Indy 500 Corvette Pace Car History

Travel back in time and relive the iconic history the partnership the Indianapolis 500 and ‪@Chevrolet‬ Corvette have created, from the first time a Corvette paced the field in 1978 to its most recent time, in 2022.

[@RisitasKEKW]

I just bought a 2008 corvette Indy 500 pace car!

[@rubengaray3600]

My neighbor literally has this and the 2006 one too I got to have a photoshoot with both of them!!

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

I Like 1978 Chevrolet Corvette 25th Anniversary Special Indianapolis 500 Pace Car

[@JoMcD21]

I just had one of those come through our detail shop today.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

@@JoMcD21 Really

[@fileless]

I am planning on buying one this year, God willing.
It is in incredible pristine condition.
There’s also a 1975 convertible that only has 42,000 and some miles.
Planning on buying both of them. They are next to each other somewhere in a garage.
The Pace Car only has 30,460 miles.

[@fileless]

It is a 1978 Corvette Pace Car.

[@allenkranawetter9482]

P my favorite has always been the 1978 Corvette pace car

[@roast_ryan1235]

I literally saw the cobra yesterday

[@gofastandwynn]

I believe that shot of Tony Hulman in the 78 pace car was the last ever photo take of him.

[@johnclerk1195]

He passed in 1977, and I am guessing the last one was him with AJ Foyt after Foyt's 4th. It was an Olds 88 for the pace car that year....

[@gofastandwynn]

@@johnclerk1195 the photo in the 78 Vette was taken at the dinner in the fall of 77 when they announced the 78 Pace Car about 1 month before he passed.

[@johnclerk1195]

@@gofastandwynn Ah, ok. Now I get it. Thanks for making that info correct.

[@armorgeddon]

I don't care about the safety car at all, the less FCY the better.

[@rays7437]

I haven't cared about the pace car in many years. I just assume it will be a Corvette or some other GM product...

[@ILSRWY4]

Getting pretty sick and tired of GM and Corvettes and Camaros.....there are plenty of other great cars out there...

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

What else should it be? Honda and GM are the only engine suppliers. I'm assuming you don't want the pace car to be a Honda Civic. No one else has a major interest in Indycar right now, so it makes no sense for someone like Ford to provide the official pace car in a series that they have no representation in.

[@JasonTrew2018]

Since 1994, GM has always provided the official pace car since Indy has been part of the NASCAR cup series, and I know back before 1994 there used to be other makes and models that were the official pace car of the 500