Chevrolet Corvette Z06 serves as pace car for Indy 500 - USA TODAY
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 serves as pace car for Indy 500 In a race that has seen its share of lame pace cars over the years, few are likely to ever dispute the choice of the car this year to lead the pack to start the 99th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday... ly/1HoQZmK In a race that has seen its share of lame pace cars over the years, few are likely to ever dispute this year's choice to lead the pack in starting the 99th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday -- the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. General Motors is... The production-spec pace car that NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will drive produces 650 horsepower from its supercharged engine with a seven-speed manual transmission. It will mark the 13th time that a Corvette has been the Indy 500 pace car, the Indianpolis Motor Speedway says. The first time was in 1978. It is the 26th time that a Chevrolet has had the honor. "Indy is hallowed ground for racers like me and I couldn't be more thrilled to drive the Corvette Z06 pace car around the track that helped drive my success over the years," Gordon said in a statement when his choice as pace-car driver was... "It's great to have Jeff Gordon serve as this year's pace car driver," said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U. S. vice president of performance vehicles and motorsports. Source: www.usatoday.com
