Definition of pace car
: an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race
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Malzahn previously drove the pace car at Talladega before the 2014 race.
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Mahomes, the second-year pro slated to become the Chiefs starting quarterback this season, took in the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday to support teammate Anthony Sherman in the honorary pace car.
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The initial four laps of Monday's race were run under full-course caution behind the pace car, but once the green flag waved on Lap 27, the remainder ran without a yellow flag.
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Manning will be take the wheel of the Toyota pace car, leading the 40-car field that includes Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports as the pole-setter.
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Took a ride with @erik_jones around @RichmondRaceway this afternoon and talked about short-track racing, getting dizzy driving in circles and why the pace car can feel faster than his race car.
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On Wednesday, it was announced that on April 15, Clive Standen, one of the stars of Taken, will drive the pace car at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn.
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The world's only complete, privately owned set of Indianapolis 500 pace car Corvettes will soon be heading to auction.
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When the race is about to resume, the pace car is supposed to turn its lights off and dive into pit lane.
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First Known Use of pace car
1936
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