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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Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan will drive the pace car in the Indy 500, and FOX NFL analyst Rob Gronkowski will take the role of Grand Marshal.
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Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Supplying the pace car is an honor for manufacturers, which also have used the opportunity to show off their latest and greatest cars.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
The first Corvette Indy 500 pace car was in 1978 with a C3 driven by former Indy winner Jim Rathmann.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
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.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Supplying the pace car is an honor for manufacturers, which also have used the opportunity to show off their latest and greatest cars.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
The first Corvette Indy 500 pace car was in 1978 with a C3 driven by former Indy winner Jim Rathmann.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
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.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Pace car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20car. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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