Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars

A Corvette has been selected as the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 ten times. The 2008 edition of the Indy 500 represents a record fifth-consecutive year to lead the field. The Corvette's pace car years and details include:

* 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


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