pace car

pace car

P0002100 (pās)n. A usually high-performance automobile that leads a group of competing cars through the pace lap of a race but does not participate in the race.

pace′ car`

(peɪs)
n. a car that leads the competing cars through a pace lap and leaves the course before the race begins. [1960–65]

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pace car - a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the courseauto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobilesauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"