Corvette to pace Indy…again
Chevrolet recently announced it would be providing two Corvettes for the Indy 500 pace cars. One of the cars appears to sport one of those chameleon paint schemes that were…
Chevrolet recently announced it would be providing two Corvettes for the Indy 500 pace cars. One of the cars appears to sport one of those chameleon paint schemes that were all the rage in the 1990s and run on E-85, while the other will be wearing the black-and-silver paint treatment found on the 1978 Corvette pace cars.
This will be the fifth consecutive year that Corvette has paced the race, and to me, that’s too long of a string. Remember the days when Indy mixed it up with Mopars, Fords and GM products? Heck, even GM changed it up each year by providing cars from its different branches, such as Oldsmobile, Chevrolet and Cadillac.
I’m glad to see that the pace car hails from the same nation where the race is held, and the number of pace-worthy performance vehicles is shrinking, but they’re out there. How about a Cadillac XLR or a Mustang convertible? A Crossfire convertible or even another Dodge Viper? None of these cars has paced the race in the past five years, if ever.
With the upcoming Dodge Challenger, Shelby Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaro, I’m hoping we get to see some variety in the future when it comes to pace cars.
What do you think? More 'Vettes or less 'Vettes at Indy?
By the way, here's my favorite Indy pace car list web site.
Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com
