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Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars

 

2008 Corvette Pace Cars

The 2008 Corvette Pace Cars

2008 Z06 E85 concept runs on E85 ethanol fuel

2008 Corvette Pace Cars is in for the 30th anniversary commemorative edition of corvettes at the 500 this will be the 10th corvette to place the race. There will be 500 total recognizable will be built in coupe and convertible will have 3LT option package, Z51 performance package and dual-mode echaust.

 

2008 – Driven by Emerson Fittipaldi; 500 production replicas – coupes and convertibles

 

1978 – Driven by 1960 race winner Jim Rathmann; Chevrolet produced 6,502 production replicas

 1986 – Driven by famed pilot Chuck Yeager; all 7,315 production convertibles were considered pace car convertibles and included official graphics (to be installed at the owner’s discretion)

1995 – Driven by then Chevrolet General Manager Jim Perkins; 527 production replicas produced

1998 – Driven by 1963 race winner Parnelli Jones when an injury prevented golfer Greg Norman from performing the duty; 1,158 production replicas produced

2002 – Driven by actor Jim Caviezel; no production replicas produced but graphics were available through SPO – approximately 300 sets sold

2004 – Driven by actor Morgan Freeman; no production replicas produced

2005 – Driven by General Colin Powell; no production replicas produced

2006 – Driven by cycling champion Lance Armstrong; first Corvette Z06 pace car; no production replicas produced

2007 – Driven by actor Patrick Dempsey; 500 production replicas – all convertibles

 

 

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