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We got a surprise announcement today from Chevrolet and Fox Sports regarding the upcoming 2025 IndyCar series which is officially moving to Fox Sports. To celebrate the announcement, the NFL Pregame Show on Sunday announced that Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox NFL Analyst Michael Strahan will be driving the 2025 Corvette ZR1, which has been named the official pace car for the 109th Indianapolis 500.
In addition to the world-famous Indianapolis 500, known as the largest single-day spectator event on the planet, Fox Sports will also be carrying all 17 NTT IndyCar Series races throughout the season.
Shown during the announcement was the Black 2025 Corvette ZR1 with the Blue Stripes and Blue Aluminum Wheels. However, the official pace car livery will be unveiled at a later date.
“Michael is an impressive addition to the lineup of all-star athletes and celebrities to serve as honorary Pace Car driver for the Indianapolis 500,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “From the gridiron to the broadcast studio, Michael is no stranger to leading a fast-paced field. As we kick off a new era of INDYCAR and the Indy 500 on FOX, Michael will have one of the best seats in the house for the start of the world’s greatest race.”
Here is the segment from Fox’s NFL Today pregame show:
The running of the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will be on Sunday, May 25th, 2025 and will air on Fox.
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Thanks Chrverolet for showing your normal Corvette buyers a little love by picking all celebrity to drive the dam pace car !!!!!!
He can’t do worse than the last ZR1 pace car driver did!
wat duzz Strathan have to do w Corvettes , Oh , GM gave him one for driving it at the 500
Why Strahan….
Hopefully he’s better than Lance he scared Johnny had to have more practice in 06 .
Sure GM just reward another anti American who disrespects the National Anthem on national TV. This is a follow up to Barra fawning all over Biden for the last 4 years. Maybe all you GM Corporate officers should listen to American Pie by Don Mclean & take Chevrolet back to its’ roots!!!!!!!!!
I suspect that Strahan will get a Training Session at the Ron Fellows Corvette Driving School…
Probably at LEAST in a Z06… and most likely in a Convertible.
Driving a car, even at Pace Car Speeds, such as when they accelerate heading into Pit Lane, before the Racers get the Green Flag, is NOT a simple task !! The turn is banked, and hitting the ‘Flat Spot’ at the bottom at 100 mph or more is NOT a simple driving situation!
We can all remember when Eldon Palmer, a local Indianapolis-area Dodge dealer, lost control of the Dodge Challenger and crashed the pace car, in 1971 … The Racers do it constantly, so they already know how their Race Car will react… So the Honorary Driver should get PLENTY of Training and Practice BEFORE Race Day…
(Being a “Celebrity” often chauffeured around, does NOT make you a skilled driver!)
All I know is that Hysteria–while a pale shadow of Radar Blue–is the only and most rational choice for Pace Car livery in 2025. To offer otherwise would be a sin.
Seems like an odd choice. Can he even handle this ground based missile?? And what the hell is IPD talking about?? Oh damn, I just noticed it will be the new ZR1! I was thinking the ZO6, wholly hell he’s going to wreck it. I just have memories of what’s his name from GM Ruess or what ever his name is wrecked a 2019 ZR1 on the friggen pace lap. I want to do it damn it!
Bob, you need to take an English writing class.
I bet Strahan couldn’t even handle the power of the base C8 Stingray.
How about someone that not only is a fantastic ambassador for Corvette, but the TOP Salesperson. Rick Conti. from Coghlan Chevey in Ohio. Not a America Hater.
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