, the 1978 Pace Car still stands as...
Oladipo To Drive 2019 Corvette ZR1 Pace Car at 102nd Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 17, 2018 – Victor Oladipo,...
This 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Edition served as one of the parade vehicles during the 2004 race. It comes...
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For 50 years, Chevrolet Corvette has represented American performance. In 2002, Corvette also led the pack at two important racing venues: the Indy Racing League (IRL) and the 86th running of the Indianapolis 500. In its IRL pace duties, Corvette wore a two-tone white and Millennium Yellow paint scheme with checkered-flags graphics forming a V for victory.
2008 marks the 15th time that Chevrolet has paced the Alstate 400 at the Brickyard and the fourth consecutive time Corvette has led the pack. Chevrolet's pacing tration at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway also extends to the Indianapolis 500 where Chevrolet has paced that esteemed race 19 times with Corvette leading the field 10 times.
As Chevrolet continued to refine the fourth-generation Corvette, and as the model continued to evolve into a higher-performance variant of its former self, it...
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For 50 years, Chevrolet Corvette has represented American performance. In 2002, Corvette also led the pack at two important racing...
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The 2019 Corvette ZR1 was the official Pace Car for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil and led drivers to the green flag on Sunday, May 27, for the 102nd running of the legendary race. It marks the 15th time a Corvette has served as the official Pace Car since 1978, and the 29th time a Chevrolet has led the field dating back to 1948, when a 1948 Fleetmaster Six convertible paced the race.
A 2007 Chevrolet Corvette coupe that’s been used as an official pace car at Budweiser Shootout NASCAR race at Daytona...
NEXTEL Cup drivers Tony Raines and Jeff Green, along with hundreds of fans in Daytona Intemational Speedway's acclaimed NEXTEL FANZONE, got the first look at the 2007 Daytona 500 pace car with a special unveiling during the NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason ‘Thunder Fan Fest. Corvettes were also used as Track cars and other support vehicles during the event activities at that years Daytona Speed Weeks. Corvettes were also used as Track cars and other support vehicles.
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John G. from Massachusetts had been planning for years to build a custom ’78 Pace Car, and when the right...
For the fifteenth time since its introduction in 1953, the Chevy Corvette once more served as the official pace car of the 102nd...
The 2023 Corvette Z06 pace car uses the same 670-horsepower 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 as the road-going version. It has the Z07 Performance Package that has additional features like Magnetic Ride Control 4.0 calibrations, carbon-fiber wheels with Michelin Sport Cup 2 R ZP tires, and carbon-ceramic brakes. The pack also adds carbon pieces to the body.
Total Production for the 2008 Indy Pace Car replicas sold to the public was 500. The first replica rolled off the production line approximately March 4th, and the last was June 6th. There were 61 Corvettes built in early March, however only 60 cars shipped to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to be used as rack” and “festival committee" vehicles which were distributed to their lucky drivers on April 9th and in use thru May 31st.
The Future Indy 500 Pace Car Will Be Different The 2019 Indy 500 Pace Car was the C7 Corvette Grand...