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2020 Indy 500 Pace Car
The all-new eighth generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will lead the 2020 Indianapolis 500 field to the green flag on Sunday, August 23 — the first time the race has ever been held outside of May. A specially prepared Torch Red 2020 Corvette Stingray coupe driven by GM President Mark Reuss will pace a field of 33 IndyCars to a rolling start for the 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, marking the 17th time that a Chevrolet Corvette has held this enviable honor.
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
“It’s truly an honor to have the opportunity to be behind the wheel of the mid-engine Corvette Pace Car at such a historic race as the Indy 500,” said GM President Mark Reuss. “The 2020 Corvette Stingray is the result of a close collaboration between the Corvette Racing and production engineering teams, setting a new benchmark for supercars around the world.”
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2020 Indy 500 Pace Car
The first-ever mid-engine Corvette, the 2020 Corvette Stingray Pace car is powered by a new LT2 6.2-liter V8 engine producing 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque, delivered through an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. The 2020 Corvette Stingray Pace Car is further equipped with the Z51 Performance Package, a Corvette accessory spoiler, a ground effects package, Carbon Flash exterior accents, GT2 Bucket Seats and a unique Indy 500 livery.
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2019 Indy Pace Car
A Corvette has paced the Indy 500 field 16 times in the past — more than any other model — and 2020 marks the 31st time a Chevrolet will lead the field, beginning in 1948 with a Chevrolet Fleetmaster Six convertible. Last year, the final year of the seventh-generation Corvette, the pace car was the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport driven by retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. The following photos document the generations of Corvette pace cars that have led 11 rows of race cars to the green flag for the start of a grueling 500-mile event known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
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2018 Indy Pace Car
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
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2017 Indy Pace Car
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
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2015 Indy Pace Car
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
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2013 Indy Pace Car
2014 Corvette Stingray
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2012 Indy Pace Car
2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
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2008 Indy Pace Car
2008 Chevrolet Corvette
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2007 Indy Pace Car
2007 Chevrolet Corvette
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2006 Indy Pace Car
2006 Chevrolet Corvette
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2005 Indy Pace Car
2005 Chevrolet Corvette
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2004 Indy Pace Car
2004 Chevrolet Corvette
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2002 Indy Pace Car
2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary
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1998 Indy Pace Car
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
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1995 Indy Pace Car
1995 Chevrolet Corvette
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1986 Indy Pace Car
1986 Chevrolet Corvette
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1978 Indy Pace Car
1978 Chevrolet Corvette
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