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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Even the pace car, which leads the field through several warm-up laps prior to the start of the race and also leads the field during caution periods to slow the cars on the track, drives at about 110 mph.
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Keith Laing, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Fisher is a former IndyCar driver with nine Indianapolis 500 appearances under her belt and has also worked for the driver as a pace car driver.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
National championship-winning Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will drive the honorary pace car.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Back in 2016, Green even got an opportunity to get behind the wheel when he was invited to drive a pace car, a Corvette Stingray Coupe, ahead of the separate IndyCar road course race at the same venue.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Keith Laing, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Fisher is a former IndyCar driver with nine Indianapolis 500 appearances under her belt and has also worked for the driver as a pace car driver.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
National championship-winning Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will drive the honorary pace car.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Back in 2016, Green even got an opportunity to get behind the wheel when he was invited to drive a pace car, a Corvette Stingray Coupe, ahead of the separate IndyCar road course race at the same venue.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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“Pace car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20car. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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