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1978 Chevy Corvette “Parking Find” Took Five-Year Pause From Indy Pace Car Life
1978 Chevy Corvette “Parking Find” Took Five-Year Pause From Indy Pace Car Life

23 Apr 2021, 10:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Frankly, we hope Tony Mitch's Facebook Marketplace story checks out, because by the looks of this C3 Corvette it seems the decay actually started way earlier

 
1967 Chevy Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car Comes With an L78 Surprise Under the Hood
1967 Chevy Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car Comes With an L78 Surprise Under the Hood

28 May 2020, 20:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This restored 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car commemorative edition isn't only rare but also powerful thanks to the 6.5L big-block V8 with 375 ponies

 
1958 Kurtis 500H Racer Up for Grabs as Piece of American Motorsport History
1958 Kurtis 500H Racer Up for Grabs as Piece of American Motorsport History

27 Apr 2020, 12:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1958 Kurtis 500H designed by Frank Kurtis and raced for three consecutive years at the Indianapolis 500 goes under the hammer this summer

 
2019 Corvette Grand Sport to Pace Indy 500, Chevy to Make a Show of It
2019 Corvette Grand Sport to Pace Indy 500, Chevy to Make a Show of It

2 Apr 2019, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On May 26, 2019, a Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport will pace the Indianapolis 500 race for the 16th time, bringing the Chevy total to 30

 
101st Indianapolis 500 Will Be Paced By 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
101st Indianapolis 500 Will Be Paced By 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

5 May 2017, 16:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 101st Indianapolis 500 marks the 14th time the Chevrolet Corvette served as the official pace car of the legendary race

 
Jenson Button Seems To Be Alonso's Replacement For The 2017 Monaco F1 GP
Jenson Button Seems To Be Alonso's Replacement For The 2017 Monaco F1 GP

13 Apr 2017, 13:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Fernando Alonso has decided to run in the Indy 500, and he will miss this year's Monaco GP. Jenson Button is seen as his replacement at McLaren Formula 1 Team

 
Jeff Gordon to Pace Indy 500 in a Corvette Z06, Owns 2015 Suburban and C7 Corvette
Jeff Gordon to Pace Indy 500 in a Corvette Z06, Owns 2015 Suburban and C7 Corvette

30 Apr 2015, 10:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors approached NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon to pace the 2015 Indy 500 at the wheel of a Chevrolet Corvette Z06

 
Stolen Indy 500 Chevrolet Camaro Driven Out the Dealership’s Window
Stolen Indy 500 Chevrolet Camaro Driven Out the Dealership’s Window

10 Apr 2015, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Only 100 examples of the Indy 500 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible have been produced and one of them is already a write-off...

 
UPDATE: Exclusive: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro to Pace Indy 500 According to GM Insider
UPDATE: Exclusive: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro to Pace Indy 500 According to GM Insider

10 Mar 2015, 21:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Indy 500 was paced by the Chevrolet Camaro a whopping 8 times in the past. According to a GM insider's tip, the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will continue the trend

 
1,325 HP Shelby Turbine Indy Car Up for Auction <span>· Video</span>
1,325 HP Shelby Turbine Indy Car Up for Auction · Video

30 Jun 2014, 11:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over the years, the Indianapolis 500 was a curious boiling pot of motorsports exotica. The 1967 STP Oil Treatment Special "Wooshmobile" comes to mind, but that turbine-powered machine fail...

 
Jim Nabors Retiring after 2014 Indy 500
Jim Nabors Retiring after 2014 Indy 500

27 Mar 2014, 08:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jim Nabors will sing “Back Home Again in Indiana” for the last time before this year’s Indianapolis 500 race. The man who’s been doing this every year since 1987, save for tw...

 
2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Indy 500 Pace car Unveiled
2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Indy 500 Pace car Unveiled

25 Mar 2014, 14:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 98th running of the Indianapolis 500, which is scheduled on May 25, will be paced by a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 driven by three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti. Sporting a Black exter...

 
Jacques Villeneuve to Return to Indy 500
Jacques Villeneuve to Return to Indy 500

2 Mar 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Former IndyCar and Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve will compete in this year's Indianapolis 500, returning to "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" after 19 years. The 42-year...

 
US Racing Legend Andy Granatelli Dies at 90
US Racing Legend Andy Granatelli Dies at 90

3 Jan 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Andy Granatelli, former Indianapolis 500-winning car owner and CEO of STP motor oil company, passed away at the age of 90. The Texas-born entrepreneur died of heart failure at a Santa Barbara hospit...

 
2013 IndyCar Championship Goes to Scott Dixon
2013 IndyCar Championship Goes to Scott Dixon

22 Oct 2013, 14:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon has become the new IndyCar Series champion after scoring a fifth place in the season’s final race at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. The Australian-b...

 
Montoya Leaves NASCAR, Joins IndyCar in 2014
Montoya Leaves NASCAR, Joins IndyCar in 2014

18 Sep 2013, 11:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Colombian racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya will join Team Penske in the IndyCar Series for the 2014 season, the North Carolina-headquartered team announced earlier this week. Now driving Earnhard...

 
Watch the Greatest Finish in the History of Racing
Watch the Greatest Finish in the History of Racing

3 Jun 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Some say oval racing is majorly boring, even when referring to classic motorsports like NASCAR or the IndyCar Series. Be that as it may, the latest Firestone Indy Light Series that took place at the...

 
Tony Kanaan Wins 2013 Indy 500
Tony Kanaan Wins 2013 Indy 500

27 May 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Brazil’s Tony Kanaan has won the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 crossing the finish line under caution, after a late crash caused the race to end under yellow flag restrictions. The K...

 
Jim Harbaugh to Pace Indy 500 in 2014 Corvette Stingray
Jim Harbaugh to Pace Indy 500 in 2014 Corvette Stingray

22 May 2013, 13:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced that the 2014 Corvette Stingray that will serve as pace car at the 2013 Indianapolis 500 will be driven Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of NFL team San Francisco 49ers. ...

 
2014 Corvette Stingray Confirmed as Indy 500 Pace Car
2014 Corvette Stingray Confirmed as Indy 500 Pace Car

3 May 2013, 07:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has confirmed that the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray will serve as the 2013 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car on May 26, when the 97th running of the famed event is scheduled. According to the...