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USA Today
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 unveiled as 109th Indianapolis 500 pace car
2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 unveiled as 109th Indianapolis 500 pace car Show Caption Hide Caption Check out the 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 can reach a top speed of 233 mph, making it the fastest car ever made in America by an auto manufacturer. This year's selection marks Chevy's 36th Indy 500 pace car and the 22nd Corvette. Michael Strahan finally has his ride. The Pro Football Hall of Fame member, two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner and honorary pace car driver for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 will drive Chevrolet's 2025 Corvette ZR1 to pace the field of 33 to the green flag next month, sitting behind the wheel of the fastest car ever made in America by an auto manufacturer — capable of top speeds of 233 mph. The Corvette ZR1 delivers 1,064 horsepower from its 5.5L twin-turbo V8 engine, the most powerful V8 engine ever produced in the U.S. by an auto manufacturer. For its pace car duties, the ZR1 comes with the carbon aero package, including dive planes on the front bumper, underbody aero strakes and a rear wing that helps create more than 1,200 pounds of downforce at top speeds. This year's pace car can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds and hit a quarter-mile in 9.6 seconds at 150 mph as the quickest Corvette ever. Michael Strahan: Fox NFL analyst named 2025 Indy 500 pace car driver This year's pace car will sport an arctic white exterior and jet black interior. This year's emerald green and gold Indy 500 logo inspired the car's racing stripes and additional exterior design elements, pairing with carbon fiber wheels. 'As we anticipate another record-breaking Indianapolis 500, it's only fitting that record-breaking Corvette will pace the field,' IMS president Doug Boles said. 'The performance of the Corvette ZR1 is second to none and is a prime example of that Chevrolet innovation.' This year's Indy 500 marks the 36th time a Chevrolet car has paced the Indy 500, dating back to 1948, and it marks the Corvette's 22nd time being used as the pace car. History: Indy 500 pace car drivers through the years at Indianapolis Motor Speedway All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers 2025: Michael Strahan: Former NFL player, television host and Fox NFL analyst 2024: Ken Griffey Jr: Baseball Hall of Famer 2023: Tyrese Halliburton: Pacers player 2022: Sarah Fisher: Former race car driver 2021: Danica Patrick: Former race car driver 2020: Mark Reuss: President of General Motors 2019: Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Former race car driver 2018: Victor Oladipo: Pacers player 2017: Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Actor 2016: Roger Penske: Racing team owner, businessman 2015: Jeff Gordon: Race car driver 2014: Dario Franchitti: Race car driver 2013: Jim Harbaugh: NFL player, NFL and college coach 2012: Guy Fierei: Celebrity chef 2011: A.J. Foyt (Mari Hulman George passenger): Former race car driver 2010: Robin Roberts: Broadcaster, morning show host 2009: Josh Duhamel: Actor 2008: Emerson Fittipaldi: Race car driver 2007: Patrick Dempsey: Actor 2006: Lance Armstrong: Former professional bicycle racer 2005: General Colin Powell: U.S. Secretary of State, chairman joint chiefs of staff 2004: Morgan Freeman: Actor 2003: Herb Fishel: General Motors' racing executive director 2002: Jim Caviezel: Actor 2001: Elaine Irwin Mellencamp: Supermodel 2000: Anthony Edwards: Actor 1999: Jay Leno: Comedian, Tonight Show host 1998: Parnelli Jones: Former race car driver 1997: Johnny Rutherford: Race car driver 1996: Bob Lutz: Automotive executive 1995: Jim Perkins: Automotive executive 1994: Parnelli Jones: Race car driver 1993: Jim Perkins: Automotive executive 1992: Bobby Unser: Race car driver 1991: Carroll Shelby: Race car driver, designer 1990: Jim Perkins: Automotive executive 1989: Bobby Unser: Race car driver 1988: Chuck Yeager: Test pilot, Air Force general 1987: Carroll Shelby: Race car driver, designer 1986: Check Yeager: Test pilot, Air Force general 1985: James Garner: Actor 1984: John Callies: Automotive executive 1983: Duke Nalon: Race car driver 1982: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1981: Duke Nalon: Race car driver 1980: Johnnie Parsons: Race car driver 1979: Jackie Stewart: Race car driver 1978: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1977: James Garner: Actor 1976: Marty Robbins: Country music singer, NASCAR driver 1975: James Garner: Actor 1974: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1973: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1972: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1971: Eldon Palmer: Indianapolis-area car dealer 1970: Rodger Ward: Race car driver 1969: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1968: William Clay Ford Sr.: Executive chairman of Ford motors 1967: Mauri Rose: Race car driver 1966: Benson Ford: Automotive executive 1965: P.M. Buckminster: Automotive executive 1964: Benson Ford: Automotive executive 1963: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1962: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1961: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1960: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1959: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1958: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1957: F.C. Reith: Automotive executive 1956: L.I. Woolson: Automotive executive 1955: Thomas H. Keating: Automotive executive 1954: William C. Newburg: Automotive executive 1953: William Clay Ford Sr.: Automotive executive 1952: P.O. Peterson: Automotive executive 1951: David A. Wallace: Automotive executive 1950: Benson Ford: Automotive executive 1949: Wilbur Shaw: Race car driver, president of IMS 1948: Wilbur Shaw: Race car driver, president of IMS 1947: George W. Mason: Automotive executive 1946: Henry Ford II: Automotive executive 1941: A.B. Couture 1940: Harry Hartz: 1939: Charles Chayne: Automotive executive 1938: Stuart Baits: Race car designer 1937: Ralph DePalma: Race car driver 1936: Tommy Milton: Race car driver 1935: Harry Mack: Automotive executive 1934: Willard 'Big Boy' Radar: Long distance test driver 1933: Byron Foy 1932: Edsel Ford 1931: Willard 'Big Boy' Radar: Long distance test driver 1930: Wade Morton: Race car driver 1929: George Hunt 1928: Joe Dawson: Race car driver 1927: Willard 'Big Boy' Radar: Long distance test driver 1926: Louis Chevrolet: Race car driver, founder of Chevrolet 1925: Eddie Rickenbacker: Race car driver, owner of IMS 1924: Lew Pettijohn: Test driver 1923: Fred Duesenberg: Founder of Duesenberg 1922: Barney Oldfield: Race car driver 1921: Harry C. Stutz: Founder of Stutz 1920: Barney Oldfield: Race car driver 1919: Jess G. Vincent: Engine designer 1916: Frank E. Smith 1915: Carl Fisher: Created IMS 1914: Carl Fisher: Created IMS 1913: Carl Fisher: Created IMS 1912: Carl Fisher: Created IMS 1911: Carl Fisher: Created IMS
The Advertiser
02-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Chevrolet's hottest supercar isn't coming to Australia
The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 , packing a twin-turbocharged version of the Z06's flat-plane crank V8, has been ruled out for our market.
Fox Sports
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 To Pace 109th Indianapolis 500
INDYCAR The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 – capable of 233 mph, the highest top speed of any car ever made in America by an auto manufacturer – will lead the field to the green flag for the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Designed for speed and performance, the Corvette ZR1 is up for any challenge, and the exterior and interior of the Corvette ZR1 will be on full display as the car fulfills responsibilities on and off the track. Michael Strahan, a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner, longtime 'FOX NFL Sunday' analyst and 'Good Morning America' co-host, has been named honorary Pace Car driver and will pace the field of 33 drivers in the Corvette ZR1 to start 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.' 'Chevrolet is proud that the 2025 Corvette ZR1, our fastest Corvette ever, will be the Official Pace Car for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500,' said Scott Bell, global Chevrolet vice president. 'With a top speed of 233 mph, the Corvette ZR1 is the perfect fit to lead the Indy 500 field to green." The Corvette ZR1 delivers 1,064 horsepower at 7,000 rpm from a 5.5L twin-turbo V8, which is the most power ever from a factory Corvette and the most powerful V8 ever produced in America from an auto manufacturer. For Pace Car duty, the ZR1 is equipped with the Carbon Aero package, including dive planes on the front bumper, underbody aero strakes and the rear wing, which creates more than 1,200 pounds of downforce at top speeds. The Corvette ZR1 achieves incredible acceleration – capable of zero to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds before rushing through the quarter-mile in 9.6 seconds at 150 mph, making it the quickest Corvette ever. Arctic White exterior paint and Jet Black interior accents pair nicely with the Indianapolis 500 logos on the Pace Car. The jewel tone, emerald green and gold of the logo are highlighted in racing stripes and additional exterior design elements. Carbon fiber wheels complete the car's iconic, race-ready look. 'As we anticipate another iconic Indianapolis 500, we are once again excited to have the incredible American sports car Corvette pacing the field,' IMS and INDYCAR President J. Douglas Boles said. 'The race car-like performance of the Corvette ZR1 makes it the perfect car to pace the Indianapolis 500, and the distinctive sound of the Chevrolet V8 engine will echo brilliantly inside the walls of IMS.' Corvette is the longest-running car nameplate in automotive industry history, so it's no surprise Corvette has paced 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing' more times than any car. The 2025 race marks the 36th time for Chevrolet to pace dating back to 1948 and the 22nd time overall, all since 1978, for America's favorite sports car. Visit for tickets and more information on all Month of May events and activities at IMS. Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world's largest car brands, available in 80 countries. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at
Indianapolis Star
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
See the 2025 Indy 500 pace car
INDY 500 The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar IMS President Doug Boles speaks as the 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar IMS President Doug Boles and Director of Motorsports Marketing and Activation for Chevrolet Todd Christensen speak as the 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar IMS President Doug Boles and Director of Motorsports Marketing and Activation for Chevrolet Todd Christensen speak as the 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar The 2025 Pace Car for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is unveiled Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at IMS. In a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Michael Strahan will be the honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500. Grace Smith/IndyStar
Indianapolis Star
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 unveiled as 109th Indianapolis 500 pace car
Show Caption The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 can reach a top speed of 233 mph, making it the fastest car ever made in America by an auto manufacturer. This year's selection marks Chevy's 36th Indy 500 pace car and the 22nd Corvette. Michael Strahan finally has his ride. The Pro Football Hall of Fame member, two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner and honorary pace car driver for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 will drive Chevrolet's 2025 Corvette ZR1 to pace the field of 33 to the green flag next month, sitting behind the wheel of the fastest car ever made in America by an auto manufacturer — capable of top speeds of 233 mph. The Corvette ZR1 delivers 1,064 horsepower from its 5.5L twin-turbo V8 engine, the most powerful V8 engine ever produced in the U.S. by an auto manufacturer. For its pace car duties, the ZR1 comes with the carbon aero package, including dive planes on the front bumper, underbody aero strakes and a rear wing that helps create more than 1,200 pounds of downforce at top speeds. This year's pace car can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds and hit a quarter-mile in 9.6 seconds at 150 mph as the quickest Corvette ever. This year's pace car will sport an arctic white exterior and jet black interior. This year's emerald green and gold Indy 500 logo inspired the car's racing stripes and additional exterior design elements, pairing with carbon fiber wheels. 'As we anticipate another record-breaking Indianapolis 500, it's only fitting that record-breaking Corvette will pace the field,' IMS president Doug Boles said. 'The performance of the Corvette ZR1 is second to none and is a prime example of that Chevrolet innovation.' This year's Indy 500 marks the 36th time a Chevrolet car has paced the Indy 500, dating back to 1948, and it marks the Corvette's 22nd time being used as the pace car. All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers 2025: Michael Strahan: Former NFL player, television host and Fox NFL analyst 2024: Ken Griffey Jr: Baseball Hall of Famer 2023: Tyrese Halliburton: Pacers player 2022: Sarah Fisher: Former race car driver 2021: Danica Patrick: Former race car driver 2020: Mark Reuss: President of General Motors 2019: Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Former race car driver 2018: Victor Oladipo: Pacers player 2017: Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Actor 2016: Roger Penske: Racing team owner, businessman 2015: Jeff Gordon: Race car driver 2014: Dario Franchitti: Race car driver 2013: Jim Harbaugh: NFL player, NFL and college coach 2012: Guy Fierei: Celebrity chef 2011: A.J. Foyt (Mari Hulman George passenger): Former race car driver 2010: Robin Roberts: Broadcaster, morning show host 2009: Josh Duhamel: Actor 2008: Emerson Fittipaldi: Race car driver 2007: Patrick Dempsey: Actor 2006: Lance Armstrong: Former professional bicycle racer 2005: General Colin Powell: U.S. Secretary of State, chairman joint chiefs of staff 2004: Morgan Freeman: Actor 2003: Herb Fishel: General Motors' racing executive director 2002: Jim Caviezel: Actor 2001: Elaine Irwin Mellencamp: Supermodel 2000: Anthony Edwards: Actor 1999: Jay Leno: Comedian, Tonight Show host 1998: Parnelli Jones: Former race car driver 1997: Johnny Rutherford: Race car driver 1996: Bob Lutz: Automotive executive 1995: Jim Perkins: Automotive executive 1994: Parnelli Jones: Race car driver 1993: Jim Perkins: Automotive executive 1992: Bobby Unser: Race car driver 1991: Carroll Shelby: Race car driver, designer 1990: Jim Perkins: Automotive executive 1989: Bobby Unser: Race car driver 1988: Chuck Yeager: Test pilot, Air Force general 1987: Carroll Shelby: Race car driver, designer 1986: Check Yeager: Test pilot, Air Force general 1985: James Garner: Actor 1984: John Callies: Automotive executive 1983: Duke Nalon: Race car driver 1982: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1981: Duke Nalon: Race car driver 1980: Johnnie Parsons: Race car driver 1979: Jackie Stewart: Race car driver 1978: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1977: James Garner: Actor 1976: Marty Robbins: Country music singer, NASCAR driver 1975: James Garner: Actor 1974: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1973: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1972: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1971: Eldon Palmer: Indianapolis-area car dealer 1970: Rodger Ward: Race car driver 1969: Jim Rathmann: Race car driver 1968: William Clay Ford Sr.: Executive chairman of Ford motors 1967: Mauri Rose: Race car driver 1966: Benson Ford: Automotive executive 1965: P.M. Buckminster: Automotive executive 1964: Benson Ford: Automotive executive 1963: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1962: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1961: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1960: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1959: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1958: Sam Hanks: Race car driver 1957: F.C. Reith: Automotive executive 1956: L.I. Woolson: Automotive executive 1955: Thomas H. Keating: Automotive executive 1954: William C. Newburg: Automotive executive 1953: William Clay Ford Sr.: Automotive executive 1952: P.O. Peterson: Automotive executive 1951: David A. Wallace: Automotive executive 1950: Benson Ford: Automotive executive 1949: Wilbur Shaw: Race car driver, president of IMS 1948: Wilbur Shaw: Race car driver, president of IMS 1947: George W. Mason: Automotive executive 1946: Henry Ford II: Automotive executive 1941: A.B. Couture 1940: Harry Hartz: 1939: Charles Chayne: Automotive executive 1938: Stuart Baits: Race car designer 1937: Ralph DePalma: Race car driver 1936: Tommy Milton: Race car driver 1935: Harry Mack: Automotive executive 1934: Willard 'Big Boy' Radar: Long distance test driver 1933: Byron Foy 1932: Edsel Ford 1931: Willard 'Big Boy' Radar: Long distance test driver 1930: Wade Morton: Race car driver 1929: George Hunt 1928: Joe Dawson: Race car driver 1927: Willard 'Big Boy' Radar: Long distance test driver 1926: Louis Chevrolet: Race car driver, founder of Chevrolet 1925: Eddie Rickenbacker: Race car driver, owner of IMS 1924: Lew Pettijohn: Test driver 1923: Fred Duesenberg: Founder of Duesenberg 1922: Barney Oldfield: Race car driver 1921: Harry C. Stutz: Founder of Stutz 1920: Barney Oldfield: Race car driver 1919: Jess G. Vincent: Engine designer 1916: Frank E. Smith 1915: Carl Fisher: Created IMS 1914: Carl Fisher: Created IMS 1913: Carl Fisher: Created IMS 1912: Carl Fisher: Created IMS
