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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He was joined by Carl Edwards as the guest of honor, along with the Wood Brothers Racing family, who waved the green flag as Biffle drove the pace car.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Post Wrestling reported that Matt Hardy was the pace car driver for the 2018 NASCAR Can-Am 500 at the ISM Raceway, while Charlotte Flair led the 2019 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Chevrolet has two more vehicles on display at Daytona: The Corvette Stingray will be the pace car for the Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 on Saturday, while the Chevrolet Silverado RST will be the pace vehicle for the Craftsman Truck series race on Friday.
—Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the funny little details in Eliud Kipchoge’s attempts to run a sub-two-hour-marathon was the electric pace cars.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Post Wrestling reported that Matt Hardy was the pace car driver for the 2018 NASCAR Can-Am 500 at the ISM Raceway, while Charlotte Flair led the 2019 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Chevrolet has two more vehicles on display at Daytona: The Corvette Stingray will be the pace car for the Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 on Saturday, while the Chevrolet Silverado RST will be the pace vehicle for the Craftsman Truck series race on Friday.
—Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the funny little details in Eliud Kipchoge’s attempts to run a sub-two-hour-marathon was the electric pace cars.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pace car
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“Pace car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20car. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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