Camaro Pace Car Years
The Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Pace Car Editions were offered in 1993 as road-going replicas of the actual Camaro Z28 that paced the 1993 Indy 500.
Camaro pace car years. Although Chevrolet did not provide factory support for teams running in the Indy 500 its marketing department realized that the audience was the perfect demographic for a sporty powerful coupe or convertible and in early 1967 Chevrolet announced that their new model the Camaro was chosen as the pace car for that years Indianapolis 500. The Camaros introduction as the 51st Indy 500 Pace Car was responsible for the creation of some of the rarest Camaros made. Until 1979 the pace car would never be seen on track between the beginning and end of the race caution periods being controlled by the leader of the race.
2021 Indy 500 Pace Car For the fifth straight year and for the 18th time overall a Chevrolet Corvette will lead the 2021 Indianapolis 500 field to the green flag driven this year by former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Danica Patrick. However from 79 in order to keep the drivers circulating at a safe pace while whatever had caused the yellow was resolved the pace car would reemerge in front of the pack. The Official Pace Car.
The then-modern design Camaro Z28 easily became Motor Trend magazines Car of the Year for 1982. This forum is for memorabilia parts for sale related to the 1967 Camaro pace car. In its debut year the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro was chosen to pace the Indianapolis 500.
We have featured a couple of Camaro Pace Car projects over the years but this is the first one that looks like it may have gone for a dip in the lake. This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car Edition was last listed on May 20 2021. By November 17 2010.
53rd Indianapolis 500 May 30 1969. 1967 PartsMemorabilia - For Sale. Available in either base Sport Coupe luxury-themed Berlinetta or the high.
Two years after its debut the Camaro was again chosen as the Indy 500 Pace car. 2009 SS coupe 2010 model 2010 SS coupe. In 1977 the format was changed to three warm up laps - two parade laps and one pace lap.