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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With the cones out of place, the leading four female runners arrived — led by a race pace car and police motorcycle — and made a wrong turn, off the race's route.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Actor Kurt Russell will serve as the honorary pace car driver and Texas singer Miranda Lambert will perform a concert prior to the race.
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Actor Kurt Russell will drive the pace car.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition to Northwestern Medicine, title sponsor for the 13th consecutive year, other sponsors included: pace car sponsor Knauz Automotive Group, Lake Forest Bank & Trust, Lake Bluff; ULINE; Lake Forest Country Day School; DiVinci Painters; Pasquesi Home & Garden; and EJ’s Place Restaurant.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Actor Kurt Russell will serve as the honorary pace car driver and Texas singer Miranda Lambert will perform a concert prior to the race.
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Actor Kurt Russell will drive the pace car.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition to Northwestern Medicine, title sponsor for the 13th consecutive year, other sponsors included: pace car sponsor Knauz Automotive Group, Lake Forest Bank & Trust, Lake Bluff; ULINE; Lake Forest Country Day School; DiVinci Painters; Pasquesi Home & Garden; and EJ’s Place Restaurant.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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“Pace car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20car. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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