This year's Indy 500 pace car, the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. ... SUV, and a Chevy SSR two years later was the only pickup truck. This year’s pace car, a Corvette E-Ray 3LZ, is the first hybrid.

The First Truck Ever To Pace Indy Car Races. Originally published in the July 1988 issue of Hot Rod magazine. HOT ROD Staff Writer Jan 01, 2023. See All 6 Photos. By Philippe Danh. 0:00 / 0:00.

However, not every Corvette Indy 500 festival car is the same spec. Two Corvette models were used as on-track pace cars for the Indy 500, and they were both ZR1 models . The window sticker we just ...

Like all 2023 Corvette Z06 coupes and convertibles, a 5.5-liter V-8 with a flat-plane crank and a redline of 8,600 rpm will power the pace car. Peak power of 670 hp arrives at 8,400 rpm.

In 1979, the then-new Fox-body Mustang got the pace car nod, which meant Ford would also supply the Indy 500 support trucks. That September, for the 1980 model year, the F-series would get its ...

Past Indy 500 celebrity pace car drivers have included Lance Armstrong (2006), Guy Fieri (2012), Jeff Gordon (2015), Victor Oladipo (2018), Danica Patrick (2021), Sarah Fisher (2022) and Tyrese ...

Here's everything you need to know about the Indy 500 pace car tradition ahead of the 2022 race. News Sports Business Entertainment Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals. INDY 500.

Cars are not allowed to pass each other – and definitely not the pace car – during caution periods. Advertisement The pace car has been used at every Indy 500 since its inception in 1911.

Specifications of the 2025 Indy 500 pace car, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 The Corvette ZR1 features a 5.5 L Twin Turbo flat plane V8, which produces 1,064 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 828 lb/ft of ...

But that's enough history for today, check out this cool 1954 Royal Indy 500 pace car in the video below. Hopefully the owner isn't planning on keeping it hidden from public eyes for years to come.

The pace car has been used at every Indy 500 since its inception in 1911. Who drives the pace car at the Indy 500? Typically, a celebrity starts out in the Indy 500 pace car prior to the start of ...