Since it’s race week and the Chevrolet Corvette is once again pacing the Indianapolis 500 – otherwise known as the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”, we thought it would be cool to throw together a Corvette photo gallery featuring every official Indy 500 Pace Car along with its celebrity driver.
2017 will be the 14th time that a Corvette has had the honor to serve as the official Indy 500 Pace Car. It’s also the 28th Chevrolet to lead the pack since 1948. No other vehicle has served as the Indy 500 Pace car more times than the Corvette.
Also unique is that Chevrolet has offered many of these models to the public, with six of the models resold as production replicas.
The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car will take its place in history this Sunday, May 28th with the race starting at 12 noon ET on ABC-TV. Interestingly, the official driver for the Indy 500 still hasn’t been named even as of this late date. We’ll keep you posted though. In the meantime, enjoy the gallery!
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1998 – Greg Norman (Pro Golfer)
Except Greg couldn’t fulfill his duties due to a shoulder injury that required surgery. Parnelli Jones would fill in (below).
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Related:
[PICS] 2017 Corvette Grand Sport to Pace the 101st Indianapolis 500
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Collectible Corvettes: 1995 Indy 500 Corvette Pace Car
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Great overview of the Corvettes that have paced the Race.
*Chuck Yeager (not Check Yeager), ’86 pace car driver.
Great post! Thanks for compiling this list.
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