: an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race
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Recent Examples on the WebJames Hinchcliffe rode shotgun while Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove a couple-year-old Indy 500 Corvette pace car around the road course. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022 Staley, whose team won its latest NCAA title this past April, was at Darlington Raceway on Sunday to serve as the honorary pace car driver for the Southern 500.The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Bromsey rode in a pace car, climbed up the spotter's stand and had a meet-and-greet session with Buescher. Larry Lage, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022 The New England center and co-captain is the seventh Patriot to drive the pace car at NASCAR weekend at NHMS. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022 Patriots center David Andrews will be Sunday’s honorary pace car driver. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 The top-6 four-lap runs from that pool will then run once more after a two-lap cooldown period behind a pace car. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 21 May 2022 Garner was a race car enthusiast, an Indianapolis 500 pace car driver and producer and star of the 1966 movie Grand Prix. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 13 June 2022 Actor Ryan Phillippe, a Delaware native, is the pace car driver. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 1 May 2022 See More