Just by the numbers, the Corvette story at Indy is big. 30 years of Corvette pacing. The 10th time as the official pace car. A record 5th year in a row. Chevy's 19th time.
.....and a 1st for an E85 Z06.
1978 - Driven by 1960 race winner Jim Rathmann 1986 - Driven by pilot Chuck Yeager 1995 - Driven by then Chevrolet GM Jim Perkins 1998 - Driven by 1963 race winner Parnelli Jones, subbing for injured golfer Greg Norman 2002 - Driven by actor Jim Caviezel 2004 - Driven by actor Morgan Freeman 2005 - Driven by General Colin Powell 2006 - Driven by cycling champion Lance Armstrong 2007 - Driven by actor Patrick Dempsey 2008 - Driven by Emerson Fittipaldi 2009 - Driven by Jake, in a car of his own design!
has Chevrolet told the IRL and Champ Car to merge?
--- alms fan from usa on 01.26.08 at 6:25pm