pace car
noun
: an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race
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This year's celebrity pace car driver was Pro Football Hall of Famer and television host Michael Strahan.
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Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Their solution for the final race was to have a pace car driving in front of the runners, shining lasers on the ground to show the pacers exactly where their feet needed to be for each stride of the race.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
Each track has a manufacturer alliance, like a pace car branding, all that stuff.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Their solution for the final race was to have a pace car driving in front of the runners, shining lasers on the ground to show the pacers exactly where their feet needed to be for each stride of the race.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
Each track has a manufacturer alliance, like a pace car branding, all that stuff.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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“Pace car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20car. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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