For the th time in the 99 years of indianapolis 500 history, the chevrolet will serve as the pace car for the greatest spectacle in racing. In an exclusive interview with, fourtime nascar sprint cup series champion jeff gordon said his two. Apr 29, 2015 fivetime brickyard 400 champion nascar driver jeff gordon steps out of the chevrolet corvette z06 2015 indianapolis 500 pace car after taking two laps around the indianapolis motor speedway on. His car will also carry that number as a tribute to gordon. Jeff gordon 2015 indianapolis 500 pace car driver youtube. I remember seeing him in the car a couple of times. Threetime indianapolis 500 winner johnny rutherford, the pace car driver at verizon indycar series oval events, then takes over. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 pace car for 99th indianapolis 500. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 indy 500 pace car fivetime brickyard 400 winner and fourtime nascar sprint cup champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 mile race, may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Jeff gordon, official pace car driver for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500, met with members of the media prior to leading the field to the green flag. In a perfect send off to the nascar drivers career, in this his. Jeff gordon will drive pace car at indianapolis 500 usa today. Jeff gordon to pace indy 500 in corvette z06 autoblog. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 pace car at indy 500.
Jeff gordon to drive pace car ahead of indianapolis brickyard 400. Apr 29, 2015 longtime indiana resident jeff gordon longed to drive in the indianapolis 500 mile race. Gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car before the. Sprint cup series driver jeff gordon waves during introductions before a nascar auto race at texas motor speedway in fort worth, texas. Jeff gordon to drive indy 500 pace car apple chevy blog. Jeff gordon chosen as indy 500 pace car driver wishtv. Jeff gordon s lifetime dream was to oneday race in the indianapolis 500 before his career path took him in a different direction as a fourtime nascar sprint cup champion. Gordon has won a total of five nascar races at the. On may 24, the nascar champion who is retiring at the conclusion of the current stock car season will lead the 33 car field to the green flag as the honorary pace car driver in the chevrolet corvette z06 for the 99th running of the indy 500. Jeff gordon never got to race in the indianapolis 500 and certainly never got to try the double. Apr 30, 2015 indiana racing legend and fivetime brickyard champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car to kick off the 99th running of the indianapolis 500, on may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 indy 500 pace car. Fivetime brickyard 400 champion nascar driver jeff gordon steps out of the chevrolet corvette z06 2015 indianapolis 500 pace car after taking.
Jeff gordon to pace indy 500 in corvette z06 top speed. Apr 29, 2015 jeff gordon to drive pace car in indianapolis 500 published. Following the race, they used to give the pace car to the winner. Jeffery michael gordon born august 4, 1971 is an american former professional stock car racing driver, currently an. Jeff gordon stands with the pace car he will drive for the 99th indianapolis 500. Apr 30, 2015 interestingly, in addition to serving as the driver of the official 2015 indy 500 pace car, jeff gordon will also drive in nascars coca cola 600 which is run on the same day. Indianapolis ap the closest jeff gordon will ever come to leading the indy 500 will be in the pace car. The pace car a chevrolet corvette leads the field past an accident site at the 2007 indianapolis 500. Then one day he crashed it in a fenderbender type accident.
With 92 nascar sprint cup victories and four championships, jeff gordon has said that nascar was meant to be for him. After sam hanks won the 500 in 1957, he drove his pace car, garish signage and all, on the street near his home in pacific palisades, california. Apr 29, 2015 jeff gordon, who lived in nearby pittsboro, indiana, as a teenager, will drive the pace car for the indy 500 this year. Jeff gordon to drive indy 500 pace car frontstretch. Ims photo indianapolis indiana racing legend and fivetime brickyard champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car to kick off the 99th running of the indianapolis 500, on may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Apr 29, 2015 jeff gordon will drive at the indianapolis 500 after all. Apr 29, 2015 jeff gordon never got to race in the indianapolis 500 and certainly never got to try the double.
Jeff gordon to drive indianapolis 500 pace car and taunt. Jeff gordon to drive indianapolis 500 pace car and taunt travis. Gordon is from pittsboro, indiana, but he said this was his. Jeff gordon is perfect choice as indy 500 pace car driver. Its great to have jeff gordon serve as this years pace car driver, chevrolet us vice president of performance vehicles and motorsports said. May 24, 2015 the inside of the cockpit of townsend bell has a tribute to nascar driver jeff gordon brian spurlock, usa today sports 2015 indianapolis 500, brickyard, indy 500, indycar, jeff gordon, pace. Indianapolisindiana racing legend and fivetime brickyard champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car to kick off the 99th running of the indianapolis 500, on may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway. The news came today from the indianapolis motor speedway along with the announcement that fourtime nascar sprint cup champion jeff gordon would be serving as the pace cars driver. May 24, 2015 moments later, indy 500 starter and fellow california native townsend bell emerged wearing jeffs neoncolored 24 on his drivers suit. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 pace car for 99th. Check out the 15 times the chevy corvette has paced the indy. Video jeff gordon drives the 2015 corvette z06 indy 500. Jeff gordon drives indy 500 pace car official site of nascar. May 22, 2015 watch gordon lead the pack of indy 500 racers this sunday as he pilots the arctic white 2015 corvette z06 indy 500 pace car this sunday.
Feb 24, 2017 jeff gordon to drive pace car for daytona 500. Apr 29, 2015 gordon and his family will arrive in indy the night before the race, get to the track early may 24 to enjoy the festivities, then hop in the pace car for a few laps before heading to charlotte. Jeff gordon to drive pace car in indianapolis 500 sports. Chevrolet has a long history at this track, dating back to 1911 when a guy named louis chevrolet. Nascar champion jeff gordon to finally participate in an. Fivetime brickyard 400 winner and fourtime nascar sprint cup champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 mile race, may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway. There also was the rest of nascars finest, plus a few indy car giving it a try. To set the pace at the 99th indianapolis 500, the brickyard has selected a corvette for the th time, and the tracks winningest driver, jeff gordon, to pilot it. It is the th time a corvette has served as the official pace car.
Gordon and his family will arrive in indy the night before the race, get to the track early may 24 to enjoy the festivities, then hop in the pace car for a few laps before heading to charlotte. Pace driver jeff gordon says he will never race in indy 500. After that, the sprint cup driver will fly to charlotte to race in the coca. May 25, 2015 nascar driver jeff gordon poses with his family before driving the pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 auto race at indianapolis motor speedway in indianapolis, sunday, may 24, 2015.
The inside of the cockpit of townsend bell has a tribute to nascar driver jeff gordon brian spurlock, usa today sports 2015 indianapolis 500, brickyard, indy 500. Video jeff gordon to drive the corvette z06 indy 500 pace car. Jeff gordon will drive at the indianapolis 500 after all. Fivetime brickyard 400 winner and fourtime nascar sprint cup champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 mile race, may 24 at the. Jeff is a great choice to lead this years starting 33 drivers in the indianapolis 500 to the green flag, said j. Gordon, a fivetime brickyard 400 winner who grew up in nearby pittsboro, indiana, will drive a chevrolet corvette z06 pace car in the 99th indy 500 on may 24 at indianapolis motor speedway. Chevrolet corvette z06, jeff gordon to pace indianapolis 500. Its gordons last year driving fulltime in nascar, so driving the indy 500 pace car and doing the brickyard 400 in the same year are bound to make it extra special. Jeff gordon will drive the chevrolet pace car in the indianapolis 500. May 18, 2019 for the win talked with the retired nascar driver about attending his first indy 500 and being welcomed by indycar drivers. Jeff gordon, who grew up in pittsboro, will be the pace car driver may 24 for the 99th running of the indy 500.
Pace car driver jeff gordon says he will never race in. Travis personal nightmare and fourtime nascar champion jeff gordon will be driving the pace car, haunting travis every thought from. Jeff gordon to drive indianapolis 500 pace car auto racing. Douglas boles, president of indianapolis motor speedway. For other people named jeffrey gordon, see jeffrey gordon disambiguation. May 24, 2015 after driving the pace car for the indy 500, jeff gordon flew to charlotte and finished 15th in the cocacola 600. On may 24, the nascar champion who is retiring at the conclusion of the current stock car season will lead the 33car field to the green flag as the honorary pace car driver in the chevrolet corvette z06 for the 99th running of the indy 500. The corvette pace car will be piloted by nascar driver jeff gordon, whose five brickyard 400 wins are a testament to his intimate knowledge of indys relatively flat surface. Interestingly, in addition to serving as the driver of the official 2015 indy 500 pace car, jeff gordon will also drive in nascars coca cola 600 which is run on the same day. Pace car driver jeff gordon, left, talks with former indy 500 champion dario franchitti before driving the pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 auto race at indianapolis motor. Jeff gordon to drive 2015 indy 500 pace car, race in coca. Race stats 19112019 driver stats race results starting grids box scores race summaries qualifying records.
Jeff gordon to drive indy 500 pace car performance racing. Apr 29, 2015 for the th time in the 99 years of indianapolis 500 history, the chevrolet will serve as the pace car for the greatest spectacle in racing. Jeff gordon to drive pace car in indianapolis 500 published. Jeff gordons drive will be the th time a corvette has been the indianapolis 500s official pace car, dating back to 1978. As a result of this change, we have also made the unfortunate, but unavoidable decision to cancel race weekend concerts, including the snake pit presented by coors light, featuring martin garrix, galantis, rezz, steve aoki, and yellow claw. At the start of the race, the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number. May 24, 2015 indianapolis ap the closest jeff gordon will ever come to leading the indy 500 will be in the pace car.
Nascar champion jeff gordon to finally participate in an indianapolis 500 as pace car driver. Apr 29, 2015 jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 pace car at indy 500 man, thats the coolest thing i think ive ever heard, says gordon on hearing that he was selected as the 2015 indy 500 pace car driver. Nascar driver jeff gordon poses with his family before driving the pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 auto race at. Apr 29, 2015 nascars jeff gordon will be at the wheel of the pace car leading the field to the start of the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 next month. Having gordon as the pace car driver seemed like the natural choice, considering the proracer also has a storied past with the indy 500 and ims. Nascar driver jeff gordon, who announced in january that he will retire at the end of the season, will lead the field to the green flag.
Jeff gordon to drive pace car for daytona 500 nascar talk. Video jeff gordon to drive the corvette z06 indy 500 pace car throwback thursday. Nascars jeff gordon will be at the wheel of the pace car leading the field to the start of the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 next month. Check out the 15 times the chevy corvette has paced the indy 500.
Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 pace car at indy 500 man, thats the coolest thing i think ive ever heard, says gordon on hearing that he was selected as the 2015 indy 500 pace car driver. By amanda vincent chevrolet announced on wednesday that nascar sprint cup series driver jeff gordon will drive the corvette z06 pace car for the may 24 running of the indianapolis 500 at indianapolis motor speedway. After driving the pace car for the indy 500, jeff gordon flew to charlotte and finished 15th in the cocacola 600. Jeffery michael gordon born august 4, 1971 is an american former professional stock car racing driver, currently an announcer for fox nascar, and a top executive for hendrick motorsports. Longtime indiana resident jeff gordon longed to drive in the indianapolis 500 mile race. Gordon returned to drive in the cocacola 600 in north carolina on sunday night. Jeff gordon will lead the field to the start of the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 behind the wheel of the chevrolet corvette z06 pace car. The indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911. Jeff gordon to drive pace car in indianapolis 500 the. Nascar driver jeff gordon poses with his family before driving the pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 auto race at indianapolis motor speedway in. Jeff gordon to drive new chevrolet z06 pace car for. Indy 500 snake pit presented by coors light the indianapolis 500 presented by gainbridge has been rescheduled for august 23 due to the covid19 pandemic.
Jeff gordon is perfect choice as indy 500 pace car. Jeff gordon to drive indy 500 pace car speed sport. Gordon, who grew up in nearby pittsboro, indiana, is. Despite retiring from nascar at the end of this season, the fourtime sprint cup champion. Indianapolis motor speedway and chevrolet announced wednesday that jeff gordon will be the honorary pace car driver for the 2015 indy 500 at indianapolis motor speedway gordon will sit behind. Gordon, who grew up in nearby pittsboro, indiana, is no stranger to the indianapolis motor speedway. Watch gordon lead the pack of indy 500 racers this sunday as he pilots the arctic white 2015 corvette z06 indy 500 pace car this sunday. Nascar driver jeff gordon poses with his family before driving the pace car for the 99th running of the indianapolis 500 auto race at indianapolis motor speedway in indianapolis, sunday, may 24. Jeff gordon, who lived in nearby pittsboro, indiana, as a teenager, will drive the pace car for the indy 500 this year. Jeff gordon named pace car driver for 99th indianapolis 500. For the win talked with the retired nascar driver about attending his first indy 500 and being welcomed by indycar drivers. Indianapolis ap jeff gordon will finally get a chance to lead the indianapolis 500 field across the yard of bricks.
Apr 29, 2015 jeff gordon to drive indy 500 pace car. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 indy 500 pace car jeff. Jeff gordon, a fivetime winner at indianapolis, will serve as the pace car driver ahead of the brickyard 400 at the 2. Odonnell said the current rule remains at this point the driver in the car at the start of the race. He joins jeff gordon and jay leno as the third celebrity to drive the pace car. Indiana racing legend and fivetime brickyard champion jeff gordon will drive a corvette z06 pace car to kick off the 99th running of the indianapolis 500, on may 24 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Douglas boles, president of the indianapolis motor speedway left, introduces jeff gordon as the driver of the chevrolet corvette z06 2015 indianapolis 500 pace car. Indianapolis 500 historical stats indianapolis motor speedway. Nascar sprint cup driver jeff gordon to wheel pace car for. Jeff gordon to drive pace car for indy 500 fox sports. Moments later, indy 500 starter and fellow california native townsend bell emerged wearing jeffs neoncolored 24 on his drivers suit. May 20, 2015 jeff gordons drive will be the th time a corvette has been the indianapolis 500s official pace car, dating back to 1978. Jeff gordon talks upcoming analyst job, pace cardriving buy photo pace car driver jeff gordon poses with threetime indy 500 winner dario franchitti before sundays race. Nascar champion jeff gordon switched gears, acting as the official pace car driver for the indy 500.